22 AUG 22 Monday SOAPS DEVO

 22 AUG 22 Monday SOAPS DEVO

(Scripture, Observation, Apply, Pray, Share)

Reading Plan: Psalm 1, 2, 3; Job 4; Acts 9:19b-31; John 6:52-59

S- I am the true bread that came down from heaven.  Anyone who eats this bread will not die as your ancestors did (even though they ate the mana) but will live forever. John 6:58

O- When Jesus spoke to crowds, he used a filter to separate the sheep from the goats.  All heard the message, but only those that belong to him will receive it and follow him.  This is key information for us in what he is modeling.  We are to seek lost sheep, not goats.  Share the gospel and let it filter for the ones we are looking for.  Remember goats do not become sheep.

A- I will seek the Lord every morning and seek after the lost sheep of his flock.  I will faithfully share the gospel knowing that there are always “some” to be found.  

P- Lord, you have given us a task like Isaiah and Ezekiel in that people will not receive the gospel in droves.  We know that you have chosen some out of the world by grace to be your children and we rejoice in that.  Help us to faithfully share with everyone and not get discouraged when we find goats.  Give us joy and a healthy fear in you.  Amen.

S- R, FB