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Devotional - 27th July 2020

'Verily, verily, I say unto thee, we speak that we do not know, and testify that we have not seen; and yet receive not our witness' (John 3:11).

Can we know God, and not believe in Jesus? The Jews knew God yet they didn't believe in Jesus or what He stands for. When we know and believe in Jesus our lives are changed. We believe in who He is, why He came and what He speaks about, His message and His mission. Nicodemus saw evidence of the miracles Jesus performed and his teachings, so he came to Jesus by night. He affirmed that what Jesus said came from God, but had difficulty seeing the truth about the new birth or the spiritual nature of the His kingdom. He in fact, was allowing his legalism and traditions to get in the way of his understanding of this truth. The Pharisees was more determined to keep the laws of Moses, than they were willing to submit to the authority of  Christ. John the Baptist preached about the Messiah and called people to repentance, he baptised Jesus and there was sign from heaven saying Christ was from God, His beloved Son. There was so much evidence for these Jews to accept Jesus as the Messiah, but they choose not to believe. There are many in our time who hear the word being preached, the Scripture testifies of Jesus, of God's love for humanity, that He sent His only Son to die for us. Yet men will not heed the calling to come to the Saviour. Those who will not heed will perish eternally. When we experience God's love and Jesus's sacrifice for us, we have to share it with others, that they too can have that assurance of who God is and what He came to do for them. He who is born of water and of the Spirit sees the kingdom of God. The Jewish leaders fail to receive Christ's testimony because of unbelief and like many today who fail to accept Jesus and believe that He died for their sin, will perish unless they repent,  accepting Jesus and His truth. We who believe let us hold steadfast in faith, speaking what we know  and testify of God's goodness and mercy, so we can be true witnesses to others for the salvation of their souls.

Have a wonderful day 🌹🌹

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