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G. John White's first devotional Sold out for Jesus covers 12 vital themes of Christianity.
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April Topic: CHRIST'S RESURRECTION |
This is what sets Christianity apart from all other religions. You cannot build up a lasting meaningful relationship with someone who is dead! That is why Christianity is NOT a religion. We have a unique relationship with God's One & Only Son who is Alive today and for evermore. That is a meaningful relationship! Come; let's remind ourselves about what happened... |
John 20:8
HE SAW AND BELIEVED
I must admit I'm a bit like John.
I wouldn't have run straight into the tomb either. Peter would though! Straight in, no questions, no by your leave, no hesitation - straight in!
But what did he see? Evidently he saw the strips of linen that had covered Jesus' body, and he saw the burial cloth, which was around the head of Jesus. He saw that the cloth was separate from the linen, indicating that they were still more or less where the body of Jesus would have been, but wasn't now!
They were signs! Signs of what? Signs of the fact that, yes, Jesus was crucified, yes He was dead and buried, but now was risen.
It's possible to see the signs but miss the conclusion. So often God gives us sign after sign after sign, that, not only is He alive but He knows all about us. He cares for us deeply every day. He supplies all our needs everyday. He knows exactly where we're at.
And yet through it all, all we see are the signs and don't see God. We have food every day on our tables and yet so few it seems bother to say thank you. We used to call it grace - now we haven't got a name for it because we don't do it! Or we say "For what we are about to receive may the Lord make us truly thankful".
We don't say "Thank you Father" - we say "Make us thankful". We see the signs but not Him!
We have a job/work (or the Benefit), which gives us the money for the food, but forget the job (or Benefit) is supplied by God! (We usually just think it is not enough!).
People give us "surprise" presents but are they not also signs that Our Heavenly Father cares?
John looked beyond the signs - He saw a Saviour; He saw a King of kings and Lord of lords.
Tell me - what do you see in that "pile of bandages"?
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