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For I know the plans I have for you,declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jer 29:11 |
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Dear
Friend,
If you do not already have a habit of gathering daily manna the first thing in the morning (we can look at the example given to us in Exodus 16 and find the pattern for make it a habit. Establish your life and your schedule to allow you the necessary time to do your daily collection first thing every morning to give you the strength to make it through the day. And remember that today’s manna will not be sufficient for tomorrow; tomorrow’s manna must be collected tomorrow morning. Friday, February 10, 2023
Today's Passage : Today's Passage :We Have Heard for Ourselves Bible Verse:John 4:39-45 (ESV) "Many Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the woman's testimony, “He told me all that I ever did.” So when the Samaritans came to him, they asked him to stay with them, and he stayed there two days. And many more believed because of his word. They said to the woman, “It is no longer because of what you said that we believe, for we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this is indeed the Savior of the world.” After the two days he departed for Galilee. (For Jesus himself had testified that a prophet has no honor in his own land.) So when he came to Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him, having seen all that he had done in Jerusalem at the feast. For they too had gone to the feast. " Message:
These verses occur when Jesus is returning to Galilee from Judea, passing through the largely heathen land of Samaria. He has had a remarkable encounter with a Samaritan woman at a well, and although she tried to lie to Him, He saw through her lies and called her to account for her promiscuity. (John 4:1-38)
It is hard to decide which is more remarkable: that the Jewish Messiah spends time and energy in the heathen land of Samaria, or that large numbers of Samaritans are so readily convinced to believe in Him. The Samaritans were despised by the Hebrews. A devout Hebrew man would not — could not — sit down at a table and eat with an unclean person. And the Samaritans were worse than simply heathens; they were heathens who were occupying Canaan, the birthright land of the Hebrews which was given to them by God. The very well involved here was the one where Jacob had drawn water, now in the midst of Samaria.
Jesus and the rich man, Matthew 19
Jesus and the rich young man
Yet, Christ stays there for days, living among its people and showing them the true light of God; and they accepted Him as their savior.
This might not seem so hard to believe in modern times. On any given Sunday, there are more Nigerians actually attending services in Anglican churches than there are in England. If you were on a mission, who would you rather try to convert: An atheist in the “Christian” city of New York or London, or atheist in a heathen tribe in Africa?
People who live in advanced civilizations or have spent their lives in a higher educational system are apparently more resistant to the Word of God than simpler people who live closer to the land. Atheists might claim this is because the latter are ignorant and easily fooled, but I don’t think so. I think that some people begin to think they have all the answers. They are glutted with the pride of their knowledge. As Christ said in the Sermon on the Mount, “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”
If a person’s spirit is filled with pride, there is no room for the spirit of God. This applies as much to you and me as it does to any clever atheist. If we do not seek the Kingdom of God first, if we let our pride in our knowledge fill up our mind, the Holy Spirit will not find much room in which to live. Not knowledge, but pride in knowledge. Christ never said we must be stupid, or ignorant of worldly wisdom. In fact, he told his disciples to be “as wise as serpents.”
Meditation : Prayer : Now all glory to you, mighty God, who is able to keep me from falling away and will bring me with great joy into your glorious presence without a single fault. All glory to you who alone are God, our Savior through Jesus Christ our Lord. All glory, majesty, power, and authority are yours before all time, and in the present, and beyond all time,.......Amen |
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