The Devotional – The Promise

The Devotional – The Promise

Comment: Proverbs 7:6-27 – The harlot! When reading scripture many read only what is in front of the eyes. The harlot, a young man of ignorance (that is ignorance of protecting his soul) the arrow that strikes his liver and the cost (the loss of a not so innocent), but ignorant life. With this we move on to the next chapter if we have the time, and in less than ten minutes we have forgotten the message of Proverbs Seven. I see this as a problem in Christendom today, a lack of MEDITATION and PRAYER on the WORD of our God and Savior. In this case of Proverbs the woman is loud and rebellious, today we have the harlots of society too! Loud, rebellious commercials, peace offerings of legal and illegal drugs, tapestries of laws directed at social decline and the perfumes of enticing demands to fill our hearts with illicit lifestyles with speeches that can flatter and persuade the careless of soul to accept the arrows of death to those who care to listen.

Devotional: John 7:1-39 – For the last few devotionals I have sought to stay focused on the love of God and His Character. The gospel of John is loaded with the Deity of Jesus Christ, His love for the world and His mercy in dealings with people. Jesus did this in His humanity apart from His Deity. Jesus lived a sinless life and He glorified God the Father at the unfolding of every event in His Life. In a brief reading of this passage someone might conclude that Jesus was a lone-ranger, this is simply not true, but He did spend time with the Father in Prayer and Meditation that even in our humanity we should too.

Jesus did not glorify Himself to any crowd, religious or secular but He was glorified by the Father on all occasions, just as Jesus glorified the Father on all occasions. John 7:16b-17 – “My doctrine is not Mine, but His who sent Me. if anyone wills to do His will, he shall know concerning the doctrine, whether it is from God or whether I speak on My own authority. Jesus goes on to say in verse 24 “Do not judge according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment”.

When we judge righteously (something we seldom do) we are able to see clearly that Jesus is the Christ (MESSIAH), while we do not see Jesus in the temple or walk the streets where He walked, we His children do KNOW Him and know where He came from, we also know the ONE who sent Him, that in this they being ONE are glorified as ONE. The unbelieving world around us does not know Him this way. Religiously they may seek Him, but in that system of fleshly deeds they will not find Him. “You will seek Me and not find Me, and where I am you cannot come! John 7:36b.

There is for every child of God a promise from Jesus, it is found in this chapter of John and here it IS. “If anyone thirsts, let him come to ME and drink. He who believes in Me as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of LIVING water.” John 7:37-39, this context refers to the promise of the Holy Spirit to be given to ALL who believe after the death, resurrection and ascension of the CHRIST. It is impossible for the soul to know God if one does not have the promise of the Holy Spirit.