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Daily Devotional “Bearing The Reproach of Christ”

Daily Devotional “Bearing The Reproach of Christ”
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December 06, 2023

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Moses considered “the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; for he was looking to the reward.

By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured, as seeing Him who is unseen” (Hebrews. 11:26-27).

When you suffer for Christ, you bear His reproach.

How could Moses, who lived 1,500 years before Christ, bear His reproach?

Christ is the Greek form of the Hebrew title Messiah, the Anointed One.

Many Old Testament personalities were spoken of as being anointed for special service to the Lord.

Some have suggested that Moses was thinking of himself as a type of messiah, for he delivered his people from the Egyptian bondage.

They would translate verse 26 as, “Considering the reproach of his own messiahship as God’s deliverer.”

However, it seems best to see this verse as a reference to Jesus Himself, the future great Deliverer.

We don’t know how much knowledge Moses had of Jesus, but certainly it was more than Abraham, of whom Jesus said, “Abraham rejoiced to see My day, and he saw it and was glad” (John 8:56).

The Messiah has always been identified with His people.

When they suffer for righteousness’ sake, they suffer in His place.

That’s why David said, “The reproaches of those who reproach Thee have fallen on me” (Psalm. 69:9).

Speaking from a New Testament perspective, Paul made a similar statement: “I bear on my body the brand-marks of Jesus” (Galatians. 6:17).

There’s also a sense in which Christ suffers with His people.

When Jesus confronted Paul, who was heavily persecuting the church, He said, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me? . . . I am Jesus whom you are persecuting” (Acts 9:4-5).

Moses chose to turn his back on Pharaoh’s household and identify with God’s people because he knew that suffering for Christ was far better than enjoying the riches of Egypt.

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At some point in time you too will be persecuted for Christ’s sake (2 Timothy. 3:12), so be prepared.

When that time comes, follow Moses’ example of faith and courage, knowing that God will be your shield and your reward (cf. Genesis. 15:1).

Prayer

Follow the examples of the apostles by thanking God for the privilege of bearing a small portion of the reproach that the world aims at Christ (Acts 5:27-41).

Further Reading

Memorize Psalm 27:1 as a source of encouragement when facing difficulty.

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Daily Devotional “Dead to the Law”

Daily Devotional “Dead to the Law”
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December 03, 2023

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“Therefore, my brethren, you also were made to die to the Law through the body of Christ” (Romans 7:4).

The law can no longer punish those who have died with Christ.

It’s an axiomatic truth that laws don’t apply to dead people. No policeman would issue a ticket to a drunk driver who was killed in an accident.

Nor was Lee Harvey Oswald tried for killing President Kennedy, since he himself was killed by Jack Ruby.

In Romans 7:2-3 Paul uses marriage to illustrate that truth: “For the married woman is bound by law to her husband while he is living; but if her husband dies, she is released from the law concerning the husband.

So then if, while her husband is living, she is joined to another man, she shall be called an adulteress; but if her husband dies, she is free from the law, so that she is not an adulteress, though she is joined to another man.”

Paul’s point is simple: death ends a marriage because the laws regarding marriage don’t apply to the dead.

The same principle holds true in the spiritual realm.

Since believers have died with Christ (Romans. 6:3-7), the law can no longer condemn them; it no longer has authority over them.

Paul’s use of a passive verb (“were made to die”) indicates that believers don’t make themselves dead to the law; they were made dead to the law through a divine act.

The only provision for paying the penalty the law demands is the Lord Jesus Christ’s death on the cross.

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To the Corinthians Paul wrote, “He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him” (2 Corinthians. 5:21).

The apostle repeated that truth in Galatians 2:19-20: “For through the Law I died to the Law, that I might live to God.

I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me, and delivered Himself up for me.”

Prayer

Thank God that you are no longer under the law’s condemnation (Romans. 8:1).

Further Reading

Read Romans 3:20; Romans 7:12; Galatians 3:24-25. Since the law can’t save anyone, what is its purpose?

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Daily Devotional “Paying Sin’s Price”

Daily Devotional “Paying Sin’s Price”
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December 02, 2023

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“For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 6:23).

Christ paid a debt He did not owe to free us from a debt we could not pay.

In the scientific realm there are universal laws, such as the law of gravity.

These laws are built into the creation by its all-wise Creator and keep it functioning normally.

Just as God has made inexorable laws to govern the physical dimension, so also has He decreed universal spiritual principles.

The most significant of those spiritual laws is that sin demands death; death is the wages sin pays.

The Greek word translated “wages” was commonly used to speak of giving compensation for service rendered.

When God sentences sinners to Hell, He is merely giving them the compensation that they have earned and that His justice demands.

In sharp contrast to the inexorable law of sin and death is the gracious “free gift of God”—“eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

Eternal life is not a wage but a gift, and hence it can’t be earned.

Good works, church attendance, or religious rituals will not entitle anyone to it.

After recounting his religious credentials—credentials unsurpassed in first-century Judaism (Galatians. 1:14)—Paul dismissed them as “loss for the sake of Christ” (Philippians 3:7).

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The free gift of eternal life comes only through “Christ Jesus our Lord.” In Acts 4:12 Peter declared that “there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men, by which we must be saved.”

And in John 14:6 Jesus said simply, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but through Me.”

“Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift” (2 Corinthians. 9:15)!

Prayer

Have you lost touch with the reality that “the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death” (Romans. 8:2)?
If so, spend some time in prayer today, thanking God for giving you eternal life.

Further Reading

What do the following passages teach about the possibility of earning eternal life: Romans 3:28; Galatians 2:16; Galatians 3:11; Philippians 3:9; Titus 3:5?

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Daily Devotional “Believing in God”

Daily Devotional “Believing in God”
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November 16, 2023

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“Without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is” (Hebrews 11:6).

Nothing you do can please God apart from faith.

Throughout history, people have tried everything imaginable to gain favor with God.

Most turn to religion, but religion apart from Christ is merely a satanic counterfeit of the truth.

Many trust in their own good works, not realizing that even their best efforts are offensive to God (Isaiah. 64:6; Philippians. 3:8).

And the more we try to justify ourselves, the more we offend God, because “by the works of the Law no flesh will be justified in His sight” (Romans. 3:20).

Some trust in their family heritage or nationality.

The Jewish people thought they were pleasing to God simply because they were descendants of Abraham.

But John the Baptist warned them, saying, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

Therefore bring forth fruit in keeping with repentance; and do not suppose that you can say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham for our father’; for I say to you, that God is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham” (Matthew. 3:7-9).

Apart from faith, man cannot please God. And the first step of faith is simply believing God exists.

That isn’t enough to save a person—even the demons have that level of faith (James 2:19)—but it’s a start, and by God’s grace can blossom into full saving faith.

God has given ample evidence of His existence. Romans 1:20 says, “Since the creation of the world [God’s] invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made.”

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David said, “The heavens are telling of the glory of God; and their expanse is declaring the work of His hands” (Psalm. 19:1).

Creation itself proclaims the existence, power, and glory of God, yet most people “suppress the truth in unrighteousness” (Romans. 1:18) by rejecting the Creator and denying their accountability to Him.

Rather than bowing to the true God, they pay homage to “Mother Nature” or evolution. How foolish!

Prayer

•Praise God for the beauty of His creation.
•Worship Him as the giver of every good gift (James 1:17).

Further Reading

Read Romans 1:18-32. Is there a connection between denying God, practicing idolatry, and committing gross immoralities? Explain.

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Daily Devotional “Walking with God”

Daily Devotional “Walking with God”
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November 15, 2023

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“Enoch walked with God” (Genesis 5:24).

Walking with God includes reconciliation, obedience from the heart, and ongoing faith.

When Scripture speaks of walking with God, it’s referring to one’s manner of life.

For example, Paul prayed that the Colossian believers (and us) would be filled with the knowledge of God’s will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so they could walk (live) in a manner worthy of the Lord (Colossians. 1:9-10).

To the Ephesians he said, “Walk no longer just as the Gentiles also walk, in the futility of their mind . . . [but] be imitators of God, as beloved children; and walk in love, just as Christ also loved you” (Ephesians. 4:17; Ephesians 5:1-2).

The Old Testament describes Enoch as a man who walked with God.

Though relatively little is said about this special man, we can derive implications from his life that will help us better understand what it means to walk with God.

First, Enoch’s walk with God implies reconciliation. Amos 3:3 says, “Do two walk together unless they have agreed to do so?” (NIV).

Two people can’t have intimate fellowship unless they agree.

Obviously Enoch wasn’t rebellious toward God, but had been reconciled with Him through faith.

Second, walking with God implies loving service. Second John 6 says, “This is love, that we walk according to His commandments.”

We obey Christ, but our obedience is motivated by love, not legalism or fear of punishment.

Third, a godly walk implies continuing faith, “for we walk by faith, not by sight” (2 Corinthians. 5:7).

Colossians 2:6-7 adds, “As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, having been firmly rooted and now being built up in Him and established in your faith.”

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By grace Enoch believed God and pleased Him all his life.

Do those who know you best see you as one who walks with God? I trust so.

After all, that’s the distinguishing mark of a true believer: “The one who says he abides in Him ought himself to walk in the same manner as He walked” (1 John 2:6).

Prayer

Praise God for granting the reconciliation, faith, and love that enables you to walk with Him day by day.

Further Reading

What do the following verses teach about your Christian walk: Romans 8:4; Galatians 5:16; Ephesians 2:10; 1 Thessalonians 2:12; and 1 John 1:7?

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Daily Devotional “Knowing The Right Answer”

Daily Devotional “Knowing The Right Answer”
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November 10, 2023

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“Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?” (1 Corinthians 1:20).

Knowing Christ makes the believer wiser than the world.

Lawrence Toombs, in his 1955 article “O.T. Theology and the Wisdom Literature,” said, “Wisdom is to be found with God and nowhere else.

And unless the quest for wisdom brings a man to his knees in awe and reverence, knowing his own helplessness to make himself wise, wisdom remains for him a closed book” (The Journal of Bible and Religion, 23:3 [July 1955], 195).

It’s wonderful to have the book of God’s wisdom opened to us as believers.

Through God’s book of wisdom it’s easy for any believer to analyze the world.

People who have no biblical background find it difficult to resolve controversial issues like capital punishment, abortion, or homosexuality.

But the Bible has clear answers for those seemingly complex issues: If you take a life, you should die (Genesis. 9:6); the life within the womb is a person made by God (Psalm. 139:13); and homosexuality is not an alternate lifestyle but a damning sexual sin like adultery or fornication (1 Corinthians. 6:9-10; Romans. 1:26-27).

As a Bible-believing Christian you may not be considered “noble” or “mighty” by the world’s standards (1 Corinthians. 1:26) and may be seen as the refuse of the world (1 Corinthians. 4:13); but you have the answers to the important questions.

Because of God’s sovereign, gracious work, you’ve been ushered into the wisdom of God through fear of the Lord.

The apostle Paul said, “You are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God” (1 Corinthians. 1:30).

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Once you fear God, His wisdom continually flows to you.

Paul told the Colossians that in Christ dwells “all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge” (2:3).

Since Christ dwells in you, you possess the very wisdom of God!

Prayer

•Praise the Lord for the privilege of knowing Him and His will through His Word and His Spirit.
•Pray that you might manifest the wisdom of the living God so that the world sees Christ in you.

Further Reading

Read 1 Corinthians 1:18-31. How does the apostle Paul contrast God’s wisdom with the world’s?

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Daily Devotional “Being Wise In Adversity”

Daily Devotional “Being Wise In Adversity”
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November 08, 2023

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“Who among you is wise and understanding? Let him show by his good behavior his deeds in the gentleness of wisdom” (James 3:13).

Wisdom teaches us how to handle adversity.

In his wonderful commentary on the book of James, Robert Johnstone wrote the following about meekness:

That “the meek” should “inherit the earth”—that they bear wrongs, and exemplify the love which “seeketh not her own”—to a world that believes in high-handedness and self-assertion, and pushing the weakest to the wall, a statement like this of the Lord from Heaven cannot but appear an utter paradox.

The man of the world desires to be counted anything but “meek” or “poor in spirit,” and would deem such a description of him equivalent to a charge of unmanliness.

Ah, brethren, this is because we have taken in Satan’s conception of manliness instead of God’s.

One man has been shown us by God, in whom His ideal of man was embodied; and He, when He was reviled, reviled not again; when He suffered, threatened not, but committed Himself to Him that judgeth righteously: He for those who nailed Him to the tree prayed, “Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.”

The world’s spirit of wrath, then, must be folly; whilst than a spirit of meekness like His, in the midst of controversy, oppositions, trials of whatever kind, there can be no surer evidence that “Jesus is made of God to His people wisdom” The Epistle of James.

Johnstone recognized more than a hundred years ago what we need to know today—that the wisdom of man is arrogant, conceited, and self-serving, whereas the wisdom of God is humble, meek, and non-retaliatory.

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The contrast between false wisdom and true wisdom is crystal-clear.

Be sure you handle adversity in a Christlike way, knowing that every detail of your life is under God’s sovereign control.

Prayer

Thank the Lord for His example of how to respond to adversity (cf. 1 Peter 2:21-24).

Further Reading

Read Philippians 2:1-11, applying Christ’s example to your life (vv. 1-5).

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Daily Devotional “Living Wisely”

Daily Devotional “Living Wisely”
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November 06, 2023

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“Who among you is wise and understanding? Let him show by his good behavior his deeds in the gentleness of wisdom” (James 3:13).

Wisdom is the art of living life skillfully.

Most philosophers throughout history have believed that if a person could acquire anything, it should be wisdom, because wisdom would allow him to obtain anything else.

That philosophy matches Scripture. Proverbs 4:7 says, “Acquire wisdom; and with all your acquiring, get understanding.”

Many people claim to be wise, but it’s also true that no fool in our world is a self-confessed fool—everyone believes he’s an expert.

The world offers a sea of opinions, but the bottom line is that no one’s opinion is worth more than anyone else’s.

The only trustworthy perspective on wisdom—on who is wise and who isn’t—is God’s.

In James 3:13 He gives His divine insight on the matter by first asking, “Who among you is wise?”

The Greek term translated “wise” is sophos. The Greeks used it to refer to speculative knowledge, theory, and philosophy.

But the Hebrews infused wisdom with a deeper meaning: skillfully applying knowledge to the matter of practical living.

God also asked, “Who among you is . . . understanding?” The Greek word translated “understanding” is used only here in the New Testament and refers to a specialist or a professional who is highly skilled in applying his knowledge to practical situations.

In other words, God is asking, “Who among you has practical skill?

Who among you is truly a professional and specialist in the art of living?”

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The only one who can live life skillfully is the one who lives according to God’s wisdom, and He gives His wisdom to all who receive His salvation and obey His Word.

What about you? Are you living life skillfully? If so, your life will manifest good behavior and a meek spirit (James 3:13).

Determine to live your life according to God’s wisdom, not the world’s opinions.

Prayer

Ask God to help you live life skillfully each day by obeying His Word.

Further Reading

As a Christian, you are responsible to appropriate God’s wisdom in your life on a daily basis. To help you do so, begin a daily reading program in Proverbs. Read one chapter a day, and let God’s wisdom penetrate every aspect of your life.

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Daily Devotional “Gaining God’s Approval”

Daily Devotional “Gaining God’s Approval”
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November 05, 2023

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“By [faith] the men of old gained approval” (Hebrews. 11:2).

God makes His approval known to those who trust in Him.

The book Catch-22 tells of a squadron of World War II fliers stationed on the fictitious island of Pianos in the Mediterranean.

Before a flier could transfer off the island, he had to complete 25 extremely dangerous missions over southern Europe.

One flier, Yosarian, was especially anxious to leave.

After completing his twenty-fifth mission, his commanding officer began raising the number of qualifying missions.

Insanity became the only justification for a transfer.

But the commander decided that whomever feigned insanity to obtain a transfer simply proved his sanity by that sane act!

Realizing it was all a cruel game with no way out, Yosarian devised a plan to build a raft and float to Sweden.

Even though there was a whole continent between him and Sweden and the ocean currents would take him in the opposite direction, he couldn’t be dissuaded.

He took a leap into the absurd with a hopeless and impossible plan to escape a hopeless and impossible situation.

In their relentless quest for meaning in life, many people become spiritual Yosarians.

Rejecting God, who is the only sure and rational answer to life, they jump headlong into alcohol, drugs, witchcraft, astrology, reincarnation, or countless other absurdities.

Many acknowledge God, but try to gain His approval through self-righteous deeds apart from true faith.

In either case the results are the same: no faith, no salvation, no hope, no peace, and no assurance.

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But those who take God at His word and approach Him in true faith receive His approval and enjoy His blessings.

Theirs isn’t a blind leap into the absurd, but a living hope in the God who made man and who alone can fulfill man’s deepest longings.

They know the joy and satisfaction of a life spent in service to Christ, and the peace and assurance that all is well—both now and for eternity.

Prayer

Pray for those you know who have rejected God or are trying to gain His approval on their own. Explain to them the meaning and purpose Christ alone can bring to their lives.

Further Reading

According to 2 Timothy 2:24-26, what is the spiritual state of those who oppose the gospel, and how are we to approach them?

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Daily Devotional “Increasing Your Spiritual Strength”

Daily Devotional “Increasing Your Spiritual Strength”
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November 04, 2023

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“All Scripture is . . . profitable for . . . correction” (2 Timothy. 3:16).

God’s Word strengthens the repentant sinner.

If you’re a gardening buff, you know that skillful pruning promotes the overall growth and productivity of a plant.

Jesus assumed His audience knew as much when He said, “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser.

Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit, He prunes it, that it may bear more fruit.

You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you” (John 15:1-3).

Jesus was comparing believers to branches, which the Father prunes for maximum productivity.

The Word is His pruning shear, which He applies with skill and precision to remove our imperfections and promote godliness.

He wants to eliminate anything from our lives that may restrict our spiritual growth.

The word translated “correction” in 2 Timothy 3:16 speaks of the strengthening work of God’s Word.

Scripture not only exposes your sin, but it also strengthens you and restores you to a proper spiritual posture.

It convicts you and then gives you instruction to build you up again.

Job 17:9 says, “The righteous shall hold to his way, and he who has clean hands shall grow stronger and stronger.”

Paul added, “I commend you to God and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified” (Acts 20:32).

As the Spirit uses Scripture to expose sin in your life, forsake that sin and follow what Scripture says to do instead.

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You will be strengthened in your spiritual walk as a result.

To aid in that process be “constantly nourished on the words of the faith and . . . sound doctrine” (1 Timothy. 4:6).

I firmly believe that any weaknesses you have can become areas of great strength as you allow God’s Word to do its sanctifying work within you.

Prayer

•Thank God for the strengthening and restoring power of His Word.
•If there’s an area of your life that is weak and vulnerable to temptation, confess it to the Lord and begin today to strengthen it according to the Word.

Further Reading

Read Ephesians 1:18-23 and 3:14-21.

•What did Paul pray for?
•How did God demonstrate His power toward believers?
•Is God’s power sufficient for all your spiritual needs? Explain.

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