Devotion for 4/7/21 6 Minutes

Wednesday Devotion Job 14:14

Good evening everyone watching by video this evening,,, it's time for our weekly devotion.

I'm praying that all of you are having a wonderful week so far.

As I've said the last several weeks,,, we need to continue to remember those that are dealing with this virus.

Those that are sick,,, since there are many others dealing with this sickness as it continues to grow and,,, those that have lost loved ones,,, we need to continue to remember them as well.

Remember the medical teams that are dealing with this and any others that must work and take a chance of contacting this virus.

Also,,, continue to remember those on our prayer list,,, and our country and it’s leaders.

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Our devotion this evening comes from,,, "David Jeremiah Morning and Evening Devotions".

Our scripture will be Job 14:14 and I'll be reading from the King James Version Bible.

Job 14:14 (KJV 1900)

14 If a man die, shall he live again? All the days of my appointed time will I wait, Till my change come.

God bless the reading and the hearing of your word this evening.

Let us pray:

Dear Lord,,, as we begin this evening,,, with all that are listening and watching by video,,, we ask that you open our ears to hear and our hearts and minds to receive the message that you have for us today,,, In Jesus' name I pray,,, Amen.

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If you remember this story from the book of Job,,, in this part of scripture,,, Job is talking to his three friends that came to comfort him after he had lost everything.

At the beginning of this book,,, satan had convinced God to allow him to afflict Job with many terrible events that he thought would cause Job to denounce God,,, but we know from reading this book that Job was true,,, just as God knew that he would be.

If you aren't familiar with this story,,, please go back and read the complete story,,, it will help you so much as far as understanding some of the things that we go through today.

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David Jeremiah had titled this devotion,,,, "I JUST KNOW".

He begins the devotion by talking about Socrates and death.

He said that,,, four hundred years before Christ’s birth,,, the Greek philosopher Socrates,,, lay dying from poison.

He was considered the wisest teacher in the world,,, but when his friends asked,,, “Shall we live again?” he could only answer,,, “I hope so,,, but no man can know.”

Then he made reference to this scripture that I read at the beginning,,, Job 14:14,,, where he says that another man asked the same question: “If a man dies, shall he live again?”

It’s an age-old question.

It haunts many people and tests every religious persuasion—the most crucial question of the ages.

In Hebrews 2:15,,, it says: 15 And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.

From this,,, we can see that some men live all their lives in bondage to the fear of death.

Many are afraid that death will catch up with them.

Without some assurance of life after death,,, death becomes a terrifying proposition.

But that is exactly why we can celebrate Easter: and,,, the resurrection of Jesus Christ answers that age-old question once and for all.

The resurrection takes Christianity out of the realm of philosophy,,, and turns it into a fact of history.

It proves that there is life beyond this life.

John 11:25–26 (HCSB) — 25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in Me, even if he dies, will live. 26 Everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die—ever. Do you believe this?”

Once we understand the reason that Jesus came to earth and died for our sins,,, death is no longer something to be feared.

It should be something that we look forward to since all of our troubles will be over.

It also gives us hope that we will see our loved ones again when we get to heaven as well.

That's what makes Easter so special,,, knowing that Jesus has made it possible for us to spend eternity with Him forever,,, without worry,,, ever again!

Jeremiah, David . David Jeremiah Morning and Evening Devotions (p. 200). Thomas Nelson. Kindle Edition.