Monday 3 Jan 2022

January 3: Psalm 98:2-3

Key Verse: Psalm 98:3
The Lord has made his salvation known and revealed his righteousness to the nations.

Devotion:
I can remember being confused by various verses I had to learn in order to be confirmed; the wording in the Bible was a bit foreign to me so I skipped over many things at the time. I learned enough to get me through the ceremony and when to stand up, sit down and kneel; at the time it was a means to an end, a way of getting out of the confines of boarding school life and being somewhere different!

A short time after that someone could see I was still a bit confused with everything and took time to try and explain what salvation was all about. It was then I began to learn what Christ had done and why He had done it. This is the salvation of the Lord being passed on from person to person no matter where or when. You see, my boarding school was a boys only school and we were taught to be tough and take life by the horns – not what God’s salvation was about, what man was about in his pride, lust and greed.

But if the word of God can be passed around in a place like that, it can be passed around in many places. It is often places like prison and other harsh environments where God can show people the extreme contrast between man’s world and His world. It is often in places like this where God will choose people who otherwise would have no hope to receive His hope and spread the good news to others in similar situations.

I am thankful for the your men in the Christians Union club (another ploy by me to get out to prep or rest time in boarding school) who gave up their time to open God’s Word and try to explain it in simpler terms for us to understand. The more we get to understand God’s Word, the more He can use us to share it with others relating what He teaches to the world around us and into our daily lives, no matter where, when or how!

Points to Ponder:
Do you think you are in an environment where scriptures cannot be opened?

Have you tried opening them to see what will happen?