Daily Devotions
Jesus started preaching very openly after John went to prison; I wonder how much that frustrated King Herod? If he thought to put an end to the Gospel message, it didn’t happen. Jesus carried on where John left off, and even more; and He identified twelve disciples to help Him in the work.
And it didn’t stop there, of course. The twelve disciples handed off the message to others, who passed it to others, and finally it came to us, today. What is this message, that’s so important God would go to all that trouble to keep it going?
It’s the message of Jesus, God Himself who became a human being. It’s the message of how God came down from heaven to rescue human beings from the power of sin, death, and the devil. How did He do it? Not by force. He did it by laying down His own innocent life on the cross in our place, and giving us His own goodness, innocence, and holiness in return. He did it by rising from the dead, never to die again—and now He shares that victory over death with us as well.
Because Jesus rose, we too will rise. That’s a message worth passing on!
WE PRAY: Lord Jesus, help me to pass on Your message to others. Amen.
This Daily Devotion was written by Dr. Kari Vo.
Reflection Questions:
1. What are important messages besides the Gospel that people have entrusted you with?
2. How did you pass them along?
3. How do you know that the Gospel message is true and worth believing?