My Chosen Portion

41 But the Lord answered her, "Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things,

42 but one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her." - Luke 10:41-42

The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot.  - Psalm 16:5

So why do you and I need Christ?

We came from sin by way of the first man Adam!

When He sinned, we all sinned and have continued to do so!

God sent Christ to be be the propitiation for man's sin!

In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. - 1 John 4:10

21 But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it-

22 the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction:

23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

24 and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,

25 whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God's righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins.

26 It was to show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus. - Romans 3:21-26

What does that mean?

Christ alone was the atoning sacrifice that redeemed man from Hell!

It was necessary for Christ to take the wrath from God that was meant for man.

So that is why "you must be born again".

3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

4 to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you,

5 who by God's power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. - 1 Peter 1:3-5

Turn from being sin filled man to one covered by the atoning blood that Christ alone gives!!!

You must turn and follow Christ commands!!

My soul longs for your salvation; I hope in your word.  - Psalm 119:81

Jesus, the Savior

BIBLE MEDITATION:

“And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call His name Jesus: for He shall save His people from their sins.” Matthew 1:21.

DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT:

One day I drove my car off the hot pavement out into a grassy area because I knew where there was a persimmon tree. I love persimmons and I thought, “Well, this is about the time those persimmons would be ripe.” But I got impossibly stuck in the mud. I got a board and tried to dig myself out. I found a piece of carpet there in the woods and put that under the tires. My tires only sunk deeper. 

I prayed, “Lord, I’m in the mud. I need your help. I’m helpless here. Lord, get me out.” And almost at the same time, a man came by in a four-wheel vehicle. With that mighty truck, he pulled me slowly out of the mud. I was back on solid ground. 

I was so grateful. I hadn’t known what to do, but God sent someone in a four-wheel truck with a cable. That’s so much like salvation. We’re looking for the things of this world and sinking in the mud. We say, “Well, I can get myself out of this.” And the more we try to handle it, the deeper and deeper we sink. We need somebody who will see us, care for us, come to us, and get us out. Jesus is a Savior. He has what it takes to extricate us from the mud we’ve gotten in. 

When I got home, my car was covered with mud. I got out the hose and began to get the mud off. That man got me out of the mud, but it was up to me to deal with the mud that was still on there. When I got saved, I was covered with mud. But since then, I’ve been letting Jesus, the Water of Life, clean me up. 

ACTION POINT:

You can struggle all you want, but all you’re going to do is sink deeper. Stop the struggle. Surrender to Christ. You don’t have what it takes to get out unless someone takes you out. And that one is Jesus. His name is wonderful. He is the Mighty God, the everlasting Father, the Prince of peace.

LWF Dr. Adrian Rogers

The Welfare in His Name

BIBLE MEDITATION:

“Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.” Romans 5:1.

DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT:

The thing your heart is yearning for is peace. Jesus is called “The Prince of Peace.” The Bible says, “Let the peace of God rule your heart” (Philippians 4:7). You see, God, through Jesus, came to give you peace. 

Has anyone ever left you anything in a will? Jesus did. Just before He went to the cross He said, “Peace I leave with you, My peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid” (John 14:27). 

This is the legacy Jesus left for you. Jesus willed His body to Joseph of Arimathea for burial. Jesus gave the care of His mother to the apostle John. Jesus yielded up His spirit to God the Father. But Jesus gave His peace to you. And there’s no lawyer on earth that can break that will. It is yours. It is your throne gift. 

ACTION POINT:

If you don’t have peace, it’s because you don’t understand what you have in the name of Jesus. There is welfare in His name. Call upon Him today. Ask Him to help you receive the peace He has provided.

LWF Dr. Adrian Rogers

The Wisdom in His Name

BIBLE MEDITATION:

“But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.” 1 Corinthians 1:24.

DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT:

Have you needed a counselor at times? People come to pastors and counselors for wisdom. We can counsel from Scripture, but we can’t solve their problems. 

We can try to lead them to the One who can solve their problems, the Lord Jesus Christ. I don’t want them dependent upon me. I want them to know Jesus. He is the Counselor. There is wisdom in His name. Paul says in 1 Corinthians1:30, He “is made unto us wisdom and righteousness and sanctification and redemption.” 

ACTION POINT:

Are you going through a problem right now? You don’t know the way out. You don’t know what to do. Every answer seems wrong. I want to recommend my counselor to you. Call upon the true Counselor. His name is Jesus. Not only is there wonder in His name. Friend, there is wisdom in His name.

LWF Dr. Adrian Rogers

Whose Son Is The Christ?

41 But he said to them, "How can they say that the Christ is David's son?

42 For David himself says in the Book of Psalms, "'The Lord said to my Lord, "Sit at my right hand, 

43 until I make your enemies your footstool."' 

44 David thus calls him Lord, so how is he his son?" - Luke 20:41-44

3 concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh

4 and was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord,

5 through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations,

6 including you who are called to belong to Jesus Christ, - Romans 1:3-6

Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified." - Acts 2:36

13 And to which of the angels has he ever said, "Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet"? 

14 Are they not all ministering spirits sent out to serve for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation? - Hebrews 1:13-14

12 But when Christ had offered for all time a single sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God,

13 waiting from that time until his enemies should be made a footstool for his feet.

14 For by a single offering he has perfected for all time those who are being sanctified. - Hebrews 10:12-14

25 For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet.

26 The last enemy to be destroyed is death.

27 For "God has put all things in subjection under his feet." But when it says, "all things are put in subjection," it is plain that he is excepted who put all things in subjection under him.

28 When all things are subjected to him, then the Son himself will also be subjected to him who put all things in subjection under him, that God may be all in all. - 1 Corinthians 15:25-28

God, we praise You for You alone are worthy!!!

Look around, what do you see? Nature some call it, others God's handiwork, others still mother nature, but in all truth, it is what God "spoke into existence".
He did not physically build it but by His voice commanded it!
This Deity is God!
He is all things!
All things exist because of Who He is!
By His authority, Jesus Christ came to suffer for the sin of man!!
It was deemed exceptabe that Christ alone would pay this price so man could be reconciled to God!
So, in His obedience, He suffered seperation from His Father and death because of You and me.
But praise God, He is risen!!
A King, so rich in things we can't comprehend became a living sacrifice!
This is a debt we can not reimburse!!
It was a gift, freely given to You if You follow His commands!
Yes, He is the Son of The Most High God!
Fully man, fully God, and fully Holy Spirit!!

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

2 He was in the beginning with God.

3 All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.

4 In him was life, and the life was the light of men.

5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. - John 1:1-5

Will He Find Faith On Earth?

We cry out for justice!

God will give us Justice!

Man, where is your faith in the midst of trials? 

Do you curse God?

Or do you fall on your knees for mercy?

I tell you, he will give justice to them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?" - Luke 18:8

12 And because lawlessness will be increased, the love of many will grow cold.

13 But the one who endures to the end will be saved.

14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come. - Matthew 24:12-14

You say what is faith!

1 Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.

2 For by it the people of old received their commendation.

3 By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible. - Hebrews 11:1-3

Father, we cry for Your mercy!!!

13 But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, 'God, be merciful to me, a sinner!'

14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified, rather than the other. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted." - Luke 18:13-14

Come to Him with the faith of a child!!

15 Now they were bringing even infants to him that he might touch them. And when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them.

16 But Jesus called them to him, saying, "Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God.

17 Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it." - Luke 18:15-17

Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. - James 1:21

Awaken Sinner!!!!

The Joy Of The Lord

Joy!

It can't be stolen by the adversary!!

Satan will lie to you to fool you into thinking you have no joy but praise God you do!!!

We grieve, we are meant to!

Jesus wept. - John 11:35

We share each other's burdens!

Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. - Galatians 6:2

God is for us, giving us His great mercy!!

So then it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God, who has mercy. - Romans 9:16

What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? - Romans 8:31

37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.

38 For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers,

39 nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. - Romans 8:37-39

God's Greatest Mercy!!

 but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. - Romans 5:8

God is there!!

Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you." - Deuteronomy 31:6

When you hear you brother shout hallelujah as he takes his last breath, God is there!!

He is reminding you, he's there!!

Trust in Christ alone!!

He alone satisfies your searching soul!!

Jesus is our only hope!!!

This world offers things!!

Christ offers eternity!!!