Daily Manna 5 November
KEY VERSE: John 5:24 – “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.”
TEXT: John 5:17-24
17 But Jesus answered them, “My Father has been working until now, and I have been working.”
18 Therefore the Jews sought all the more to kill Him, because He not only broke the Sabbath, but also said that God was His Father, making Himself equal with God. 19 Then Jesus answered and said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself, but what He sees the Father do; for whatever He does, the Son also does in like manner. 20 For the Father loves the Son, and shows Him all things that He Himself does; and He will show Him greater works than these, that you may marvel. 21 For as the Father raises the dead and gives life to them, even so the Son gives life to whom He will. 22 For the Father judges no one, but has committed all judgment to the Son, 23 that all should honor the Son just as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.
24 “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life.
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At the time Apostle Paul visited Athens in his third missionary journey between AD 54 and 58, he met a city buried in idolatry and a deluge of the teachings of ancient philosophers like Epicurus and Zeno. Citizens of this Greek metropolis spent their days and nights pursuing superstitious doctrines and seeking “to tell, or to hear some new thing” (Acts 17:21). That “new thing” came when Paul preached what the Athenians had never heard: Jesus and His power to make the dead live again.
The world has not recorded a more novel phenomenon than the birth of Jesus, His death, resurrection, ascension and His expected return. His teachings have influenced and transformed the course of world events more than all the combined revolutions man has been through. No human being spoke more authoritatively and believably: “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.” The scientists and philosophers of old looked for the elixir of life that would either eliminate death or prolong life.
Others like the Epicureans and Stoics put forth unsustainable teachings about how to improve the human condition through learning. In modern times, materialism and carnal pleasures are being hoisted as the key needs of man. All these leave man with a deadly cocktail from which the wise should flee. Christians should be like Paul. We should not be intimidated by the teachings of the world. We should give the world the good news of the One who has the power to raise the dead back to life. He touched lives while here on earth and He still does the same for those who accept Him as Lord and Saviour. Jesus’ power reaches beyond today; it stretches into eternity.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Your joy now and hereafter is guaranteed when you have Jesus.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Jeremiah 43-45
Thank you for studying today’s Daily Manna – From Death To Life – by Pastor Enoch A.
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Daily Manna 5 November 2021
