Transformation, and becoming a New Creation in Christ; What does that mean?

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional , New Creation

We read scriptural references regarding our becoming a new person once we have accepted Jesus as our savior, and many of us think that this simply means we aren’t to sin anymore, but it is much more than that. Our transformation as Christians becomes complete, just like our love for God... we are to be transformed heart, soul, body, and mind. Every facet of our being is to become new, and our old self and life not just modified in some way, but put to death... it shouldn’t exist any longer. What was once ME having become what is now CHRIST.

Do We Pray in Jesus’ Name, within God’s will, and for His Glory?

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional , Pray, God’s Will

A stranger asks you to pray for them, so what do you do? A fellow believer in your church is overcome by illness, and asks for prayer, how do you respond? A friend is stricken lame, or becomes blind... what is your recourse? When we are asked to pray for someone, or something, we should seek God’s Will in this request, and when the Holy Spirit affirms that this request is in conformance with God’s Will, then we should pray fervently, and expectantly.

Being Satisfied, Content in Jesus, and God’s calling for us.

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional , Calling, Following

Sometimes we get caught up in one of Satan’s most devious snares that comes disguised as spirituality, but in reality draws us away from following Jesus as we should. Have you ever been so concerned about how God, or Jesus, is treating someone else that it nearly becomes an obsession with you? Have you boldly asked Jesus why He is behaving a certain way, either positive, or negatively, towards someone?

Hope, Faith, and Jesus... our Vaccine against Sin

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional , Hope, Vaccination

Do we maintain a hope in God and Jesus Christ that is with us every minute of every day? Has our faith produced a transformation in us that is irreversible, or does the old person we once were continue to struggle against us as we are tempted to fall back into sin? Our hope in Christ is not like a tide that is meant to rise and fall within us, no, it is a living hope that is alive in us always. We are meant to lean on our faith; loving, praying, and hoping in the Lord as we push back against every worldly temptation.

Prepare Ye to know the Child of God

Richard Forbes
Christian, Daily Devotional , Knowing Christ

The day of the year is approaching when we will celebrate the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ, but without the sin that Adam brought into the world, and imparted to us, Christ’s arrival would not have been necessary, and His home would have remained in heaven. We honor this month the birth of our Redeemer by feasting and with great joy, not because He is paid the earth a visit, but because He defeated sin, death, and saved our souls.

God Finds you Worthy of His love, attention, and Son

Richard Forbes
Christian, Daily Devotional , Worthiness

Are there things we do that bring joy to God and the heavenly host? Before you think that there is nothing, and that no one like you could possibly cause celebration in heaven, think about what occurs when a soul is saved... even yours. The moment you repented of your sins and accepted Jesus as the Son of God, and your savior, there is incredible joy in heaven. You are worth that much.

Controlling our Anger before we fall into Sin

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional , Anger

Do we flirt with sin in our lives, and think that we will not yield to it? There is enough temptation in this world without purposely seeking out its company, or not removing ourselves from situations whose natural outcome is anger, and sin. We read scripture about anger, and are told not to tarry in it, because pots brought to a boil will eventually boil over. Certain things in life are not sins, in and of themselves, but are catalysts that lead to sin. If the love of money is the root of all evil then anger is its close companion. Anger is the cradle in which sin is rocked, and given into the world.

Renewing Our Hunger for God’s greatest Delicacy

Richard Forbes
Christian, Daily Devotional , Reading God’s Word

Do you consume the Word of God as if it were your greatest joy? Does it satisfy you completely like a feast for your soul? When we are called by God, and declare His Son Jesus to be our savior, we find ourselves transformed, and that God’s Word has become the greatest delicacy at His table. We consume it with amazing zeal, and the mere scent of it causes us to long continuously for its taste. Does this describe our longing, or have we lost a taste for the Word after years of the same steady diet?

Are we doing God’s Will... “Good Enough for Government Work?”

Richard Forbes
Christian, Daily Devotional , Doing God’s Will

We say that we serve and obey God, and that we do His will when it is revealed to us, but how do we go about it? Do we approach our work by demonstrating faith, doing God’s will with joy, and serving Him with a fullness of heart? Maybe we make a checklist and dutifully perform every item? Or, perhaps we pick and choose just those things we find pleasure in? Doing the will of God isn’t meant to be a chore, or something done halfway, but an act of over abundant Love.

Seeking, Finding, and Obeying, God’s Will

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional , Will , God’s

It is so hard for us to resist doing our own will rather than God’s. We are like little children who see something we want, and abandon what our parents would have us do in order to secure our own desires. Little ones who disobey their parent’s will face punishment, and besides, how can we claim to be like Jesus if we can’t follow after one of His greatest examples in faith... obeying His Father’s will.

Christian Soldiers Don’t fight alone

Richard Forbes
Christian, Daily Devotional , Soldier, Standing Firm

When we are actively engaged in spiritual warfare we are to stand firm against the enemy, the armies of darkness, but do we pray solely for our own deliverance? Certainly we pray for God to protect us, but any soldier knows that if those around him go down on the battlefield, or are not prepared for the battle ahead, then success is unlikely, and many others will fall. So how does this relate to us as Christians? Well, we are to pray for all those around us as we engage the enemy, and before that day, we are to have helped them in their training, and putting on their armor.

Having Trust not Fear when facing hardships and death

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional , Trust , Fear Not

How can we not trust in the love and protection of God, who sent His only begotten Son to the cross to save us from sin, and death? When we are faced with calamity we should not fear, but know instead that if we pray in the name of Jesus for God’s help He will release His heavenly armies, who stand at the ready to aid us, or touch us with His healing hand... out of His mercy and grace. Do we call out to Him as we should? Do we trust in him to the same extent that we love Him; with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength?

God knows, and supplies our needs for His Glory

Richard Forbes
Christian, Daily Devotional , Needs

Do we know the difference between what we want, and what we actually need? When we are in prayer do we ask our Father for trivial things that would make people envious of us but do little to bring Him glory, or serve His purpose and will? How often is our precious time of prayer consumed by frivolous pleading for gold, a fine home, a new automobile, or some other worldly possession that is meant to satisfy our desires alone? Our God provides for us from his heavenly riches, and our needs are provided through Jesus Christ who owned no donkey, no house, and only wore a fine robe once... as he was being mocked before His crucifixion. So ask yourself again... “What are my needs?”

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