daily devotionals online logo Thursday, March 28, 2024 9:28 AM GMT+1
       Reset Password        Click here to sign up.
 
daily devotionals online
Home
       our daily bread
Our Daily Bread
       the good seed
The Good Seed
       the LORD is near
The LORD is near
       andrew wommack
Andrew Wommack
       billy graham
Billy Graham
 
christian topics
Christian
       general topics
General
       interesting topics
Interesting
 

Before the young man found faith in Jesus Christ, he had... - All The Good Seed Daily Devotionals for 2024

Before the young man found faith in Jesus Christ, he had... details logo    The Good Seed - Thursday, August 19, 2022
  by GBV Dillenburg GmbH
Details
Before the young man found faith in Jesus Christ, he had...

Jesus said to them, Have you never read the scriptures: "This was the Lord's doing"?
Matthew 21:42.

Before the young man found faith in Jesus Christ, he had never read the Bible or attended a church service. But God found him, and he started reading the Bible just at the time when he badly needed it.

The Bible course that he had started dealt with Matthew's gospel. But it proceeded so slowly that he read on well ahead. He had soon finished the four gospels in his pocket New Testament. Then someone drew his attention to the Old Testament. His reaction was: "What's the good of that? How can it help me?"

How? He was given three examples that Jesus Christ Himself had used:

In Luke 11:30 the Lord said: "Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites". The young man had read about Jonah in the belly of the great fish in Matthew 12:40. But only in the book of Jonah in the Old Testament could he discover how Jonah got there and who the Ninevites were.
In Luke 17:32 he had read the Lord's order "Remember Lot's wife." For him that was impossible, since he had never read the story of Lot in Genesis 19.
In Matthew 24:37 the Lord referred to "the days of Noah". The young man had heard of the ark and the flood. He did not know, however, that people were so wicked in Noah's time that God said: "I will destroy man from the face of the earth" (Genesis 6:7).
These three Old Testament reports showed the young man not only historical details but, above all, the effect of sin, how God regards sin and what God's will is regarding His people. That is why the Old Testament is an integral part of God's Word.

Today's reading: Job 30:1-31 · Acts 14:19-28





 

More From Our Daily Devotional Archives


ANY QUERY FROM SATAN?
Open Heavens
for Monday, December 2, 2013
by Pastor E.A Adeboye

ANY QUERY FROM SATAN?

A divine midwife must be in control of his or her choices and ensure that they are God-centred and not self-centred. They must be ready to take decisions even when it hurts them. They must also be prepared to respond to Satans...More
And the angel of the LORD appeared unto the woman, and...
The LORD is near
for Friday, December 6, 2013
by Jacob Redekop, Brian Reynolds, John van Dijk, Eugene P. Vedder Jr

And the angel of the LORD appeared unto the woman, and...

And the angel of the LORD appeared unto the woman, and said unto her, Behold now, thou art barren, and bearest not: but thou shalt conceive, and bear a son. Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing: For, lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; ...More
Grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
The LORD is near
for Tuesday, December 10, 2013
by Jacob Redekop, Brian Reynolds, John van Dijk, Eugene P. Vedder Jr

Grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.


Grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
(2 Peter 3:18)

God in His grace has centered every blessing for us in Christ. Without Christ, we have nothing, nothing but our sins; with Christ we have all things, and therefore want nothing in addition to Christ. As...More
SPIRITUAL WARFARE I
Open Heavens
for Friday, January 10, 2014
by Pastor E.A Adeboye

SPIRITUAL WARFARE I

When we are told to put on the whole armour of God, one thing becomes clear instantly. This is the fact that there is a God. We cannot be talking of the armour of God if there is no God. Anyone who thinks that there is no God is a fool (Psalm 14:1). You have to pray that God would reveal Himself to you. The...More



 



For enquiries, notifications and ad placement send mail to [email protected]
Copyright 2012 - 2024 All Rights Reserved.
Privacy Policy || Terms & Conditions