All tagged Jesus

Jesus the Transformer, and Seeing the Face of God

Richard Forbes
Christian, Daily Devotional, Seeing God

Do you realize that Jesus provides the life force that powers your soul, that he takes the spiritual current that flows from God, and transforms it into just the right wattage, and amperage for the spiritual motor that drives us? Certainly, there have been those people that God has interacted with directly, but His current far exceeds our limited mortal capacity. Jesus on the other hand provides for us all day long, every day, without overpowering our spiritual senses. He is the transformer that adjusts the power of God to supply our spiritual engines... our daily lives.

Who, or What, Have We Placed on the Throne of our Lives?

Richard Forbes
Christian, Daily Devotional, Our Throne

Is there something in your life that keeps getting in the way of your faith in God? Is there something that distracts you during your day when you are trying to pray without ceasing, or which keeps you from studying God’s Word? Does your love for money stop you from donating to a food pantry, or perhaps occupies all of your time and prohibits you from burying the dead, or visiting the sick? Jesus asks us to identify these distractions that are coming before God, and remove them, just as he did when He advised the wealthy young ruler.

Jesus, our Champion in Intercession

Richard Forbes
Christian, Daily Devotional, Intercession of Jesus

Have you given yourself to Jesus Christ so that he might intercede for you in all that you do? Have you become His, just as much as you have become God’s? To be a child of God through Jesus Christ is more than giving yourself over physically, or mentally, but to also do so spiritually as well... our spirit becomes His, and He then goes to the Father in prayer for us in our entirety... not just when we ask directly for His intercession but in everything that makes up our lives.

The Eternal Blood Drive

Richard Forbes
Christian, Daily Devotional, Blood of Life

Have you ever donated blood? Have you gone down to the Red Cross and given because they said that they were running low and that people might die without it? Well, when you did this you probably did so because yes, you thought it would help someone, and no, it wouldn’t harm you in any way to give. Likely, you didn’t know the names of the people who received your donation and who lived because you shared your blood with them... but Jesus knew every name because they had been written in the book of life when he gave His blood for us.

By His Stripes we are healed

Richard Forbes
Christian, Daily Devotional, Healing

The act of Jesus healing and casting out demons is scripturally a rather mysterious process for us, but there are clues put forth in Matthew and Isaiah that give us some insight into it. It is not mysterious as to whether it actually occurred or not, but rather, in how it was accomplished. When we have a child that is ill we often pray that if it were possible that God would allow us to become sick in place of our ailing child. Did you know that in praying this way you are praying with scriptural backing... that you are asking (perhaps unknowingly) to be granted the power to heal as Jesus did?

Are You Lost? Are You Suffering? Come out of the Wilderness!

Richard Forbes
Christian, Daily Devotional, Child of God

Have you been prepared to become a son or daughter of God? By that I mean, has God brought you to the place where you can see that the world (although filled with great beauty) doesn’t hold a candle to what awaits you with Him in Heaven? Are you ready to become His child? God gave Israel into the hands of Egypt for 430 years so that they might become receptive to Him. Then following His rescue, He led them for another 40 years through the desert before they were truly prepared and redeemed. Have you been redeemed? Are you ready to come out of the wilderness you find yourself in?

Daily Reminders, and our Selective Memory of Jesus

Richard Forbes
Christian, Daily Devotional, Remembrances of Jesus

How is your memory these days; specifically, how is your memory regarding Jesus Christ? Do you need to be reminded to think of Him as you go about your day, or is He at the forefront of your thoughts always?  Well, before you answer my question think long and hard. Our memories may not totally fail us, but there are so many times when they momentarily lapse, or perhaps we put things out of our minds… even God, Jesus, and our faith.

Jesus, The Vessel into which all Sin is poured

Richard Forbes
Christian, Daily Devotional, Diversity in Faith, Jesus the Intercessor

When we look around the world today we see such an overwhelming mess; killing, hatred, carnal sins of every description... the list seems to have no end, and its depth bottomless. Becoming overwhelmed by Satan’s handiwork is easy, and letting it make us despondent or allowing ourselves to be caught up in it can be equally easy. Is this world’s fallen state too big for God’s love and forgiveness? Is what we see too much for Jesus to carry within Him to the cross? Let’s delve into this today.

Resting In Jesus, or Wearing the Yoke of Man... Choose!

Richard Forbes
Christian, Daily Devotional, Rest

Have you ever experienced total rest in your life? I am not talking about a good night’s sleep, but an escape from all that troubles you, and the total recuperation of mental, and bodily strength... coupled with a complete refreshment of your Spirit and soul? Well, if you have then you know what our opening verse this morning is talking about, but if not, then it is time to listen to Jesus and come to Him.

Sin, Skunks, and the Aroma of Life and Death

Richard Forbes
Christian, Daily Devotional, Smell of Life

How do we smell today? Are we fragrant like a flower, sweet like honey, have the smell of sweat and toil, or are we rancid like death? The Bible speaks about smell in many ways, but none more powerful than when it speaks of the fragrance of life, and death on us. When we think of scent we most often think of the smells that surround us, but we are one of those odors... so how do we smell spiritually today?

Our Love and Trust as Surrogate Parents

Richard Forbes
Christian, Daily Devotional, Salvation and Parenthood

Do you bless your family as a parent? Are you more than a sire, or a dame who brought forth children from the womb? There is so much involved in raising a family, and each of our children is as different as Jacob’s; each needing special handling and a special blessing from us. Not all of them are born good or easily trained, but each one needs to know the Lord, and this requires our prayers, our attention, and a unique blessing as we wait upon God to call them and lead them towards salvation. This is our calling in parenthood, and the will of God for us, but in the end we can’t actually save them ourselves.

Are we Royalty or Paupers as we Walk the Streets of Heaven?

Richard Forbes
Christian, Daily Devotional, Heaven

Have you ever been to heaven? Perhaps you don’t feel that you have walked its streets, but have you ever stood atop a mountain or hill and looked out over the surroundings below? Could you hear the wind and the sounds of life there? Right now, many of you are probably thinking that I have lost my mind, but others are envisioning this scene as they hear the sounds of life, and see the heavenly scene surrounding them. Can you step into heaven and capture this moment of realized faith and glory? The problem with most of us is that we don’t stop living our busy lives long enough to look around, hear the singing, smell the fragrance, and understand where we are… friends, we are in the presence of God and that is heaven!

Holiness, Godliness, and meeting God Face to Face

Richard Forbes
Christian, Daily Devotional,

Whether we believe it will be true or not, rest assured that this world will come to an end, and whether we are believers or not... we will all meet God face to face. So how do we prepare ourselves for this meeting? Should we be perfect in our recitation of scripture, or study diligently the nuances of faith? No, any scholar can do such things; we call them theologians. We should be doing those things we read in scripture, and are told to do by God... we should live holy lives, and conduct ourselves in a godly manner, just as Jesus did.

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