A Daily Devotional – Personal Faith – Personal Meditation (1)

A Daily Devotional – Personal Faith – Personal Meditation

Comment: Of the many things that cause people to struggle over the proof that Jesus Christ is God, the one thing that cripples them first is “doubt” and from doubt comes the fear that if I trust Him; will He give me up because of my past, or reject me because I am not ‘good enough’. These struggles of interference are the result of not using ‘personal faith’ to believe in Him. Jesus in His own words said. “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all the things which I have command you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Matthew 28:17b-20.

Devotional: Faith based religions (and there are many) direct attention to the doctrines of self-imposed practices that miss the Truth that; “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and earth!” Note that, when Jesus expressed the following words to Peter, He was speaking about Peter’s faith; “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.” See the context of Matthew 16:13-20.

Peter (the rock) expressed personal faith, see Matthew 16:16, the words of Peter were not the result of any religious background and if we are to come to Jesus as Simon Bar-Jonah did, it must be by personal faith, trusting in Jesus who has the power to save us when we express trust in Him. 

Tomorrow we will begin the gospel of John, our focus will be on Jesus, His ministry, miracles, His death and His Resurrection. He is Risen! Personal faith cannot be taken from you, and all of us who have personal faith in Him, know Him as the Risen LORD. He is Messiah if you are a Jew and He is the Christ if you are a Gentile. Either Name, it is the only Name (Person) given among mankind that provides salvation to all who believe. See Acts 4:12.