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Daily Devotional “The Soldiers’ Saving Response”

Daily Devotional “The Soldiers’ Saving Response”
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April 23, 2024

“Now the centurion, and those who were with him . . . became very frightened and said, ‘Truly this was the Son of God!’” (Matthew 27:54).

The testimony of the soldiers after Jesus’ crucifixion demonstrates the sufficiency of His death for all sinners.

Most of the time our daily activities are dictated by the routine responsibilities of our jobs.

That’s how it was for the Roman soldiers who stood at the foot of the cross when Jesus gave up His life.

They were there simply out of duty, to make sure the crucifixion was carried out properly and without interference.

The soldiers probably had little knowledge of Judaism and had not heard of Jesus before, unless it was by hearsay.

Therefore, they really had no idea why the Jewish leaders and most of the crowd were so intent on killing Him.

To these anonymous soldiers, Christ’s claims to be the Son of God and a king seemed equally ludicrous and harmless.

The darkness and the earthquake, however, radically changed their attitudes.

Their emotional fear produced by those events quickly turned to reverential awe for who Jesus was.

They sensed that the natural phenomena had a supernatural origin and suddenly realized that Jesus was indeed the Son of God.

Jesus’ gracious and profound words, spoken from the cross and before Pilate, and His humble, selfless demeanor worked on the soldiers’ hearts.

But it was the ministry of the Holy Spirit that ultimately convinced them to confess Christ’s deity.

The declaration “Truly this was the Son of God!” proclaimed by the centurion (see also Mark 15:39) on behalf of himself and his men, was for the soldiers a profession of faith in Christ.

Although that testimony was uttered by someone else after Jesus had died, it became in essence His final testimony from the cross.

It also offers us compelling proof that His grace can extend to all sinners, even to those who helped put Him to death.

In John 12:32 Jesus announced, “And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to Myself.”

Prayer

Pray for someone today who needs salvation—perhaps someone whom you quit praying for because you thought it unlikely they would ever respond to the gospel.

Further Reading

Read Mark 10:17-27.

•The young man was outwardly a prime candidate for salvation, in contrast to the Roman soldiers. What kept him outside the kingdom?
•What do verses 26-27 teach about the nature of salvation?

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Daily Devotional “Judas The Traitor”

Daily Devotional “Judas The Traitor”
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April 22, 2024

“He who was betraying Him gave them a sign, saying, ‘Whomever I shall kiss, He is the one; seize Him.’

And immediately he came to Jesus and said, ‘Hail, Rabbi!’ and kissed Him.

And Jesus said to him, ‘Friend, do what you have come for’” (Matthew 26:48-50).

Judas Iscariot, in his attitudes and actions, is a classic example of the false believer.

As one of the Twelve, Judas was extremely disappointed at the kind of Messiah Jesus turned out to be.

Instead of teaching the disciples how to conquer and control, Jesus taught them how to submit and serve.

Any ambitions Judas might have had for gaining wealth, power, or prestige by being a close follower of Jesus were frustrated.

Judas’ compulsive unbelief, combined with his relentless greed and ambition, found a perverse, temporal fulfillment when Satan entered him, and he struck a deal with the Jewish leaders to betray Jesus for money (Luke 22:36).

As one possessed by the Devil, Judas’s evil actions were no longer his own, though he was still responsible for them.

Judas could have chosen any of several ways to identify Jesus to the mob, but under Satan’s direction he selected a kiss.

This kiss was normally given as a sign of affection between close friends or between pupil and teacher.

In the context of Judas’ scheme, however, the kiss could hardly have been more despicable because he twisted its meaning so cynically.

It is hard to imagine what grief Jesus must have felt when the one who had been treasurer for the Twelve brashly came forward, said “Hail, Rabbi!” and kissed his Master.

Judas’ situation was unique, but his basic attitude is typical of all false believers.

The church has always had those who hypocritically profess allegiance to Christ but at heart are really His enemies.

Whether it is to advance their business or profession, gain social acceptance, or salve a guilty conscience, hypocrites identify with the church for various reasons.

But like Judas, their basic motivation is sinful self-interest.

May God give us the courage to examine our hearts and repent of such traits, and the discernment to deal biblically with false believers in the church.

Prayer

Ask God to graciously protect the integrity and purity of your local church.

Further Reading

•Read the Epistle of Jude, and list the key traits of false teachers.
•What should you know and do regarding such people (vv. 17-23)?

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Daily Devotional “The Sinful Captors”

Daily Devotional “The Sinful Captors”
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April 21, 2024

“. . . A great multitude with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and elders of the people” (Matthew 26:47).

The crowd that captured Jesus at Gethsemane illustrates the world’s sinful, hateful rejection of Jesus Christ.

A crowd can have a positive, uplifting influence, as when a large group of neighbors bands together to help someone in need.

But crowds can also have a negative impact, such as when they incite riots or heckle someone who is trying to give a speech.

The multitude that came to the Garden of Gethsemane to capture Jesus is a prime example of a crowd that formed for an evil purpose.

That throng was not at all like the spontaneous groups of admirers that often sought the Lord.

Instead, it was a carefully selected group whose only purpose was to arrest Jesus and ensure that He was executed.

Judas most likely rushed away from the upper room and informed the Jewish leaders that now was the time they had long waited for—an opportunity to seize Jesus, convict Him of rebellion against Rome, and force the Romans to put Him to death.

By now the conspiracy against Jesus had grown very large and involved the Sadducees, the Pharisees, and the entire Sanhedrin.

In their desire to guarantee Jesus’ capture, the leaders gathered perhaps a thousand men that night.

This evil group was a prophetic portrait of the world’s opposition to Christ through the ages.

The crowd illustrated sinful disobedience by falsely accusing Him of crimes, by mindlessly and selfishly participating in His arrest (even without an informed opinion about Him), and by cowardly using the cover of darkness and the safety of an obscure location to implement the leaders’ plot.

The unbelieving world has always disdained God’s kingdom and the mission of His Son.

Instead of coming in repentance and faith and reverently embracing Christ’s work on the cross, the world wants to find any excuse to do away with the Savior.

In contrast, believers are called to stand apart from any unbelieving crowd and defend the name of Jesus Christ.

Prayer

Pray for the discernment and courage not to follow the mind-set of the world’s crowd, but to rather be obedient to the Lord Jesus.

Further Reading

•The large crowds that followed Jesus earlier in His ministry were not always sincere. Read John 6, and note the various ways the people misunderstood Jesus’ message.
•How did He answer their objections and grumblings?

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Daily Devotional “Inheriting The Earth”

Daily Devotional “Inheriting The Earth”
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April 20, 2024

“Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth” (Matthew. 5:5).

Someday God will reverse the curse and return the earth to His people.

God said to Adam and Eve, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky, and over every living thing that moves on the earth” (Genesis. 1:28).

But their sin cost them their sovereignty and brought a curse upon the earth (Genesis. 3:17-18).

The apostle Paul said, “The anxious longing of the creation waits eagerly for the revealing of the sons of God . . . in hope that the creation itself also will be set free from its slavery to corruption” (Romans. 8:19-21).

Someday that curse will be reversed and God’s people will once again inherit the earth.

The Greek word translated “inherit” (Matthew. 5:5) means “to receive an allotted portion.”

The earth is the allotted portion of believers, who will reign with the Lord when He comes in His kingdom (Revelation. 20:6).

That’s an emphatic promise in Matthew 5:5, which literally reads, “Blessed are the gentle, for only they shall inherit the earth.”

Many Jewish people of Christ’s day thought the kingdom belonged to the strong, proud, and defiant.

But Jesus said the earth will belong to the gentle, meek, and humble. Proud, self-righteous people don’t qualify (cf. Luke 1:46- 53).

Jesus said, “Unless you are converted and become [humble and submissive] like children, you shall not enter the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew. 18:3).

As a recipient of God’s promises, you should be thrilled knowing that you will inherit the earth and reign with Christ in His earthly kingdom.

Be encouraged to know that even when evil people and godless nations seem to prosper, God is in complete control and will someday establish His righteous kingdom on earth.

Rejoice in that assurance, and seek to be all He wants you to be until that great day.

Prayer

•Thank God that all of creation will someday be freed from sin’s corrupting influences.
•Praise Him for His mighty power, which will bring it all to pass.

Further Reading

Read 1 Corinthians 6:1-8.

•What issue did Paul address?
•How does the future reign of Christians apply to that issue?

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Daily Devotional “Taking Up The Sword in Vain”

Daily Devotional “Taking Up The Sword in Vain”
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April 19, 2024

“Then Jesus said to him, ‘Put your sword back into its place; for all those who take up the sword shall perish by the sword’” (Matthew 26:52).

It is wrong to violently take justice into our own hands, even to defend or promote the name of Christ.

The Body of Christ does not grow and strengthen itself by physical warfare.

Every time it has endeavored to do so, the name and cause of Jesus Christ have been harmed.

Such wars as the Crusades in the Holy Land or later religious wars between Catholics and Protestants in Europe served no scriptural purpose.

As Jesus taught many times, and as Paul reiterated to the Corinthians, “The weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses” (2 Corinthians. 10:4).

Peter, in his usual headstrong fashion, had not yet understood this principle the night of Jesus’ arrest.

That’s when Peter used his sword and cut off the ear of one of the high priest’s prominent slaves.

But the impulsive disciple’s reaction was all wrong.

Peter no doubt took Christ’s earlier statement, “Let him who has no sword sell his robe and buy one” (Luke 22:36) much too literally.

Our Lord was actually speaking of preparedness for spiritual, not physical, warfare.

Jesus therefore had to instruct Peter to put away his weapon.

In effect, He was saying, “Peter, no matter how unjust My arrest is, you must not respond with vigilante action.

If you do that and kill someone else, your own life will justly be forfeited as punishment.”

Christ’s power has been demonstrated many times—in person to Peter and through Scripture to us.

It is incredible that any of us should think He needs the puny help of a sword, a gun, or any other human device.

Christ’s battles are won in the strength of His sovereign power alone, as He pointed out to Peter: “Do you think that I cannot appeal to My Father, and He will at once put at My disposal more than twelve legions [72,000] of angels?” (Matthew. 26:53).

Prayer

Ask God’s forgiveness for times when you’ve been too quick to seek your own justice during arguments or conflicts.

Further Reading

Read 2 Kings 19:14-37.

•How did King Hezekiah respond when God’s people and land were threatened?
•How did the prophet Isaiah support Hezekiah’s actions?
•How did God finally respond to the Assyrians’ threat?

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Daily Devotional “Controlling Yourself”

Daily Devotional “Controlling Yourself”
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April 18, 2024

“Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth” (Matthew. 5:5).

Gentleness is power under control.

The Greek word translated “gentle” in Matthew 5:5 speaks of humility, meekness, and non-retaliation—traits that in our proud society are often equated with weakness or cowardice.

But in reality they are virtues that identify kingdom citizens.

The same word was used by the Greeks to describe a gentle breeze, a soothing medicine, or a domesticated colt.

Those are examples of power under control: a gentle breeze brings pleasure, but a hurricane brings destruction; a soothing medicine brings healing, but an overdose can kill; a domesticated colt is useful, but a wild horse is dangerous.

Christ Himself is the epitome of gentleness.

Even when officially announcing His messiahship to Jerusalem, He humbly entered the city astride a donkey (Matthew. 21:5).

His behavior amid persecution was exemplary: “Christ . . . suffered for you, leaving you an example for you to follow in His steps, who committed no sin, nor was any deceit found in His mouth; and while being reviled, He did not revile in return; while suffering, He uttered no threats” (1 Peter. 2:21-23).

Despite His humility and restraint, Jesus wasn’t weak or cowardly.

He never defended Himself, but when His Father’s house was being desecrated, He made a whip and beat those who were defiling it (John 2:13-16; Matthew. 21:12-13).

He never shirked from pronouncing judgment on unrepentant sinners, and never compromised His integrity or disobeyed His Father’s will.

The hypocritical Jewish religious leaders expected that when Israel’s Messiah came He would commend them for their wonderful spirituality.

Instead, Jesus condemned them and called them children of the devil (John 8:44).

In retaliation they had Him murdered. His power was always under control; theirs wasn’t.

Our society has little use for gentleness. The macho, do-your-own-thing mentality characterizes most of our heroes.

But you are called to a higher standard. When you pattern your life after Jesus, you will have a significant impact on society and will know true happiness.

Prayer

Thank God for the virtue of gentleness, which He is producing in you by the power of His Spirit. Follow Christ’s example today so that gentleness will mark your character.

Further Reading

Read the following passages, noting the responsibilities and blessings that accompany self-restraint: Proverbs 16:32, Ephesians 4:1-2, Colossians 3:12, and Titus 3:1-2.

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Daily Devotional “Maintaining Spiritual Sensitivity”

Daily Devotional “Maintaining Spiritual Sensitivity”
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April 17, 2024

“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted” (Matthew. 5:4).

Sin is a serious issue with God. He never winks at it or takes it lightly.

Satan desires to desensitize Christians to the heinousness of sin.

He wants you to stop mourning over sin and start enjoying it. Impossible?

Many who once thought so have fallen prey to its power. It usually doesn’t happen all at once.

In fact, the process can be slow and subtle— almost imperceptible. But the results are always tragic.

How can you remain alert to the dangers of sin and protect yourself from compromise?

First, be aware of your sin. David said, “My sin is ever before me” (Psalm. 51:3).

Isaiah cried out, “Woe is me, for I am ruined! Because I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips” (Isaiah. 6:5).

Peter said to Jesus, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord!” (Luke 5:8). Paul called himself the chief of sinners (1 Timothy. 1:15).

Those men shared a common awareness of their own sinfulness and it drove them to God for forgiveness and cleansing.

Second, remember the significance of the cross. If you allow a pattern of sin to develop in your life, you’ve forgotten the enormous price Christ paid to free you from its bondage.

Third, realize the effect sin has on others. The psalmist said, “My eyes shed streams of water, because they do not keep Thy law” (Psalm. 119:136).

Jesus mourned over Jerusalem, saying, “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her!

How often I wanted to gather your children together, the way a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were unwilling” (Matthew. 23:37).

Your heart should ache for those enslaved to sin.

Finally, eliminate anything that hinders your sensitivity to sin, such as deliberately sinning, rejecting God’s forgiveness, being proud, presuming on God’s grace, or taking sin lightly.

Such things will quickly dull your spiritual senses and give Satan the opportunity to lead you into greater sin.

Prayer

•Thank God that He brings comfort and happiness to those who mourn over their sin.
•Ask Him to guard your heart from anything that will diminish your sensitivity to the awfulness of sin.

Further Reading

Read 1 Samuel 15.

•What was Saul’s sin?
•Did he mourn over his sin? Explain.

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Daily Devotional “Forgiving As You Are Forgiven”

Daily Devotional “Forgiving As You Are Forgiven”
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April 16, 2024

“Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. . . . For if you forgive men for their transgressions, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

But if you do not forgive men, then your Father will not forgive your transgressions” (Matthew. 6:12, Matthew 6:14-15).

An unforgiving Christian is a contradiction in terms.

It’s possible to confess your sins and still not know the joy of forgiveness.

How? Failure to forgive others! Christian educator J. Oswald Sanders observed that Jesus measures us by the yardstick we use on others.

He didn’t say, “Forgive us because we forgive others,” but “Forgive us even as we have forgiven others.”

An unforgiving Christian is a contradiction in terms because we are the forgiven ones!

Ephesians 4:32 says, “Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you.”

God forgave us an immeasurable debt, saving us from the horrors of eternal hell.

That should be motivation enough to forgive any offense against us, yet some Christians still hold grudges.

Here are three practical steps to dealing with the sin of unforgiveness.

First, confess it and ask the Lord to help you mend the relationship in question.

Second, go to the person, ask for forgiveness, and seek reconciliation.

You might discover that he or she wasn’t even aware of the offense.

Third, give the person something you highly value.

This is a very practical approach based on our Lord’s teaching that where your treasure is, there your heart will be also (Matthew. 6:21).

Whenever I’ve given a book or other gift to someone who has wronged me, I’ve felt a great sense of liberty in my spirit.

In addition, my joy is compounded because I feel the joy of giving as well as the joy of forgiving.

Don’t ever let a grudge stand between you and another person.

It will rob you of the full joy of God’s forgiveness.

Prayer

Before praying, examine your heart. If you harbor bitterness toward another person, follow the procedure given above. Then pray, thanking the Lord for the joy of reconciliation.

Further Reading

Read the parable of the servant in Matthew 18:21-35.

•What question prompted the parable?
•How did the king respond to his servant’s pleading?
•What did the servant do later on? Why was that wrong?

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Daily Devotional “Solving Man’s Greatest Problem”

Daily Devotional “Solving Man’s Greatest Problem”
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April 15, 2024

“Forgive us our debts” (Matthew. 6:12).

Forgiveness removes the guilt and penalty of sin and restores intimacy with God.

Man’s greatest problem is sin. It renders him spiritually dead, alienates him from God and his fellow man, plagues him with guilt and fear, and can eventually damn him to eternal hell.

The only solution is forgiveness—and the only source of forgiveness is Jesus Christ.

All sin is punishable by death (Romans. 6:23) but Christ bore the sins of the world, thereby making it possible to be forgiven and have eternal life through faith in Him (John 3:16). What a glorious reality!

Scripture speaks of two kinds of forgiveness: judicial and parental.

Judicial forgiveness comes from God the righteous judge, who wiped your sin off the record and set you free from its punishment and guilt.

At the moment of your salvation He forgave all your sins—past, present, and future—and pronounced you righteous for all eternity.

That’s why nothing can ever separate you from Christ’s love (Romans. 8:38-39).

Parental forgiveness is granted to believers by their loving heavenly Father as they confess their sin and seek His cleansing.

That’s the kind of forgiveness Jesus speaks of in Matthew 6:12.

When a child disobeys his father, the father/child relationship isn’t severed.

The child is still a member of the family and there’s a sense in which he is already forgiven because he’s under the umbrella of his father’s parental love.

But some of the intimacy of their relationship is lost until the child seeks forgiveness.

That’s the idea in Matthew 6:12. The sins you commit as a believer don’t rob you of your salvation, but they do affect your relationship with God.

He still loves you and will always be your Father, but the intimacy and sweet communion you once knew is jeopardized until you seek reconciliation by confessing your sins.

As a Christian, you are judicially forgiven and will never come into condemnation.

But never presume on that grace. Make confession part of your daily prayers so sin will never erode your relationship with your Heavenly Father.

Prayer

•Thank God for His judicial forgiveness of all your sins.
•Ask Him to help you maintain the joy of your relationship with Him by quickly dealing with any sin that comes up in your life.

Further Reading

Read Psalm 32:1-7.

•How did David feel about forgiveness?
•What happened to David before he confessed his sin?

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Daily Devotional “Dealing With Sin”

Daily Devotional “Dealing With Sin”
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April 14, 2024

“Forgive us our debts” (Matthew. 6:12).

Believers confess their sins; unbelievers deny theirs.

Christians struggle with sin. That surely comes as no surprise to you.

As you mature in Christ, the frequency of your sinning decreases, but your sensitivity to it increases.

That doesn’t mean you are more easily tempted, but that you are more aware of the subtleties of sin and how it dishonors God.

Some people think you should never confess your sins or seek forgiveness, but the Lord instructed us to do so when He said for us to pray, “Forgive us our debts” (Matthew. 6:12).

That’s the believer’s prayer for the Father’s forgiveness.

John said, “If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us” (1 John 1:8-10).

That passage doesn’t tell us how to get saved, as many have taught.

It tells us how to distinguish believers from unbelievers: believers confess their sins; unbelievers don’t.

The phrase “forgive us” in Matthew 6:12 implies the need for forgiveness.

“Debts” translates a Greek word that was used to speak of a moral or monetary debt.

In Matthew 6:12 it refers to sins. When you sin, you owe to God a consequence or a debt because you have violated His holiness.

When you sin as a believer, you don’t lose your salvation but you will face God’s chastening if you don’t repent.

Hebrews 12 says, “Those whom the Lord loves He disciplines, and He scourges every son whom He receives . . . . He disciplines us for our good, that we may share His holiness” (vv. 6, 10).

If you are harboring sin, confess it now and allow God to cleanse you and use you today for His glory.

Prayer

Write down why God’s forgiveness is important to you, then express those thoughts to Him in praise.

Further Reading

Read Psalm 38.

•What physical and emotional ailments did David experience as a result of his sin?
•What was his attitude toward God as he confessed his sin?

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