In
Vain Do They Worship Me
The disciples had just witnessed
Jesus feed five thousand people with five loaves of bread and two fish. Yet, later
that evening, they were utterly astonished when they saw Jesus walking on the stormy
sea near their boat in the middle of the night – “for they had not gained any
insight from the incident of the loaves, but their heart was hardened. Sadly, Jesus
encountered hardness of heart so very often in His ministry. The people of His
hometown, and even His own family thought He was insane – or at best a charlatan.
The Pharisees thought that Jesus was a heretic and that He performed miracles
by a satanic power. However, many people did believe. And all who believed were
healed and delivered. Dear Father, do I sometimes have difficulty believing
because my heart is hardened? I pray that You will soften my heart so that I may
believe. I pray that I will trust
completely in You and in Your love; in Your Son and in His saving grace; and in
the validity and power of Your Word. I pray that I will not worship You in vain,
but in Spirit and in truth. May we, Your children, be filled with Your presence
and Your peace because we believe in You, in Your Word and in Your Son - our Messiah Jesus, our Lord and our King.
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