Morning Devotion
January 29, 2025
Today's Bible Verse
John 7:37
In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. <br><br>
Today's Bible Study
In this verse, Jesus talks about His ability to satisfy the thirst of every person. He knows exactly what we need, and He created us with desires that will only ever be met in Him. When we come to Him, our thirst will be quenched.
What are you thirsty for? Love? Attention? Praise? A kind word? These are not wrong desires—we were made with them in our being. Each person has different wants and needs, and the Lord created us uniquely. Regardless of your particular desires, it's pretty safe to assume that you want something. We all do!
Where people (including me) often fall into trouble is by trying to get those normal human needs met in the wrong places. Social media obsessions, unhealthy relationships, and a preoccupation with our image, work, or status can result from our trying to meet our desires in the wrong places.
What are you thirsty for? Love? Attention? Praise? A kind word? These are not wrong desires—we were made with them in our being. Each person has different wants and needs, and the Lord created us uniquely. Regardless of your particular desires, it's pretty safe to assume that you want something. We all do!
Where people (including me) often fall into trouble is by trying to get those normal human needs met in the wrong places. Social media obsessions, unhealthy relationships, and a preoccupation with our image, work, or status can result from our trying to meet our desires in the wrong places.
The right place to go to meet our needs is the Lord. When we spend time with Him, we learn about His character as well as how He loves us. He loves us enough to speak to us personally through His Word. The Holy Spirit intercedes for us when we pray. Jesus, the Son of God, endured a horrific death—a crucifixion—so that we could have a relationship with Him. This is how much He cares for us.
When we fill ourselves up with scripture and truths from His Word, our eyes will be opened to how the Lord feels about us. He sees us as friends and His children, and He loves us more than we can ever know. Regardless of what circumstances we find ourselves in, when we go to the Lord, we will find our thirsts quenched in His presence.
When we fill ourselves up with scripture and truths from His Word, our eyes will be opened to how the Lord feels about us. He sees us as friends and His children, and He loves us more than we can ever know. Regardless of what circumstances we find ourselves in, when we go to the Lord, we will find our thirsts quenched in His presence.
Today's Prayer
Dear Lord, thank you so much for quenching my thirst. Help me to realize when I am trying to get my needs met in something or someone other than you. I want to run to you for living water, not get caught up in this world. I love you, Jesus. In your name, amen.
If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world.
-C.S. Lewis
God will not look you over for medals, degrees or diplomas but for scars.
-Elbert Hubbard
The Christian does not think God will love us because we are good, but that God will make us good because He loves us.
-C.S. Lewis
If you want to know what God thinks of money, just look at the people he gave it to.
-Dorothy Parker
Yesterday's Devotional
January 28, 2025
Yesterday's Bible Verse
Haggai 2:7
And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the Lord of hosts. <br><br>
Yesterday's Bible Study
In this verse from the prophet Haggai, we learn about the future for the Israelites. When Jesus, the Messiah, comes, the Lord will "shake all nations" and meet all of their desires, and glory will fill the earth. Jesus' arrival will be the biggest event in human history, leaving no heart or mind or nation unchanged.
The verse begins by saying that Jesus will shake all nations. This means His arrival will change the entire earth fundamentally. No nation will be the same after He has come! His arrival announces a new era that will be very different from the old one.
Jesus will fill the desires of the nations. In other words, He will be the one to meet the needs of all the people on Earth. No one but He is able to satisfy the people. Through Him, all the nations of the earth will be blessed. They will find themselves in Him.
The verse begins by saying that Jesus will shake all nations. This means His arrival will change the entire earth fundamentally. No nation will be the same after He has come! His arrival announces a new era that will be very different from the old one.
Jesus will fill the desires of the nations. In other words, He will be the one to meet the needs of all the people on Earth. No one but He is able to satisfy the people. Through Him, all the nations of the earth will be blessed. They will find themselves in Him.
Finally, Jesus will bring glory that will be even greater than that of Solomon's temple. The Lord wants to bring glory all over the earth, and this will happen when people begin to call upon the name of Jesus. This glory exceeds that of a building or a temple—it goes into the heart of every man and woman.
Today, we live on the other side of Jesus' coming. These promises about nations also apply to our own hearts. We are no longer bound by the law that we could never fulfill but live in grace. We have experienced how knowing Jesus shakes our lives. If you compare yourself before you knew Christ and after you got to know Him, you can see how much He has shaken you. He has also filled our desires. As we walk in a deeper and deeper relationship with Him, we realize that He satisfied every one of our needs.
Finally, we can see His glory in our lives and throughout lives. As we share His love with other people, we become partakers in His glory, exactly as the Lord intended for us from the moment we were created.
Today, we live on the other side of Jesus' coming. These promises about nations also apply to our own hearts. We are no longer bound by the law that we could never fulfill but live in grace. We have experienced how knowing Jesus shakes our lives. If you compare yourself before you knew Christ and after you got to know Him, you can see how much He has shaken you. He has also filled our desires. As we walk in a deeper and deeper relationship with Him, we realize that He satisfied every one of our needs.
Finally, we can see His glory in our lives and throughout lives. As we share His love with other people, we become partakers in His glory, exactly as the Lord intended for us from the moment we were created.
Yesterday's Prayer
Dear Lord, thank you so much for the goodness that you have shown me. Thank you for shaking my heart, fulfilling my desires, and showing me your glory. I want to bring glory and honor to you with my life. I praise you, Jesus. In your name, amen.