Weekly
Devotion (1/2015)
(By Pr. Tesfahun Hatia)
Experiencing God – yāda
God, who has called
you into fellowship with his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful(1 Cor 1:9).
God is the only source to the knowledge of Himself.
This knowledge is fetched through a relationship with Him. Stronger
relationship with God produces stronger knowledge of Him and a weaker relationship
produces a weaker understanding of Him. The closer we become, the better we
know God.
The Hebrew word "yāḏa" means
knowledge which is gained through a relationship. This kind of knowledge is
available among family members. Our "yāḏa" or knowledge of our family members
is better than our knowledge of other friends. Our "yāḏa" of
our family has been developed through relationship and sharing of life
together.
We are called into fellowship
of a divine family through Jesus Christ. This is an invitation to a better "yāḏa" of
God. This is an invitation to a better relationship or intimacy with God. This
is a invitation to a personal experience of God. A personal experience of God can
be enjoyed through devotion to God's Word, Spirit's leadership and prayer. We
can be certain of this because God is faithful. When fellowship with God is enjoyed,
then our relationship with believers will also be enjoyed.
Prayer: God, we thank you for inviting us into
fellowship with a divine family through your Son Jesus
Christ our Lord. Help us to come to this fellowship and enjoy a personal
experience of you in this year 2015.
__________________
Tesfahun is an educator, Pastor and
writer, husband and father of three kids. He was a chief editor of Light
of Life Newspaper/magazine. He contributes articles to different media and
posts a daily Amharic devotion on
facebook, Google+ and blog. He can be reached through (email: tesfahun.et@gmail.com and www.facebook.com/tesfahun.hatia ;
www.blogger/Tesfahun Hatia)
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