Max Lucado Devotional 22 July 2024 Message: When We Trust
READ TODAY’S DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR 19TH JULY 2024 BY MAX LUCADO
TODAY’S TOPIC: WHEN WE TRUST
Jesus once went to the house of a little girl who had just died. Mourners were gathered at the door. “Why are you crying?” he asked them (Mark 5:39 NCV). When we see death, we see reason to cry. When Jesus sees death, he sees deliverance. That was too much for the people to take. “They laughed at him” (v 40). You’re not going to believe what Jesus did next – he threw the mourners out!
You know, God is still busy casting out the critics and silencing the voices that could deter you. Some of his work you have seen, most of it you haven’t. Only when you get home, will you know how many times he has protected you from mocking voices of unbelief. He knows you and I are blind. I think that’s the reason he raised the girl from the dead. Not for her sake—she was better off in heaven. But for our sake—to teach us that heaven notices when we trust.
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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