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James Bible Daily Devotion – Learning
Scripture One Day At A Time
Date: Saturday, October 03, 2015
Chapters: Matthew 8-9 http://imfollowingjesus.com/Bible-Reading-276.html
Message Title: Living By Faith
Hello My Friend,
Faith, complete and utter belief in something or someone, those who believe in and have accepted Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour completely and utterly believe that they will live eternally with Jesus. We have great faith in Jesus being our Saviour, yet if we truly think about it we have little faith in Him being our physician, our comforter, our strength, or our provider. The key to seeing God do anything great in our lives is faith, without faith we are wasting our breath and words. “But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.” - Hebrews 11:6.
While Jesus came here through the Jews, He wasn't the most popular person, in fact, many rejected Him, yet He came through them for a purpose and He was not going to stop until He fulfilled it. However, Jesus did not just come here for the Jews, He came here for all, He died for all, He was buried for all, and He arose for all, but it us up to each one of us to believe and accept that. Many times we learn of Jesus running into someone, including a Roman commander asking Him to heal his servant.
“The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed. For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it. When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel. And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven. But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour.” - Matthew 8:8-13.
Speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed, this man of great authority humbles himself before Jesus, he knows that he is a sinner unworthy to even have Jesus standing in his house, yet his faith is so great that he knows all He has to do is speak and it will be done. How much more unworthy are we sinners (sensible sinners see themselves to be so unworthy), that Christ should come into our hearts, and dwell there by faith, as He does in all true believers, however vile and sinful we have been? God wants to heal us of every ailment whether it is of our minds, bodies, or spirits, but we must humble ourselves before Him. “Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.” - 1 Peter 5:6,7.
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, to be humble means to be modest, not proud or boasting of ones own abilities. Okay, we are all good at something, and as Christians we should take pride in what we do, but we should never be so proud of ourselves that we think we are incapable of improving. Now, as Jesus began healing and casting out evil spirits in people his fame grew rather quickly, not all were believers, many were out to catch Him doing something they could use against Him. He never denied anyone the chance to know Him, He humbly received anyone who would come to Him by faith. As Jesus headed home and eating dinner, many came to Him and was received by Him, that did not stop the religious people from questioning Him.
“And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples. And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners? But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick. But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.” - Matthew 9:10-13.
But go ye and learn what that meaneth, Jesus was challenging them to read and study the Scriptures they should have rightfully known since they claimed they followed the Law. To stand before God we must first have faith, second we must humble ourselves, and third, we must admit we are sinners. Do you know how many say they are going to heaven because they have been good? This is why our works do not save us, our good can never measure up to God's good. And this is what Jesus was referring to, “For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.” - Hosea 6:6. While salvation through Christ is our only means to being saved us from our sins, Jesus does not just want to save us, He wants to be a part of our lives, He wants us to acknowledge Him and make Him more than just our Saviour. Great blessings come when we make Christ Lord of our lives. “But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” - Matthew 6:33.
I get it, as we get older in our walk with Christ things can get a little mundane, especially when life seems to be going at the same pace. I'm in a new relationship and the one thing I ask God every day is that it brings us closer to Him as we get closer. Let me tell you, I have not talked to God more or seen Him work so much in my life since I met this guy. Obedience to God is good, but He wants more than that, He wants faith and trust also. We learn this of a woman who had so much faith in Jesus that if she could just touch the hem of His clothes she knew she would be healed. “And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment: For she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment, I shall be whole. But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.” - Matthew 9:20-22.
Thy faith hath made thee whole, no matter how close we get to Christ if we are honest with ourselves we will see that we are broken and need Him to make us whole. To see God do great things in our lives we must first have faith, second humble ourselves, third admit we are sinners, and fourth, really seek God. You know, in the midst of what I call ruts, God is doing a great work in our lives, sometimes, it's Him using us to work in someone else's life first. We do not realize just how many people are hurting and desperately seeking to be made whole. As Jesus sees so many people, He looks as His disciples and says the only thing that made any sense.
“And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd. Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.” - Matthew 9:35-38.
The harvest truly is plenteous, there are so many people who actually see us living a pretty good life with Christ, even if we are the poorest of the poor. The people are represented as sheep, scattered abroad, without the care of a shepherd; they are as a ripe and abandoned harvest, ready to picked, but would be lost and inedible unless reapers are sent to gather it. Who are the reapers? We are, those who God sends, and He will let you know He wants you to go there. This also includes those who were saved, but have gotten away from God. While all of these things, faith, humbleness, confession, and supplication, are necessary to see God do great things, what goes above and beyond anything else is leading someone to Christ. “Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him; Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.” - James 5:19,20.
Today's Prayer: God, From the bottom of my heart I know that all things are possible to those who believe in You. I also know that my emotions and reasoning are what causes me to lack faith, not in your abilities, but in mine to actually follow through with what I am asking of You. Lord, give me Your power to live by faith and not by my emotions. Lead me and guide me, and help me to get past my fears, create in me a clean heart and renew my spirit to see past my own reasoning and over to Yours. I ask this in Jesus' name. Amen.
God Bless You, I am praying for you,
Christina
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Date: Saturday, October 03, 2015
Chapters: Matthew 8-9 http://imfollowingjesus.com/Bible-Reading-276.html
Message Title: Living By Faith
Hello My Friend,
Faith, complete and utter belief in something or someone, those who believe in and have accepted Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour completely and utterly believe that they will live eternally with Jesus. We have great faith in Jesus being our Saviour, yet if we truly think about it we have little faith in Him being our physician, our comforter, our strength, or our provider. The key to seeing God do anything great in our lives is faith, without faith we are wasting our breath and words. “But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.” - Hebrews 11:6.
While Jesus came here through the Jews, He wasn't the most popular person, in fact, many rejected Him, yet He came through them for a purpose and He was not going to stop until He fulfilled it. However, Jesus did not just come here for the Jews, He came here for all, He died for all, He was buried for all, and He arose for all, but it us up to each one of us to believe and accept that. Many times we learn of Jesus running into someone, including a Roman commander asking Him to heal his servant.
“The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed. For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it. When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel. And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven. But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour.” - Matthew 8:8-13.
Speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed, this man of great authority humbles himself before Jesus, he knows that he is a sinner unworthy to even have Jesus standing in his house, yet his faith is so great that he knows all He has to do is speak and it will be done. How much more unworthy are we sinners (sensible sinners see themselves to be so unworthy), that Christ should come into our hearts, and dwell there by faith, as He does in all true believers, however vile and sinful we have been? God wants to heal us of every ailment whether it is of our minds, bodies, or spirits, but we must humble ourselves before Him. “Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.” - 1 Peter 5:6,7.
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, to be humble means to be modest, not proud or boasting of ones own abilities. Okay, we are all good at something, and as Christians we should take pride in what we do, but we should never be so proud of ourselves that we think we are incapable of improving. Now, as Jesus began healing and casting out evil spirits in people his fame grew rather quickly, not all were believers, many were out to catch Him doing something they could use against Him. He never denied anyone the chance to know Him, He humbly received anyone who would come to Him by faith. As Jesus headed home and eating dinner, many came to Him and was received by Him, that did not stop the religious people from questioning Him.
“And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples. And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners? But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick. But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.” - Matthew 9:10-13.
But go ye and learn what that meaneth, Jesus was challenging them to read and study the Scriptures they should have rightfully known since they claimed they followed the Law. To stand before God we must first have faith, second we must humble ourselves, and third, we must admit we are sinners. Do you know how many say they are going to heaven because they have been good? This is why our works do not save us, our good can never measure up to God's good. And this is what Jesus was referring to, “For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.” - Hosea 6:6. While salvation through Christ is our only means to being saved us from our sins, Jesus does not just want to save us, He wants to be a part of our lives, He wants us to acknowledge Him and make Him more than just our Saviour. Great blessings come when we make Christ Lord of our lives. “But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” - Matthew 6:33.
I get it, as we get older in our walk with Christ things can get a little mundane, especially when life seems to be going at the same pace. I'm in a new relationship and the one thing I ask God every day is that it brings us closer to Him as we get closer. Let me tell you, I have not talked to God more or seen Him work so much in my life since I met this guy. Obedience to God is good, but He wants more than that, He wants faith and trust also. We learn this of a woman who had so much faith in Jesus that if she could just touch the hem of His clothes she knew she would be healed. “And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment: For she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment, I shall be whole. But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.” - Matthew 9:20-22.
Thy faith hath made thee whole, no matter how close we get to Christ if we are honest with ourselves we will see that we are broken and need Him to make us whole. To see God do great things in our lives we must first have faith, second humble ourselves, third admit we are sinners, and fourth, really seek God. You know, in the midst of what I call ruts, God is doing a great work in our lives, sometimes, it's Him using us to work in someone else's life first. We do not realize just how many people are hurting and desperately seeking to be made whole. As Jesus sees so many people, He looks as His disciples and says the only thing that made any sense.
“And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd. Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.” - Matthew 9:35-38.
The harvest truly is plenteous, there are so many people who actually see us living a pretty good life with Christ, even if we are the poorest of the poor. The people are represented as sheep, scattered abroad, without the care of a shepherd; they are as a ripe and abandoned harvest, ready to picked, but would be lost and inedible unless reapers are sent to gather it. Who are the reapers? We are, those who God sends, and He will let you know He wants you to go there. This also includes those who were saved, but have gotten away from God. While all of these things, faith, humbleness, confession, and supplication, are necessary to see God do great things, what goes above and beyond anything else is leading someone to Christ. “Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him; Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.” - James 5:19,20.
Today's Prayer: God, From the bottom of my heart I know that all things are possible to those who believe in You. I also know that my emotions and reasoning are what causes me to lack faith, not in your abilities, but in mine to actually follow through with what I am asking of You. Lord, give me Your power to live by faith and not by my emotions. Lead me and guide me, and help me to get past my fears, create in me a clean heart and renew my spirit to see past my own reasoning and over to Yours. I ask this in Jesus' name. Amen.
God Bless You, I am praying for you,
Christina
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