Monday Reading: John 5:30-40
Key Verse: John 5:30
30 I can do nothing of My own self. As I hear, I judge, and My judgment is just, because I do not seek My own will, but the will of the Father who has sent Me.
Devotion:
There are always times when we just need to be able to stop what we are doing and get into God’s Word. Those times should never be ignored but grasped with both hands tightly and taken direct to your heart because those are the times when God really does have something to say to you! The more that you are willing to stop the merry-go-round of life and take a moment with God, the more that you will find out how much He does actually do in your life already. We always like to think that God will put up huge billboards for us to see so that we know when to get off the highway of life… but it is not like that.
We are the one who need to keep a constant eye open for the small sign-posts that come whizzing by in our lives. We are the ones who should be ready because we know that things are going to change. We know that Christ has promised us that things will change and He has given us His Word so that we can know what to look out for; so that is exactly what we should be doing – being prepared to stop and get off at any second so that we know we are still in His will.
When Jesus came to walk amongst us to prepare for that final day for our sins to be wiped away forever, He came as a human being, but one who was expecting things to happen because God had promised it so. He came listening and obeying. He came seeking His Father’s will and not His own. He had every right to do His own will, but instead He chose to do His Father’s will. If we are able to stand up and be counted as one of God’s children, willing to do His will before our own, then just maybe we can be counted as worthy to accept His promises and His blessings. I constantly am reminded of the things that I do wrong because He does continue to guide me in my walk with Him. I am also constantly reminded that He chose God’s will so that we could have our sin debt paid once and for all. What an Awesome Saviour we have in Jesus Christ our Lord!
Points to Ponder:
How often do you stop and look at things?
How often do you stop with God?