Daily Devotion: Who Do You Listen To

 

Daily Bible Verse

And, behold, men brought in a bed a man which was taken with a palsy: and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before him. ~Luke 5:18

Daily Inspiration

Here we have five men of faith: the man who lay crippled on the cot and the four men who carried him to Jesus. Unable to reach Jesus due to the great crowds that had come to hear him, they opened up the roof and lowered him down. They knew Jesus had the power to heal their friend and would stop at nothing if they could only get him to him.

Daily Prayer

Let us learn from the good examples in Your word, Lord, including these men of faith who used every means possible to bring this man to You to be healed. We cannot make men come to You spiritually, but let us endeavor to pray for their salvation and to speak to them and invite them earnestly to come to You for spiritual healing. Amen.

All We Need Is JESUS!!!!!!

Who Do You Listen To

By Frances Taylor

Who Do You Listen To: The word of God will stand until the end of time. ~Luke 4:24, 27

This passage from Luke follows his going to the synagogue and reading a passage from Isaiah, claiming that it was fulfilled by him. They were so angry that they drove him to the edge of a hill and threatened to throw him over. When I needed a speaker for one of my adult groups, I always asked one of my friends from a different community for the very reason stated in this passage. I always said that an "expert" was someone from somewhere else! I called them; they called me for the same reason. Who do you listen to? When my children were young, the mother of one of their friends was much wiser than I was – even if we said the exact same thing. Do you ignore the wisdom of a friend or relative because you're not sure they know what they're talking about? Life is funny like that. The older I get, the younger the doctors, dentists, and other experts are who I depend on. And the older I get, the more I seem old-fashioned and out of date by my grandchildren! I wonder if the younger experts know what they're talking about, and the grandchildren wonder if I can understand their world. One thing is for sure: we can always depend on the Word of God to never be out of date or out of touch with the world. Yes, we sometimes need to reexamine the Scriptures in light of new knowledge, but the Word of God will stand until the end of time. We need to LISTEN and BELIEVE!

Prayer

Heavenly Father, You are the Creator of this world that we live in, and You gave US all that we need to know to live a good life as well as to inherit eternal life. Please give us the wisdom to follow Your Word. Amen.

Get Closer to God Day By Day!!!!!

When You Are Happy

Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep. ~Romans 12:15