by lighthouse | Jun 22, 2023 | Uncategorized
Romans 14:8 “If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.” If you are reading this devotion you are breathing and therefore living. Some day neither you nor I will be breathing or living on this earth, but we will be living with the Lord. Breathing or not you and I belong to the Lord. Doesn’t that statement dictate our being and our joy and comfort in being children of our Heavenly Father? We live to serve our Savior.
by lighthouse | Jun 21, 2023 | Uncategorized
Romans 13:14 “Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the flesh.” You and I have to continually fight against our own thinking. We have to constantly ask our Savior to help us do His will and not our own. That sounds like a simple concept, however, our human nature makes it an absolutely necessary mindset. We pray that our minds always follow His will and not our own.
by lighthouse | Jun 20, 2023 | Uncategorized
Romans 12:12 “Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.” Christians thrive with a confident mentality of absolute trust in God and His promises. Even though being a Christian will not eliminate heartache and disappointment on this earth, yet a strong, loving relationship with our God will include conversing with Him very regularly. What a marvel it is to communicate with God with the absolute assurance He carefully listens and responds.
by lighthouse | Jun 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
Romans 12:11 “Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.” Do you ever get tired of encouraging others? Does it seem at times encouragement is difficult and and seemingly without positive results? Our author and our God knows that to be discouraged is a human trait one has to avoid. When you get down try and think of our Savior and how He must have become discouraged when His own people, whom He was dying to save, treated Him so terribly, yet He persevered and won. Always be enthusiastic in serving your precious Savior.
by lighthouse | Jun 16, 2023 | Uncategorized
Romans 12:9 “Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.” Love, hate and cling— All three are character traits of a Christian. Fake nothing—-rather, follow the example of our Savior. How do we know what and whom to love? How do we know what and whom to hate? How do we know what truth to tightly hang on to? Study the Scripture for therein is truth and eternal life. Pray for a person who receives these devotional thoughts who suffers from an addiction involving pornography. He asks all of us to pray for him as he knows God answers prayers. Enjoy your weekend.
by lighthouse | Jun 13, 2023 | Uncategorized
Romans 12:4-5 “For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.” God is the Creator of our extremely intricate, complicated wonderfully interactive body with each part of its amazing cooperative functions serving each other part from nano to larger organ. That is the way God alone functions. He has done the same process within His family of believers. Each of us has His intended purpose or function. What is your purpose or function within the body of glorifying our Savior?
