Wednesday 13 Apr 2022

April 13: Hebrews 12:1-3

Key Verse: Hebrews 12:1
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles.

Devotion:
When people ask me why I believe in God or in Jesus, my answer normally starts with “take a look at the world around you.” The more we look into the nature and design of the world around us, never mind the universe, we see so much detail we can be forgiven for getting totally absorbed with looking instead of getting on with our lives!

As a young man I spent some time trying to design what I thought would be the next computers we should be using – my thoughts were deep into using the power of microprocessors and LCD displays to make something portable. I was quite taken by the size and power of microprocessors but also knew they would be worthless without some sort of intelligence being programmed into them to start with.

Forty years on and we now have phones which have more computing power than I had ever dreamed of – and they are totally useless without the operating system to make them work! Without the intelligent design which has happened over the last few decades, we would still be using analogue devices instead of the wonderful digital world of devices we have now.

Then I look at the world around me and I marvel at the intelligent design which has gone into nature in order for us to live on this planet. We may well be destroying it with our greed and lust for everything, but underneath, the world is even more amazing than the devices we take for granted! God made this all possible, and Jesus came to set into motion the instructions which would change our destination forever!

Points to Ponder:
What do you find most amazing about the world?

What will you do to make the world an even better place?