Devotion
for Thursday August 15, 2019
Topic:
Divine Inspiration
Text:
Matthew 16:13 – 20
If we must make wise decisions that
will please God and affect humanity, we have to rely on divine inspiration.
Solomon showed such inspiration in the historic judgement between the two
harlots claiming a child (1 Kings 3:16ff).
It takes walking with God to have
divine inspiration. If you are living in sin and disobeying God and His word,
you cannot be inspired divinely. Sin drives the spirit of God from us and
denies us blessings of His fellowship.
Peter is impetuous and impulsive in
character. He is always at the forefront when questions are asked or actions
needed which shows his faith. Jesus had asked the disciples a question to know
what they think of Him (Matthew 16:15). Peter’s reply, expressed his faith. His
confession was an inspiration from God because by then, Jesus had not been
transfigured where the voice confirmed that He is the Son of God (Matthew 17:1
– 6).
The confession of Peter is the
Christian confession and the foundation of the church, into which all saints
are built as living stones of the temple (Matthew 16:17 – 19).
Have you sincerely made this
confession that Jesus is the Son of God? It is the confession upon which our
baptismal creed was made. If we are to rightly apprehend divine truth and
absolutely regard it, we should allow God to give us inspiration.
We can get inspiration as we study
the scriptures, and from direct teaching of God on our minds. How often do you
draw inspiration from God by studying your bible? See Joshua 1:8
Food
for Thought:
“There never was a great soul that did not have some divine inspiration” –
Marcus Tullius Cicero.
Memory
verse:
Matthew 16:16
Prayer: God, grant me the
understanding always as I study your word and inspire me to live out all I read
in Jesus name. 
