throwing down imaginations and every high thing that is exalted against the knowledge of God and bringing every...
Christian Genesis "Obedience" Devotionals
Through the life and ministry of Jesus, the Lord established a new covenant. This covenant provides a way for repentant sinners to enter the kingdom of heaven in obedience to God. Scripture records the promise of this covenant in the writing of the Old Testament prophet Jeremiah. Jeremiah predicted the ministry of Christ. We read in Jeremiah 31:33, “I will put my law in their inward parts, and I will write it in their heart. I will be their God, and they shall be my people. WEB”
It is the law and the commandments in accordance with the Holy Spirit of God that convict sinners of falling short of the glory of God. Likewise, it is our repentance and obedience to the commandments of God that prove our faith in God’s goodness. To live by the will of God, we must follow his commandments.
Jesus famously said in Matthew 7:21, “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven, but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. WEB” Jesus’ brother James reiterates the importance of obedience to God’s word. He wrote in James 1:22, “But be doers of the word, and not only hearers, deluding your own selves. WEB”
Additionally, we read in James 2:19, “You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that—and shudder. WEB” Throughout the scriptures, it is clear. The bible teaches repentance and obedience to God. Faithfulness to his word proves our devotion to God. As James wrote in James 2:26, “For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, even so faith apart from works is dead. WEB”
Planted by the Water
But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. They will be like a tree planted by the...
My Duty to God
Paul looked straight at the Sanhedrin and said, “My brothers, I have fulfilled my duty to God in all good conscience...
He Is Risen
He isn’t here but is risen. Remember what he told you when he was still in Galilee, Luke 24:6 WEB After the...
Love Covers All Wrongs
Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all wrongs. Proverbs 10:12 WEB Love is the centerpiece of Godly ethics. In...
With Everlasting Kindness
“In a surge of anger, I hid my face from you for a moment, but with everlasting kindness I will have compassion on...
Crucified With Christ
I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. That life which I now live...
You Are a Vapor
Whereas you don’t know what your life will be like tomorrow. For what is your life? For you are a vapor that appears...
The Truth
You will know the truth, and the truth will make you free. John 8:32 WEB This statement challenges our understanding...
According to the Spirit
There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who don’t walk according to the flesh, but...
You Shall Have Them
Therefore, I tell you, all things whatever you pray and ask for, believe that you have received them, and you shall...
Remain in My Love
Even as the Father has loved me, I also have loved you. Remain in my love. John 15:9 WEB These words come from Jesus'...
The Fruit of the Spirit
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith, gentleness, and self-control....
A New Earth
For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; and the former things will not be remembered, nor come into mind....
Everlasting Love
The Lord appeared to us in the past, saying: “I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with...
In the Light
He who loves his brother remains in the light, and there is no occasion for stumbling in him. 1 John 2:10 WEB In this...
Brother in Need
But whoever has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, then closes his heart of compassion against him, how...
Assembling Together
not forsaking our own assembling together, as the custom of some is, but exhorting one another, and so much the more...
A Clean Heart
Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a right spirit within me. Psalm 51:10 WEB Only Jesus Christ lived a life of...
Repentance
When Jesus heard it, he said to them, “Those who are healthy have no need for a physician, but those who are sick. I...
Keep Yourself Pure
Lay hands hastily on no one. Don’t be a participant in other people’s sins. Keep yourself pure. 1 Timothy 5:22 WEB...
Be Strong and Courageous
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God...
Do Not Worry About Tomorrow
Therefore, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own....
The World Is Passing Away
Don’t love the world or the things that are in the world. If anyone loves the world, the Father’s love isn’t in him....
Endure Hardship
But you, keep your head in all situations, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, discharge all the duties of...
Be Watchful
Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary, the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom...
I Will Deliver Him
Because he has set his love on me, therefore I will deliver him. I will set him on high, because he has known my name....
A Living Sacrifice
Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy...
The Fullness of God
and to know Christ’s love which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. Ephesians...
Fear and Trembling
So then, my beloved, even as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence, work...
God Is Love
He who doesn’t love doesn’t know God, for God is love. 1 John 4:8 WEB Knowing someone indicates familiarity. We know...
The Sons of God
But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name...
The Right Hand of Power
And Jesus said, I am and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power and coming in the clouds of...
Turn Again to the Lord
Let us search and try our ways and turn again to the Lord. Lamentations 3:40 KJV Scholars traditionally attribute the...
The Mind of Christ
Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: Philippians 2:5 KJV What should we think? What should we...
Belong to Christ
Those who belong to Christ have crucified the flesh with its passions and lusts. Galatians 5:24 WEB Faith in Christ...