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New Every Morning

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional, New Mornings

This morning in our time of devotion let’s remind ourselves that prayer is not just a method of asking God for earthly things, and relief from worldly problems, but much more. Prayer is the beautiful avenue along which we travel to seek spiritual comfort and enlightenment as we ask our Father for divine blessings and desires. Prayer not only rescues us, and provides for us, but it also refreshes us in every way… none more importantly than the peace and refreshment of our souls as they are made new by it.

Spiritual Politicians? Renovations? Who are we really?

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional, Christian Transformation

Has Jesus changed your life? Has He altered the very essence of who you once were, or do you put Him on like a change of clothes each day to cover up the nakedness of sin that still exists underneath? Many portray one thing publicly, and then retreat into a private world that is quite different... is this us? Are there things we hide beneath our veneer of faith?

Grace, and Salvation, in this not so new World of Today

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional , Fearing the World

What is this time we live in now, and is it unlike other times that have come before? Are there not righteous men and women who worship, and those countries, people, and persons who turn away from God? Is this new? No! The question for each of us is not one of the overall world, or the heavenly places that stand in opposition to it, and it isn’t of the greater spiritual strategies in the war between good and evil, no, it is in our own faith, and its effectiveness in our personal day to day skirmishes, in our hand to hand struggles as we wrestle against the world we wake up to each morning. Are our words, those we have spoken today towards God, and Jesus, the words of praise and worship, or do we say that the faith of man is in vain?

Freedom from Our Old Sinful Selves

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional , New Creatures

When we say that we have been renewed in Christ, and speak of having put off our old selves have we really done this, or just stored that self away where it can’t be readily seen, but remains available to us? Does our old self embarrass us when we allow it to come out of hiding, but even so, we still find something about that life which tempts us, or thrills us? In keeping who we once were, who are we lying to most; God, Jesus, our fellow believers, or to ourselves?

Our Promise of Good, and a New Beginning, in Christ

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional , New Beginnings

Today is the beginning of a new year, and like so many new undertakings it offers us a chance for a fresh start, and a new beginning. All those disappointments, and challenges, that nagged at us, or nipped at our heels last year can be left behind if we will only realize two things. The first is that God never withholds good things from us if we will lovingly obey Him, and walk righteously. The second is that in Jesus we are transformed, made new, and leave the old behind, therefore in Christ we have entered into a new year, and the old should be forgotten.

Being Thrilled in the Daily Newness of God’s Mercy

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional , New Every Day

Our God is dependable, He is faithful, and we know what His promises are, but these are the images we have of him from afar. We know that He will defend us, go to war for us, and win the day, but on the eve of every battle our God surprises us, and our enemy, with the new strategy He has prepared for the next day’s conflict. So why is it that we ourselves get so rooted in our faith, and never attempt to surprise our enemy, or thrill our friends, with how we implement our newness of faith, or the freshly forged sword of the Word He has given us?

Have we been crucified with Christ?

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional , Crucified with Christ

When we think of being crucified with Jesus, just where do we envision ourselves in that process? Are we entering Jerusalem, praying in the Garden of Gethsemane, being taken before the high priest, standing before Pilot, receiving a beating at the hands of the guards, being scourged and cut by the whip, stumbling under the weight of the cross as we walk the Via Dolorosa, crying out in pain as the nails are driven through us, hanging above the crowd as our life ebbs away, or have we taken our last breath, are we laying in the tomb, being resurrected, speaking once again to our disciples, or ascending into heaven? What does being crucified with Christ mean to us?

Ezekiel - Living, and Believing, the New Covenant

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional , New Covenant

The New Covenant was prophesied time and time again in the Old Testament, sometimes boldly, but at other times in less straightforward fashion, but the prophesy was believed nonetheless. So why is it that so many Christians today can’t see that this covenant has arrived, and that we are living under it? Why can’t we see that this prophesy has been fulfilled by God through Christ, and is ours to be followed today, and every day.

Living Our Lives by the New Covenant

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional , New Covenant

God made covenant with Israel when he led them out of Egypt, and it was written by His finger on stone, and recorded by the scribes on paper, but this covenant was broken repeatedly by them, because they were unable to live up to all that was given them. However, thanks be to God for His mercy, and the fullness of His grace that was to come. Now, through Jesus Christ, we have God’s law written on our hearts, and governed by our love for Him, and in this way our obedience to His will has become our greatest desire. No longer do we see God from afar, but we carry Him within us as He abides there with Jesus, and His Holy Spirit... always.

Losing our Lives during our Precious Journey of Faith

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional , Losing our Lives

In following the course of our faith in Jesus Christ have we lost our life? I am not talking about martyrs who lose their physical lives, but every believer who will have lost his sinful nature... those things of the world that entice us away from God, or make us lukewarm in His mouth. Jesus is very specific about our need to do this... and about our speaking, and living out our lives as new creatures. How tight are we holding onto our old, and often pleasurable, life in the world? How do we judge the old from the new?

A New Year, and our Refreshing New Transformation in it

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional , New Year , New Day

This is the last day of the year, and we are looking back on our walk with God and asking ourselves what lies ahead. We are using this day to prepare ourselves, just as a traveler who readies himself for the journey before he actually embarks on it. To be certain, there have been many trials and tribulations in 2020, and some of them are ongoing, but God has made preparations for a new day, and the beginning of something fresh... have you made yourself ready for the pilgrimage?

Transformation, and becoming a New Creation in Christ; What does that mean?

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional , New Creation

We read scriptural references regarding our becoming a new person once we have accepted Jesus as our savior, and many of us think that this simply means we aren’t to sin anymore, but it is much more than that. Our transformation as Christians becomes complete, just like our love for God... we are to be transformed heart, soul, body, and mind. Every facet of our being is to become new, and our old self and life not just modified in some way, but put to death... it shouldn’t exist any longer. What was once ME having become what is now CHRIST.