Someone's Watching You

Someone's Watching You

Scripture Reading:  Psalm 139

Focus Verse: Psalm 139:1  "O Lord You have examined my heart and know everything about me."

Recently governments around the world have been accused of keeping too much personal information on computers about its citizens.  People are saying this is an invasion of privacy.  We should not forget that God is keeping detailed information on each one of us.  He is keeping much more information about us than any government could keep.  God knows more about you than you know about yourself.

Hebrews 4:13 says,  "Nothing in all creation is hidden from God's sight .  Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account."  It amazes me that God knows all my shortcoming, my weaknesses, my sins, and all the things I thought were hidden from everyone, yet He loves me.  God desires to forgive me and help me overcome them in order to live a life more like His Son, Jesus.

Those of us who have repented and follow Christ have reason to rejoice.  Jesus has removed all these things from us just as if we never did them.  2 Corinthians 5:19 says, "For God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, no longer counting people's sins against them."  This is the wonderful message He has given us to tell others.  We have hope today because the One that is watching us is also the One forgiving us, as we place our trust in Him.

Bobby Johnson
Interlocking Ministries

How Will They Know We Are Christians?

How Will They Know We Are Christians?

Scripture Reading: John 13

Focus Verse: John 13:34   "So now I am giving you a new commandment.  Love each other.  Just as I have loved you, you should love each other.

(I am back to teaching the Christian Community devotions and we are on lesson 8)

We must ask ourselves how will the world know that we are Christians?  We could tell them with our mouth.  But if we say that we are Christians, our actions better be ready to backup what we say.

There are many Christians in the world today that are not obeying what Jesus said in John 13:34.  Jesus lived out what He preached.  In our scripture reading we see how Jesus served His disciples even though he was their teacher and leader.  This was a great example of how we should not strive to be served, but to seek out how we can serve one another in the body of Christ.  The community will see how the people of the church can love one another, take care of one another and serve one another.  Then they will know we are Christians.

Who is your fellow Christian that needs to be served today? What will you do to show love to them?

Bobby Johnson
Interlocking Ministries
www.interlockingministries.org