A brief prayer is offered that you can add to your daily
prayers this week. The scripture is from our Sunday Service Bulletin for today.
Scripture Reading- John 1: 47-51 [ESV]
Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said of
him, “Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom there is no
deceit!” 48 Nathanael said to him, “How do you
know me?” Jesus answered him, “Before Philip called you, when you were
under the fig tree, I saw you.” 49 Nathanael
answered him, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King
of Israel!” 50 Jesus answered him, “Because I
said to you, ‘I saw you under the fig tree,’ do you believe? You will see
greater things than these.” 51 And he said to
him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see heaven opened,
and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”
Devotion: God’s Plan
II
Last week we talked about God’s plan for us all and how
God’s will for us is so much better than we could ever come up with. Today’s
next has Nathanael immediately realizing that Jesus is the promised Messiah,
likely by Jesus’ seemingly supernatural demonstration of having seen Nathanael
before without even being present. We believe that God knows all including the
future and in Verse 51 he opens up a vision for Nathanael which likely refers
to Christians being able to communicate with God. Thinking about the church as it matured for
the next 2000 years, what kept it alive was the accounts of the Old and New Testaments
and the ability to keep communicating with God. As we look over the years, the
scenery in the church and the services were constantly changing. There is one thing
that did not change and that is the message of the Gospel. God’s saving grace
is offered for all who believe and accept, a message 2000 years old and the
news is as good now as it has ever been. I pray that you will have an
opportunity to invite someone to church this week who may not know [but who desperately
needs to hear] about this good news.
We pray: “Lord, I
pray Your will be done in my life. Amen”
Blessings
Joe
