Your Daily Devotional for November 21, 2006

 

November 21, 2006

 

 

Giving Thanks: That Christ Did Not Quit

by Dr. Paul Chappell

 

 

“Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.”

 

2 Timothy 2:3-4

 

John Wesley was a famous preacher in the 1800s. He faced many oppositions in his day, yet he never gave up.

This page from his diary shows just how persistent he was in preaching about Christ.

 

Sunday, A.M., May 5     Preached in St. Anne's. Was asked not to come back anymore.

Sunday, P.M., May 5     Preached in St. John's. Deacons said "Get out and stay out."

Sunday, A.M., May 12   Preached in St. Jude's. Can't go back there, either.

Sunday, A.M., May 19   Preached in St. Somebody Else's. Deacons called special meeting and said I couldn't return.

Sunday, P.M., May 19   Preached on street. Kicked off street.

Sunday, A.M., May 26   Preached in meadow. Chased out of meadow as bull was turned loose

during service.

Sunday, A.M., June 2     Preached out at the edge of town. Kicked off the highway.

Sunday, P.M., June 2     Afternoon, preached in a pasture. Ten thousand people came out to hear me.

John Wesley didn’t give up, and he didn’t regret it. Even though he faced rejection and opposition, John Wesley pressed on for Christ and ended up impacting thousands of people with the Gospel!

Sometimes God may ask us to do something that we don’t think we can do. We may not think we are capable of accomplishing His will for us, but we must not forget that we can do all things through Christ who strengthens us! Hebrews 4:15 says, “For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.” Christ was tempted and put to the test just as we are, yet without sin. God the Father asked Christ to go to earth and die for our sins, and He did. Because He had God’s power, He knew that He could accomplish the task.

Christ also chose to persevere when things got tough. He knew that He was going to be beaten and killed, yet He chose to go on for our sake. You might be thinking, “He’s God! He couldn’t turn back! He knew that He had to go on!” Yes, He was God, but remember that He was also one hundred percent man. He knew all that was to happen, but His flesh cried out for Him to refuse, to resist! But aren’t you thankful that He didn’t!

Take time today to thank Him for continuing up Calvary’s hill. Thank Him for continuing even when things were difficult. Do you realize that Christ took our place on the Cross? He took all of our sins upon Himself and paid for them with His blood. Thank Him today for paying the ultimate sacrifice for you.

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