Daily Devotions
"I want them to be encouraged and knit together by strong ties of love. I want them to have complete confidence that they understand God’s mysterious plan, which is Christ himself. In him lie hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge." Colossians 2:2-3 NLT
APRIL 29
"Lo, l am with you always, even unto the end of the world (age)."- Matthew 28:20
The disciples were very distressed and sad when their dear Master had been put to death on the cross. At first they did not realize this was part of the plan of God for the redemption of the world of mankind. The thought they had lost him forever. But then he came to them after his resurrection and gave them this wonderful promise. We are living in the end of the age, and this promise also applies to us. Hebrews 13:5
April 29
He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honor him. (Psalm 91:15)
IT is always our blessed privilege to carry our sorrows and vexations to the Lord; "For He knows How to steal the bitter from life's woes." He does it by showing us, through experience, the vanity of all earthly things and their utter inability to satisfy the soul's cravings, or to comfort the wounded spirit. Then comes the thought that however vexing our experiences, they will soon be over; and if we permit them to do so they will only work out in us the peaceable fruits of righteousness, and develop in us strong and noble characters, disciplined to thorough self-control, thoughtful consideration, patient endurance of affliction and loving loyalty and faithfulness and trust in God.
April 29
Follow peace with all men. Hebrews 12:14
AS NEW creatures we should be very vigilant, should continue to grow, should increase in power to overcome the flesh. Then we shall be safe. Self is to be our special battleground. Many of the Lord's people have a great deal of natural combativeness. This is a good trait if controlled and turned in the right direction. Combativeness is necessary, or we could never overcome. But we need to restrain ourselves that we do not fight the brethren; and we are not to enter into a personal combat with the devil. We are no match for him. But we are to resist him. The Lord will soon take hold of him and bind him up for a thousand years. He will conquer the Adversary and will undo all his works. But it will require the entire thousand years to accomplish fully that work. We need not hope to overthrow Satan or his works while we are in the flesh. It is not our mission. What the Lord has given us to do is to conquer ourselves, to control this body which is of the fallen race of Adam, to keep ourselves that that wicked one touch us not.
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