Devotion

Bible Reading:  John 12:23-36

Key Verse: Verse 25 - “ He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.”

Key Words: He that loveth his life shall lose it

Love seeks only one thing: the good of the one loved.

There is a great example of love for God illustrated through the Chinese pastor, Watchman Nee, who was threatened by his Communist captors in their attempt to get him to recant his faith in God.

“They warned that if he did not rescind his witness his arms would be cut off.  In the city square, before a sea of people, he was forced to kneel and place both arms on a block where they were chopped off at the elbow.  He staggered to his feet and lifted his bleeding stubs to heaven and prayed, ‘Thank you, Lord, that I can gladly give my hands in sacrifice to you.’  Had Watchman Nee loved his hands more than he loved Jesus, he would have saved his hands and lost his witness, his reputation as a faithful servant.”

There are many people today devoted to good causes but devotion to the cause of Christ is really Who we should be devoted to.

                                                                                    Dr. Mike Rouse                            

What to do: 

✞No one is asking that you lose your arms for Christ; God is simply asking that you use them for Christ.