Wednesday 24 Oct 2012

Wednesday Reading: Matthew 16:13-20

Key Verse: Matthew 16:17
17  And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.

Devotion:
We could read any book and decide that what we have read is the truth and believe about all the things we have read. We could then go on to study more about that subject and find many more books that support what we have read and that would then strengthen our belief. But as soon as we are faced with the real truth then we fall apart unless it is that truth that we have found in the first place!

I continue to be dismayed about the many things that children are being taught in some schools where they are not being given a choice as to what they should choose to believe but are being told that certain things are the truth and that is that! I am truly thankful that I was given the chance to hear the Gospel and that I was shown that truth by God. Yes it was a few people that showed me the words that I now write about to you, but it was The Holy Spirit who opened up my heart to believe in that truth.

We are faced with so much in our lives as the evil one tries to do his best to trip us up before we get to know Christ; we are faced with so many temptations that it is a wonder that we even get to hear the gospel nowadays. That is why it is so very important that when we do hear the truth we uphold that truth so that others will get the opportunity to hear – so that others will then have the truth opened up to them by The Holy Spirit too.

God does want us to know the truth, but we have to be willing to listen in the first place. As long as the Satan is giving us reason to listen to all manner of strange stories that will entertain us and prevent us from listening to the truth, we will continue to wonder in the wilderness. Christ was showing the disciples the truth knowing that they each had to make that choice to believe in their hearts that it was the truth – and that is where our Awesome God comes in because once we do hear the gospel He can then work in our hearts to make sure that we do understand that truth so we can invite Him into our lives.

Points to Ponder:
When did you first hear the gospel?

How often do you remind others about the gospel?