'devotion' Tagged Posts (Page 4)
Moment to Moment – Devotional
2 Cor. 6:2 “Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.” To everyone that wants to learn the art of living moment to moment, I want to say: the way to learn it is to exercise yourself in living in the present moment. Every time your attention is free to occupy yourself with the thought of Jesus, whether it is with time to think and pray, or just for a few minutes, let your first…
Established – Devotional
2 Corinthians 1:21 “He which stablisheth us with you in Christ . . . is God.” Psalm 138:8 “The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O Lord, endureth forever: forsake not the works of thine own hands.” Phil. 1:6 “Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:” 1 Cor. 1:9 “God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the…
Righteousness – Devotional
1 Corinthians 1:30 “Of God are ye in Christ Jesus who was made unto us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption.” The first of the great blessings that Jesus our wisdom reveals to us in Himself is righteousness. It is not hard to see why this has to be the first. There can be no real prosperity or progress in a nation, a home, or a soul unless there is peace. Sin had disturbed our all our…
Abide – Devotional
1 Cor. 1:30 “Of God are ye in Christ Jesus, who was made unto us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption.” John 15:1 “My Father is the husbandman.” “You are in Christ Jesus.” If you are to abide in Christ Jesus, you must be clear about being in Christ. There has to be a daily renewal through faith “I am in Christ Jesus.” There was an additional thought here that Paul wanted us to see: “Of God…
Faith -Devotional
Colossians 2:6-7 “As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him: rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith . . . abounding therein.” Paul teaches us a great lesson here; it is not just by faith that we first came to Jesus and are united to Him, but it is by faith that we are to be rooted and established in our union with Jesus. Faith is as essential for the…