May 2, 2010

Relationship: April 27, 2010

April 27. TODAYS WORD FOR TUESDAY APRIL 27, 2010.

RELATIONSHIP

DEFINITION:

A connection or association by blood or marriage; an emotional connection between people.

SCRIPTURE:

But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in his name. John 1:12.

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:

Developing proper relationships in life is very important. We were all born into a home where our first important relationship was with our parents. The verse we have written above points out to us, just as we developed that first relationship with our parents, when we put our trust in Jesus that gave us the right to become a child of God.

At that point we began developing our relationship with God. The relationship with God is one that will last for an eternity and if it is ever broken it will be because of decisions we make and not of God’s.

Relationships we build with our parents, our siblings, our friends and our neighbors are often broken or tested because of situations that arise. Relationships are built on trust and the only relationship we can be certain of is the relationship we have with God through His Son and the Holy Spirit who dwells in us. God alone is trustworthy. He is faithful and true and keeps all of His promises.

We often have said in these devotionals and to those that we talk to that Christianity is not a religion. Christianity is a relationship --- a relationship that one builds from the time one decides that he or she is a sinner and then asks God for forgiveness. God began that relationship with us by sending His Son to this earth to die and pay the penalty for our sins, because He loved us and gave His Son to die for us.

In the verse we have written above from John 1:12 we are reminded that when we put our trust in Jesus we will become one of His children. Thus we begin to build our relationship with God as a child of God by praying daily to Him through Jesus our mediator that God gave us and the reading of the Bible, His Word. Daily communication builds our relationship with God

When we talk to some people about their relationship with God, the answers are varied and many. Some will say that they go to church, they live an honest life, they pray when they face a problem and ask God to help plus so much more. Others say they will act later, but later may never come. And some say that there is no way that God would send anyone to hell especially one that lives a good and so called honest life. People can believe what they choose, but the only relationship that gives us eternal life is our personal relationship that we have with Jesus.

We also want to remind you that there are other relationships in life that we all need to work on after we have begun our relationship with God. But these other relationships will fail if God is not put first in your life. There is a relationship needed to be developed in marriage. A marriage is a commitment, needs communication and demands that both husband and wife live a Christ-like life.

There is a relationship that needs to be developed with children, families and friends. But again these relationships will fail if we rely on our own strength. Our relationship with God is vital for all that we do in life as we prepare for an eternity with Him.

LEARNING:

Our memory verse for this week is found in Isaiah 53:6.

All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned, every one, to his own way; and the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.

PRAYER:

Give me the strength today to build a stronger relationship with You. Help me to be a guiding light to my spouse, my children, my family and my friends that they will see through me what a true relationship with You really means.

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