Morning Devotional December 26, 2021

 

Luke 1:1-4

“1 Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us,

2 Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word;

3 It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus,

4 That thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed.”

If the physician Luke was so careful to get the retelling of our Lord's birth and life correct then why do God's people today not have a desire for the same?

Praise ye the Lord!!!

Morning Devotional December 25, 2021

 John 4:24

“God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.”

“In spirit and in truth.” Many today want to worship God in spirit, or what they think is spirit, but forget the next three words in this verse. “and in truth.” But if we are not worshiping God in truth are we truly worshiping Him in spirit? If we are worshiping in spirit but not in truth then what is this spirit in which we worship if it is not the Holy Spirit of God? Notice the word “must”. This is a command. Jesus is commanding that those who worship God worship Him in spirit and in truth. No exceptions. The only way God will except our worship is if we come to Him in spirit and in truth.

2 Timothy 4:3-4 “3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;

4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.”

What do we see today? People claiming to be worshiping God by celebrating the birth of His Son in spirit. But what spirit? If the day is so steeped in false doctrine and most can't even the get the story correct and then there is the addition of lying to children about a man they have made an Antichrist. How is the worshiping God in spirit and in truth as He commanded? And is it when someone makes a stand to tell the truth of this matter they are persecuted and ridiculed by those claiming to be worshiping in spirit and in truth?

Verse 4 in 2 Timothy 4 speaks volumes about what is going on within God's people today. “And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.” The teaching of “fables” abound much in the Lord's very churches today. Not just in those who claim to be the Lord's churches but in the those who are truly the Lord's churches. What an abomination it is for those who stand so strongly on the truth in so many other areas but when it comes to Roman Catholic holy days they will leave the truth of God's Word and follow after the same fables taught by those who martyred our Baptist forefathers for making the same stand against the same holy days.

I will close with this. Remember the situation of God's people in Jerusalem in Jeremiah's day.

Jeremiah 5:30-31

“30 A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land;

31 The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?”

Remember these words: “and my people love to have it so.”

Praise ye the Lord!!!

Morning Devotional December 12, 2021

 

John 8:31-32

“31 Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;

32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”

With many of God's promises to His people there are conditions in which God requires His people to follow so that His promise will come to pass. So many only read the last part of verse 32(“and the truth shall make you free”) and take it to heart that God has promised to set them free from sin. But when read in it's context we see that Jesus mentions conditions to this promise in verse 31. First notice these were believers in Christ. Second notice we must continue in His Word. Not just reading His Word, but studying, obeying, following, etc. It is only then that we become disciples of Christ. It is only then that He will begin to show us His truth, the truth of His Word. And it is only then that that truth will make us free from the sins and the desires of our old sinful hearts. When He brings us to the point where we are more focused on Him and His Word then the desires of our hearts turn from the sins of this life to following our Lord and Savior making us His disciples indeed.

Whose disciple are you today? The world or Christ?

Praise ye the Lord!!!

Morning Devotional December 11, 2021

 

Luke 2:11

“For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.”

Nowadays, starting in July or August the retail world begins putting out displays and having sales preparing people for the xmas season. The day that has become the most holy day all over the world. But why? Well, it's not hard to see the retail world is after the money. But what about God's people? Why are God's people following these traditions? Why are God's people following after a story that is so full of false doctrine and doctrines of devils?

But you say: “wait minute brother. It's the story of our Lord's earthly birth. It's in the Bible.” My question to you is this: “Why does the story told today, the story most popular today, have so many discrepancies with the story told in God's Word?” And where in the Bible do you find some of the things taught this time of year as being part of the story of our Lord's birth?

Are we not commanded to “study to show ourselves approved unto God”? Then why is it when it comes to the story of the birth of the Christ child people refuse to study what God's Word says? Why are they more prone to follow after those who have no desire for the truth than to follow the truth itself?

If you are interested and I mean truly interested in the truth then go study the story of Jesus' birth in the Books of Matthew and Luke. Go to Isaiah and find the verses pertaining to His birth. Seek out the truth as God has commanded His people. Flee the traditions of man and follow the Lord!!!

As God's people we are commanded to proclaim the truth of God's Word to all the world. But what kind of witness are we if we can't even get the events of His earthly birth correct?

Praise ye the Lord!!!

Morning Devotional December 7, 2021

 

Philippians 4:19

“But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.”

What a glorious thought! To know our God supplies all our need. And how is this possible? Because we have been washed in the blood of Christ Jesus!!!

Now let me ask you this, is He your God? Or have you other gods before Him? Are you following Christ or the things of this world? Then how can you expect God to supply all your need?

Follow Christ today and receive the greatest blessings God has for His children.

Praise ye the Lord!!!

Morning Devotional December 5, 2021

 

Psalm 95:6

“O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the Lord our maker.”

I apologize for being so long in sending devotionals. My wife and I had a bout with Covid for several weeks. We are now much better and slowly getting back to our normal routine.

Praise ye the Lord!!!