Seek God's praise
Today's word: John 12:37-43
37Even after Jesus had done all these miraculous signs in their presence, they still would not believe in him. 38This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet:
"Lord, who has believed our message
and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?"[a]
Whose praise do you seek? Do you care more about what the kids at school will say than about what God will say? Do you dare to be a friend to an "odd" person? To not laugh at dirty jokes? To pray before you eat? Make sure that the words of today's verse can never be said about you!
To memorize: John 12:43
they loved praise from men more than praise from God
37Even after Jesus had done all these miraculous signs in their presence, they still would not believe in him. 38This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet:
"Lord, who has believed our message
and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?"[a]
39For this reason they could not believe, because, as Isaiah says elsewhere:
40"He has blinded their eyes
and deadened their hearts,
so they can neither see with their eyes,
nor understand with their hearts,
nor turn—and I would heal them."[b] 41Isaiah said this because he saw Jesus' glory and spoke about him.
42Yet at the same time many even among the leaders believed in him. But because of the Pharisees they would not confess their faith for fear they would be put out of the synagogue; 43for they loved praise from men more than praise from God.
How about you?Whose praise do you seek? Do you care more about what the kids at school will say than about what God will say? Do you dare to be a friend to an "odd" person? To not laugh at dirty jokes? To pray before you eat? Make sure that the words of today's verse can never be said about you!
To memorize: John 12:43
they loved praise from men more than praise from God
