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Wednesday, August 16, 2017

A Daily Devotional – Various Scriptures – Personal Meditation (3)



Comment: Lull-a-bi and good night, I do remember those days of growing up with parents who looking for a bit of free time would sometimes be devious to get us off to bed. Of course, to remember those days, I did need to be a little older than four or five months or even four or five years for that matter. Similar things in matters pertaining to the evil heart of man and the demonic attractive world effectively lull the child of God to sleep, causing great confusion and loss of faith in many saints. Sleep is mentioned nine times in Proverbs, I have selected Proverbs 6:9-10 to illustrate the subject of this devotional - A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest and poverty will come on you like a thief and scarcity like an armed man. Notice the condition of the sleeper, he becomes a thief and one who robs with intent to do harm. Does this describe some saints as imitators of the devil’s character? See John 10:7. Are we not called saints because we are to become like Christ? Notice that Ephesians 5:1 sets our character to be as one that imitates the character of God.

Devotional: Galatians 2 is a favorite chapter of mine since the words in this chapter have made my walk of faith stronger in the LORD. I think that most of us have struggled over time with the thought of failure when it comes to pleasing God. “It is impossible to please God; without FAITH, faith in God comes first.” Hebrews 11:6 – Without faith it is impossible to please Him (God), for he who comes to God must believe that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him diligently. Now I ask you did you get the intent of these words? Best not to answer because most do not!

If my way to God is showing God how pleasing I am to Him and those around me; then this is not a way or path that pleases God. God rewards those who SEEK Him, not those who TRY TO please Him, God is pleased with the obedience of His only begotten Son who is JESUS CHRIST. If your faith is in Christ then your works will be done through Christ; THEN God will be pleased and the results will be rewarding to you.

Galatians 2:20-21 pulls this together for me, notice: “I have been crucified with Christ (past tense); it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me (present tense); and the life that I now live in the flesh, I live by FAITH (not works) in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me. This is to say; “I do not SET ASIDE the grace of God for the works of my, self-will that I seek to obey, because if I do, then Christ and my flesh were crucified in vain. God has called us to walk by FAITH and lay aside the deeds of the FLESH!

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