January 6: 1 John 5:5-13
Key Verse: 1 John 5:9
We accept human testimony, but God’s testimony is greater because it is the testimony of God, which he has given about his Son.
Devotion:
How many times have you accepted what your friend has said as being the truth without checking up on it? How many times have you found it hard to accept what someone is saying because it is a new thing you are hearing? We all have those whom we believe and those whom we find to be dubious, and we stick to those because we can see them and hear them…
Some people find it difficult to believe what God says because they cannot see Him and the things He says are hard for them to grasp. This is where we come in, the ones who believe God and trust what we read in the bible. If we can be witnesses to those people who find it hard, then we could be able to lighten their burden of doubt.
We read about how Jesus came to us, how he was a great testimony, how he submitted to baptism, had great compassion on many people, submitted to human sinners so he could take on the sin debt we owe, died, came back to life to defeat death and showed us the Holy Spirit for our support. We should be standing up and reminding people this is what we believe!
God made this all possible, giving us a life in human form, giving us time to accept Him as our God and to accept the eternal life He gives us – just because we believe these truths! Share it a little!
Points to Ponder:
How many times do you believe your friends?
How many times do you believe God?