A Daily Devotional – Personal Faith – Personal Meditation (15)

A Daily Devotional – Personal Faith – Personal Meditation

Comment: Somethings in life seem firmly fixed, while other things seem to be just out of reach. Time and again we find ourselves with decisions that will destroy or alter those firmly fixed things. It can be a tangible thing like a car, we say we like the car and will never give it up, or at least “being a realist” we will say; “yes the car will get old and I will need another one, so I will by the same brand and model that I have and like so well today, and I will be just as satisfied. To be honest this is stubborn or impractical faith, faith in the model of car and faith in the manufacturer all of which is subject to change. In all areas of life, we use this method of faith. Faith of a substance seen and not of things hoped.

Devotional: John 7:37-52 – Could this Man be the Christ/Messiah? This was the question in the days of the ministry of Jesus and it is the question of the return of Jesus, even today. The general public during the First Advent of the Messiah knew Him as One who spoke boldly and with authority (Matthew 7:29). Yet, these folks the general public and the leaders (religious leaders) are seeking to put Jesus to death because of His claims of being God, and the Son of God.

Jesus is coming again, we are to be looking for Him to return and the Scripture explains that His Second Coming is imminent (it could be today), We are the general public and the religious leaders of today. Are we any different than those First Advent seekers? No not at all since we are still members of the First Advent of Christ Jesus. Beginning in the Book of Acts with Peter’s sermon, thousands of people were born in the family of God by the preaching of the gospel. Today, thousands of people are saved by that SAME gospel message. 

Jesus/Messiah is preached and believed on as the Lamb of God, the sacrifice of God’s OWN Son. Do you not know this? ONLY THE SON OF GOD IS THE MESSIAH, no one else qualifies and there is no other NAME, but Jesus; He is the Christ. Those who believe Preach the Truth!

Yet we like they have the same problem in that when He says “You both know me, and you know where I am from; and I have not come of Myself, but He who sent Me is true, whom you do not know. But I know Him, for I AM from Him, and He sent Me.” This Truth, was rejected then and it is rejected today by most because they do not understand that God’s love is everlasting and awaiting the Second Coning. In the meantime, we who preached the Good News are like those mentioned by the apostle Paul in Romans 8:31-39 (sheep accounted for slaughter).