How Perfect is our Belief and Bright is our Faith?

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional, Believing More

The day after going to the altar and accepting Jesus Christ as our savior, Satan begins to work at us... will our faith withstand his onslaught? Believing is easy when we are on the mountain, but when we go back to the valley we must reach out to the Lord for help. So as a new Christians we should be prepared for this moment. In Mark 9 we read about Jesus healing a boy who had an unclean spirit and in this account we hear the boy’s father plead for Jesus to help them. In doing so this distraught father relates the boy’s condition and then begs using these words. “”.... But if you can do anything, have compassion on us and help us."” Mark 9:22 ESV

To Clear the Water, we can’t stay on the Mountain

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional, Walking Back into the World

When we are lifted up and standing in that spiritual high place with Jesus do we want to stay there forever? When we are feeling the electric thrill of faith coursing through us and every hair on our body has risen as if in unison to the breeze of God's breath, do we want to remain in that state always? Well of course the answer is yes, but that is not what we are meant to do.

The Lonely Road that Leads to Contrition

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional

Do you have a gift to offer God, but you just can't find the right moment to give it to Him? Are you standing before the altar with doubt in your mind wondering if He will receive your offering? Is your spirit unsettled and in a state that keeps you at arm's distance from God's will in some matter? In moments like these there is something not right and we feel an emptiness of spirit... listen as the Holy Spirit directs us in clearing away the obstruction.

Teaching, Helping, Perfecting... The Artist of our Salvation

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional, Turning our Cheek

Are you working hard to do all the things that Jesus spoke of during His Sermon on the Mount? If so, how is that working out for you? Are you going at it alone, or are you leaning on Jesus for your success? Sometimes we get tripped up by what sounds like the simplest of His instructions, but this happens to us, and we will most certainly fail if we struggle along by ourselves.

Candles, Solitude, and the Prayers of Night

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional, Silent Night Prayers

Is your house quiet this morning, and are all others asleep? Can you hear every little noise as the furnace ignites and the walls and floors pop and crack while settling into their new warmth? Can you hear your spirit whispering deep within you as it calls out..."Father, Father."? When we are still, and the world is hushed, the sounds of heaven become audible to us... this is the time for intimate conversation and spiritual embraces; this is the realm of eternal prayer.

Who Are We to Jesus?

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional, Who Are We?

Who is Jesus in relation to God? Is He a servant, a slave, a son, a prophet, a high priest, a tool, or all these things? If you are having trouble answering this question then perhaps you can more easily answer the same question regarding yourself and your relationship to Jesus... No? Well, Jesus is before all else the Son of God. We read the account of Mary and the birth of Jesus, but then at His baptism God Himself speaks and calls Him Son in proclamation to all in attendance...

Eternal Life; Discussing Questions of Faith, and a Common Quest for Spiritual Truth

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional, Discussing Faith

Once we accept God as our creator and the God of our lives, and we have accepted Jesus Christ as our Savior and Redeemer, we receive by grace the gift of eternal life, but is that gift absolute? Is it a firm commitment on God's part? How about on ours when we receive it? The discussion of topics such as this can either divide us or bring us together.

Temptations - the Common, and those of Jesus

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional, High Temptation

Are we tempted as Jesus was tempted? Do we even understand what that means? When we as Christians look back at the difference between the alluring we faced before we were born again and those temptations that came following our conversion we realize that they are quite different. Our common temptations that occur in every person's life suddenly transformed themselves into temptations of a higher spiritual plane. We move from purely moral temptations to those which can alter our spirits and condemn our very souls.

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