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Devotional - 23rd Feb 2021

 'Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come' (John 7:34).

Jesus Christ came to this earth to save us from the bondage of sin, and to restore us back to the Father. Those who should be a light to the heathen nations around rejected Him as the Messiah. They, the Scribes and Pharisees seek to silence Him on several occasions but were afraid of the people; also it wasn't Christ's appointed time yet to die. There are people today who also rejected Christ as the Messiah, the Son of God who died for them. Christ is calling us to take a stand and to take up our individual cross and follow him. The Holy Spirit is there pleading to the hearts of men to seek the Saviour, before it is too late. In the time of Christ, there were different opinions as to who he really was. What is your opinion of Him and what does He mean to you? Seek Jesus today, sit at his feet and learn of him. Study the Word of God daily, meditate upon it and pray  consistently, believing that Jesus is the incarnate Son of God. Today, if you hear the Saviour's voice, harden not your heart, close not your ears, but open your heart and be ready to meet Him when he returns. Now is the time to search for Jesus; when you search for him with your whole heart you will find him. The Scribes and Pharisees sought to kill the only One who could save and deliver them. They were looking for a Messiah with grandeur and kingly authority to save them from the Roman oppression, that they miss the opportunity  to open their heart and accept Jesus, as the Messiah. They totally rejected him and sought every way possible to get rid of him. Jesus looked upon them and said," Yet a little while am I with you, and then I go unto him that sent me. Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come"
(John 7:33-34). Christ was saying to them, look my time with you are short, make use of it. One day you will desire the help and comfort of the Messiah to deliver you, but will not receive it,  who you are expecting as the Messiah will not come, because he is here with you already (They were still clinging to their false hope of what the Messiah should be). Where I am going you cannot come because I am the only way to the Father, and if you reject me, you reject the Father, and will never be in his presence. Let us not harden our hearts against what the Word of God says, nor reject the Holy Spirit's leading as he guides us and prepare our hearts for Jesus's Second Coming.

Have a wonderful day 🌹🌹

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