Devotion for Champions
5th January 2022
Do You Know The Jesus Of The Bible?
If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also; and from now on you know Him and have seen Him.” John 14:7
Someone once told me that just because you ask God for something, it does not mean that He will give it to you. Quoting 1 John 5:14–15, he said that we first have to ask according to His will before He hears and gives us what we ask of Him.
Of course, we do not ask for things that are against God’s will or Word. But what is normally implied in the earlier statement is that we don’t always know what God’s will for us is — “what will be, will be”. But didn’t Jesus say, “He who has seen Me has seen the Father”? (John 14:9) This means that if you want to know what the Father’s will, mind, heart or attitude toward you and your family is, just look at Jesus in the Gospel stories.
So if your child is sick, is it God’s will to heal him? Well, look at Jesus and see how He ministered to children who were sick — the Syro-Phoenician’s daughter who was demon-possessed (Mark 7:24–30), Jairus’ daughter who was dead (Mark 5:22–24, 35–43), and the widow of Nain’s only son who had died and was about to be buried. (Luke 7:12–15) Jesus cast out the demon. He raised the dead. He healed them all!
Beloved, don’t say, “We can never know God’s will. Sometimes He heals, sometimes He doesn’t. He may bless us, but He may also take away our blessings.” The Jesus of the Bible never made anyone sick. He never made anyone poor. He made the little become much with 12 baskets full of leftovers. (Matthew 14:20) He gave a net-breaking, boat-sinking load of fish to fishermen. (Luke 5:6–7)
My friend, the Jesus of the Bible loves to heal, deliver, prosper and save people. This Jesus is the same yesterday, today, and forever. (Hebrews 13:8) And He says to you today, “If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also; and from now on you know Him and have seen Him.” So you can know God’s will for you. You can see what He will do for you when you know the Jesus of the Bible and what He did.
Confession:
I know what the Father’s will, mind and heart toward me and my family are, as I look at Jesus in the Gospel stories.
The Power of the presence of our Father will cause a “net-breaking, boat-sinking load of fish to fishermen”. God’s will for our life is our place of Rest. Amen🙏
Amen.
Thank you Jesus because you know me and I know you.
Thank you Father for giving us Jesus, because you are a God who will open The Havens and pour us out a blessing that I will not have room to contain it.
You will sink boats with abundance of blessings, you are the God who feed the Thousands with two fish five loaves.
My trust is in you. I depend upon you Heavenly Father for everything.
Thank you pastor for this great devotions they are really mind powering life-changing prayers. I appreciate you greatly.