Monday, April 12, 2010
John 5:39-47
You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about me, yet you refuse to come to me that you may have life. I do not receive glory from people. But I know that you do not have the love of God within you. I have come in my Father's name, and you do not receive me. If another comes in his own name, you will receive him. How can you believe, when you receive glory from one another and do not seek the glory that comes from the only God? Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father. There is one who accuses you: Moses, on whom you have set your hope. For if you believed Moses, you would believe me; for he wrote of me. But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe my words?” (ESV)
by Teri Morgan
It seems that the people in this story had such tunnel vision concerning the Law that they refused to see Jesus for who He truly was. They were blinded by the darkness in which they chose to remain. Rather than looking to Jesus—the very Word in the flesh—for their connection to God, they chose to look toward one another.
What a lesson for us today! How often do we let our circumstances steal our joy and peace? How often do we fail to rely on God for the power to overcome temptations? And how often do we think that we can handle a given situation without consulting God? He is our power, strength, and provider.
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Daily Bible Meditations are taken from The Helping Hand,a Sabbath School student quarterly for youth and adults. Copyright © 2010, Seventh Day Baptist Board of Christian Education, Inc.
Scripture quotations marked "ESV" are taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. Copyright ©2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Text provided by the Crossway Bibles Web Service.

