WHO IS WISE IN THIS WORLD?

 

James 3:13

 

"Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom." ESV 

 

There are many self proclaimed teachers who speak with great eloquence and convincing words. God's word says it takes more responsibility for a teacher called by Him. There must be not only evidence of wisdom and knowledge through speech, but wisdom that is evident in holy living every day. Wisdom, humility, and righteous living identifies the true teachers of God.

 

Lord, we thank You that You have called some of us to be teachers that can be used to bring others to a deeper faith in You. Help us Lord to discern those who are truly called by You. We pray in Your name, Amen.

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PUT SOME LIGHT ON IT

 

John 3:21

 

"But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his works have been carried out in God." ESV 

 

Isn't it interesting that we tend to hide when we know we have done something God would not like? Adam and Eve covered themselves up in the garden trying to hide their disobedience from God. Keeping our sins hidden so they won't be publicly exposed is very exhausting and stressful. Don't we all want a clean conscience? If we bring our sins to the light, confessing them to God, stop doing them, and ask for His forgiveness, we will have clean consciences. Then we can keep clean by living each day close to our Lord.

 

Heavenly Father, we ask You to forgive us and cleanse our hearts so that we will be able to come out of the darkness into the light. Help us to stay in Your light, free to live above sin and rejoicing in our clean consciences. In Jesus' name, Amen.

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WHAT LAWS?

 

 

Romans 3:20

 

"For by works of the law no human being will be justified in his sight, since through the law comes knowledge of sin." ESV

 

Laws were created to give us boundaries so that we would stay within the limits of doing right. The problem is, laws do not give us the ability or even the desire to stay within the boundaries. Actually, the law just shows us that we do not have the ability to stay within the boundaries of what is right. We can only be made right(eous) by the sacrifice Christ made. Faith in Him gives us the desire and ability to stay right, even when there are no boundaries.

 

Heavenly Father, forgive us for thinking we can follow rules on our own and then find ourselves outside Your will. Help us to draw closer to you so that the law of the Spirit will keep us where we need to be. In Jesus' name we pray, Amen.

 

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ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER

Titus 1:16     "They profess to know God, but they deny him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient, unfit for any good work." ESV     People like to talk and some like to talk so that they will be believed. There is a rude awakening for those people. When we communicate with others, they will pay attention to only 7% of the words we say, 38% of how we say it, and 55% of our behaviors they see. Be careful about saying the right words and not living them. No one likes a hypocrite and our God sees those who do this as useless.     Heavenly Father, search our hearts and minds and show us if we are saying one thing and doing another. Help us to have actions  consistent with the words we speak about our faith. We pray that we will be useful for Your kingdom. In Jesus' name we pray, Amen.              ©2008-2013 Daily Grace Bobbi Craigmyle, Psy.D., BCPCC   http://insidetheshrink-dailygrace.blogspot.com/   No Copyright Infringement Intended Personal Use Only

IT WASN'T ANYTHING WE DID

 

 

Ephesians 2:8,9

"For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast." ESV

We did not seek to be saved from sin. While we were bankrupt and dead spiritually, God, in His infinite grace, sought us out and provided the way for us to be freed from the strongholds of sin. How then, can anyone believe that being "good" and following rules, and doing any works of kindness, can result in right standing with the Almighty God? Believing in the Lord Jesus Christ and His sacrifice for us is all that we can do. None of us can take any credit for our salvation or our eternal inheritance with God. Was the thief on the cross near Jesus saved because he deserved it? Was the donkey pulled out of the mud pit on the Sabbath because he was special?

Heavenly Father, we confess no other other way to right standing with You but by the precious blood of Jesus Christ. In His name we pray, Amen.

         

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Ephesians 2:8,9

"For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith--and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God--not by works, so that no one can boast." NIV

"For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God; Not of works, lest any man should boast." KJV

In our world, we work to make money so we can pay our bills and buy things we need and want. There are some things that money just can't buy. The greatest of those things is salvation through Jesus Christ. This cannot be earned in any way nor can we be good enough to received it based on our good morals and beliefs. Salvation is a gift paid for by Christ's giving of Himself on the cross for our sins so that we would not have to pay the price ourselves. This free gift is for everyone who recognizes their need to be set free from being separated from God. If we could receive eternal life based on our own efforts, we would be able to brag to others that we had worked our way to salvation and they haven't. Because of God's unending grace, no one can take pride in earning their salvation. We can only rejoice that our God loved us so much that He gave us this precious free gift through our faith, believing.

Heavenly Father, how we praise You and thank You for the free gift of eternal life through Jesus Christ's blood shed on the cross. We thank You that we don't have to work for it or earn it, because we would never be able to pay off the debt of sin we owe. Give us boldness to share this good news with those around us so that they, too, can accept this free gift of salvation. In Jesus Christ our Saviour's name, Amen.

           

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