Today I have to share Jerry Savelle's website devotional!
Determination
They made an opening in the roof above Jesus by digging through it and then lowered the mat the man was lying on. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralyzed man, “Son, your sins are forgiven.” (Mark 2:4-5 NIV)
How determined are you to do what it takes to connect with the life and power of God?
In the book of Mark, we find the story about a group of men who’d evidently heard about the ministry of Jesus, and they believed their paralyzed friend could be healed.
But just knowing Jesus could heal their friend was not enough. They had to be determined to do whatever was necessary to get that paralyzed man into the presence of Jesus.
Jesus saw their faith in their determination to get to Him—even if it meant ripping up someone else’s roof. He saw their determination to connect with the source of all life and power.
How determined are you to get into the presence of Jesus? How determined are you to take the time to meditate in the World of God and allow God to speak to you? If you find yourself unable to spend much quality time in the Word, perhaps you have an overcrowded life.
I don’t know the need you may facing today, but connecting with the life and the power of God begins with your determination to get into His presence. And when you do, you’ll find sufficient grace to meet your every need.
Confession: Father, I thank You for giving me the wisdom I need to adjust my schedule so that I can spend more quality time in Your presence. I am determined to keep You as the highest priority in my life.
AMEN! Such a simple, yet powerful message! Read through the Gospels and count how many times that Jesus said to someone He had healed, "Your faith has made you whole"! There is a diligent 'work' that must be done on our part in order to get ourselves into position to believe God's Word and then to receive the promise! We will never be able to receive because someone else has! We must decide that we will believe the Word in the face of all contrary 'facts'! This faith that we develop by hearing His Word (Romans 10:17) will change any and every 'fact' into the TRUTH! {God's Word IS Truth! John 17:17} AMEN! Make it your determined purpose to get into position to receive! Only YOU can do so for YOU! Here is Hillsong United with "GO":Shalom in Him!
