{"id":17628,"date":"2024-11-20T01:00:56","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T06:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.com\/blog\/?p=17628"},"modified":"2024-11-13T17:00:44","modified_gmt":"2024-11-13T22:00:44","slug":"bible-verse-of-the-day-11-20-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.com\/blog\/bible-verse-of-the-day-11-20-24\/","title":{"rendered":"Bible Verse of The Day – 11-20-24"},"content":{"rendered":"
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John 8:43-44 (LSB) 43 Why do you not understand what I am saying? It is because you cannot hear My word. 44 You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies<\/span>.<\/p>\n

As Jesus addressed the religious leaders, He spoke truth that infuriated them.<\/p>\n

The men in front of Him held themselves up as leaders; men who should be honored and looked up to by everyone.<\/p>\n

But their self-righteous opinions of themselves, and their visions of grandeur were shattered by the words of Jesus.<\/p>\n

He told them bluntly who they really were; children of the devil, the father of lies, and a murderer.<\/p>\n

Jesus saw past their religious garb and their pious words. He knew their hearts, and He knew their intentions.<\/p>\n

It was because of their nature that they could not hear what Jesus was saying.<\/p>\n

You see, the family we were born into does not matter. Our heritage does not make us righteous. It does not buy redemption or favor with God.<\/p>\n

So, these men who thought themselves to be heirs to the kingdom because of their self-proclaimed lineage to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob were sadly mistaken.<\/p>\n

God desires that we be meek, humble, and willing to receive instruction.<\/p>\n

There is a great lesson for us to learn from this, making sure that we do not base our relationship with our Father and Redeemer on our heritage.<\/p>\n

Nor should we base it on something from our formative years that we were too young to actively participate in, such as being baptized or \u201cChristened\u201d as a baby or toddler.<\/p>\n

Our faith is built on actions and decisions that we make ourselves, choices that we make to follow the One who gave His life for us.<\/p>\n

Anything less is simply religion based on rituals, traditions, or choices made for us by others when we were too young to know the difference.<\/p>\n

Let us make a conscious, deliberate choice to place our faith in Christ, embracing His death and the cleansing blood that He shed for us.<\/p>\n

And let us build and grow that faith in a way that we will know who we are in Christ without relying on something that was done for us in the distant past that we didn\u2019t actively participate in.<\/p>\n

Amen<\/p>\n

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie<\/p>\n

Seven Seas Ministries
\n49 N Lamplighters Walk
\nHampstead, NC 28443<\/p>\n

401-439-3780<\/p>\n

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