All in Honoring

Being allowed to fail, and the Love found in Discipline, and Silence.

Richard Forbes
Christian, Daily Devotion, Honoring, Obedience

It is so ironic when we forecast, pick, our own punishment, or the path of our spiritual lesson. Have you ever been wrestling with a sin you have committed and while you did so said something like this to yourself? “If God hadn’t meant for me to do this He would/wouldn’t have _________!” Then almost immediately that very thing you said He would or wouldn’t do proves to be your undoing? Saying such things is almost always followed by a lesson, revelation, and in the midst of our ensuing suffering, a prayer for forgiveness. What word(s) did you insert? Was it “let me do it”?

Guarding the Honor of God with our Lives and Faith

Richard Forbes
Christian, Daily Devotion, Honoring, Trust, Faith

Do we look to men for our help and protection when God has already promised to give it to us, and does this cause us to be embarrassed before God for our lack of faith? How too have we made the Lord appear when we do this; has it made him seem weak because of our distrust in His provision? Our faith should remain strong, and we should be careful to defend the honor of our God.

Miniature Acts of Mercy, and Tiny Bursts of Grace

Richard Forbes
God’s Will, Honoring, Calling, Daily Devotion, Oswald Chambers, Christian

Do you look back at your life of faith with regret? Do you look down and feel like a failure because you weren’t a Billy Graham, or made some great theological impact? This happens to pastors, missionaries, and church workers, quite often. How about those of us who are lay people, everyday Christians, and parishioners? Do you think that you have let Jesus down because you weren’t able to contribute a huge amount of money to the church, sit on the board, or head up a committee? Well stop right there!! 

The True Victor, and the Odor of Christ

Richard Forbes
Christian, Daily Devotion, Calling, God’s Will, Honoring, Obedience, Oswald Chambers

Do you lay awake at night and plot the course you will take tomorrow? Do you make battle plans against the forces of darkness, or arrange your spiritual strategy for holiness? If so, then woe to you, because the seas we sail, and the battles we fight, are not ours. We are just sailors aboard the vessel of God, and soldiers in the army of the King. We sail for him and do battle in His war. When we triumph it is in Jesus Christ alone... follow His lead.