July 8, 2025 – What Are You Talking About?

What Are You Talking About?

July 8, 2025

KEY FROM GOD’S WORD:

Proverbs 8:8-9
All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them. They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.

 

THOUGHTS ON GOD’S WORD:

 

     Have you ever tried to explain something technical to someone who has no idea what you were talking about? Perhaps you are one of those great computer experts who know all the different things about megabits, gigabits, terabits, mosquito bites, and all those different things. When you talk with someone who has trouble setting the alarm on their alarm clock, you might as well be talking about brain surgery. Why, because they have no current understanding of the clear knowledge you have. Could they understand what you were saying if they wanted to? Sure, by taking the time to read on computers and gaining knowledge on the topic. Then you can explain it to them, and they will understand. On the other hand, you could take the time to teach them about the topic by breaking it down into simple words so they might understand it.

 

     We can often find ourselves in a very similar situation when we, as Christians, go out into the world to tell a person about Jesus Christ. Everything we tell them is foreign to the understanding of someone who has never met Him. So, how do we share the Gospel? In the same way, you would explain Salvation to a child. One bit of understanding at a time. Always pray that the Holy Spirit will bring to their understanding the truths of the Gospel you are presenting.

 

CARRYING THAT THOUGHT THROUGH THE DAY:

 

     It might be the person you have been trying to witness to for so long, the one who keeps shutting you down, who really does not understand. Pride may keep them from asking you, “What do you mean when you say that?” So, instead, they just brush you off. Pray for them to receive understanding. Also, pray that God will give you clarity of speech to share the message in a way they might understand. It is a simple message if we just tell it that way.

 

What words do you use when trying to share Christ with a lost friend?

 

IF YOU ARE JOURNALING:

Ask yourself, what are MY THOUGHTS concerning this Passage and today’s Devotion?

 

Do I find within this reading a CHALLENGE for my life?

 

What are one or two things I WILL DO today or this week to accept that CHALLENGE?

 

  

GOD TALKING TO ME:  July 8, 2025

THROUGH THE BIBLE ACCELERATED READING
^{(OT-1, NT & PS-2, Prov-Monthly)}
2 Chronicles 22, 23 / Psalm 8
Proverbs 8 / Matthew 11

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
Ezra 1-3 / Acts 10:23-48