Saturday 14 Jul 2012

Saturday Reading: Isaiah 42:1-4

Key Verse: Isaiah 42:1
1  Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.

Devotion:
One of the best things I like about reading my bible is when I read an Old Testament passage and a New Testament passage and they suddenly make so much sense when read together. That then gives me strength and encourages me to continue on in reading God’s Word so that I can understand Him better each day. That is also one reason why I read both Old and New Testament passages every day; my daily reading plan makes sure of that and my studying to bring you devotions strengthens that too.

God has given us His word, not in part but in whole. Yes men of God did do a lot of work several hundred years ago to try to bring us one book from which we can get the truth. They studied the scriptures and compared things and make it their task to seek out the truth so that we could know it. When someone tries to tell me that this is better than that because it is written in better English or in a language I can understand I begin to question where they have got their knowledge from. I continue to try to seek out the truth through studying and through comparing notes. God has given us many people’s writings to make it easier for us, but we are the ones who have to make the effort to seek out the truth and that means not just taking someone’s word but checking to see if it is the truth.

If someone said something was going to happen, did it happen? If someone says that something did happen, is their another account of it? These are the type of questions we need to continue asking until we find people who we can trust – then we can build up our knowledge based on what they have learned, but always making sure that we stick to the truth. That truth may well be hard to find sometimes because of the amount of people who seem bent on destroying the truth or making things happen in their own ways. We have governments and all manner of people in power who are doing the wrong thing – but we also have a lot of people doing the right things. Our choice is who we will follow…

God made sure that people were told that Christ would come. He made sure that people were there telling of His coming and announcing it. He used men and angels and even the heavens themselves to announce the fact. How can we ignore the truth when it supports itself? How can we ignore God who has constantly told us the truth from even before we knew Him?

Points to Ponder:
What do you like believing?

How much studying do you do in God’s Word?