Saturday 6 Apr 2013

Saturday Reading: John 7:37-39

Key Verse: John 7:37
37  In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.

Devotion:
The Jews had some very intricate ceremonies that they observed and whilst Christ did not try to detract from any of those that glorified God, He did point out to them that there was a better and proper way to receive blessings from God. Our Lord is the only Lord that listens to our petitions and answers them in the proper manner; but in order to understand Him more and to draw closer to Him we do have to receive the Gospel. How good would an intricate appliance be without a proper instruction manual?

God wants us to be able to receive His Word and to be blessed by it. It is the same Word that has been from the beginning and the same Word that will be until the end of time, just as we are told at the beginning of John. The Jews were probably observing the pouring out of water and wine on the last day of the feat of tabernacles when Jesus stood up and cried these words. He wanted people to know that the Gospel is what people should be seeking as the biggest blessing we can receive; and it is!

Without the Gospel we would probably be lost; man has this way of slowly corrupting the truth until it has turned around and becomes the ‘new truth’ which is in fact a lie. We can see this throughout our learning establishments where man shouts out what he believe to be the truth at the time. We even get excited when we think we have discovered a better truth and shout out more; but when we are found out or when the real truth is uncovered we sulk into the shadows. God wants us to know that real truth from the beginning and that is why He has given us the Gospel – so that we can learn it and know it right now!

Jesus upheld the scriptures all the time because He knew them to be the truth. He backed up the truth by what He said. He referred to the truth all the time. He used that same truth to rebuke Satan. Would it not be wise to follow that same truth in our lives? That truth is our blessed Gospel, our bibles. Yes man may have changed some things through various translations, but as long as we seek the truth through His original words then we are going to be able to survive the onslaught that faces us from the world. Let us come forward and receive the Living Water that Christ brings to us through the Holy Spirit.

Points to Ponder:
How long do you look until you find the truth?

Are you willing to trust Christ as well?