Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.” Dividing his garments among them, they...
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”
Commit to the Lord
Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and he will establish your plans. Proverbs 16:3 NIV Chapter sixteen in the Book of...
By One Man
Therefore as many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as innumerable as the sand which is by the sea shore, were...
One Flesh
Therefore a man will leave his father and his mother, and will join with his wife, and they will be one flesh. Genesis...
Seek Me
I love those who love me. Those who seek me diligently will find me. Proverbs 8:17 WEB The eighth chapter of proverbs...
Divine Power
seeing that his divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of...
Teaching Them
teaching them to observe all things that I commanded you. Behold, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”...
Perfecter of Faith
looking to Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross,...
The Seed
Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. Luke 8:11 WEB Chapter eight of Luke's gospel includes Jesus’...
Peace With All Men
Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord: Hebrews 12:14 KJV Chapter twelve of...
Seducing Spirits
But the Spirit says expressly that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to seducing...
Love for One Another
By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another. John 13:35 WEB Before his...
Greater Works
Most certainly I tell you, he who believes in me, the works that I do, he will do also; and he will do greater works...
Into the Pool
For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the...
Truth and Love
The elder, to the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in truth, and not I only, but also all those who know the...
Her Offspring
I will put hostility between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring. He will bruise your...
God Is Not Mocked
Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. Galatians 6:7 KJV This...
Son of God
He who believes in him is not judged. He who doesn’t believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in...
Elders in Every City
I left you in Crete for this reason, that you would set in order the things that were lacking and appoint elders in...
Christ Jesus
Have this in your mind, which was also in Christ Jesus, who, existing in the form of God, didn’t consider equality...
His Disciples
For his disciples had gone away into the city to buy food. John 4:8 WEB Verse eight in chapter four of John's gospel...
God’s Special Possession
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the...
Head of the Body
He is the head of the body, the assembly, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things he...
Bethesda
After these things, there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now in Jerusalem by the sheep gate,...
Dead to Sin
Thus consider yourselves also to be dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:11 WEB Paul...
The Wilderness
Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. Matthew 4:1 WEB Chapter three of...
A Child
Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6 WEB Children...
God Our Savior
But when the kindness of God our Savior and his love toward mankind appeared, not by works of righteousness which we...
Your Advantage
Nevertheless I tell you the truth: It is to your advantage that I go away, for if I don’t go away, the Counselor won’t...
Christ Died for Our Sins
For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the...
You Are a Prophet
The woman said to him, “Sir, I perceive that you are a prophet.” John 4:19 WEB This quote comes from Jesus’ encounter...
The Spirit of the Lord God
The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath...
We Must Obey God
But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men. The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom...
The Lord Your God
And God spoke all these words: “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.”...
Righteous Ordinances
Your word is a lamp to my feet, and a light for my path. I have sworn, and have confirmed it, that I will obey your...
They Will Never Perish
I give eternal life to them. They will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. John 10:28 WEB During...