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Answering the Call of Faith

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional, Living Faith

Are you struggling with whether you will give yourself to Jesus, and fully believe in God? Have you been reasoning and reading scripture without moving an inch closer to actually believing? If so, then quit listening to your own intellect, and still your mind... then open your ears to the still small voice of God that has been calling you to “Come” and which now asks you to determine what has brought you to this place. Hearing God isn’t a matter of intellectual reasoning on your part; it is being inexplicably drawn by His voice alone. So… what are you doing here, and will you come to Him?

Praise Him Every Minute, Day, and Week

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional, Days of Praise

The world is five sunrises away from Christmas morning, and the day we celebrate the birthday of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. Thank God Almighty we aren’t still awaiting His birth but find ourselves celebrating that which has already come! As I do on the birthdays of my own children, I find myself reminiscing and thinking back to that day when Jesus was born and I hope that it brings the same tears to you that is does to my eyes. Jesus is with us always, every minute, day, and week... so I invite you to listen as I praise Him in verse, and to join with me by reading and praying these words of joyous praise...

Whether in Rags or Riches Do We Obey God’s Will?

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional, Giving our Lives

Have we given up everything we are to Jesus Christ? It is easy to lay down the sinful, and evil things in our lives, but have we also laid down those we have always considered to be good? Abandoning those things to God that we naturally identify as being good and wholesome is the most profound test of our faith. Even though being able to leave behind those things that are sinful and contrary to God’s commandments and desire for us remains the foundation of our faithfulness and obedience.

Trouble; Our Inoculation against Sin

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional, Strength in the Storms

Are you concerned because you are constantly at war within yourself? Does it bother you that there is a struggle going on inside you between good and evil, holy and unholy, or salvation and damnation? Well, take heart because although this conflict is the natural state of man, we have a champion who not only helps us realize the good within ourselves, but helps us to achieve it by defeating sin.

Fear, Trembling, and the “Ah Ha!” Moments of Faith

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional, understanding God

Do you depend on your own intellect to search out the wisdom of God? Do you study and ponder scripture to find truth there, or do you alternatively use your intellect to spoon feed yourself His Word, while your spirit communes with the Holy Ghost to seek and sift it for those things that are of God? When we depend upon our own wisdom it brings us very few of those wonderful revelations that we recognize as being the hidden treasures of the Lord , but when our spirit is engaged with the Holy Ghost, that treasure is revealed to us from His most glorious depths.

Are We Being Humble, or Denying God in Our Faith?

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional, Humble Before God

God works within us every day. He brings us to the doorstep of His will and then perfects us as our efforts join with His in accomplishing it. However, none of our achievements are possible without His efforts in us, and none is possible by our own doing. So, when His will is done in some manner how do we respond to others as they acknowledge it in gratitude or amazement? Do we take the credit ourselves, or humbly give him all the glory for what His grace has brought forth by our obedience?

Jesus is Our Yea, Amen, and the Essence of Faith

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional, God Is Truth

Do you understand that Jesus Christ had to die in order to secure your redemption, or do you think that He was just a mythological character meant to describe morality to us in a how-to book called the Bible? Friends, let me assure you that the account is real, and not just a story; it is the single greatest event to occur since creation... and is complete with all the miracles, wonders, suffering, awe, and yes, death that we read about in scripture.

Feral Man, and the Loving Hand of God

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional, Transforming the Feral Man

When we first meet Him, God doesn’t just rush into our lives, He treats us much like I learned to treat stray or feral dogs and cats when I was a boy. When I met an animal for the first time I would approach it very slowly, and when I noticed that it was getting nervous or was preparing to run I’d stop; all the while I was speaking to it in a soft and reassuring voice. This is very similar to how God approaches us before He reaches out His hand towards us.

Fretting Needlessly about the World as it Crumbles

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional, Crumbling World

Do we let the happenings of the world trouble us and destroy the faith, peace, and tranquility we have in Jesus Christ? Are we so worried about what is occurring in our day to day lives that we can no longer see or feel the eternal truth, which is that Jesus suffered so we should be redeemed; that we should have peace and rest? If so it is time we started stripping the meaningless outer layers away from our life in the world and get down to the one thing that truly matters... our faith in the Cross.

Defeating Religious Arrogance, and Finding God in the Commonplace

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional, Living Life Fully

Do people we associate with consider us to be arrogant or conceited men and women of faith? By this I mean, do we present ourselves in faith as being stuffy, academically aloof, or “better than you” Christians? If we are like this or are more interested in appearing righteous than actually being righteous, then it is time that we wake up. Jesus was born a humble carpenter’s son and lived a common life despite being anything but common.

Defeating Sin, Tying Shoes, and the Life of Jesus

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional, Why Jesus Came

Jesus didn’t come to earth to redeem us because He felt sympathetic love for us, He came at the Father’s request to do a job, and that job was to defeat sin, and glorify God Himself. His task was to mend the rift between God, and man whom He had created. To accomplish this, He had to do so by the only way possible... by yielding His life as He suffered and sacrificed Himself in death for us.

The Blessings in Our Giving and Service

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional, Giving To and For God

Have you ever received manna from heaven? Maybe you haven’t been the recipient of this heavenly food specifically, but perhaps some form of spiritual or supernatural rescue or provision has been provided for you? How about a call from God telling you to be the answer to someone else’s need or prayer? When God uses us in this way we suddenly realize the immensity of the blessing that comes from giving, and our being in His service.

Procrastination, Perfection, and the Will of God

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional, Obey God’s Will

When God speaks do we answer Him straightway? When He says “Come” do we immediately go to Him? When Jesus says “Go do this...” are we willing to drop whatever we are presently doing and go? By our very nature we are procrastinators, some of us more than others, but all of us have some degree of this trait within us. When God reaches out to us He expects action and not excuses and asks for us to obey His will exactly as He has instructed us without delay. Are we able to do this?

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