Jun 6: Mark 12:28-34

Key Verse: Mark 12:28
One of the teachers of the law came and heard them debating. Noticing that Jesus had given them a good answer, he asked him, “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?”

Devotion:
Are you one to listen to what your boss has to say and blindly go off and do what they want, or do you question what they ask to make sure you do what is best for the company? Yes it is a loaded question because if we do one thing we can get into trouble and if we do the other we can still get into trouble… Life is full of instances like this and we have to accept people are people who change their minds!

God, on the other hand, does not change and continues to want what is best for everyone. We don’t have to blindly accept whatever He says and go off to do things. If we do that we may never understand what He is asking of us. He wants us to understand why we do the things we do.

Here the Gospel writer saw a teach of the law questioning Jesus because he saw Jesus had given an answer which was good and may not have agreed with what he had been taught all his life! We need to question things in our lives so we can align our ways with Christ’s ways to live a better life with Him.

God will always make time to show you why things happen the way they do. We need to make time to stop and talk with Him, not just talk but listen too. God wants to explain things if we are willing to listen and learn!

Points to Ponder:
Do you stop and listen to God?

Do you know what God wants of your life?

Jun 5: 2 Timothy 1:6-12

Key Verse: 2 Timothy 1:11
And of this gospel I was appointed a herald and an apostle and a teacher.

Devotion:
What do you do when things go wrong in your life? Do you complain constantly o shut down and crawl into a proverbial cave? I know what sort of person I am but I also know God continues to be with me every step of the way – especially when things are going wrong or when people seem to be bent on doing things against me!

God has always got you back and will continue to love and support you no matter what goes on in life. If we can remember that and continue to thank Him even when things are going wrong, then we will come out with a few things: A stronger relationship with Christ. A better understanding of what God wants in our lives. A new way of looking at problems which we face daily!

As we read through some of the things which happened to the apostles and disciples, we find out they were working against a sect of people who had all but obtained power through dishonest means. They continued to spread the truth and tried to show people they were willing to continue with that truth no matter what would happen to them. They were doing this because they knew God was on their side and knew it was what God wanted.

Working for God often makes it seem like we are working against the whole world – it is just because the world does not yet understand what God wants. We need to tell them!

Points to Ponder:
How often do you react to bad things in life?

How often do you walk with God when those things happen?

Jun 4: Psalm 90:1-9

Key Verse: Psalm 90:6
In the morning it springs up new, but by evening it is dry and withered.

Devotion:
Life is too short to have to worry about everything which is happening in our lives. Our life span is but a grain of dust in the grand scheme of things, especially when you listen to the scientists as they try to figure out more and more about how the earth came into being!
Ours is to trust Christ and to wait for what He gives us after we have spent a while on earth trying to figure things out. If we make it to the end with a firm belief He has been the one in control all along, we will surely find out how special things can be when we do trust Him!
God wants us to be able to enjoy life as best we can, but He also does not want us to lead any other people astray by walking away from Him. He will come along and ‘water the grass’ to try and keep it green. He will tend to our needs and watch over us, feeding us when we need to be fed and trimming us when we need it too.
By trusting Him we are saying “Here I am, use me!” so He can then allow someone else to come along and see just how green life can be on the other side of the fence. We may not realise how much of a difference we can make in other’s lives until we get to meet them in Heaven and see how we changed something small which led to their life-changing event! Be the change...

Points to Ponder:
Do you feel like you want to make a difference?

Have you tried changing something small in your life first?