December 20: Luke 12 54-59

Key Verse: Luke 12 56
Hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky. How is it that you don’t know how to interpret this present time?

Devotion:
There are many observations we learn about, things which tell of something that is coming or about to happen. We can tell here in the UK that when a north wind blows, it's going to be cold. We can't see the rain coming as easily as some countries can... it just happens! We also learn to understand what signs to look out for to tell whether our parents are going to be mad at us. But, far too often, people disregard the most important warning sign of all – that Christ is going to be returning...

Each year as we get closer to Christmas day, we should remember all the things which have happened in the past in our bibles and all those things which have been foretold to happen in the future. We have it all written down in prophesies in our bibles, and yet, despite the bible being the bestselling book in the world, it still goes untold and ignored. We have all the warning signs available, and yet we prefer to ignore them and focus on the feel-good parts – God's love and mercy. We cannot afford to miss out on the truth!

If you know you have sinned and think you God is not going to forgive you, then you need to go to the one who can stand up for you; the one who has promised to stand up for you! We don't just get thrown into prison without a trial, we have to face a judge who is trying to uphold the law. If they deem it necessary, we should go to prison, then that is where we will end up. If we can convince them we are truly sorry and we will change our ways, there is a chance we will be able to avoid prison. The difference between a human judge and Christ is that Christ knows what is in our hearts, so He knows if we are truly sorry. He has also promised if we do repent, He will forgive us and set us free. It's not a “maybe”, it's a fact!

Don't leave it until it is too late....

Points to Ponder:
Do you like it when someone forgives you?

Have you asked Christ to forgive you for all you have done against Him?