Sunday, 2 October 2016

Devotional 3/10/16 – John 16:1 “So you will not fall away”

22:34 Posted by Matthew Beaney No comments
To meditate/pray upon
John 16:1 “All this I have told you so that you will not fall away”.
John 15: 20-21 “Remember what I told you: ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also. If they obeyed my teaching, they will obey yours also. They will treat you this way because of my name, for they do not know the one who sent me”.
Jesus is concerned that His disciples do not lose heart as He dies, rises and ascends to heaven. He is also aware that they will face opposition for which they need to be prepared or there is a danger of them falling away.
The world (temptations to love things other than Christ), the flesh (residual sin in our hearts) and the devil are opposed our standing and flourishing for Christ.
If we don’t listen to Jesus we will fall away in some measure. We may not lose our faith completely, but we will be rendered less effective. We’ve probably all had experience of going to a Christian conference, of giving ourselves to our devotions in a fresh way and consequently of feeling our love for Christ invigorated. We are never more fulfilled than when we are in a close relationship with God. So why do we too regularly slacken in our devotion?
We need to listen, take to heart, so as not be shaken, or slacken in our devotion, especially when we face suffering for Jesus.
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