Devotional For Today:
If you love me, you will obey what I command… Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me. He who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and show myself to him. – John 14:15, 21
I have learned by experience that those who fight the commands of God do not know God. In fact, they are at war against God trying to make their own will divine and themselves the god of their own creation. The result is that their god is so limited in scope that they cannot know the true God.
Without faith it is impossible to come to God (Hebrews 11:6) therefore, God will not reveal himself to those who do not believe. That sounds like a catch 22 doesn’t it? This conundrum of facts serves to reinforce what Paul tells us about how faith is acquired in his book to the Roman believers.
Romans 10 tells us that hearing precedes believing (“how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard”) and believing (accepting the truth) precedes faith (an active commitment to the truth). When we have heard the truth about Christ and have accepted what he has taught we are ready to receive the revelation that leads to salvation.
As we gain experience with God and his Christ, our faith and love for him matures. It is this growing love that moves him to reveal himself to us more fully. One song writer penned these words, “I keep falling in love with him over and over again.” As he shows himself to us we have a growing appreciation of his loveliness.
It is not impossible for an unbeliever to develop faith in God, but they must be willing to listen in order to hear his word of faith. All too often the greatest hindrance to unbelievers gaining faith is their own preconceived ideas that they are not willing to reexamine. A person must be willing to hear the words of Christ so that the power of those words can be released to them and faith can grow up in them.
Prayer: Thank you for showing yourself to me. Grant me the grace to live in obedience to your will and to walk in your love. In Jesus name, amen.
The Lord Shows Himself To Faithful Servants
Principle: As we gain experience with God and his Christ, our faith and love for him matures. It is this growing love that moves him to reveal himself to us more fully.
Affirmation: I make a conscious daily effort to experience God and as a consequence I am maturing in my faith and his faithfulness is being made more real to me.
Reflection: We gain faith by hearing, listening, believing and then committing to what to what we have come to believe is true. Reflect on how that has worked in your life and take it a little deeper; how is that process helping to mature your faith?
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If you love me, you will obey what I command… Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me. He who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and show myself to him. – John 14:15, 21
I have learned by experience that those who fight the commands of God do not know God. In fact, they are at war against God trying to make their own will divine and themselves the god of their own creation. The result is that their god is so limited in scope that they cannot know the true God.
Without faith it is impossible to come to God (Hebrews 11:6) therefore, God will not reveal himself to those who do not believe. That sounds like a catch 22 doesn’t it? This conundrum of facts serves to reinforce what Paul tells us about how faith is acquired in his book to the Roman believers.
Romans 10 tells us that hearing precedes believing (“how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard”) and believing (accepting the truth) precedes faith (an active commitment to the truth). When we have heard the truth about Christ and have accepted what he has taught we are ready to receive the revelation that leads to salvation.
As we gain experience with God and his Christ, our faith and love for him matures. It is this growing love that moves him to reveal himself to us more fully. One song writer penned these words, “I keep falling in love with him over and over again.” As he shows himself to us we have a growing appreciation of his loveliness.
It is not impossible for an unbeliever to develop faith in God, but they must be willing to listen in order to hear his word of faith. All too often the greatest hindrance to unbelievers gaining faith is their own preconceived ideas that they are not willing to reexamine. A person must be willing to hear the words of Christ so that the power of those words can be released to them and faith can grow up in them.
Prayer: Thank you for showing yourself to me. Grant me the grace to live in obedience to your will and to walk in your love. In Jesus name, amen.
The Lord Shows Himself To Faithful Servants
Principle: As we gain experience with God and his Christ, our faith and love for him matures. It is this growing love that moves him to reveal himself to us more fully.
Affirmation: I make a conscious daily effort to experience God and as a consequence I am maturing in my faith and his faithfulness is being made more real to me.
Reflection: We gain faith by hearing, listening, believing and then committing to what to what we have come to believe is true. Reflect on how that has worked in your life and take it a little deeper; how is that process helping to mature your faith?
If you have enjoyed reading this devotion for today I have a free book I want to give you. This complimentary book is our way of saying thanks for reading the Daily God Walk daily devotional.
To get your copy of the free book, "Hope and Promises From God's Word" just complete the form below and include your thoughts on this devotion.
Your Thoughts: We would love to know your thoughts on this post. Just click on the the "comments" button at the top of the page. If you liked this post you may want to get the entire month. Get the entire month of the Daily God Walk as our way of saying thanks for following this blog. To get your copy JUST CLICK HERE
Check out our other website at www.biblestudydevotions.com
The Daily God Walk now has a study guide edition. Readers are finding that having the study guide helps them internalize the messages in the devotions. It also provides a format for leading small groups. Check it out by clicking here
To get more information about the Daily God Walk or the ministries of New Hope Ministry Resources, or if you just want to make comments on what you read, please fill in the form below.
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