Friday Reading: Romans 1:16-17
Key Verse: Romans 1:16
16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
Devotion:
We have God’s Word as our standard by which we should live. It is not just a guide book that one should look into and think about how life should be led but rather God’s instructions to us on how we must be going about His will. It is one thing to read it and an entirely different thing to obey it but let’s not get hung up in obeying God’s Word today but rather look into what we should think of it because God’s Word is the truth as we know it – the truth that God has made sure that we get to hear about and the truth that we need to understand. One of the most important things that we often overlook is that we need to believe it in our hearts.
Man would have you believe that there is an inherent psyche built into us in which we need an authoritative figure to look up to in our lives. Man would have you believe that this is what makes us look to religious experiences so that we can gain fulfilment in our lives. Well I put it to you that what God has placed in us allows us to know that He does exist and that we are then given a choice as to whether we wish to believe that truth or not. Our faith is believing in the so-called unseen; again I put it to you that it is quite clear that God does exist if you look at the truth. Hiding that truth or hiding from it is not going to make that truth nothing.
We need to not be ashamed of acknowledging that our God is real and that we have His Word through which we can get to know Him better. The Gospel of Christ is open to everyone who is willing to listen to it. The Gospel is not something that is hidden in a church (though in the early English churches that is exactly what the church authorities tried to do). God’s Word needs to be on open display so that people can make their own choice as to whether they want to believe in Him or not; but equally it needs to be shown in all its glory rather than shunned as a piece written by some novelist. Get God’s Word out there and allow people to see the truth!
Points to Ponder:
How often do you look for the truth?
How often do you show others the truth?
Key Verse: Romans 1:16
16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
Devotion:
We have God’s Word as our standard by which we should live. It is not just a guide book that one should look into and think about how life should be led but rather God’s instructions to us on how we must be going about His will. It is one thing to read it and an entirely different thing to obey it but let’s not get hung up in obeying God’s Word today but rather look into what we should think of it because God’s Word is the truth as we know it – the truth that God has made sure that we get to hear about and the truth that we need to understand. One of the most important things that we often overlook is that we need to believe it in our hearts.
Man would have you believe that there is an inherent psyche built into us in which we need an authoritative figure to look up to in our lives. Man would have you believe that this is what makes us look to religious experiences so that we can gain fulfilment in our lives. Well I put it to you that what God has placed in us allows us to know that He does exist and that we are then given a choice as to whether we wish to believe that truth or not. Our faith is believing in the so-called unseen; again I put it to you that it is quite clear that God does exist if you look at the truth. Hiding that truth or hiding from it is not going to make that truth nothing.
We need to not be ashamed of acknowledging that our God is real and that we have His Word through which we can get to know Him better. The Gospel of Christ is open to everyone who is willing to listen to it. The Gospel is not something that is hidden in a church (though in the early English churches that is exactly what the church authorities tried to do). God’s Word needs to be on open display so that people can make their own choice as to whether they want to believe in Him or not; but equally it needs to be shown in all its glory rather than shunned as a piece written by some novelist. Get God’s Word out there and allow people to see the truth!
Points to Ponder:
How often do you look for the truth?
How often do you show others the truth?