Daily Devotions
"I want them to be encouraged and knit together by strong ties of love. I want them to have complete confidence that they understand God’s mysterious plan, which is Christ himself. In him lie hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge." Colossians 2:2-3 NLT
JULY 25
"The fruit of the Spirit is love."- Galatians 5:22
Jesus compared himself to a vine and his people to the branches which are expected to bring forth fruit the development of heart and character. One of these fruits is love. The Greek word here translated love is agape. This is the highest kind of love- love that does not have to be earned and is unconditional. We love others as God loves us. John 15:13
July 25
There is one Lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another? (James 4:12)
IT is in harmony with this thought that the Apostle Paul declares in one place that neither the world nor the brethren were capable of judging him--that only the Lord, who could read the heart and know all the conditions and testings and weaknesses to be striven against, could properly judge. He even declares, "Yea, I judge not mine own self." (1 Corinthians 4:3) It is an excellent plan neither to condemn others who claim to be walking conscientiously as children of the Lord, nor even to condemn ourselves under similar circumstances. We should simply press along day by day, doing the best we can to cultivate the heavenly graces and to serve our Master, leaving all the results with the Lord.
July 25
For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps. I Peter 2:21
OUR text is especially appropriate and should always be remembered, not only in severe persecutions but also in the lesser ones, when our names are cast out as evil, when men "shall separate you from their company," when they make all kinds of misrepresentations against you falsely because of your faithfulness to the Lord and to his Word and to the principles of righteousness. Then remember this text, and assure your heart in harmony with it and with other statements of the Lord's Word, that all these experiences of opposition the Lord is willing to overrule for your highest welfare, causing them to work out for you a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory. All who will be of the kingdom of heaven class must pass through some such experiences for the development and testing of their characters.
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