August 7: 2 Peter 1:16-19
Key Verse: 2 Peter 1:19
So we have the prophetic message more fully confirmed. You will do well to be attentive to this as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.
Devotion:
When you want someone to believe something, there is not a lot better than an eye witness to do the encouraging. This letter to Peter is written with that in mind, the disciples being eye witnesses to the moment when God allowed people to hear him declaring that Jesus was his son!
You may be asking yourself now, how can I be a witness like that because I was not around when Jesus was around... Well, you are around now and Jesus is around now too. He may not be walking amongst us in human form, but he certainly is with us every day.
The closer we get to Jesus, the more we get to know him, the better witness we become and the more people will start believing us when we talk about him. I know I am able to be confident in talking about Jesus now because I have had this personal relationship with him for quite some time.
Points to ponder:
How close are you to Jesus?
Have you tried talking to others about this Jesus you know?