Isaiah 50-52; Psalm 92; 2 Peter 1
Scripture: 2 Peter 1:16 "We did not follow cleverly invented stories when we told you about the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of His majesty."
Observation: When asked how I know the Bible is true, I talk about Peter. Can you imagine this rough, impetuous fisherman, who denied even knowing Jesus because he was scared and went into hiding during the crucifixion, showing up later to make up stories about a risen Jesus- and for what? To spend the rest of his life in poverty, traveling from place to place, ridiculed and worse, finally to be crucified himself- upside down?? Why would he give up his life for a lie?
Application: Most people in Gwinnett County (including church "attenders"), let alone Atlanta and the rest of the country, do not believe that Jesus is God's Son, risen from the dead, the ONLY way to a relationship to the ONE TRUE GOD, and the ONLY way to eternity in Heaven. They don't adamantly reject the idea- they just don't have a reason to believe it. What am I doing about that? Does anything else matter?
Prayer: O God, nothing in my life should matter to me more than You, and nothing matters more to You than bringing souls to an eternal relationship with You. Show me those souls today. Amen.
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