MY
DAILY COVENANT WITH GOD DEVOTIONAL
Devotion
for Wednesday January 25, 2017
Topic:
No Mighty Works There
Text:
Matthew 13:53 – 58
The people of Jesus’ hometown had
known Him since He was a child and were acquainted with his family. They saw
him grew up, go to places with His mother, Mary. They saw him with Joseph in
his carpentry workshop. They were too familiar with Him to have believed where
he got the powers He was displaying. They could not bring themselves to believe
in His message.
Jesus Christ came to them as a
prophet, who challenged them to respond to unpopular spiritual truth. Jesus was
almost thirty years old before He began His public teaching ministry, and He
was not trained as a rabbi. For the years before that, He had been at home,
learning carpentry from his father, Joseph. These made them wonder how He could
so much do the things He did without formal training.
They did not listen to the timeless
message He was preaching because they could not see beyond the man. Their
familiarity with Jesus blinded them to the spirit in Him. Jesus did few
miracles there “because of their unbelief.”
Unbelief blinds people to the truth
and robs them of hope of salvation and deliverance. Over familiarity is the
problem with so many Christians today. Because they can preach and teach the
word of God, they find it had to submit to other teachers of the gospel too. At
conferences and seminars, you will see them loitering about when the message is
going on just because they are preachers also. Most times we don’t belief what
other preachers can offer. Such spirit is pure manifestation of pride. This is
a way Satan robs us the blessings of God in the church activities and
programmes.
How does your faith measure up? Do
you believe God to do that thing bothering you? If you can’t see God’s work,
perhaps it is because of your unbelief. Today, believe, ask God for a mighty
work in your life, and expect Him to act. Look unto God with the eyes of faith
and you will certainly see Him working in your favour.
Food
for Thought:
Familiarity breeds contempt
Memory
verse: Matthew
13 verse 58 - And he did not do many mighty works there, because of their
unbelief.
Prayer: God, help me
not to be too familiar with you that I despise your words and lose my miracles
in Jesus name, Amen.
