A man once rejected a booklet containing... - All The Good Seed Daily Devotionals for 2025

Then they went out to see what had happened, and came to Jesus, and found the man from whom the demons had departed, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind. And they were afraid.
Luke 8:35

A man once rejected a booklet containing the Gospel of Luke, saying, “I have looked into this book before. Every time I read it, my heart becomes uneasy and I get scared.”

How come? After all, Luke repeatedly tells us in his Gospel how lovingly and compassionately Jesus Christ met and helped people – and they became free from bondage and sin through it. However, the Bible also exposes and confronts people with the truth of God – this is especially uncomfortable for those who don’t want to let the truth get to them.

The following story shows how to approach the Word of God differently. A man began reading the Bible with his wife. After a few days, he stopped reading aloud and said, “If this book is right, we are on a completely wrong track!” Nevertheless, they continued reading. After some time he said to his wife, “If this book is true, we are lost!”

God’s Word had touched their innermost being. It had awakened their consciences and pointed them to the Saviour. And now this couple wanted to get to the bottom of things and know the truth. As they read on, they not only realised more and more clearly what was separating them from God and causing them to be lost, they also realised that they were guilty in God’s eyes and needed forgiveness for their sins. They discovered that Jesus Christ and His substitutionary suffering and death on the cross had also happened for them personally. To Him they confessed their sins, seeking forgiveness. And then one day the man said to his wife: “If this book is from God – and it must be from God – then we are saved!”

Today’s reading: Genesis 29:15-35 · Psalms 16:1-11