Sinning All You Want to

BIBLE MEDITATION:

 “Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.” 2 Peter 1:4

DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT:

Some people distort the doctrine that when a man is saved he is always saved. They get the idea that if this is true, then he will sin all he wants to. Friend, I sin all I want to. The thing is, I don’t want to!

If the only thing that keeps you from sinning is fear of losing your salvation, I wonder if you have really surrendered yourself to God and asked Him to save you.

Peter tells us that we have become “partakers of the divine nature.” Does that mean that you don’t sin any more? No. Before I was saved, I was running to sin. Now, I’m running from it. I may slip, but I’m saved. I have a desire to live pure and clean to the glory of God.

ACTION POINT:

What about you? Do you have a desire to be holy? Or do you treat the doctrine of assurance as a license to live a sinful life?

LWF Dr. Adrian Rogers

Our Only Business in This World

BIBLE MEDITATION:

 “Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.” Romans 3:28

DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT:

If God the Father chose us and the Holy Spirit set us aside for His holy purposes, then what part do you and I have? There is divine sovereignty and human responsibility.

You have been sanctified unto obedience. Salvation is free, but you must obey. God’s divine sovereignty in choosing us does not nullify our response to His call. You have been saved out of this world, sent back into this world to witness to the world, and that is the only business you have in this world.

ACTION POINT:

Now, you do not work to be saved. You work because you are saved. Someone has said and I agree: “I will not work my soul to save. That work, my Lord has done. But I will work like any slave for the love of God’s dear Son.”

LWF Dr. Adrian Rogers

What to Do When You’re Not Sure What to Do

BIBLE MEDITATION:

 “For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.” Galatians 5:13

DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT:

One of the signs that you have stopped trusting God is that you cease to function. You simply drop out of life’s activities. You start fretting over this and that; you get distressed over a loss; you get oppressed by the devil. And what do you do? Close up shop, draw the drapes, go to sleep, get up late. Have you ever been that way? Worry will do that to you.

When you worry it is because you are not trusting God. You may say, “I lost my job.” Well, what are you doing? “I’m sitting around the house.” Well, quit it! You have more opportunity to serve God.

ACTION POINT:

Go down to the church and ask them to put you to work. Go to your local mission and volunteer. Mow a neighbor’s yard. Go shopping for an elderly person. Do what you need to do to find a job and when you’re done…do good! Do good because you’re trusting in the Lord.

LWF Dr. Adrian Rogers

Weight of the World on Your Shoulders

What does the Lord say about us carrying the weight of the world on our shoulders?

Is it just in our genetic makeup to think that we are in control?

Are we so deceived by sin that we fool ourselves into this belief of any control in

anything?

God did indeed give us the ability to make decisions but does that mean we are in

control?

We have been given free will and are responsible for all that goes along with it, good and

bad!!

What about faith in God?

Isn’t He sovereign over all things?

Does not God work all things together for His purpose?

As Creator of the universe and everything in it, He alone is in charge of His creation.

I wonder if we humans are capable of trusting the One who rightly owns all control?

Foolish creatures that we are, do we really think we have any control?

Proverbs 19:21 Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the

Lord that will stand.

Romans 8:28 And we know that for those who love God all things work together for

good, for those who are called according to his purpose.

Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD , plans for welfare

and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.

Joshua 1:9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be

frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”

Isaiah 45:6-7 that people may know, from the rising of the sun and from the west, that

there is none besides me; I am the LORD , and there is no other. I form light and create

darkness; I make well-being and create calamity; I am the LORD , who does all these

things.

Proverbs 16:9 The heart of man plans his way, but the LORD establishes his steps.

Job 12:10 In his hand is the life of every living thing and the breath of all mankind.

Psalm 115:3 Our God is in the heavens; he does all that he pleases.

Daniel 4:35 all the inhabitants of the earth are accounted as nothing, and he does

according to his will among the host of heaven and among the inhabitants of the earth;

and none can stay his hand or say to him, “What have you done?”

Psalm 103:19 The LORD has established his throne in the heavens, and his kingdom rules

over all.

You Walk In Newness of Life

BIBLE MEDITATION:

 “Therefore we are buried with Him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.” Romans 6:4

DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT:

When Jesus Christ died, not only did He die for us, but also we died with Him. You may say, “Well, what difference does it make whether He died for me or I died with Him? It’s just a play on words.” Oh no it’s not, dear friend.

When you’re dead, then death has no dominion over you. You can’t kill a man who is already dead. Let’s suppose a man is put to death for a capital crime he has committed, and yet somehow he is raised back to life. Do you think he can be arrested again for his crime? Absolutely not. That would be double jeopardy. He paid the penalty for his crime.

ACTION POINT:

It is necessary that you understand that when Jesus died, you died, and the law has no more hold on you! Your sin debt has been paid in full because He died for you. You died with Him.

LWF Dr. Adrian Rogers

A Sweet Aroma To God

BIBLE MEDITATION:

“Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of His knowledge by us in every place. For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish.” 2 Corinthians 2:14-15

DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT:

“Thanks be to God who always causes us to triumph in Christ!” And when we are enjoying this victory, we will be sending off a sweet, pervasive perfume of His glory.

Do you know how incense is made? By cutting or breaking herbs, then crushing them into a fine powder. Then water is added to this powder to create a clay to form into sticks or cones. What is the purpose of incense? To burn and create a fragrant aroma.

ACTION POINT:

When we are praising God in the midst of trials, singing songs of glory in the midst of persecution, claiming His victory when a problem arises, then we are emitting a sweet aroma that is unmistakable to the nostrils of God. This is the sweet smell of victory!

LWF Dr. Adrian Rogers

Praying For God’s Protection

BIBLE MEDITATION:

“And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.” Matthew 6:13

DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT:

Why do you think we return to God time and time again asking Him to forgive us? I think it is partly because we fail to pray the other part of the Lord’s Prayer: “And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.”

We wake up in the morning, come to the end of the day, and we say, “God, forgive me. I blew it.” And He does. Do you know why we fail? We’ve learned how to pray “Lord, forgive me.” But we’re not praying, “Lord, protect me.”

You wouldn’t come to the end of the day and say, “Lord, give me this day my daily bread.” The day is over. “Lord, protect me” is not a prayer for the end of the day; this is the prayer to begin your day.

ACTION POINT:

Each day this week, begin your day with this prayer. Let it become a habit. Expand your prayer to encompass putting on the whole armor of God (Ephesians 6:10-18).

LWF Dr. Adrian Rogers