12/7/11 John 10:22-42
Scripture: John 10:27-30,37&38 My sheep listen to my voice; I know them and they follow me. I give them eternal life and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, no one can snatch them out of my father's hand. I and the Father are one. Do not believe me unless I do what my Father does. But if I do it, even through you do not believe me, believe the miracles, that you may know and understand that the Father is in me, and I in the Father.
Observation: This is Jesus speaking to the Jews. The Jews do not believe that Jesus is the savior that they know about, but Jesus tells them that his sheep (his believers) listen to his voice. He knows each and everyone of them and they (the followers) follow him. In return for following Jesus, he gives the sheep eternal life and they shall never perish. Nobody can snatch them out of his hand nor the Father's hands (God). Because God is greater then all and Jesus and God are one. Jesus asks the Jews to believe him. But they are questioning him big time, then Jesus asks them to believe in the miracles and that they know and understand that the Father and Jesus are one.
Application: I know what you are saying, why is this marked for December 7, when today is December 8th? There is good reasoning for it. Yesterday was the 70th anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Which we the United States was dragged into the second world war by the Japanese. I felt that it was my duty and obligation to go onto a silence in remembrance of that day. My grandmother, when I was little, would tell me stories of her youth and through these stories as I have remembered them through the years, I have realized that those young people back then (our grandparents) where apart of the greatest generation. Because after the bombing America knew of nothing but defeat, because of the surprise attack, yet they would not be held back from defending their freedom, which would be eventually passed down to us, read the history books (you will find more information). But anyway my grandmother who was born in September of 1925 was 16 years old when Pearl Harbor happened. The day afterward, she had quit High School (she was a Junior) and went to work for the war effort. Sadly, my grandmother never did graduate from high school. Think about it our grandparents and for some our great grandparents, when they were young as we are now were hero's. Just like what I believe we will be to our future grandchildren someday. But you have to think that back in those early days they were scared, just like we are today, but still we persevered just like they did. and we know that God will give us eternal life and we will never perish, because we can't be snatched out of his hands. Sometimes life is rough, but you also have to persevered and march through, because God will have something better: eternal life. Believe in the miracles that Jesus did and that God provides because the Father and the Son are one.
Prayer: Oh Mighty Father, Thank you for giving us the greatest generation, thank you for letting them persevere through there challenges so that the freedom that we Cherish today would remain. Thank you for all of the stories, that my grandmother gave me in her years of life because they have taught me that through the trails that I will face that I will overcome and I know that I will do that through your blood and salvation on the cross. We thank you for the might of our military (although many of the greatest generation, have gone to be with God) we know that they are in with you for eternal life, just like we will be someday. And we thank you for our strength and courage because its not by might but sheer will through you that we face our everyday fears. In your name, Amen.
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