Thursday 22 Nov 2012

Thursday Reading: 1 John 2:12-14

Key Verse: 1 John 2:13
13  I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father.

Devotion:
Have you ever wondered who you should be talking to God about? Have you ever decided in your own mind who it is that should be hearing about God from you? Well let us think about how the sower would cast their seeds in the early days; they did not have the expensive machinery that we see nowadays that digs a furrow and places seeds in the right depth of soil and covers it up all in one go. Instead everything was very manual and seeds were cast in the right direction – with some seeds going where they were needed as well as other seeds probably landing where there were already seeds…

Our job is not to dissect society in the manner that we see fit so that we can apply the seed how we think it should be done. Our lot is to cast the seed to everyone that is going to receive it. Yes some of those people will not want to hear it, but some of those may well think about it because God knows they actually need it. Christ has told us to go out into all the world, not just the fertile plains!

John wrote this epistle to people in general. Yes it was targeted at the early Christians or believing Jews but it was not limited to them because he wanted it to go out as far as possible. In the same manner we must not try to limit the expose of God’s word to others as we reach out. We need to make God’s Word known to others but we also need to spend time talking with those who know it already because it will be during those times that we both learn and teach.

I am very aware that there is a large cross-section of people reading these words today; we are not all the same and we are all at different stages of our learning of God’s Word. But that must not stop us from learning. If you have been a scholar of God’s Word for many years, then I hope that these words encourage you as much as they encourage a new Christian who is actively seeking every drop of wisdom and knowledge they can get. We have to continue to be like sponges, soaking up every drop of God’s Word we can share with others, because that way we know we are learning more about our precious Saviour every day.

Points to Ponder:
Who do you look to to learn more about God?

Do you ever think of yourself as a teacher?