Opening Prayer: Lord Jesus, every single day the choice is
before us to either believe that you are who you say you are and to follow you,
or to be filled with doubt and despair and follow our own plans, schemes, and
devices. Lord Jesus, give us the grace,
the strength, and the wisdom to choose you, this day and every day. Amen.
Scripture: John 6:60-69
Journal: What is a hard lesson God has been trying to teach
you lately? Has it tempted you to doubt
his goodness or trustworthiness? How do
Peter’s words strike you today?
Reflection:
A devoted Christian woman who conducted a large
Bible class with zeal and success once came in trouble to her minister. In her earlier years she had enjoyed much
blessing in the inner chamber, in fellowship with the Lord and His Word. But this had gradually been lost and, do what
she would, she could not get it right.
The Lord had blessed her work, but the joy had gone out of her
life. The minister asked what she had
done to regain the lost blessedness. “I
have done everything,” said she, “that I can think of, but all in vain.”
He then questioned her about her
experience in connection with her conversion.
She gave an immediate and clear answer: “At first I spared no pains in
my attempt to become better, and to free myself from sin, but it was all
useless. At last I began to understand
that I must lay aside all my efforts, and simply trust the Lord Jesus to bestow
on me His life and peace, and He did it.”
“Why then,” said the minister, “do you not
try this again? As you go to your inner
chamber, however cold and dark your heart may be, do not try in your own might
to force the right attitude. Bow before Him,
and tell Him that He sees in what a sad state you are and that your only hope
is in Him. Trust Him with a childlike
trust to have mercy upon you, and wait upon Him. You have nothing—He has everything.” (The
Prayer Life by Andrew Murray)
Prayer
Closing Prayer: Lord Jesus, to whom else shall we go? You are the one that has words of eternal
life. We are confident that you are the
Holy One of God. Help us to always turn
to you. Amen.
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