From: Pastor Sandy Downs
[pastor@movpdoc.org]
Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 4:31
AM
To: Mid Ohio Valley Parish
Subject: Saturday May 10
Devotion from Pastor Sandy
Saturday, May 10, 2008
SCRIPTURE OF THE
DAY: Matthew
22:23-33
PSALM OF THE
WEEK: Psalm
24
HYMN OF THE
DAY: CH#228
“The Day of Resurrection” http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/d/a/dayofres.htm
VERSE OF THE
DAY: Jesus
answered them, “You are wrong, because you know neither the scriptures nor the
power of God.” Matthew 22:29
There have been a few times when I
have been tempted to quote today’s verse to some people arguing theology with
me. People who don’t truly understand the Bible tend to underestimate the
awesome power of the Living God, and those who don’t have a close personal
relationship with the Savior tend to misunderstand and/or misuse scripture. We
need to know both the scriptures and the power of God. You can’t know the
power of God, if you don’t know God’s word. You can’t truly know and
understands God’s words to us if you don’t know the Living Word of God (see John
1:1,14 for the meaning of that title). You have to know both. Part
of the reason we do these little devotions is to help draw us all closer to God
and God’s word.
PRAYER: May the Sprit
of the Living Word dwelling in me bring me ever closer to the words of the
magnificent, awesome Living God that I may truly understand and live out all the
scriptures call me to be. Amen.
See you in Church
Sunday,
Pastor
Sandy
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