Monday Reading: Psalm 100
Key Verse: Psalm 100:5
5 For The LORD is good; His mercy is everlasting; and His truth endures to all generations.
Devotion:
As I am reading through Jeremiah the thought of bringing that sort despair in a daily reading is not what I had in mind so instead I am turning things over and telling you to rejoice! We have so many reasons to rejoice and to be glad in Christ. Yes we can read all about how the Israelites rejected God and how God was all set to wipe them out because of the total rejection they had toward God but what we desperately need to remember is that we are now living in the days of grace. Christ has come and paid the price for our sins. We now live under that grace that He has already paid for our sin debt; if there would be any reason to rejoice it must be that!
We wonder around like lost sheep much of the time because we do not focus on God’s Word. If we are to remain strong and faithful then we need to make sure that we know the reasons behind what God has done so far and what He is going to do in the future. Without that knowledge we could be forgiven for thinking that our God just wanted to make us miserable... But instead we find out that He has already done so much for us and He continues to do so much as well. We can see the love that He has for us in everything that has been done. Let us not get tied down with our own shortcomings and our own faults; let us not blame God for those because we are the ones making our own choices!
We have God’s Word and we need to make sure that we do remember it. We need to read it so that we do understand it and not just pick out the parts that we want to. We need to know the good and the bad so that we can avoid those bad times ahead because if we are not careful we too will find that we have to face God’s wrath in the end. But this is not a time to morn because we know that Christ has done all that He need do for us. This is our time to praise Him, to lift up His name, to glorify Him for loving us and giving us so much. Let us move forward safe in the knowledge that He is able to do anything. Let us acknowledge all that He has done and praise our God and King!
Points to Ponder:
Are you sinking in your own mire?
Can you see what Christ has done for you?
Key Verse: Psalm 100:5
5 For The LORD is good; His mercy is everlasting; and His truth endures to all generations.
Devotion:
As I am reading through Jeremiah the thought of bringing that sort despair in a daily reading is not what I had in mind so instead I am turning things over and telling you to rejoice! We have so many reasons to rejoice and to be glad in Christ. Yes we can read all about how the Israelites rejected God and how God was all set to wipe them out because of the total rejection they had toward God but what we desperately need to remember is that we are now living in the days of grace. Christ has come and paid the price for our sins. We now live under that grace that He has already paid for our sin debt; if there would be any reason to rejoice it must be that!
We wonder around like lost sheep much of the time because we do not focus on God’s Word. If we are to remain strong and faithful then we need to make sure that we know the reasons behind what God has done so far and what He is going to do in the future. Without that knowledge we could be forgiven for thinking that our God just wanted to make us miserable... But instead we find out that He has already done so much for us and He continues to do so much as well. We can see the love that He has for us in everything that has been done. Let us not get tied down with our own shortcomings and our own faults; let us not blame God for those because we are the ones making our own choices!
We have God’s Word and we need to make sure that we do remember it. We need to read it so that we do understand it and not just pick out the parts that we want to. We need to know the good and the bad so that we can avoid those bad times ahead because if we are not careful we too will find that we have to face God’s wrath in the end. But this is not a time to morn because we know that Christ has done all that He need do for us. This is our time to praise Him, to lift up His name, to glorify Him for loving us and giving us so much. Let us move forward safe in the knowledge that He is able to do anything. Let us acknowledge all that He has done and praise our God and King!
Points to Ponder:
Are you sinking in your own mire?
Can you see what Christ has done for you?