Sunday, July 30, 2023
There were far greater leaps of faith made in the past to believe in God's messengers than Jesus was asking people to take in his day. The queen of Sheba traveled a long way to learn from Solomon. [1] The people of Nineveh repented at the preaching of a hated enemy who proclaimed a foreign God to them. [2] Jesus was far greater than Solomon and Jonah were, and yet sadly, his own people often refused to believe. Their refusal, however, will not go unnoticed in heaven. There are huge stakes in our faith, or refusal of faith, in Jesus. He came and claimed to be "greater than..." and asks us to believe. No fence-straddling is allowed. No lukewarm position is included. No middle ground. The call is to believe! Regardless of our choice to believe or not to believe, Jesus is always greater than...
What Jesus Did! is a series of one-year devotional guides through each gospel, using one short scripture passage each day and following the Gospel in sequential order. Each devotional consists of a scripture passage and a reflection and a prayer which open up the day's scripture and show how it challenges you to live for Jesus.
What Jesus Did! is written by Phil Ware and is available in book form.
Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright ©1996, 2004, 2007, 2013, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.
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