The Daily Word: Wednesday, May 6th, 2020
Ruth 2:1-4:22
John 4:43-54
Psalm 105:16-36
Proverbs 14:26-27
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Commentary from Pastor Michael White:
So when He came to Galilee, the Galileans received Him, having seen all the things He did in Jerusalem at the feast; for they also had gone to the feast. – Jn. 4:45
The Galileans received Jesus; not because they heard all the things He said, but because they saw, “…all the things He did.” People will know you’re a Christian not because of the things you say; but because of the things you do. That has two implications:
- Character counts. Do you love righteousness and hate sin? Do you live your life in such a way that someone who doesn’t know Jesus would look at you and say, “He’s different?” If you can’t tell the difference between your life and your non-Christian neighbor’s life, there’s a problem. Your life should be marked by confident faith and abundant compassion.
- Miracles matter. The Apostle Paul said, “…my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power…” (1 Cor. 2:4). What you say should lead to a demonstration of God’s glory and power. If your words are empty and powerless and nothing happens when you pray, there is a problem!
Be like Jesus! Ask God to make you a person of action. I pray that people would remember you, not for the things you said, but for what you did.
Prayer:
Father, make me a person of action. I want to live a life of holiness. I want to be a person who does what you tell me to do! And I want to be a person whose life is marked by the miracle-working power of Your Holy Spirit. Fill my life with action, in Jesus’ name!
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