The Bridge that Leads to Knowing our Unfathomable God

Richard Forbes
Christian, Daily Devotional , Knowing God

Do you know God and Jesus Christ? You have heard their names, and may even claim to know them, because you have prayed to them, but do you really know them? There are people we know by sight because we see them on television, or a movie screen but we really don’t know them. There are some whose voice we recognize because we hear them on the radio, recordings, or the telephone, but we really don’t know them either. Then there are those people we say we know because we have read their biographies, and become familiar with their lives, but alas, we don’t know them either. Do you really know God or Jesus Christ?

How is our Faith? Can we Wash our Enemy’s feet?

Richard Forbes
Christian, Daily Devotional , Holding to Faith

Do we say we have resolved ourselves to love and worship God with all of our heart, soul, body, and strength? If so then how is it that we can be arrogant, bitter, full of jealousy, and the other things that set us apart from Him? Do we say that Jesus is our Lord, and that we will be as He is, and obey His every commandment? If so then how can we not wash the feet of those who will betray us as Jesus did, feed the lambs of Christ, or turn the other cheek to our enemies? In this way we say one thing, and yet we do another... who are we?

Finding our Quiet, and Secret places of Prayer

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional , Quiet , Secret , Places of Prayer

Do you make time to be alone with God? When the world is surrounding you and closing in from all sides is there a quiet place you can retreat to and speak intimately with the Lord? Jesus needed to withdraw from the world in such times, and we need to do the same. There is no way that we can approach our Father with a singleness of heart, mind, and soul if the clamor of the world is so loud that it continuously distracts us. Find a time, a place, and a method of separating yourself unto God.

Waiting for the Dawn, and Watching Faithfully in the Cold Night

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional , Waiting

Do we wait upon the Lord? Do we long for Him to come, to rescue us, or for His provision? We should wait, but how intense is our desire for Him as we do so? Think of a time when you waited on something to occur, and not just for gifts on Christmas morning, but something that would bring relief to you in a time of trouble, suffering, or desperate need. Now think about God... did your remembrance involve praying, or trusting in Him? Have you ever waited on Him like that?

Joy, the Fruit of our Trust in God

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional , Trust and Joy

Do you wake up every morning refreshed and feeling amazing? Do you think that because you are a Christian then each day should begin wonderfully and happily? Well here is a little secret... Christians have bad days like everyone else, the difference isn’t in waking up in a state of perpetual joy, it is in knowing how to deal with life when our feet hit the floor and we are feeling out of sorts.

Serving God by Day to Find Peace and Rest in our Nights

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional , Used by God

We should yearn for God all the hours of the day and night, not only for our own soul’s sake, but for His righteousness to become the unquenchable thirst of the world. As we slip into our night’s slumber the Lord should be our comforter, and in the rest he provides us we should demonstrate His peace to the world. When we open our eyes each morning they should behold our ongoing witness, and a vision of Jesus Christ given to all the world as He works through us. Whether in slumber or awake His righteousness should be our greatest desire for the world, and His glory in Christ that pours from us the gift of salvation for all mankind.

How to Worship God in Spirit and Truth

Richard Forbes
Christian, Daily Devotional , Worshiping , Spirit and Truth

How do we worship God? Is it by chanting, and singing certain hymns and songs? Is it by placing ourselves in a particular posture? Do we worship by reciting ritual creeds and prayers, or perhaps by performing certain ceremonies and liturgical acts? No, although these things might help us reach a state of worship they are not worship in themselves. Jesus tells us in scripture what it means to worship God... we must do so in Spirit and truth.

Do our Souls Long for God, and Thirst for Jesus?

Richard Forbes
Giving, Christian, Daily Devotional , Loving God , Seeking Jesus

Does our Soul thirst for Jesus? Do we love God with a desire that is so strong we feel as though we would die if it were not satisfied? Do we pant for prayer, or long for our need for God to be quenched by immersion in His presence, like the desperate need for water causes desert wanderers to throw themselves into it; gulping mouths full like each might be their last? Can we smell the sweet fragrance of Christ as if we are a desert animal... catching the slightest scent of water from miles away? Does the faint fragrance of Jesus lead us across the parched expanse of life’s deserts as we seek His living water? This is how we should love God, and come to find Jesus.

A New Year, and our Refreshing New Transformation in it

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional , New Year , New Day

This is the last day of the year, and we are looking back on our walk with God and asking ourselves what lies ahead. We are using this day to prepare ourselves, just as a traveler who readies himself for the journey before he actually embarks on it. To be certain, there have been many trials and tribulations in 2020, and some of them are ongoing, but God has made preparations for a new day, and the beginning of something fresh... have you made yourself ready for the pilgrimage?

Righteous Leaders, and Those God Places in our Hands

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional , Government and Leadership

As we go through life, governments, kings, and men will rule over us, but in truth they are allowed this dominion only because God has given it to them. Some are righteous, some simply moral, and others vicious and harsh in nature, but each one serves a purpose that God alone has destined them for, and whether good or bad, they will be judged accordingly. Being given power over us does not insure their salvation, wisdom, or any preferential treatment when they are judged before God.

Prayers of the Spirit, and the will of God in them

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional , Spirit Prayer

Do we say that we pray in the Spirit? When we say this it is not altogether true, we mis-speak, because in reality we do not control the Spirit; the Spirit prays of its own accord from within us, and gives utterance to prayer that is within God’s will, while our own prayers are predominately comprised of our will, and weaknesses. Sometimes the Spirit’s prayer is a restatement of ours, but most times it is an intercession that is far beyond our desires and wants. A reconciliation of our will with God’s... a pruning of our wants to conform with what God’s will has planned for us.

Choosing Jesus, a Decision of Blessing, and Suffering Alike.

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional , Cost of Faith

Following Jesus and His commandments is glorious, fulfilling, and brings us many blessings, but let there be no doubt... it also comes at a cost. We are told forthright that we must bear our cross to be His disciples. And if we look at the pain and suffering that His cross brought Him, we quickly realize what ours will bring to us... and when we become a Christian there is no escaping this reality.

Traveling our Road of Faith, and God’s Stories of our Journey.

Richard Forbes
Christian, Daily Devotional , Chosen by God

Do we think that we come to know Jesus because of some accident, or happenstance? Perhaps we think that we sought Him out, and that it was by our own doing, and will, but none of these are true... we come to Him by divine providence. We know Him because God first loved us and has a perfect plan for our lives. We are given into the Hands of Jesus to be redeemed, and made righteous.

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