Remember Whose Child You Are

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional , Pleasing our Father

This morning I am contemplating that time when our faith moves into its maturity and we leave the close care of our Lord and the nursery which is our church, to test our spiritual wings within the world. Are we ready for what lies ahead? Is our faith ready to become real and not just theory? Jesus told His disciples that they would be scattered. Just as with our own children, there comes a time when all of our teaching and parenting must come to its fulfillment, where it is put to the test and the child that has been raised employs his lessons. This is the moment when the theory, that has been our faith, becomes the practice of faith. This was about to occur in the spiritual lives of the disciples.

Our Fascination in Jesus

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional , Fascination with Jesus

What is the focus of our life? Is there something or someone that fascinates us beyond anyone, or anything we have ever known? Is it something of this world, or God and Jesus? Are we spiritually directed in our journey through life, or do worldly things fascinate us in our walk? Sometimes we are fascinated by the world but change our direction upon hearing the gospel, yet then again there are times when we are bullheaded and so misguided that we look towards the world without turning. Sometimes we are allowed to go our own stubborn way while at other times God or Jesus will physically take our faces in Their hands and turn us towards Them as They speak powerfully to us like Jesus did to Saul (Paul),

Intercession and Jesus

Richard Forbes
Offense, Daily Devotional , Praying for Others

Are we making intercession for others? Do we even know how to pray in such a manner? I worry about this often as I watch us attempt to pray for one another. Are our hearts in worship as we lift up prayers for those in need? Is there anyone even attempting such prayer? There have been times throughout biblical history when there has been no true intercession. One of them is recorded in Isaiah, and we can read it in these words...

Meeting Jesus on the Street

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional , Jesus Above Ourselves

This morning I am mulling over the fact that we should always put Jesus ahead of our own wants and interests. My mind wanders to those times when I became first and didn't allow Him to take the lead in my life... or worse. Jesus has been declared by God Himself to be above all, and yet we take it upon ourselves to subvert His rule and pursue our own interests as if we held a higher office. We don't do this so much in coup as we do in our own weakness and selfishness.

Believing In or Of; a Question of Faith

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional , Faith of Christ

This morning I am dwelling on a single phrase in the King James translation of the Bible... it is written by Paul to the Galatians, and in Galatians 2:20 it reads like this..."by the faith of the son of God." This is opposed to some modern translations which interpret it as "by the faith in the Son of God." So the question boils down to one word and two very different translations... "In" or "Of", and the implications are great.

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