May 28
John proclaimed the coming of the Messiah, and called the people to repentance. As a symbol of cleansing from sin, he baptized them in the waters of the Jordan. Thus by a significant object lesson he declared that those who claimed to be the chosen people of God were defiled by sin, and that without purification of heart and life they could have no part in the Messiah's kingdom.
Princes and rabbis, soldiers, publicans, and peasants came to hear the prophet. For a time the solemn warning from God alarmed them. Many were brought to repentance, and received baptism. Persons of all ranks submitted to the requirement of the Baptist, in order to participate in the kingdom he announced.
Desire of Ages, page 105 from the chapter, 'The voice in the wilderness'
People haven’t changed much over the years. Unless evolutionary theory has gone rampant people still have legs in the same places, arms at the same location and a conscience.
That means that your next door neighbour might be open to a warning offered in love. After all, people still want something better, and we do live in a world which is a little less than perfect. How about offering your neighbour a glimpse of something better?
You know the tactics. Pray and ask for the Holy Spirit to enter your life and then think through what God wants you to say. Then talk.
I made the choice of song today, and looked for a George Jones song again. I liked what I heard yesterday. The song I chose was, ‘The Unclouded day’ Please click on the picture to listen to the song.
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Housekeeping details for you
The point of this short blog will become clear if you decide to use this reading in the way we intend it. Netherfield Seventh-day Adventist Church believes in healthy churches. You can see what that means if you head to the relevant Healthy Churches page of the website. We also want other churches to be healthy. That means you can join in our campaign to create healthy churches, with healthy people serving the people in those churches.
A healthy church is one where Jesus comes first. A healthy church is one where the people work together to put Jesus first. One thing we are doing is to join people together to spread that news. I would like you to look at our prayer partners page. This will explain how we want you to use this short devotional. Very basically we want you to find a like-minded Christian friend who you will join with to : choose to pray together every day, decide together on a way to serve other people together, to help them grow as Christians - and to invite the Holy Spirit into your life every day. This blog that you will receive every day simply gives a common spiritual purpose. If you are a newcomer and want to join the blog with this object in mind click here
