Thursday 12 Jun 2014

June 12: John 1:45-51

Key Verse: John 1:50
Jesus answered and said to him, “Because I said to you, ‘I saw you under the fig tree,’ do you believe? You will see greater things than these.”

Devotion:
Have you ever wondered whether you would give a similar reaction to any of the other disciples if you were chosen by Christ as a disciple? Have you marvelled at how they accepted Jesus as the Messiah with so little proof? Well Jesus did not just randomly choose each of these men as He walked along, but chose them because of their belief in their hearts. God already knew who believed in Him, already knew who would be best for the positions of disciples and knew who would grow with teaching and grow the kingdom of God as well.

Just the same as He chose those people back then, God continues to choose people now though not in human form. God wants people to work for Him who will make a difference to other people’s lives. Now I am not saying that God is not going to choose people who are not willing to go and teach others, because He will never turn anyone away who is willing to believe in Him. But not all people that become Christians are chosen to go and teach others about Him.

God has called every one of us to go out and spread the Gospel to others which is different to actually teaching others. Telling others about God is like putting the seeds into their lives from which the vine will grow. Being able to be an effective teacher is not just about giving out bucket loads of information for others to learn by, but giving that information in the best way for each person to grow by. Does that sound impossible?

Well it’s not impossible because we are all human after all. We all seek the truth and we all thrive on information that will allow us to grow and feel good. If you have been given the gift that allows others to hunger and thirst after the Gospel, then you have been chosen as a teacher. The time to use your gift is now because you have been chosen by God. Start small. Start by telling one person something you know. Start by planting a seed not by trying to plant a tree!

Points to Ponder:
Have you ever planted a seed?

Have you tried planting a Gospel seed?