Monday Reading: Hebrews 13 15
Key Verse: Hebrews 13 15
15 By Him, then, let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips, confessing His name.
Devotion:
When Christ gave His life for our sin debt on the cross, He did son as a single act that would be a final and permanent payment for all sin that is confessed to Him in person. It is not an act that we should be telling to anyone else but directly to Christ – He is the one that has done the deed of giving His life for what we have done wrong – He alone deserves the praise for what He has done and so deserves our attention to His Awesome name.
It is not just the fact that it is the name Jesus; the name that was told to Joseph. It is not just the fact that He had a miraculous birth; born to a virgin in a stable in Bethlehem. It is not the fact that He did no wrong; being without sin. It is the fact that He is the Son of the Living God that counts above everything else. Being the Son of God He lowered Himself to human form for us so that He could take on our sin debt.
We need to lift up His name, praise His Holy name, tell others about Him and confess that we believe Him. We need to do this to others so that they may know the truth, but most of all we need to do this to Christ Himself so that He knows that we are serious. Yes anyone can say those words that we would say, but we are the ones who will know for ourselves that those words are coming from our hearts. We are the only ones, besides God Himself, who will know just how much we mean those words. That makes our relationship with Him very personal and so full of meaning.
Points to Ponder:
Say it from the heart!
How often do you tell Christ how much He means to you?