Saturday 4 Nov 2017

November 4: Jude 1:17-21

Key Verse: Jude 1:21
keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life.

Devotion:
So many people today try to follow their senses rather than their faith. They would rather feel good for a few minutes than to stand up for the truth. They would rather live for the second than plan for eternal life. They do this by turning their backs on God and focusing on themselves as being the most important thing in the universe... How can anyone say they have love when they focus on themselves rather than any other?

We need to remember the words written down by so many people as they were inspired by God to do so. God has made sure those words have stood the test of time so we can continue to learn the truth and we can continue to apply that truth in our lives. We must have faith in these words; we must depend on them. We may not have personally heard from God, but we can have absolute faith He is the one who has provided His Word for all generations. He is the one guiding us. He is the one displaying His perfect love for us.

We need to make sure we set ourselves apart from the rest of the world. If we are going to depend on nothing more than the rest of the world, then we will fall into the same ways of doing things as the rest of the world, not really knowing what we are after or what will happen to us. We will simply exist without thought for eternity and God. But if we do trust in Him and have faith He will continue to carry out His Word, then we will find we have meaning and direction in our lives. We will find strength and a sense of purpose in all that we do, so long as we do things to glorify God. That is the one thing which will set us aside from acting like animals. God has placed us on earth so we can glorify Him. It is simple, but it is hard. Keeping in His Word will help us along the way...

Points to Ponder:
Are you searching for things in life?

How much do you re-search on God?