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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 collecting daily manna), 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. Monday, March 5, 2018
Today's Passage : Today's Passage:Subjecta:I Am the Way Bible Verse:John 14:6-14 (NASB) "Thomas said to Him, “Lord, we do not know where You are going, how do we know the way?” Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me. If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also; from now on you know Him, and have seen Him.” Philip said to Him, “Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us.” Jesus said to him, “Have I been so long with you, and yet you have not come to know Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; . . .”" Message:
There are many people in the world who, if they hold a preconception, will not abandon it no matter how much evidence they see to the contrary. A person who has a superstition about Friday the 13th could win the lottery and find out his cancer is cured on a Friday the 13th, and he would still think the day is unlucky and be afraid of it.
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owhere do we see this more clearly than in the Bible. God led the Hebrews out of Egypt and fed them in the wilderness, all the while performing visible miracles right in front of them; yet, as soon as Moses went up the mountain, they built a golden calf and worshipped it. Here, Philip, who has seen Christ perform miracle after miracle, wants Jesus to “show us the Father.” Jesus is incredulous. He has performed miracle after miracle — and yet, one of his most faithful followers wants more proof.
Jesus convinces him by simply asking Philip to believe Him. Thomas also seems to have questions, and we still call an unreasonable skeptic “doubting Thomas” today (although more because of a similar incident in John 20).
I have often heard people who (like Philip) wanted a “sign from God” to help make a decision in their life. But God’s answer in this passage—and, I suspect, His answer for us today— is that we have already received all the signs we need. At some point, signs from God will end and we will hear the voice of judgment. Christ will not return to make more converts (with the possible exception of some Jews); He will return to claim those who have shown faith in Him and judge those who have not. (Matthew 25:31-46)
Paul puts a different twist on things. Those whom God has not contacted directly have no excuse for not realizing His existence, Paul tells us. “[S]ince the creation of the world” God has shown us who He is and what He is like “by the things that are made.” (Romans 1:20) Paul echoes Psalm 19: “The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament [the sky] shows His handiwork. . . . There is no speech nor language where their voice is not heard.”
So let us not be asking God for more signs; let us instead give thanks and praise for His mercy and love, in giving us the abundance of signs and miracles we see every day. We may always pray for miracles, of course; that He will heal our disease, that He will call a wayward child. But when we do, we ask for something in this world, knowing that His salvation is already sufficient for us. We do not pray for a miracle in order to prove His existence or His love.
Meditation : Prayer : I pray to you, dearest Jesus, for all the graces I need to know you, to love you and serve you faithfully unto death, and to save my soul. Give me a tender and fervent devotion to your sacred passion by which I was redeemed, venerating you each day in prayer, and teach me how to unite sorrows and sufferings of my life with your own.....Amen |
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