The Devotional

The Devotional – Search the Scriptures – 413 A Bible snippet—and more Ephesians 4:15 9 CSB) But speaking the truth in love, let us grow in every way into him who is the head—Christ. The Christ/Messiah – Is The LORD – Call to Repentance ‘Many are called but few are chosen’ Speaking to people who are steeped in religion, Jesus speaks a parable to the religious Jew in Matthew 20, this parable still speaks loud and clear to ‘all religions and those of false practices’. Jesus speaks in love, but He does not mince His words explaining to us the pure and holiness of God’s love. The Word of the love of God is like the sword that has two edges. Notice if you will the following verse in Hebrews 4 (CJB) 12  See, the Word of God is alive! It is at work and is sharper than any double-edged sword — it cuts right through to where soul meets the spirit and joints meet marrow, and it is quick to judge the inner reflections and attitudes of the heart. This above all other th...

The Devotional – Search the Scriptures – 412 A Bible snippet—and more Job 19:23-29 (Job’s love for God) 25  But I know that my Redeemer lives, and at the end he will stand on the dust. 26  Even after my skin has been destroyed, yet I will see God in my flesh. 27  I will see him myself; my eyes will look at him, and not as a stranger. My heart longs within me. 28  If you say, “How will we pursue him, since the root of the problem lies with him?” 29  then be afraid of the sword, because wrath brings punishment by the sword, so that you may know there is a judgment. The Christ/Messiah – Is The LORD – Call to Repentance As far as knowing God and that ‘He is alive’, all of Creation (which includes mankind) knows this Truth – Psalm 19:1-14; Ecclesiastes 3:9-15 so it is very safe to say—there will be a judgment of the living and the dead (2 Timothy 4:1; Hebrews 9:27) and you and I will be there. Now Job in his day, circa 1500 BC understood this, but...

The Devotional – Search the Scriptures – 411 A Bible snippet—and more 2 Corinthians 4:4 (CSB) Therefore, since we have this ministry because we were shown mercy, we do not give up. 2  Instead, we have renounced secret and shameful things, not acting deceitfully or distorting the word of God, but commending ourselves before God to everyone’s conscience by an open display of the truth. 3  But if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing. 4  In their case, the god of this age has blinded the minds of the unbelievers to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, [ a ] who is the image of God. 5  For we are not proclaiming ourselves but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’s sake. 6  For God who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of God’s glory in the face of Jesus Christ.   The Christ/Messiah – Is The LORD – ...

The Devotional – Search the Scriptures – 410 A Bible snippet—and more John 18:36 (CJB) 36  Yeshua answered, “My kingship does not derive its authority from this world’s order of things. If it did, my men would have fought to keep me from being arrested by the Judeans. But my kingship does not come from here.” The Christ/Messiah – Is The LORD – Call to Repentance John 19:11 (CSB) “You would have no authority over me at all,” Jesus answered him, “if it hadn’t been given you from above. This is why the one who handed me over to you has the greater sin”. Leading up to the crucifixion of the LORD there is a discourse between the governor of the Jews, Pilate, and Jesus regarding the Truth of God and the truth of man. Apart from Jesus the Messiah there is no truth, so it is a fair a question of Pilate as he asks Jesus (John18:38) “What is truth”? From Pilate’s frame of reference, or from Pilate’s standards of right and wrong there were no absolutes to draw from. Seri...

The Devotional – Search the Scriptures – 409 A Bible snippet—and more 1 Peter 1:18-19 CJB You should be aware that the ransom paid to free you from the worthless way of life which your fathers passed on to you did not consist of anything perishable like silver or gold; on the contrary, it was the costly bloody sacrificial death of the Messiah, as of a lamb without defect or spot. The Christ/Messiah – Is The LORD – Call to Repentance Taking the necessary time to meditate on the Apostle Peter’s call to be aware of the price that Jesus paid to free us from the curse and penalty of sin. And what the Apostle Paul has challenged the church at Epaphus to be aware of, and this being ‘unity’ in both epistles, we can understand that the training given by the Holy Spirit is not a ‘Moot Point’. What do I mean? Subjects in the Holy Bible are not debatable as some teachers are prone to lean to. The Bible is the Word of God, God is not DEAD, therefore like God, His Word is a...

The Devotional – Search the Scriptures – 408 A Bible snippet—and more Philippians 4:8-9 (CJB) 8  In conclusion, brothers, focus your thoughts on what is true, noble, righteous, pure, lovable or admirable, on some virtue or on something praiseworthy. 9  Keep doing what you have learned and received from me, what you have heard and seen me doing; then the God who gives shalom will be with you. The Christ/Messiah – Is The LORD – Call to Repentance As the Apostle Paul begins to conclude his epistle to the Philippians, he reminds the church to focus on the joy of being in Christ. Also, we must remember that the ‘church’ is not a building, but a people group who are in UNION with Christ. Earlier in this chapter, Paul challenges his fellow female workers to be of the same mind. He seeks help from the ‘pastor/teacher’ Clement—and to be mindful that the plea to assist these women is serious. Paul enlists the whole body of believers in Philippi, whose names are writte...

The Devotional – Search the Scriptures – 407 A Bible snippet—and more Romans 1:20 (CJB) For ever since the creation of the universe his invisible qualities — both his eternal power and his divine nature — have been clearly seen because they can be understood from what he has made. Therefore, they have no excuse; The Christ/Messiah – Is The LORD – Call to Repentance People read, but if someone is not encouraged in what they read, they will fail to comprehend the context. Ever find yourself trying to understand something you have lost interested in? Often when people are asked about reading the Bible, they will plainly tell you, ‘I do not understand, nor am I interested in the Bible, so I do not read it!’  The answer to this is in the following verse. 1 Cor 2: 14  Now the natural man does not receive the things from the Spirit of God—to him they are nonsense! Moreover, he is unable to grasp them because they are evaluated through the Spirit . But God bec...