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
DECEMBER 27
"Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift."-2 Corinthians 9:15
The thought of our Heavenly Father giving his beloved Son is almost too wonderful to understand! We certainly did nothing to deserve it. He gave his Son because he loves his human creation and wants each one to have a full opportunity to make his life acceptable, and live forever in the paradise home on earth which will be the result of Christ’s kingdom. Romans 8:32
December 27
Little children, keep yourselves from idols. (1 John 5:21)
WE are not to put our trust in leaders, but in the Lord. This does not signify that we are not to trust leaders, and not to acknowledge leaders, for all the history of the Lord's dealings with His people, the typical as well as the antitypical, shows us that He is pleased to use human agencies as His representatives in the teaching and leading of His people from grace to grace, from knowledge to knowledge. The lesson to be learned is that the Lord is thoroughly competent to manage His own work, and that while we may look for His leading through human agencies our trust is not in them, their wisdom, their strength, but in the Lord's wisdom and strength, guiding them and us through them.
December 27
Let all your deeds be done in love. I Corinthians 16:14 (Diaglott)
GOD is the very personification of sympathy and love. As the Scriptures declare, "God is love." And all who will be God's children, developed in his likeness, will be loving children. As John says, "He that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him." In proportion as we develop strength of character as new creatures, this quality of love increases. In addition, we should find our judgment also becoming more accurate. Those who are developed in the Spirit of the Lord have better judgment than they formerly had. As the days go by, they know better how to sympathize with the world; how to deal with mankind; they are getting more and more of the wisdom which cometh from above.
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