Thursday 24 May 2018

May 24: 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24

Key Verse: 1 Thessalonians 5:24
The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do it.

Devotion:
Without God and His instructions we have no chance at getting things right! There are just too many distractions and temptations that will bring us down without having God’s Word to tell us what is right and wrong and He Himself to guide us through the minefields. So, unless we are willing to open our eyes and ears to His Word, we are not going to get very far in our spiritual lives. With our eyes and ears open, we will see and hear the truth; from there, we can discern right from wrong in our hearts and follow the right path. He is the very God of peace. He has clearly demonstrated this through His Son going to the cross on our behalf showing us without any doubt that He loves us.

When we turn from our own lives and serve our One True God instead of our own desires, we have hope through our faith of an eternal life with Christ. That hope is implanted in us from the beginning; whether we realise it is down to how we apply things in our life or not, or, more specifically, how we treat God’s Word and Him in our lives. We will all have our doubts at times because we lack the ability to truly depend on our faith above all else. Our own love may dwindle due to that lacking; unlike our God whose love has been proven above all else and has no end. We have to work at our love, faith and hope because we have those doubts. We have to work at our lives because of all the temptation surrounding us. It can be very hard work!

God sent His Son, not just for our souls to survive, but for every part of our beings to survive throughout eternity. He wants our bodies, our souls and our spirits to be maintained through eternity with Christ. To this end, we will be given a ‘new body’ when we get to be with Him; one which will be able to last forever. He has already paid the ultimate price for every single one of us. He has paid the perfect price to cover all of our sins. He has done everything required from His side; the rest is up to us. He has been faithful from the beginning and will be throughout eternity. He has promised that will happen and we can fully trust it. Let us therefore come to Him in faith, trusting in and depending on Him for everything.

Points to Ponder:
Who would be the one to physically wash and clean you if you were not able?

God is the one to wash and clean us inside because we are not spiritually able!