16 September: Mark 11:27-33
Key Verse: Mark 11:30
Did the baptism of John come from heaven, or was it of human origin? Answer me.’
Devotion:
The Jewish leaders at the time did not want to give up the power they wielded and so refused to accept Jesus as their Messiah. Some would say they were protecting the people. Other would say they were wrong.
Jesus knew what was in the hearts of the people questioning him and he trapped them in their own arguments! He knew the will of God and knew these people were not following God will.
Our bibles are there for us to discern the truth. People may have re-written the word and picked and chosen what they wanted in the bible as we know it, but when you read it and discover the truth, God explains it to you as you go along.
God wants us to believe his word and to make sure we depend on it more than we depend on the word of people. It is there for our learning.
Points to ponder:
Do you believe in the conspiracies that float around?
Why not compare them to what God has to say!