18.03.2012 Sunday 09:57pm
The Lord has given us our teacher, the Holy Spirit, and our textbook, the Bible, in the same manner. If we study and apply the Word of God to our lives, we will be able to pass the tests of life. If we ignore the Word of God and try to do things our own way, we will experience suffering and heartache that God does not intend for us to go through. We will reap the fruit of our sin that comes from our failure to obey the Holy Spirit and the Word of God.
Because the Lord loves His children so much, He will help us when we get into trouble and show us the way out, if we seek Him and yield to His way. God does not put sickness on His children to teach us, nor does He send tragic accidents. These things come from the devil. All through the New Testament, we find Jesus healing all that came to Him. He did not refuse one person who came to Him for healing or deliverance. He never put things on people; He was always helping people get free and healing them. We suffer under these things because of the devil, but Jesus came to redeem us from the works of the devil and unrighteousness. Verse 2 tells us when we accept Christ's goodness that we will have the favor of God in our lives. Only wicked and sinful men are condemned, and that is because they refuse to repent and come to Jesus for deliverance.
Dear Heavenly Father, I am thankful for Your love and the favor that You have given me. I do thank You when You have corrected me, even though it was not pleasant, as I know You love me enough not to allow the enemy to destroy me. Please continue to do Your work in my heart, as I do want to become like You, and I want You to remove those things that offend You. Forgive me when I fail You. I am grateful that I can call on Your mercy and grace when I am in trouble, and that You hear me and rescue me. Give me a love for prayer and the word of God, so that my steps will not falter and I can walk in Your will. Fill me with Your love this day so that I may bless those around me. I ask this in the name of Jesus. Amen.
