October 10 -- John 11: 23-29 "Jesus said to her, 'Your brother will rise again.' Martha said to him, 'I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day.' Jesus said to her, 'I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and beleives in me shall never die. Do you believe this? She said to him, 'Yes, Lord; I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who is coming into the world.' When she had said this, she went and called her sister Mary, saying in private, 'The teacher is here and is calling for you.' And when she heard it, she rose quickly and went to him."
Prayer focus for today: Wow! Do you see yourself in Martha today? I believe if we are each honest with ourselves, we think and act just like Martha more often than we like to admit. She knows what she knows, but she clearly doesn't grasp all there is to understand about Jesus as the Son of God. She believes in the level that she is able and thinks that's all there is. Scripture is clear that we humans can never clearly understand all there is to know about the One True God, but let's pray we would all be willing to keep learning and yearning for more.
Pray today for deeper understanding of who God really is and who Jesus is, as our only source of eternal hope. Pray for humility to admit the areas where your understanding has been limited and needs to grow. Pray for Christ alone to speak truth to you through prayers and Scriptures to continue, daily, to open your heart and mind to more of Him that you may learn and help others learn. As Martha said to her sister Mary, 'The Teacher is here and is calling for you.'
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