There is salvation (forgiveness and deliverance from sins) found in no other name except for Jesus Christ. He is our righteousness (See Christ Our Righteousness). He is the only way to the Father.
John 14:6 "I am the Truth, the Way and the Life. No one can come to the Father except through Me."
How can we come to the Father? Only through the Son.
Acts 4:12 "For there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved."
When I came to the Lord Jesus Christ, it changed my life. Only He has the power and the ability to change our lives and to forgive us of our sins.
Luke 5:24 "But, so that you may know that the Son of Man [Divine name for Jesus Christ] has authority on earth to forgive sins"
Salvation is truly in no other, and when we come to Him we find forgiveness. We are also transformed by His wonder working power.
Luke 5:24-25 "He said to the paralytic-- "I say to you, get up, and pick up your stretcher and go home. Immediately he got up before them, and picked up what he had been lying on, and went home glorifying God."
Even if we aren't all healed in an instant (which still does happen today, just as it happened to the paralytic), we are healed spiritually, which is the greatest healing we can receive. Our hearts are mended by the Lord Jesus Christ. He's the healer of broken hearts (Luke 4:18). Sometimes our healings happen instantly, sometimes it takes time. But it is always the Lord who heals and continues to heal to this day. If we need physical healing, He is able to do that too! God is never limited!
So remember that salvation is found in no other name. For Jesus Christ is the One whom God has given to us. He is God's free gift of Eternal Life (Romans 6:23), He is God's choice, the One whom God has chosen to give us, as a sacrifice and ransom to pay our debt and to heal us of our wounds and pride. He is Jesus, and He is greater than Life! God Bless!
August 23, 2007
Salvation Found in No Other Name
Devotional Categories Jesus Christ, Salvation
What must I do to be Saved? (Acts 16:30)
Acts 16:31 "Believe on the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household"
What must we do to be saved (Acts 16:30)? We need only to believe! (Acts 16:31)
Acts 16:29-31 "And he called for lights and rushed in, and trembling with fear he fell down before Paul and Silas,
and after he brought them out, he said, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?"
They said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household."
Salvation for a Christian is found in none other than Jesus Christ. The Bible says that if we confess Him, if we believe on Him, we will be saved (See Romans 10:9-10, John 3:16).
So what needs to be done to be saved? Nothing on our part except for simple faith.
When Jesus died on the cross, He said "It is finished" (John 19:30). What is finished? The work of Salvation. The finished work on the cross. Is there anything more for us to do? No. There is nothing else we can add to His work. Jesus' death and resurrection was more than enough to pay our penalty. We need only to believe no this Truth.
How do we know we are going to heaven? Well, the Bible says that if you believe upon Him, you are saved. We are born again of the Spirit of God. We have new life in Christ Jesus.
But I don't feel any different? Well, as you walk with God, you will start to receive the work of the Holy Spirit in your life. This work of the Holy Spirit will begin to transform your life. Is it possible to quench this Spirit? Yes, it is (Eph. 4:30). If we live contrary to live and continue to live apart from Him, we will quench the Spirit. This is like dampening the Spirit. It will be in us, but we won't feel the effects in our lives any longer.
Is there any other way to heaven? No. The Bible says that Jesus Christ, the Living Son of God is the only way to heaven (Acts 4:12). We can not live forever in front of our Holy God with sin. There must be a solution. Jesus Christ is our solution. He is our sin payment for our sin debt. When we trust in Him, we are credited with His righteousness, and God declares us righteous, just as if we had never sinned (this is known as justification)!
Devotional Categories Belief, Faith, Jesus Christ, Salvation
August 22, 2007
Do I need to go to Church to be saved?
This is a question that many people ask. Do I need to go to Church in order to be saved?
Salvation for a Christian is found in none other than Jesus Christ. (See What must I do to be Saved?)
So what exactly is Church then, and how can it benefit me? Do I need to go? Well, the answer varies greatly from person to person. A Church is to be composed of the body of believers. Believers in Jesus Christ. The Bible says that the Church is His Body (Colossians 1:18, 24). We as the Church form the Body of Christ. We are the hands and the feet and the legs, etc. etc. Jesus is to minister through us to others. That means He still ministers to this day!
So which Church is best for you? Well, I believe that's a matter of preference. If you decide to join a church, look for one that ministers to you. Pray and ask the Holy Spirit to help you in your decision. This way you can be sure you are in the right place to receive your spiritual growth! God Bless!
Devotional Categories Church, Jesus Christ, Salvation
August 18, 2007
Who is Jesus Christ?
Jesus Christ is the holy Son of God. Jesus Christ came to the earth to die for the sins of mankind.
Mark 10:45 "For even the Son of Man [Jesus Christ] did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many."
We come to know Jesus Christ and the power of His death and resurrection when we accept Him into our hearts.
Ephesians 2:8 "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God"
Jesus Christ says in Revelation 3:20 "Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with Me."
When we accept Jesus Christ into our lives by faith, we receive the power of His forgivness and love. (See The Love of God in Jesus Christ).
Jesus Christ went to the cross and died for you and me. He is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world (John 1:29). Jesus Christ bore our sins upon the cross that we might receive His free gift of Eternal Life and forgiveness through His shed blood. When we receive Him by faith, we receive the free gift of the Father, Eternal Life in the only Begotten Son of God, Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 2:24 "And He [Jesus Christ] Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness; for by His wounds you were healed."
Romans 6:23 "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."
When we accept Jesus Christ, we accept His finished work on the cross. We enter into a right relationship with God. We are justified by faith in His blood (Rom. 3:25), His finished work on the cross. As we get to know Jesus Christ more and more in our daily lives, we shall experience and know His great love and mercy for us as His own.
1 Corinthians 6:20 "For you were bought with a price"
That price was the blood and the life of our Messiah, the Lord Jesus Christ who laid His life down that we might live eternally with Him.
John 10:15 "I lay down My life for the sheep".
Truly He is the Truth, the Way and the Life (John 14:6). He has laid down His life for us. He is the true and good Shepard. Please receive Jesus Christ into your heart and know of His forgivness and His cleansing power. He shall truly make you whole and heal the broken hearted. For He knows you, and He loves you. And He is calling out to you even to this day. So come to Him and know of His saving grace and His great wonder working power. For He loves you, and He is here to show you the way. God Bless!
Revelation 3:20 "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will dine with him, and he with me."
Devotional Categories Jesus Christ, Son of God, Truth, Word of God
August 12, 2007
Saved From All Sin
1 John 3:8 "The Son of God appeared for this purpose, to destroy the works of the devil."
Luke 10:18-19 "And Jesus said to them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. 19 Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you."
When we believe, we are delivered by the grace of God.
Acts 15:11 "But we believe that we are saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus"
The Son of God was made manifest in order to undo the works of the devil.
Genesis 3:14-15 "The LORD God said to the serpent,...He shall bruise you on the head"
The devil is a liar and the author of all sin.
John 8:44 "For he is a liar and the father of lies."
But through the Lord Jesus Christ, we come to know the Truth, and that blessed Truth sets us free.
John 8:32 "And you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free."
Through the Holy Spirit we come to know this Truth.
John 16:13 "But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own initiative, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come."
We must learn to rely upon this Spirit in us to reveal the truth to us, to make known to us the Blessed Scriptures.
Matthew 4:4 "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God"
The Holy Spirit speaks the Word of God into our hearts and lives.
Ezekiel 16:1 "Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying"
The Word ministers to our hearts and all areas of our lives.
Hebrews 4:12 "For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart."
The Word of God is able to penetrate our hearts and reveal to us our very thoughts.
Psalm 139:2 "You understand my thought from afar."
The Father is always with us.
Psalm 139:2 "You know when I sit down and when I rise up"
And the Son is able to save His to the uttmost.
Matthew 9:2 "Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralytic, "Take courage, son; your sins are forgiven."
Without sin, we have no need of our Saviour.
Luke 19:10 "For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost."
Genesis 3:22 "And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever.."
The state of sin is not one that man should live in.
Genesis 5:29 "This one will give us rest from our work and from the toil of our hands"
He gives to us rest from our sin and the works of our hands.
Matthew 11:28 "Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest"
There is blessed peace and rest found only in Him.
Hebrews 4:9 "So there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God."
An Eternal Sabbath and rest.
Brethern, let us praise God that we have been saved to the uttermost through the shed blood of our Lord.
Revelation 1:5 "To Him who loves us and released us from our sins by His blood."
Let us praise His name for what He has done. It is finished (John 19:30)! God Bless. Amen.
Devotional Categories Blessings, Deliverance, God, Jesus Christ, Rest, Salvation, Sin
Glorified in Him (Rom. 8:30)
Colossians 3:4 "When Christ, who is our life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with Him in glory."
God has done a marvellous thing for us brothers! Not only has He justified us in His Son, but He has also glorified us in the same way that He has justified us, through our Lord Jesus Christ.
John 17:22 "The glory which You have given Me I have given to them"
The very glory that the Son of God has, seated at the right hand of the power on high (Acts 5:31), so do we receive through Him as believers on His name!
Romans 8:30 "And these whom He justified, He also glorified."
John 13:32 "If God be glorified in him, God shall also glorify him in himself, and shall straightway glorify him."
God has greatly glorified the Son and highly exalted to His very right hand.
Ephesians 1:19-21 "And what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of the strength of His might, which He brought about in Christ, when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come."
He has also given to us this same position in Him.
Ephesians 2:4-6 "But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, and raised us up with Him, even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus"
Because of this, we have authority to use this great name, this name that is above all other names.
Philippians 2:10 "So that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth"
John 17:11 "Keep them in Your name, the name which You have given Me, that they may be one even as We are."
God has given us this powerful name to use, to sanctify us, to protect us. This is the name of Jesus Christ. The name of the only Begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.
John 1:14 "And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth." (See The Word Became Flesh)
This glorious Word was sent to heal us, and so does He still deliver us and save us today through the glorious Word who became flesh!
Psalm 107:20 "He sent His Word and healed them, And delivered them from their destructions."
He has always been here, even in the beginning.
John 1:1 "In the beginning was the Word"
And this glorious Word dwelt among us and healed us!
John 1:10 "He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him."
Unrecognizable to the natural eye, but manifest through the promptings of the Spirit of God.
John 1:34 "I did not recognize Him, but He who sent me to baptize in water said to me, 'He upon whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining upon Him, this is the One who baptizes in the Holy Spirit. I have seen this and have declared that this is the Son of God."
For the Spirit of God shall glorify the Son of God that we may see Him and know Him who was from the beginning.
John 15:26 "When the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, that is the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He will testify about Me"
This Spirit is the One who shall reveal the Son to us. Not with our natural eyes but in our very hearts.
Luke 18:38 "And he called out, saying, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!"
Ask Him for mercy, for He shall give it.
Mark 1:41 "Moved with compassion, Jesus stretched out His hand and touched him, and said to him, "I am willing; be cleansed."
When we come to know Jesus, we shall no longer ask if He is willing, for we shall know.
Mark 1:40 "And a leper came to Jesus, beseeching Him and falling on his knees before Him, and saying, "If You are willing, You can make me clean."
"I am willing", He says. Do you will to be made whole (John 5:6)? Then He is willing to make you whole!
He is willing to destroy the power of sin in your life. He is willing to heal your infirmities. Just believe.
Revelation 1:5 "To Him who loves us and released us from our sins by His blood"
He already loves you and has given Himself for you on the cross. There is nothing more to be done.
John 19:30 "It is finished"
To God be the glory, and we shall be glorified in Him by the love of the Father.
Colossians 3:4 "When Christ, who is our life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with Him in glory."
Let us thank God for the wonderful provision that He has made for us in His Son Jesus Christ. All sin destroyed, death conquered, worry & doubt done away with. This is the blessed and wonderful provision that we have been given through our Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ. May He be with you, and may His grace fill your soul. God Bless! Amen.
Galatians 6:18 "The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brethren. Amen"
Devotional Categories Glorified, Glory, Jesus Christ
August 10, 2007
Jesus Christ Lives In Us
The Lord Jesus Christ told His disciples before He departed,
Matthew 28:20 "And lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age."
We as believers in Him have the assurance that Jesus Christ is living in us even today.
Colossians 1:25-27 "Of this church I was made a minister according to the stewardship from God bestowed on me for your benefit, so that I might fully carry out the preaching of the word of God, that is, the mystery which has been hidden from the past ages and generations, but has now been manifested to His saints, To whom God willed to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory."
That Christ in us is our identity. It is our very hope of glory. We have been identified with Him and raised to new life in Him.
Romans 6:4 "That as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life."
Ephesians 2:6 "And raised us up with Him, and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus"
This Christ in us gives us the authority and power to preach His Word. This Living Word in us gives us the ability to heal the sick, to cast out the devil, to baptize with the Holy Spirit, to raise the dead, to set the captives free, etc. etc.
We now have the faith of Jesus Christ and we can do what He would have us to do. We can fulfill any calling on our lives and serve Him with the utmost.
John 14:12 "Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do, he will do also; and greater works than these he will do; because I go to the Father."
Mark 16:17 "These signs will accompany those who have believed: in My name they will cast out demons, they will speak with new tongues"
We now have the faith, the power and the ability to carry on the Ministry of our Lord. We are the Body, and He is the Head.
Not all are called to do miracles, but we are seeing a recent surge over the last 100 years or so. There has been great outpourings of the Holy Spirit and some powerful men of God and ministries that have moved in the last century or two.
As we get nearer and nearer to the end times and the return of Jesus Christ, I believe that there will be one great final push by our Father to usher in the return of our Lord. I believe there is a great chance for the salvation of many, for multitudes to come to Christ who had never known Him before. I believe there will be great outpourings and manifestations of God that haven't been seen since the day of Pentecost and the ministries of the Apostle Paul and the original Apostles.
It will be a great chance to see God move and perform many miraculous signs and wonders, and for many to come to know Him, and for those who have known Him to draw even closer.
But regardless of what the future holds, we know that Christ lives in us mightily, and where He is, there we shall be, ever present with our Lord (1 Thess. 4:17)! God Bless.
Devotional Categories Apostles, Faith, Jesus Christ, Ministry, Miracles
August 7, 2007
They Shall Know us by Our Fruit
Jesus said that the world would know us, not by our knowledge or worldly possessions, but by our fruit. This fruit is the manifestation of the Holy Spirit of Jesus Christ in us as believers in Him. Just as you can identify an apple tree by the apples it produces, or an orange tree by the oranges it produces, so should the world know we are Christians by Christ that is produced in us. These nine fruits of the Spirit are produced as we abide in Him. It is a natural process just as trees bear fruit naturally, and this is the way that the world should see us as Christians. This is how they see Christ. By the fruit that we produce. Notice the very first and most important fruit on the list. It's love. And not just ordinary love but the perfect love of God in Jesus Christ.
The fruit of the Holy Spirit consists of nine parts. These parts are (Galatians 5:22-23)
John 13:35 "By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another."
The term Christian means "Christ in them". And that's what the world should see, "Christ in them". It was originally meant to be a derogatory term, but it holds great truth. The world should see Jesus Christ. This is how the Son is made manifest unto the world. Remember, He is the Head and we are His body (Colossians 1:18). Let us hold fast to the Head (Colossians 2:19) that we may move in union with Him and one another. Then shall the world see the fruit and know Him, for He shall be living in us mightily! God Bless
Devotional Categories Christians, Fruit, Jesus Christ, Love, Spirit
August 6, 2007
More Blessed to Give than to Receive (Acts 20:35)
Jesus teaches us that it is much more blessed to give than to receive (Acts 20:35). Not only do we receive back when we give (Luke 6:38) but we are also blessed with the joy that is found in a life of giving.
When we give we never lose. We also receive back what we give, and at the same time we fulfill a Divine Law. A Divine Law of giving. This is the true nature of God, and anytime we follow in that true nature, in His very footsteps, we are blessed just as He is Blessed (See The Blessed God).
Also when we give we learn to love others and we come to know God more. Because God is love, when we love we shall become more like Him. We shall come to understand and to know Him. Because our minds and bodies are created after the image of God, even after the fall of man (see Genesis chapters 1-3), there still remains a part of us that has the ability to know God and to understand who He truly is. Because we are created in His image, I believe that we still have that little bit of connection, the connection that has been fully restored in Jesus Christ, giving us not only hope but a greater and greater understanding of God and His nature through His Son and through the Holy Spirit that He has given unto us as believers. God Bless!
Devotional Categories Blessings, Compassion, Giving, God, Jesus Christ, Love
August 2, 2007
Love, the Wind that Fills our Sails
Love will lift us higher. It will place us closer to Jesus. Closer to all that is Divine. Love is the fuel of life. It is the spark of all that is good. Love is God, and God is love. Love is of God, just as we are of God. Love is divine.
Jesus is Divine and He is love. As we love we are brought closer to Him. We see Him as He is. We know Him for who He is. Love is the flame that lights our fire. It's the light in a darkened world. It's warmth on a cold night. To know the love of Christ is to know God. To experience this love is a blessing. Pray for this love, for yourself and for all those around you. This is the love of Jesus Christ and it is wonderful. God bless. Amen.
Devotional Categories Jesus Christ, Love
August 1, 2007
Jesus, the Electricity of Our Lives!
Jesus is the electricity of our lives. He is the Divine spark that lights us up, causing us to be Divine Lights of God in a darkened world.
Matt. 5:14 "You are the light of the world".
God, through His Son and through the Holy Spirit gives us that Divine light so that we might shine forth as the lights that He has truly called us to be. Without that Divine light, we cannot shine, and no where near as bright. The more of the light of Jesus that we have, the brighter we shall shine into the world.
Have you ever been without electricity? It can be a difficult time. There is a lot missing when the lights go out. That's how God our Father is to us. He is that electricity that allows us to shine and to keep going, even in a world that truly has no light. Whenever we are cut off from this source, we may begin to become drained. But as soon as we "plug" back in, we are ready to go and filled again with that Holy Spirit and with the love that is Jesus Christ. Truly God is the electricity of our lives, and through Him and His Son we shall shine forth as lights in this darkened world.
Devotional Categories Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ, Light
July 31, 2007
A Love the World Has Never Seen (1 John 2:15)
There is a love that the world has never known, a love so perfect that the world has never seen nor known. This is the love of God in Jesus Christ. It is in the heart of every believer and Child of our Father. The world has no room for this kind of love, no place for a love of this kind. For this kind of love is gentle, it is kind. This kind of love thinks no evil of another. This kind of love does no wrong. The love of this kind is the perfect love of Christ in every born again believer, and as we walk with our Heavenly Father and wonderful Lord, we are perfected in this love and transformed into His spirit, His compassion, a compassion for all. This truly is a wonderful love that the world does not know, but we know Him. He truly is the one who is true love, the author of all, the and the sustainer. He is the bond and the substance that keeps us together, united as one. He is the Lord, and He is our God. God Bless.
1 John 3:2 "Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is."
Devotional Categories God, Jesus Christ, Love
The Lord Your Provider (Gen. 22:14)
Jehovah Jireh (or Yahweh Yireh in the Hebrew) means the Lord will see to it, or, the Lord our Provider. This is one of the Divine names of God given to us in the Old Testament and it is useful at showing us more about God and the Lord's character (who He is).
Jesus Christ and the Word of God, the Bible, give us a revelation or revealing as to Who God truly is. When God asked Abraham to make the sacrifice of Abraham's son Isaac (don't worry, he didn't have to do it), the Angel of the Lord appeared to Abraham and let him off the hook, because although a sacrifice was needed, Abraham knew that God was going to provide that sacrifice (Gen. 22:8).
Gen. 22:8 "Abraham said, "God will provide for Himself the lamb for the burnt offering, my son." So the two of them walked on together. "
This lamb that God provided was the burnt offering of His Son Jesus Christ on the very same mountain almost 1500 years later. Jesus is the Lamb of God, and God truly did provide for us a sacrifice, just as Abraham knew. Because of His death, He takes our place just as the lamb took Isaac's place at the time. He is our sacrificial Lamb. The righteous for the unrighteous. The godly for the ungodly. (1 Pet. 3:18)
How else is God our Provider? Well, He provides for us on a daily basis. Just as He fed the Children of Israel in the Wilderness for the forty years with the manna from Heaven, so does He feed us each and every day with our physical and spiritual food. Jesus is the manna from Heaven that God feeds us with each and every day, in addition to His Word and the food that is on our table each and every day. He is the bread that sustains us and keeps us alive, spiritually and mentally, and the natural food keeps us alive physically. It's great to serve such an awesome God! Jehovah Jireh, the Lord our Provider! God bless!
"But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus."– Phil. 4:19
Devotional Categories Jesus Christ, Lamb, Provider
He Sent Forth His Word & Healed Them! (Ps. 107:20)
Psalm 107:20 says that the Lord sent forth His Word (that is Jesus) and healed them. Jesus is the Word made flesh (John 1:14), He is the One whom God has sent forth to heal us of our sins and infirmities. Let's look at the rest of the verse, it says:
Psalm 107:20 JPS "He sent His word, and healed them, and delivered them from their graves."
Jesus, the Word of God made flesh, not only delivered us from our sins and healed us ("By His stripes we are healed" 1 Pet. 2:24), but He has delivered us also from the grave!
John 5:24 NASB "Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life."
Revelation 1:18 NASB "And the living One; and I was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of death and of Hades"
When we believe on the Son of Man, we pass from death to life. The judgement and condemnation that came upon the first Adam and spread to all mankind (Romans 5:14) is lifted and destroyed when we accept Jesus as our Lord and Saviour. Sin has no more power where Jesus reigns and rules in our lives, and He has the power to destroy sin and to conquer the grave for us.
Revelation 1:5 NASB "From Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and released us from our sins by His blood".
If you have believed upon the Son of Man, Jesus Christ, you can truly rest assured that you too will be saved from the grave, delivered of your sins and set on High by the hand of the Almighty! God Bless!
Devotional Categories Jesus Christ, Word of God
July 28, 2007
No Condemnation in Christ Jesus (Rom. 8:1)
The Bible says that there is no condemnation (or judgement) for us in Jesus Christ. You must remember that God looks down on us with understanding and love. He understands all of our faults, He knows what we have been through in life, and He never judges us! Jesus said that He judges no one, even though He has the right to judge (John 8:15-16)! You see, because He is without fault, that gives Him authority to judge, yet because of His love, Jesus does not judge nor condemn (it is our own sin that condemns us, we can not live forever with sin (Gen. 3:22), but praise God that He has made the sacrifice for us and we are now justified by faith! Gal. 2:16).
So when we walk in Christ, we have no more condemnation. That's because He is the perfect sin offering. I love how the Psalmist David said,
Psalm 103:14 "For He Himself knows our frame; He is mindful that we are but dust."
What is the Psalmist saying? He's saying that even when we forget, He remembers that we are only dust. He knows who we truly are. He knows and remembers that we were conceived in sin and birthed in iniquity (Psalm 51:5)! Sometimes we can forget this, but the Lord remembers. And in His undying love He has sent forth His Only Begotten Son, that no matter what we do and what we have done, He loves us and has made provision for us in His Son Jesus Christ, to Him be the glory!
So we can walk as victors in Jesus Christ. We can rise above sin, depression, condemnation, doubt and worry, because God had done it for us! He has made the perfect provision, and in Him there is no more condemnation for His sacrifice was perfect and His love is perfect for all who come to Him seeking His love and grace.
We need not worry or doubt but give thanks for all that the Father and the Son have truly done for us! God Bless!
Devotional Categories Bible, Condemnation, Forgiveness, Jesus Christ, Judgement, Love, Romans
July 26, 2007
Jesus, A friend to All (John 15:15)
The wonderful thing about Jesus is He is a friend to all. He will never turn anyone away, and He fully accepts all who come to Him. Jesus plays no favoritism, nor is He a respecter of persons. This is what perfect love is.
Perfect love never judges. Perfect love is kind to all. The perfect love that is Jesus Christ is a friend no matter what.
John 15:15 "No longer do I call you slaves, for the slave does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I have heard from My Father I have made known to you."
Even though Jesus is King of all Kings, He is still humble enough to wash our feet and to call us our friend! What a wonderful saviour we have! God bless.
Great Picture of Jesus made by Janet!
Devotional Categories Friend, Friendship, Jesus Christ, Love, Loyalty
July 25, 2007
The Word Became Flesh (John 1:14)
John 1:1-2 "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God."
Jesus is the Word of God made flesh. He is the exact representation of the Bible and He is everything the Bible speaks of.
John 5:39-40 "You search the Scriptures, because you think you will find eternal life in them. The Scriptures tell about me, but you refuse to come to me for eternal life."
This Word, this Eternal Word came down from the heavens, spoken by God Himself and dwelt among us. This Word which is Jesus performed miracles and healed the sick. He caused the lame to walk and the blind to see. Virtue and healing flowed from within Him, and all who came to Him were healed.
Psalm 107:20 "He sent His word and healed them, And delivered them from their destructions."
Jesus was the Word that God sent forth to heal the people. Jesus is our healer. He is everything the Old Testament spoke of. He is the fullness of the Godhead bodily (Col. 2:9). He represents everything that God is. He is the image of the Glory of God. The Shekinah glory that came down and rested on the Tabernacle in the wilderness. He is the grace and the love of God manifested. Everything that the Bible speaks of, everything that God is, we see and is manifested in Christ. When we look to Christ and the Cross we see the love of God, the forgiveness of God, the compassion and fellowship of God.
We see everything that God is in Jesus Christ. He is the new covenant that God has made with His people. He is the purpose of God from the beginning. Everything we need is in Jesus, and He is ever here to save us from our troubles. He is the Word made flesh that has dwelt among us! Amen.
Devotional Categories Jesus Christ, Word of God
July 24, 2007
We See Jesus
It doesn't yet appear what we shall be, but we know when we see Him, we shall be made like as to He is, having a glorious body like His, seeing Him face to face. What a day that shall be!
Have you ever wondered what that glorious day will be like? That day when we shall come face to face with the Son of God?
The Bible says that for now we see in part, but then we shall see completely, no longer looking through a glass darkly, but we shall see Jesus as He truly is. Although we have the Word of God to teach us about Him, we know of His death to perceive His love He has for us, we still will see even more on that glorious day. For we shall be face to face with the One that truly is our own, the One to whom we truly belong.
We have this hope knowing that one day we shall see Him, and we shall be like Him, and wherever He is, there we shall be with Him. Forever and ever, even unto the end of the age! God bless.
Devotional Categories Jesus Christ
In the Name of Jesus Christ
We as Christians have been given a very powerful name that when spoken by the Spirit of God carries a lot of authority with it, and when used correctly (by the authority of God), has the power to send even the biggest of demons running for their lives! How is there so much authority behind this name?
Well, Jesus Himself said that "if you ask anything in My name, it shall be done for you." (John 14:14). Why is this? Well, this is a name that has much authority. It is a name that is higher than the heavens themselves, and at this name all things must bow, wheter in heaven or in earth (Phil. 2:9). The reason this name has so much authority is because of the person it represents and the things that He has done. When you understand what this man has accomplished for us, and the power that we receive when we believe on Him, you will understand more the power and authority that comes through this name.
Do you remember the story of David and Goliath? Well, Goliath was the biggest man from the tribe of the Philistines, and nobody from the tribe of Israel wanted to fight him. Nobody except a humble little boy named David who would grow up latter to become a might king! So how did David defeat Goliath? Well, I'll give you a hint: It wasn't in his own power!
You see, David before he threw the stone that would defeat Goliath in a perfect shot to the head declared, "I come at you in the name of the Lord God of the Heavens!". Although Goliath easily could have defeated the shorter David, he was no match for the God of the Heavens! Goliath was struck down and defeated. Score one for David! So how did David do it? He used the name of the Lord his God, which meant calling upon Him rather than relying upon His own strength. You see, anytime we call upon His name, we have victory and we have power. This is because we are relying upon His strength, His power, His authority, His might, and not our own. The Apostle Paul even said that "when I am weak, then am I strong (2 Cor. 12:10)" for then the power of Christ rested upon Him. Paul had learned to call upon the name of the Lord his God and that precious name that is above all the heavens. For that is our true strength and victory! Amen.
Devotional Categories Jesus Christ, Power
July 23, 2007
Accepted in Christ
We are all accepted in Christ. Through Christ and His shed blood, we all have access unto the Father. When Jesus Christ died, the veil at the temple was torn in two. This veil had originally separated man from the Holy of Holies. This was the place were God resided. Only the High Priest could enter in to this place once a year, and that was only after a long ritual to prepare himself to enter into this Holy of Holies (shows the cleanliness required to enter the Presence of God.)
So when Jesus died on the cross and the veil was torn, man was no longer seperated from a Holy God. Through Jesus the veil is torn, the veil we previously could not enter, and we now have direct access to the Father through the Holy Spirit given unto us! Furthermore, we are accepted in Christ. We are part of the beloved and we are accepted into the great family of God, never to be outcast, but permanently accepted by the great atoning blood of our wonderful loving Saviour Jesus Christ.
Thank God we have such a loving wonderful Saviour and that He has loved us enough to make such a great provision for us that we can have a great wonderful relationship with Him and know of His everlasting love for us! Take Care! God Bless!
Devotional Categories Acceptance, Jesus Christ

