All tagged Righteous

A Two-Week Experiment in Seeing Your Body

Richard Forbes
Christian, Daily Devotional, Living a Righteous Life

Do we think of our faith in God, and Jesus Christ to be entirely spiritual? Do we continue on in the sins of the flesh even after we have presented ourselves as believers in the Lord and Jesus? Resisting those earthly temptations is difficult, and this is why Satan attacks our physical frailties so often. He is very good at finding the small chinks in our armor and picking at them. When he finds a weakness he attacks us relentlessly like a swarm of hornets in an attempt to breach the walls of our spirituality.

Giving Ourselves Over to God’s Perfect Will

Richard Forbes
Christian, Daily Devotional, Perfection in Faith

We think we are righteous, after all we have been working at it diligently for quite some time, maybe all our lives, and yet we are failing at pretty much the same frequency that we always have... so what is wrong? Why is progress in our faith so slow, or stalled? I am going to ask each of us to consider a simple question that might possibly drill to the heart of this struggle... Are we continuously seeking Jesus on our own, or have we said to him “here I am Lord, teach me, I am yours.”?

Of God, Fathers, and Saving the Souls of our Children

Richard Forbes
Christian, Daily Devotion, God our Father

What do good fathers give their children of themselves that lasts for a lifetime, and what does our Heavenly Father give us that is more valuable than His love, and grace, which lasts an eternity? Discipline is a way of training someone, or one’s self, to adhere to certain rules, or manner of behavior. It also includes punishment as a form of correction. Fathers owe their children more than just food and a place to sleep, they must teach them how to live well in their life, and world... how to be honorable, and who God is.

Are we Righteous?

Richard Forbes
Christian, Daily Devotion, Righteousness

How often do we, as believers, look at ourselves in satisfaction, and then, leaning back at the table, say “I am righteous Father!”?  It is so easy to compare who we are with who we once were, or to stand others up next to us and judge ourselves by their actions and think we are righteous, but we are fooling ourselves. No, our righteousness is judged by God alone, and by a standard that only He can set, but there is hope, mercy, salvation, and grace through Jesus Christ... righteousness on which we can claim no personal ownership, and yet can  receive in full.

Praying that the Lame in Sin will walk... with God

Richard Forbes
Christian, Daily Devotion, Praying, God’s Calling

If you are reading this then I want you to know that I am praying for you today. Whether you realize it or not God has called out to you, and is urging you to come to His Son Jesus. Perhaps you don’t think this is true, or maybe you feel that you are so sinful that He would never do such a thing, but He has. As unworthy as you might see yourself He sees your heart, and your good bones, for what you will become, and knows that you will come to glorify Jesus, and knows that He will glorify you in return. Today I pray for you to realize your worthiness, and honor Him.

Separating Ourselves from the World of Sin

Richard Forbes
Separate, Holy, Righteous, Christian, Daily Devotion

As Christians we are a people set aside, and endowed with a special and remarkable view of each other, authority, and the world. We live apart from the natural order of the world around us, and yet we are able to coexist with it, and function within it, until our savior Jesus Christ returns. We do this by taking on the Spirit, and character, of God, and Jesus Christ. Are you succeeding in remaining Christ-like in the midst of the world’s chaos?

Who calls you Christian? Who calls you Faithful, and Holy?

Richard Forbes
Christian, Called, Righteousness, Faith, Daily Devotion, Holiness

There are two types of Christians in the world... those that call themselves faithful, and those who were called and made so by Christ himself; we must carefully ask ourselves which of these we are. In our quest of faith there are those who travel alone, and those who walk humbly behind their master... those of earthly substance, and those of heavenly power and treasure.

Our Temple, Our Altar, Our Sacrifice

Richard Forbes
Sacrifice, Christian, Temple, Altar, Daily Devotion, Acceptable

We as Christians talk readily about our bodies being a living temple, and we quote certain scripture to make that point, but if our body is our temple then where is our altar, and what is our sacrifice? The temple is where we meet God, the altar is what makes our sacrifice Holy, and the sacrifice itself must be pleasing and received by God. Are you a temple? Do you contain an altar, and what is your sacrifice?

We are simple Earthen Vessels; not the Grace they Hold

Richard Forbes
Lowly, Righteousness, God, Humility, Daily Devotion, Christian, Grace

Do you boast in your accomplishments in faith? Do you think yourself better than another because you quote more scripture, appear more saintly, or are of greater righteousness than another? Well if you are any of these things it is not of your doing, and if you feel boastful it is to your detriment because these things are in you as a result of our God, the Holy Spirit, and Jesus Christ alone.