Max Lucado Devotional 17 July 2024 Message: Just Trust
READ TODAY’S DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR 17TH JULY 2024 BY MAX LUCADO
SCRIPTURE: TODAY’S TOPIC: JUST TRUST
Jesus and Jairus are interrupted by emissaries from his house. “Your daughter is dead,” they said.” “There is no need to bother the teacher anymore. But Jesus paid no attention to what they said…” (Mark5:35-36). I love that line! It describes the critical principle for seeing the unseen: Ignore what people say. Close your ears. And, if you must, walk away.
Ignore the ones who say it’s too late to begin again. Turn a deaf ear toward those who say you aren’t smart enough, fast enough, tall enough, or big enough. Faith sometimes begins by stuffing your ears with cotton. Jesus turns immediately to Jairus and pleads, “Don’t be afraid; just believe” (v 36). And Jesus compels Jairus to see the unseen. When Jesus says, “just believe” he is imploring, “Don’t be afraid; just trust.” Is he saying the same words to you?
ABOUT THE AUTHOR OF THIS DEVOTIONAL: Max Lucado is a pastor, speaker, and best-selling author who, in his own words, “writes books for people who don’t read books.” He serves the people of Oak Hills Church in San Antonio, Texas, and his message is for the hurting, the guilty, the lonely, and the discouraged: God loves you; let him.
As a writer, Max is known for combining poetic storytelling and homespun humor with the heart of a pastor. All of his trade books began as sermon series at Oak Hills Church, and his sermons all begin with Max asking himself this question: “What can I say on Sunday that will still matter on Monday?” He’s been dubbed “America’s Pastor” by Christianity Today, and “The Best Preacher in America” by Reader’s Digest.
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