Friday 29 Dec 2017

December 29: John 10:22-30

Key Verse: John 10:24
The Jews who were there gathered around him, saying, “How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly.”

Devotion:
I am sure each one of us at some time or another have expressed some sort of doubt as to our faith or belief in Christ. But as for the other way around – Christ has never doubted us. There is a big difference between not knowing but having faith to believe and all-knowing and having the knowledge! Christ's mission was to allow people to find belief and to have faith in Him as their God. All the miracles which are listed in our bibles are there to give us the understanding that we need to know He is God. Everything He did gave glory to God the Father and with words like these plainly telling us that He and The Father are one, why should we have any doubt?

That doubt comes from within each one of us. It does not come through anything God did wrong, nor does is come from anything He did not do. Christ did enough to prove Himself and to allow others to find that belief. He did enough to build a foundation which we can depend on. He did enough to tell us who He is. He did enough to allow each one of us to be saved because He took on the sins of the world. All we have to do is exercise that faith.

The Jews which He talked to here did not want to believe because it would have meant changing their ways entirely. He described how He is the shepherd and we are the sheep, but they did not want to believe. All those who accept Him as Christ, Saviour and God will be given the wonderful gift of eternal life with Him. It does not say that all who believe will no longer doubt... because that doubt comes from within us. It is purely within our heads or hearts because He is our Christ; He is our Saviour and He is our God!

Points to Ponder:
How often do you doubt things?

Have you ever known Christ to doubt you?