Forever in His Heart

BIBLE MEDITATION:

“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

DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT:

When God brought us into this universe, He did not make us to abandon us. When God finished His first creation, He stepped back and said, “It is good.” But then sin came into the world, and we broke fellowship with our Creator. Because of His great love and mercy toward us, God sent His only Son to bring us back to Himself. Now, when we are saved, we become a new creation, and God says, “It is good.” When sin soiled your garments, God sent the righteous robes of His Son for you to wear. 

Now, you are--- 

washed in His blood, 

clean in His sight, 

and forever in His heart.

ACTION POINT:

Take a look in the mirror. Are you dressed in the robes of man or the King? Humble yourself under His mighty hand that He may lift you up.

LWF Dr. Adrian Rogers 

Praising the Lord for Who He Is

BIBLE MEDITATION:

“I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.” Psalm 104:33

DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT:

We have a God who is simply presented in all of creation; we should recognize Him. 

We have a God who is sovereignly powerful; we should respect Him. 

We have a God who is surely purposeful; we should reverence Him. 

We have a God who is savingly personal; we should receive Him. 

All of that is in Genesis 1:1 which says, “In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth.” 

We have an obligation to God. We are twice His. First, we are His because of creation, and secondly, we are His because of redemption. He made us and He bought us.

ACTION POINT:

Have you ever had something very precious and lost it? Then gratefully, it was restored to you again? That’s just an inkling of the treasure you are to God! Believe it and rest in the Lord today!

LWF Dr. Adrian Rogers

God’s Omnipotence in Creation

BIBLE MEDITATION:

 “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.” Genesis 1:1

DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT:

An eloquent preacher said, “God stepped from behind the curtain of nowhere and stood upon the platform of nothing and spoke a world into existence.”

God is the creator of all that your hand can touch, your eye can see, your ears can hear, and your nose can smell. If you see a watch, I hope you assume there’s a watchmaker. And if you see the precise atomic flux of the universe, I hope that you don’t believe that happened by chance.

Evolutionists believe that if you take billions of years and add time plus chance, that you can turn frogs into princes. In school they call that fairy tales. In the laboratory they call it science.

ACTION POINT:

God spoke your life into existence. His Word sustains your breath. His Word can silence your breath. Thank Him for your life today!

LWF Dr. Adrian Rogers

All Things Are Under His Feet

BIBLE MEDITATION:

“For He hath put all things under His feet. But when He saith all things are put under Him, it is manifest that He is excepted, which did put all things under Him.” 1 Corinthians 15:27

DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT:

God has given us kingdom authority. Jesus said, “Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you” (Luke 10:19).

When problems get over your head, remember they are under His feet. 

You need not be discouraged when troubles strike. It is the pathway your Savior has walked before you. It is the way of the cross, and He has won the victory!

• Write down the hardest thing you have to deal with today. 

• Now, put that paper on the floor. 

• Look down on it.

Now you have a glimpse of God’s vantage point over the problems in your life. 

ACTION POINT:

Remember … “He hath put all things under His feet.”

LWF Dr. Adrian Rogers 

Ready to Face Trials and Temptations

BIBLE MEDITATION:

““There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.” 1 Corinthians 10:13

DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT:

Winston Churchill was speaking to the House of Commons one day when he gave this advice, “We must always be ready to meet at our average moment, the thing that any possible enemy could hurl against us at his selected moment.” 

Satan could hurl a deadly temptation at you at any given moment. The phone could ring with terrible news about a friend. A police officer could knock on your door to inform you of a tragedy in your family. 

Trials can come with such a force that they blow you off course. Temptation can strike at your backside and almost give you whiplash! 

It is not God’s will that you have a vacancy of temptation or trials but that you have victory in temptation and trials.

ACTION POINT:

Are you ready at this moment to meet what the devil may throw at you or what God may allow to come your way? Get ready by spending time in His precious word today. 

LWF Dr. Adrian Rogers

The Trial Of Your Faith

BIBLE MEDITATION:
“That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honor and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ.” 1 Peter 1:7

DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT:

James 1:13 says, “Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth He any man.”

Some people get confused between temptations and trials, and the difference between the two is this:

Trials are sent by God to cause us to stand.

Temptation to sin is sent by the devil to cause us to stumble.

One is meant for our maturity. The other is meant for our misery. James used this word interchangeably. While God does not cause both kinds, God allows both kinds, and He will use both to make us more like Jesus.

ACTION POINT:

Are you in the furnace of affliction? Do you feel you’re being tempted? Trust in God to see you through.

LWF Dr. Adrian Rogers 

Finding Joy in All the Right Places

“O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in Him.” - Psalm 34:8

A Christian should be filled with joy. But we can’t take any credit for it. It is Jesus who gives us joy and satisfaction. We couldn’t have found it had we been searching for it, but by finding, knowing, and growing in Christ, He has filled us with an overflowing joy.

Do you know what the devil will tell you? That holiness and happiness don’t go together. He will tell you that if you make up your mind to live a holy life, then you won’t have any fun. Friend, the devil is a liar.

You’ll never know satisfaction and joy until you find it in the right place. You’ll never enjoy the good things of life until you know Jesus. Oh, how sweet to know the Lord Jesus Christ. Is the hunger of your heart met in Christ?

LWF Dr. Adrian Rogers