Simple Devotions

Tag: path to heaven

  • nothing between

    I was raised to understand the God of the Universe who created all things and then made man in His image is also The One who wants nothing between Himself and His children.

    I know this is true because I have experienced a continued favor in my life. Because of this I raised my three children to know He loves them just the same, and at the young ages when we would load up to go anywhere in the car – I would ask them ” do you have your seatbelts on?” They would say ” yes ” and then I would tell them “ok now lets put on our spiritual seatbelts ” and we would stop and pray.

    I believe that in this life we are subject to all kinds of possible accidents and it’s those accidents that would discourages us from believing that God cares, I’ve heard it said often “if God is love…”

    What we fail to understand is there is this great conflict of { Good verses Evil} this is very much the reason for all the tribulations; trials and heartache.

    This is not because God doesn’t care or love – just like driving safely doesn’t keep you from all the possibilities of an accident. We are subjected to other drivers, their distractions; their lifestyle choices.

    There is a great need for you to trust and obey the Word of God. In order to survive the daily assault’s by the evil one. If you believe in God and His Son Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior then you have become an enemy to the liar and deceiver. You are at war daily to stay closer to the path of righteousness.

    But you need not fear, only respect and trust that whatever is born of God {confessed sinners made new } overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith. ( 1 John 5:4)

    We also need to realize Jesus ~ who gave Himself for our sins, that He might deliver us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father. ( Galatians 1:4)

    He who came and died for you will hear the desire of the humble; He will prepare your heart; He will hear.

    Friends, don’t stop praying let nothing come between you and the Savior – the reward is great.

    In Christ love, amen

  • abide in Christ

    To paraphrase 1 John 2;28-29; 3 :1-9

    We need to have a confidence in the Son of God so strong that even in times of hardships and disappointment we can endure due to the hope we have in Christ.

    To abide in Christ means you look forward to His coming and can stand before Him unashamed. You believe in your heart that Christ is righteous and that learning to live by His standards makes you partakers of the truth of His word.

    The way to sin is by breaking the laws of God, as you know Christ came to die for our sins, not His, He had no sin. Because of this selfless love of His, we are given a path to follow after Him knowing that even when we fail, He will help us to make it right.

    He will still love us because that is who He is.

    To receive His love, is to chose to not continue living selfishly but instead draw closer to Him.

    These are the ones who love Him, those who abide with Him.

    But to keep living sinfully is to deny His ways, and chose not to abide in Him. This is because of the influence of the devil, who from the beginning has been sinning and influence God’s children to do the same.

    However if we are born of God~ there is a seed that grows as we nurture it with the truth of God’s word, it’s then His Holy Spirit which gives us power to overcome sin because of what Jesus Christ did.

    So abide in Christ – and live.

    In Christ love, amen

  • John 17:17

    In this passage Jesus is speaking to the Heavenly Father in prayer,

    “Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth.”

    Sanctify means to set them apart, He speaks of the mission that He was sent to do, to give the Word. He requested that God the Father would protect those who receive the word and that they would not be overcome by the evil in the world.

    And then He went on to complete the mission, fulfilling the Word completely.

    This is the testimony of Jesus, the gospel message gone out to all the world, every nation; tongue and tribe.

    To those who believe in His word, they are able to attain His salvation in truth.

    Salvation in Jesus the son of God as our Savior, means we know we need to be cleansed from our own sinfulness.

    Psalms 119:9 ask the question how can one be cleansed?

    The answer: take heed according to the Word of God.

    Righteousness is everlasting because God’s law is truth and because Jesus was the fulfillment of it. He is truth.

    The Word is Holy forever.

    Yes, Lord’s beauty is in the grace He abounds toward us however it’s because of His Word that there is grace.

    Remember in John 17, when Jesus was asking the Father to protect those who heed the word. That’s grace, knowing we would need something and we didn’t ask for it.

    In Psalms 119: v. 142 – v. 151 – v. 152 His truth is the law that doesn’t condemn us to death, but saves us from sin.

    The truth of His Word sets us free. The testimony of His way, is not something new, it has always been, even before the foundations of the World.

    So the Word of God is forever, eternally.

    Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away. Luke 21:33

    Isaiah 40:8 The Word is a Rock – This Rock is Jesus, the living Word of God who stands forever.

    Closing thought:

    From the beginning to end we need to consider the whole matter which was written for our benefit. In the Word is life, and more abundantly, those who truly accept the righteousness of Christ Jesus will give serious consideration to the Word of God, because it works to cleanse us, to give us light to walk and to show us the way to a life everlasting, this is what it means to be set apart from this world that lives and dies in darkness.

    In Christ Love, Amen

  • faithfulness

    Daily writing prompt
    What makes a good leader?
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    You may be asking how would faithfulness make a good leader.

    • A good leader will go the extra mile with you and ultimantly trust is earned because they did what they said, they were faithful.
    • A good leader plans, teaches and supports. They prove to be faithful by seeing things to completion, a good leader doesn’t just lead, they do. Faithful to the end.

    Words in action, faithfulness is key.

    You can not find a leader so great as the one I serve today.

    Christ Jesus is the only leader that lacks in nothing and does everything perfectly. He is the prime example of faithfulness. He went the extra mile for all humankind, He laid down His life for us, He has earned my trust. He died for you, for me and for all humanity.

    He took on the sin of the world. So that we could receive the gift of life. The only thing left to do is let Him Lead.

    He is our perfect atoning sacrifice – what do you have to offer?

    He is our advocate, do you have a better advocate?

    He stands up for those who love Him and calls us His brethren before the Heavenly Fathers throne.

    He, Jesus Son of God, has redeemed all whom believe and follow before the throne of God.

    While here Jesus suffered the crisis we live in today. He endured more then any man due to this worlds sin and pain, He knew heartache deeper and felt it all with tender compassion.

    What leader has ever done so great a deed, leaving His perfect heavenly home coming here to a dark sin filled world.

    Still many today don’t believe or accept His leadership. This is pure rebellion.

    He lived to serve. He taught and shared everything He had. He came to lead a lost world back to God the Father whose love in depth we cannot understand. His life is our example. His words our instructions. His death our redemption.

    I write this to say most urgently, we need to be careful with what’s leading our hearts, it could cause us to go astray.

    The only good leader that is most faithful is the son of God, Christ Jesus. Let Him come into your heart today, He will lead you all the way. Be encouraged, He will give you the faith you need.

    Just say YES to Jesus the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. He saves and He is coming back for those who said Yes to His Leadership.

    In Christ Love, Amen

    For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith the LORD of hosts.

  • path of life

    You will show me the path of life;

    In Your presence is fullness of joy;

    At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.  Psalm 16:11

    Following and abiding in Jesus will be how we grow in grace; joy and usefulness. It is by spending time with Him that we experience growth in our walk with Him. He is not only the Author, but the Finisher of our faith. He is first and last and always. If that didn’t register here’s one last fact.

    We need Him every step of the way.

    So how do we do this thing? It’s very simple.

    Pray even if you are not sure what to say. Use the Lords prayer because He gave it to us to use. Pray often, without stopping. Which also looks like talking to Him secretly in your heart. Let it be a secret place that only He is privilege to and tell Him all that you are feeling and needing. All of this matters because when we do this we are inviting Him to lead and to guide us daily. It also matters because it builds trust.

    Read His Word daily ..in small doses so you can mediate on it and learn from it, yes, reading the book from beginning to end is a good goal but it’s meant to teach us about who God is and the plan of Salvation. Like chewing our food, His Word is the bread of life, we should savor it and slow down to chew it, or we could chance missing new truths. So chew slowly and don’t rush it.

    Take what you learn and ask Him to show you His Words in action.

    Be intentionally looking for His guidance, answers and daily drops.

    And when you see Him, and you will!

    Praise Him, make it known that He is worthy to be praised!

    ” Hey I just read about this and here He is revealing more truth building my faith! God is so GOOD!”

    It’s the thing of seeds and it’s very multi-purposed when we see Him in action, it serves both you and others!

    The LORD is good to all, And His tender mercies are over all His works.

    May this encourage us all to walk with Him, so that we may walk on the path that leads to Heaven.

    In Christ Love, Amen