YOU WILL DESERT ME

YOU WILL DESERT ME       Tuesday July 21, 2015

Text: John 16:28 – 33        Memory verse: v 32

Christ plainly spoke about His entire mission - He was incarnated (came from the Father), He was made a human being in order to secure the salvation of human beings (into the world), and He would be resurrected from death and ascend back to the glory from where He came (return to the Father). The disciples understood Him easily (v 29, 30).

Notwithstanding the faith of His disciples in Him which they had expressed, He pointed out that they would soon desert Him and return to their homes, and so far as human friends were concerned, He would be left alone. This is an allusion to Zachariah 13:7.

There are ways we desert God especially when we are facing challenges and adversities. Many of us abandon the faith. However, it is expected that we should endure to the end for therein lies our salvation (Matthew 24:13). Do you easily abandon the faith when challenged?

Action: Write down some of the ways that people desert the faith. Use them to guide yourself against abandoning the faith.

Prayer: Lord God, strengthen my faith in you so that I can stand firm in the face of challenges and adversities in Jesus name.