Our Daily Walk with Christ Devotional – October 15,2024
Every day Christ covers us with His love, grace, and mercies. What will we do to honor Him for the gifted mercies of this new day? With a grateful heart, strive to live holy by giving up sinful habits and asking God to cleanse you from all unrighteousness. Make the commitment to really love God and you will begin to view life through the spiritual eyes of Christ.
Mercy is one of God’s greatest love blessings that we often take for granted. What will we do to honor God for His continuous mercies? Every believer has access to the Divine Help of the Holy Spirit who empowers us with Christ’s strength to live committed and holy lives. Through prayer, we ask for and receive God’s supernatural power. We desperately need heavenly intervention to live as righteous overcomers.
We cannot afford to cherish and practice sin. Our lifestyle reveals whether or not we love God and appreciate His free gifts. Our thoughts, spoken words, habits, friends, and pursuits reveal if we are allowing the Holy Spirit to transform our character and heart into the likeness of Christ. Embrace God’s new mercies with an open heart. Amen.
“…I have loved you with an everlasting love; Therefore with lovingkindness I have drawn you and continued My faithfulness to you.” Jeremiah 31:3 AMP Bible
Lord God, thank You for Your unfailing love, grace, and mercies. Because we love and honor You, with gratitude, we commit ourselves to serve You with surrender and faithful obedience. In Jesus’ Righteous Name, we pray, Amen.
Our Daily Walk with Christ Devotional – July 25, 2024
“By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.” —John 13:35
God is Love. From receiving God’s gift of the loving mercies of a new day, will we witness Christ’s lovingkindness? Will we radiate love, the true sign of heart conversion? Love produces love. We love Jesus and His perfect love reveals itself through His Righteous characteristics. We see others through spiritual eyes, empowering us to shower Agape love even to our enemies.
“Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins.” —1 Peter 4:8
A converted heart is a loving heart. We love others because Christ loves us. Our gratitude for the Plan of Redemption is the catalyst for loving God, others, and ourselves. Because we love, adore, and revere Christ, as His faithful disciples, we display His love in our behaviors, spoken words, and daily interaction with others. Yes, we are redeemed by His precious blood. Hearts overflowing with joy and peace are evident through our smiles, spoken words, and acts of kindness.
“And now I plead with you, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment to you, but that which we have had from the beginning: that we love one another. This is love, that we walk according to His commandments. This is the commandment, that as you have heard from the beginning, you should walk in it.” —2 John 1:5-6
“John speaks of a true love of believers for one another because of the truth we all share. Sharing in this truth engenders love for one another, especially the ‘sincere love’ made possible by obedience to the truth.”
My mother has lived in a small town in Texas for almost 50 years where a Christian university is located. In the 1980s, she cooked dinner for my brother’s university friends for 10 years. In 2010, following a church service [in Orlando, Florida], a man approached me [who I recognized from his college days] and recalled the unselfishness of my dear mother. He relayed that “Mom Johnson’s” love and kindness through the gift of much-needed delicious food impacted his life to always give to others.
Love God, Love Others, Love Yourself: Jesus died for all! With this thought constantly in the forefront, our love overflows with Jesus’ Living Waters. Each day, we plant a seed of Agape love by saying, Good Morning, Have a blessed day, Jesus loves you, or It’s a beautiful day. Every believer has the spiritual assignment as Christ’s representative to demonstrate to a world almost devoid of love that true love does exist.
Yesterday in the supermarket, a young mother with three boys, one a baby in her arms, wore the facial appearance of fatigue. I began the conversation by asking how many weeks old the baby was, she smiled, and we chatted for five minutes. When I approached the checkout, the oldest son said, Hi followed by his middle brother who also greeted me with a smile, and a shy, Hi. I asked their names and ages. This morning, I prayed for God to give her strength in the daily routine of raising her sons.
“Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.” —1 Corinthians 13:4-7
True Religion is not only having a steadfast and loving relationship with Jesus Christ, we represent Christ’s Righteous Character. Heart conversion is living a life of servitude and providing encouragement as our Savior did throughout His earthly life. Our minds, characters, and personalities should reveal that we serve a living Savior who loves all. Yes, they will know that we are Christians [who abide in Christ] by our love.
Prayer: Lord God, we ask you to fill our hearts with the desire to love as You love. Open our eyes so we may always discern the opportunities to reveal that Your Holy Name is Love. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.
Our Daily Walk with Christ Devotional – July 17, 2024
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.” 2 Corinthians 5:17
I can come to Jesus just as I am, but I cannot stay just as I am. The process of sanctification is lifelong. Every day the Holy Spirit empowers us to obey the will of God and receive spiritual growth and transformation.
“I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh” (Ezekiel 36:26).
“But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father! Take heed, watch and pray; for you do not know when the time is. …in the evening, at midnight…coming suddenly, he find you sleeping. And what I say to you, I say to all: ‘Watch!’ ” Mark 13:32-33, 36-37
Our Daily Walk with Christ Devotional Reading – February 1, 2024
The countless and unexpected little interruptions weary our minds, bodies, and souls. But we have Divine Help available! Whisper a prayer before you feel overwhelmed. Ask God to reveal what you should not include in your life for today.
The Creation Story in Genesis reveals that God is systematic. He completed the Creation one day at a time, saw that it was good, and determined that He brought His plans to fruition. God always completed His plans for the given day.
Stop multitasking! Doing many things at once is a counterproductive habit. We were created to accomplish our tasks and enjoy the victory that comes from completion. Pray for the courage to decline interruptions and the wisdom to prioritize your life for God’s honor and glory.
Thank You, Father God, for giving us the wisdom to live productive lives that represent Your Divine plans for our lives. In Jesus’ Holy Name, Amen.
Our lives would reach levels that we could never anticipate if we kept our focus on God. God’s thoughts, ways, and plans include Eternal blessings. Pray for the spiritual insight and the wisdom to reach for the hand of God who will lead you from this earthly existence to Revelation chapters 21-22.
When we study the Bible and learn about Jesus’ love, character, and the miracles of healing He gave to those in His earthly life, it is impossible for us to think that the Majestic Shepherd who sacrificed Himself would not take care of us.
It was Jesus who bent down on the ground scooped up mud in His hands and created Adam in His image. Jesus is desperately seeking His lost sheep. Answer His call today.
Jesus, we thank You and love You for the breath in our lungs that we take for granted. In Your Holy Name, we pray, Amen
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