Friday 26 Dec 2014

December 26: Matthew 2:13

Key Verse: Matthew 2:13
13 Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, “Arise, take the young Child and His mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I bring you word; for Herod will seek the young Child to destroy Him.”

Devotion:
If anyone tells you that being a Christians is easy then I would question if they are really living a Christian life because when we do start to live for Christ we are going to get all manner of people who object to what we are doing. For some reason it gets a lot of people upset and all riled up that we dare to believe in Christ and even to mention His name.

Governments seem bent on removing Christ out of our schools and out of our society; probably so they will not have to answer to Him for what they do. If we do give our lives to Christ then we do have to answer to Him; we are saying that we want to be a follower and that we agree to His terms and conditions. When we buy things we often have to agree to certain terms and conditions before we can get the most benefit from our purchase. When we start to live for Christ the greatest benefit comes after we agree to His terms and conditions because that is when we do start to follow His will in our lives.

It is His terms and conditions many people object to. It is His will many people reject. It is man’s own pride, greed and lust which all lead him away from God and toward his own destruction. It is Christ’s terms and conditions that lead us toward Heaven and toward a wonderful life with Him. So you can see there is a big conflict between the wants of the world and the will of Christ!

I know I come up against many strange ideas from people around me because I dare to lay my own life aside to be a servant for Christ and for the youth. Many simply do not understand that Christ requires a full commitment and many are not willing to give that full commitment (whether they see it or not is another thing). When we do submit to God we will find out He is there for us, willing and ready to support us as we place our faith and trust in Him.

Points to Ponder:
Are you willing to trust God with your life?

Are you willing to give your life to Christ?