HEBREWS 10:23.

Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.

TO PONDER

I don't have much to say today, except for this...

Sometimes I think many Christians get caught up in wanting to have all the right 'theology' or all the 'correct' answers to people's questions about God and Christian faith and Jesus. Sometimes we are even tempted to say what we think people will want to hear or what we think they might find at least palatable about faith in Jesus.

Don't let the opinions or perspectives of others make you swerve in your assurance of who God is. Also, don't fear not having the 'right' answer. Simply look back at your life and see the times when you can recall and really noticed God's faithfulness to you. Share that story whenever you are asked.

Our assurance of the faith we profess should not rest on our 'right thinking or theologising'. It's should not be based on the opinions and perceptions of others, but rather be based on who we know God to be because of the ways we have seen his faithfulness at work in our lives and in the lives of others. Let your assurance be based on who God is, because your God is faithful.

PRAYER: Father God, thank you for all the times I have been blessed by your faithfulness to me. I am sorry when I have not returned that same faithfulness to you. Please help me to keep my mind and my eyes open to the ways you are at work in my life and help me to share boldly the stories of your faithfulness with others. Amen

Today's devotion written by Mathew von Stanke, LifeWay Newcastle