![]() ![]() Any other view of salvation is heresy, plain and simple. And that gift comes to us absolutely free. It is the principle and practice of spending time with God in prayer and His Word. ( Genesis 24:63, ESV) In this context, the devotional is the time we set apart to fellowship with God in prayer and His Word, during which He nourishes, strengthens, and refreshes us. Everyone who hopes to be eternally justified must come to God the same way: on the basis of grace it is a gift. And he lifted up his eyes and saw, and behold, there were camels coming. In fact, the individual whose track record is morally pure has no better chance at earning God's favor than the individual who has made a wreck and waste of his life and is currently living in unrestrained disobedience. Begin your prayer journey for America today. It contains short devotionals, prayer points for each day, key Bible verses, and questions for reflection and journaling. So there's nothing we can earn that would cause Him to raise His eyebrows and say, "Now maybe you deserve eternal life with Me." No way. We’ve put together a simple guide and email challenge covering 40 days of prayer for our nation. Jesus Calling, Large Text Brown Leathersoft, with full Scriptures: Enjoying Peace in His Presence (a 365-day Devotional). Like it or not, we are absolutely bankrupt, without eternal hope, without spiritual merit we have nothing in ourselves that gives us favor in the eyes of our holy and righteous heavenly Father. Spiritually speaking, you and I haven't earned anything but death. The wage "is not reckoned as a favor but as what is due."īut with God the economy is altogether different. In the workplace, where wages are negotiated and agreed upon, there is no such thing as grace. Cash it! Spend it! Save it! Invest it! Give it! After all, you had it coming. ![]() After all he had been through, Joseph embraced his aging fatherthe man he had missed so much. Certainly, he would think, What is wrong with this guy? Why? Because your paycheck is not a gift. After more than two decades, Jacob once more held the son that he had given up for dead. How can I possibly thank you enough for my paycheck?" If we did, he would probably faint. ![]() Oh, thank you for this wonderful, undeserved gift. I have never met anyone who bows and scrapes before his boss, saying, "Thank you. When payday arrives, you receive a hard-earned, well-deserved paycheck. You do too, right? For a week, or perhaps a two-week period, you give time and effort to your job. Most people I know look forward to payday. He did this, not because we deserved it, but because that was his plan from before the beginning of time-to show us his grace through Christ Jesus. For God saved us and called us to live a holy life. ![]()
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