James
2:19
"You believe
that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that--and shudder."
NIV
"Thou
believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and
tremble." KJV
According to a
recent survey by the Barna Group, 78% of Christians believe there is an
almighty, sovereign, supreme God. That seems to be a really large number of
people and it makes our hearts glad to know that all these people believe in our
God. The sad part is, many of these do not believe that God cares about and
desires a personal relationship with all His children. Even more tragic is that
many of those who believe in God think this is all that is necessary to live
eternally with Him. The Word of God tells us that Satan, himself, believes in
God. He knows God exists and has defeated him already through the death and
resurrection of His Son, Jesus Christ. That's why Satan and his demons
shudder at knowing God exists. The Word of God says that we must believe that He
exists and believe He will reward us if we earnestly seek Him. We must be born
again by repentance and faith in Jesus Christ.
Heavenly Father,
we humbly pray that You will prepare our hearts to earnestly seek You and hunger
for Your Word. Help us to not just believe You exist, but to know that You are a
God who loves us, who provided a way for our sins to be forgiven by faith in the
blood of Jesus Christ, and who has prepared a place for us to be with Him for
eternity. We pray in Jesus' name, Amen.
©2011
Daily
Grace
Bobbi
Craigmyle, Psy.D., BCPCC
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