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Daily Devotion – Following
Jesus Through Every Chapter
Date: Saturday,
June 11, 2016
Chapters: Psalms
23-29
Message: That
Is What Jesus Is For
Hello
My Friend,
As I was reading the chapters this morning
tears formed in my eyes, I was thinking of how
merciful God is as
I was trying to read His Word in a rush, and how
much He really loves and takes care of us, even when
we are distracted by life.
You know, life can take such a toll on us that we can lose sight of
God, even when He is prominent in our lives. It
is the times that we cannot see Him that we bad
decisions, lat
lead to sinful behavior. That is what Jesus is for, we
do not have to worry
about messing up when we cannot see Him because He will carry us
through. “The
LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am
helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I
praise him.”
- Psalm 28:7.
If you ever watched a TV drama you will
often see people trying to come to grips with tragedies, especially
when a person is dying, sometimes they will even go as far as creating an out of body experience with people to
see what they would be missing if they died.
I bring this up because the question always comes up about life after
death, this means that the majority of people in
the world are
not sold on this whole, you live and die garbage, and have
no idea what will happen to them when they die. Of
course, the
truth is, there is only one way to heaven, and that
is Jesus Christ, and only God holds the throne.
Believe it or not, that is your choice, but all who find Christ will
find life after death. Even
the Psalmist knew that before Jesus even came to earth. “Yea,
though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear
no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies:
thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Surely goodness
and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell
in the house of the LORD for ever.”
- Psalms 23:4-6.
“and
I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.”
Do you know how amazing that
is?
When we receive Christ, we dwell in the House of God forever. Right
now, He dwells in us through the Holy Spirit, but when our time here
is done and we see Jesus face to face, we will be
in His own house forever. And
that is what Jesus is for. “We
are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body,
and to be present with the Lord.”
- II Corinthians 5:8.
“and
to be present with the Lord.”
The world likes to deceive people into believing that they believe in
God, that as ling as they are good they get to see heaven. The truth
is, I do not know what god they believe in, but it is not God
Almighty. To know the one and only true God they must admit they are
sinners and only Christ, who died in there place, can save them. We
must understand that while our works have nothing to do with our
salvation, they do teach us to fear God and be a testimony for Him.
Of course, the saved are going to mess up many times before they get
to heaven, but that is what Jesus is for. We do not have to be
perfect because He is perfect in us, we do have to confess our sins
if we want Him to hear us. “All
the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth unto such as keep his
covenant and his testimonies. For thy name's sake, O LORD, pardon
mine iniquity; for it is great. What man is he that feareth the LORD?
him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose. His soul shall
dwell at ease; and his seed shall inherit the earth. The secret of
the LORD is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his
covenant.”
- Psalms 25:10-14.
“and
he will shew them his covenant.”
What is His covenant? He promises everlasting life to all who believe
in His Son, regardless of whether or not they do good. You know, I
always say that fearing God means to honor and respect Him, but it
also means to be afraid, not of losing your salvation, but of losing
that close connection with God. Some people believe that if they are
saved they can live anyway they want, that since they are not under
the law they do not have to follow any of God’s commands. Let me
tell you, that is not how God works, we will suffer if we live in
sin. Just because we are now under the law of grace that does not
mean there are no consequences for living in sin, those come before
we get to heaven. We are walking, talking testimonies of Jesus
Christ, what we do, say, believe, these all matter to God. “What
then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under
grace? God forbid. Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves
servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin
unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness? But God be thanked,
that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart
that form of doctrine which was delivered you. Being then made free
from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.”
- Romans 6:15-18.
“ye
became the servants of righteousness.”
How awesome is that! Righteousness, justification. We are justified,
pardoned of all our sins when we believe in and follow Christ.
Receiving Christ is not a one time deal, it is a lifetime commitment,
meaning we do not just live and die, we live through Christ always
and forever. What we do with our lives as born again believers makes
an impact on what we will receive not only in this lifetime, but in
His Kingdom. God blesses us greatly for following His commands,
especially when we are not required to do anything, but believe.
Therefore, it would be wise to learn of God’s ways and live by
them, and that is what Jesus is for. Jesus teaches us the ways of
God, our biggest defense that keeps us faithful, prayer. Pray often,
when we are strong or weak, happy or sad, rejoicing or grieving,
influenced or tempted, pray to God and He will lead us. “I
will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O
LORD: That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of
all thy wondrous works. LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy
house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth. Gather not my soul
with sinners, nor my life with bloody men: In whose hands is
mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes. But as for me, I
will walk in mine integrity: redeem me, and be merciful unto me.”
- Psalms 26:6-11.
“I
will walk in mine integrity:”
I use to like to say, we are a work in progress, in fact, so many
encourage us not to give up because we are a work in progress. The
truth is, we are not a work, we are not laboring for anything, we are
a child of God through Christ. Stop letting sinful habits control
you, and start letting God do His work in you. We will never be sin
free until we see Jesus, of course, we grow in Christ as we learn and
live our lives through Him, but salvation is not a free ticket to
say, it is okay to do something because I know God will forgive me.
Of course, God forgives and forgets all our sins when we confess
them, and yes, we do improve as we walk with Him, but it is time to
take responsibility for our actions, and that is what Jesus us for,
to keep us walking in our integrity. Cry out to Him and He will free
us from anything. “Hear,
O LORD, when I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and answer
me. When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy
face, LORD, will I seek. Hide not thy face far from me; put not thy
servant away in anger: thou hast been my help; leave me not, neither
forsake me, O God of my salvation. When my father and my mother
forsake me, then the LORD will take me up. I had fainted, unless I
had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the
living. Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall
strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.”
- Psalms 27:7-14.
Jesus
Christ Revealed:
Today, Jesus is revealed as the King of glory (24:6-10). Jesus is
King of kings and LORD of Lords, and every knee will bow to Him.
“That
at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and
things in earth, and things under the earth; And that every tongue
should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the
Father.”
- Philippians 2:10,11.
Today's
Prayer: (Psalms
25:4-8) Jesus, “Shew
me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths. Lead me in thy truth, and
teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day. Remember, O
LORD, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindnesses; for they have
been ever of old. Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my
transgressions: according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy
goodness' sake, O LORD. Good and upright is the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way.” Lord,
give me Your power, strength, wisdom, love, mercy, and grace, wrap me
up in Your arms and keep me protected as I await Your return or You
come to get me. In Your name, Jesus, I pray, Amen.
God
Bless You, I am praying for you,
Christina
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