Daily Devotional
“Live” Christmas Trees
“He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life. These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God.”
1 John 5:12-13
May 7, 2025
Ponder This
At Christmas time, a common place to buy a tree is a tree lot, and we call these “live” trees. But these trees have been cut; they’re not really live trees. They’ve been cut off from the source of life; they just look live. The reality will show up around New Year’s, no matter how much you decorate the tree.
Likewise, a lot of folks come to church and decorate themselves on Sunday morning, but they’re dead. Their minds, emotions, and will are operating and their bodies are operating, but they do not have the Spirit of God alive inside them. What do you have to do to be lost? Rob a bank? No. Commit murder? No. Commit perversion? No. You are lost by nature. It just simply means to be without God.
Salvation is not primarily getting Man into Heaven; it’s getting God into Man. God is still moving toward you, ready to give you new life and free you from the addictions, hurts, and pain sin has brought to deaden your life. He doesn’t just want you to look alive; He wants you to be alive in Him.
- How do you seek to live in a way that helps others see God desires a relationship with them?
- Who does not know Jesus that you need to move toward this week?
Practice This
Move toward someone who is not a Christian. Pray for, encourage, or share the Gospel with that person.
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