There's Always Hope
Scripture – John 5:24-27: “I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life. I tell you the truth, a time is coming and has now come when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God and those who hear will live. For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son to have life in himself. And he has given him authority to judge because he is the Son of Man.
Observation – (Write down what you see in the scripture.) No one is beyond hope. No one is so far away from God that they cannot find their way back. Whoever hears the word of Jesus and believes He is from God has eternal life – it’s a present reality. And even those who are dead – those far removed from any thought of Christ – still can hear His voice and live. God wants everyone to have eternal life. All I have to do is believe.
Application – (Write how you will be different today because of what you have just read.) I will not write anyone off today. I will remember everyone I see either has eternal life or has the offer to believe before them. They just might not know that.
Prayer – (Write out a brief prayer.) Please, Lord, give me the right words at the right time to reflect your word of grace and hope to someone longing for you. Teach me to be sensitive to the spiritual yearning of people. Use me to help someone move a little closer to you this day.
Observation – (Write down what you see in the scripture.) No one is beyond hope. No one is so far away from God that they cannot find their way back. Whoever hears the word of Jesus and believes He is from God has eternal life – it’s a present reality. And even those who are dead – those far removed from any thought of Christ – still can hear His voice and live. God wants everyone to have eternal life. All I have to do is believe.
Application – (Write how you will be different today because of what you have just read.) I will not write anyone off today. I will remember everyone I see either has eternal life or has the offer to believe before them. They just might not know that.
Prayer – (Write out a brief prayer.) Please, Lord, give me the right words at the right time to reflect your word of grace and hope to someone longing for you. Teach me to be sensitive to the spiritual yearning of people. Use me to help someone move a little closer to you this day.
1 Comments:
November 17th comments:
Bill & I were confused about those words 'speaking to those in the grave'. We don't have any 'sure' understanding of this, but it kind of said to us that there are NO barriers to His word.
Perhaps it meant the people who believed God in the Old Testament and were in some inbetween place (i.e. Lazarus and the Rich Man)...who were ready to hear Christ and take the further step.
I don't know, but rejoice that we have a Lord that is beyond total understanding.
Keep on 'mulling over the Word'- who knows what hard to understand messages Holy Spirit will make clear to you.
Love, Barb
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