DAILY BIBLE DEVOTION

 

RESURRECTION

Doubt is normal. It was there in

Paul's time and it exists today.

Maybe it is more prevalent today

than it was in Paul's timne because

there are so many people trying to

discourage people from belief in

God. The pagans of Paul's time

believed in gods, they just didn't

all know God. Today many claim

that there is no God. They believe

that scientists will soon be able to

explain everything about how the

world was created and answer any

other question we might have. See,

no need for God! And if there is no

God then no heaven and no

resurrection. If this is true then

why bother depriving ourselves of

all the pleasures we can getjust

because Christianity says love of

God and of others should come

first. But, there were toO many

people who witnessed Jesus after

his resurrection. Too many people

who were willing to die for the

sake of Jesus and his teaching. I

don't know about you, but I

wouldn't die for a lie. And I doubt

that they would either. So, as Paul

says, since Jesus rose from the

dead, we need to pay attention to

what he said and to the promise

that one day we too would rise if

only we remain faithful. Doubt?

Okay, but in the end, trust and

belief.

PRAYER

Dear God, we believe that you have

sent your son into the world to

fulfill the promise of salvation. We

trust in you in spite of those who

would try to turn us away from

you. We do believe, help our

unbelief. Amen.