All in Abiding in Christ

Ash Wednesday; Are We Living for or in Jesus Christ?

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional, Abiding in Christ

Do we stand at the foot of the hill and listen to Jesus teach? Do we watch Him enter Jerusalem and celebrate the fact that we know Him? Are we in the upper room and marvel at His foot washing and His words surrounding the bread and the wine? Well, all of these things are amazing and wonderful but in each case we are a bystander, yet when we are filled with the Holy Spirit then suddenly the life of Jesus moves from before your eyes to a place deep within us. We cease being watchers, and perhaps marginally practicing Christians, and become one with Christ.

Our Lost Hope and the Arrival of Jesus

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional, Abiding in Christ

When we look at the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ and all it means to us, do we feel that we are worthy of it? Do we feel that we are owed the forgiveness we were given or that in some small way we deserved the love of God that sent His Son into this world? If so then we are not prepared for His second coming nor the filling of the Holy Spirit. John the Baptist knew what it felt like to be unworthy, even as he served and baptized the masses. He spoke of this in Matthew 3 verse 11. My friends, it is only by the grace of God and the blood of Christ that we are redeemed.

The Onion of our Faith, and the tree of our Salvation

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional , Abiding in Christ

Each of us who believes carries Jesus Christ, and His power, within us. This is certainly the test of our faith. We must ask ourselves if we believe this to be true, and if we can say “YES”, then we have passed the test of faith, and the glory of God will be found within us. If Jesus is not in us, and we display no evidence of His power, then we are surely lost, and destined to continue seeking until we can at last accept Him, and invite Him to abide in us.