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Christian Devotional – October 16, 2018
Death and loss. Next into Joseph’s world came death and loss. In Genesis chapter 35. We see how Jacob cleaned out all the other idols that were in his household, but then shortly after that Rachel, Joseph’s mom, dies giving birth to his brother Benjamin. Later, some time after they arrive at the place where Jacob grew up, Jacob’s father Isaac dies as well. Joseph saw how Jacob dealt with disappointment and grief. It came about as her soul was departing (for she died), that she named him Ben-oni; but his father called him Benjamin. Genesis 35:18 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/gen.35.18.NASB As Rachel was dying, she gave her new son a name…
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Christian Devotional – October 13, 2018
Does your relationship with God impact others? As Joseph was growing up, we see that his mother Rachel wasn’t focused on God, but what about his father? Not long after Joseph was born, Jacob had a life-altering experience with God. Reading through Genesis 31 and 32 you can see the whole set up, but take a look at Genesis 32:30 So Jacob named the place Peniel, for he said, “I have seen God face to face, yet my life has been preserved.” Genesis 32:30 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/gen.32.30.NASB Jacob knew about God and had even prayed to God before, but that was when He really committed himself to God. You gotta admit,…
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Christian Devotional – October 12, 2018
The life of Joseph. Over the next several days, I am going to be looking more closely into the life of Joseph and how God worked through him. Taking a look back at his birth in Genesis 30:22-24 we see: Then God remembered Rachel, and God gave heed to her and opened her womb. So she conceived and bore a son and said, “God has taken away my reproach.” She named him Joseph, saying, “May the Lord give me another son.” Genesis 30:22-24 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/gen.30.22-24.NASB To look back at the story, Rachel couldn’t have children. Locked in a battle with her sister of who can have the most male children,…
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Christian Devotional – October 10, 2018
Change. Whether you like it or not, it is a fact of life for most things. However, one thing never changes. Read Hebrews chapter 13. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. Hebrews 13:8 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/heb.13.8.NASB Jesus Christ never changes. He is always there and is always the same, no matter what the situation or circumstances. He provides the foundation we need to navigate all the rest of the change that swirls around us every single day. Are we resting in Him and His stability today?
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Christian Devotional – October 6, 2018
People are watching you. Yes this includes your neighbors, your friends, and your coworkers, but there are also others who are watching and witnessing how you respond in obedience to Christ. Read Hebrews chapter 13. Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, Hebrews 12:1 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/heb.12.1.NASB There is a cloud of witnesses that is watching. And what are they watching for? They are looking for us to lay aside everything that might get in our way of…
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Christian Devotional – October 4, 2018
The Hall of Faith. What does it take to have faith in God? What would it take to be listed among the heroes in Hebrews chapter 11? Read through this amazing chapter. And all these, having gained approval through their faith, did not receive what was promised, Hebrews 11:39 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/heb.11.39.NASB Part of faith is understanding that God is who He says He is and that He will do what He said He will do. All of these people understood that God’s promise to them was amazing and that He would fulfill that promise in the right time, even if it meant they were not alive to see it. Are…
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Christian Devotional – October 2, 2018
Stop working so hard! That may seem a strange thing to say, but often we are busy working hard to try to earns God’s love and favor. Even those of us who have accepted Jesus Christ as our Lord spend too much time “working” to please Him. See what it says in Hebrews chapter 10. For the Law, since it has only a shadow of the good things to come and not the very form of things, can never, by the same sacrifices which they offer continually year by year, make perfect those who draw near. Hebrews 10:1 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/heb.10.1.NASB All those rules that the Jewish people had were only…
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Christian Devotional – October 1, 2018
Christ came before, and He’s coming again. As we read the Bible, we understand that Christ came the first time to pay the price for our sins, but the second time He is coming in victory. See Hebrews 9. so Christ also, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time for salvation without reference to sin, to those who eagerly await Him. Hebrews 9:28 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/heb.9.28.NASB The second time He comes won’t be about sin, instead it will be in victory. Have we accepted His sacrifice from the first time so that we are ready for the salvation He brings with the second…
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Christian Devotional – September 28, 2018
Jesus Christ is our high priest. He works on our behalf for us to truly know and understand all that he has for us. Are we listening to Him? See Hebrews chapter 8. Now the main point in what has been said is this: we have such a high priest, who has taken His seat at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens, Hebrews 8:1 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/heb.8.1.NASB Jesus works on our behalf. He has taken His seat at the right hand of God and He is our high priest forever, as we learned yesterday. Do we trust Him in all that He does and is…
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Christian Devotional – September 27, 2018
What difference does it make if Jesus lives forever? Actually, it makes a huge difference. As Jesus is the one who died for our sins and rose again victorious, it makes a great deal of difference that He is still living. See what it says in Hebrews chapter 7. but Jesus, on the other hand, because He continues forever, holds His priesthood permanently. Therefore He is able also to save forever those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them. Hebrews 7:24-25 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/heb.7.24-25.NASB Because Jesus is the one who died on our behalf and who intercedes for us, the fact the…