- Comment which country you are from (state if in USA) to really prove today’s message. — Herod said, “John I beheaded, but who is this about whom I hear such things?” And he sought to see him. Luke 9:9 – You can never know just how far your message will go when you share it or who all will be listening when you do. A simple posting of a verse can be seen on the other side of the world and a conversation at work can be heard all the way into the back room. When you share the message of God’s love the reach can even get to those you never thought it would reach like in our passage today where the high up government officials began to hear and be interested in Jesus. So begin sharing the message in your unique way. One way for me is these Daily DEVOs, what’s a way for you to share God’s message today to begin the process of the message reaching even more people? I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 614
- Now it happened that as he was praying alone, the disciples were with him. And he asked them, “Who do the crowds say that I am?” Luke 9:18 – On my first read of this verse, I was confused how Jesus was praying “alone” and the disciples were with Him. It didn’t make sense to me how someone could be alone yet with people. After some study, the word alone here means apart from the multitude of people. What this passage reminds us though is of something uniquely special to the Christian life. “Alone” changes for every believer once they accept Christ. Someone who is a believer is never truly alone anymore in the ways they were before following Jesus. For now they have the Holy Spirit of God within them and with them forever wherever they may go. They can never find themselves somewhere apart from the presence of their God. Also for those that follow Jesus they have the body of Christ, His church, always available to them. Maybe the church isn’t always physically present with us, but we have access to brothers and sisters in Christ, access to a family, anytime we choose. Of course we can choose to not lean in and not be close to our church family, but we can’t do anything about the truth that God has created that family and made it always available to us. What I hope then is seen from today’s devotion is how “alone” is so different for a believer than a non-believer in Jesus. We have the Spirit of God with us. We have the prayers and love of our brothers and sisters with us always. We may be physically by ourselves, but we are never truly alone as a follower of Jesus. Know then today if you are feeling that loneliness today, I am praying for you. You are not alone. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 2326
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