Your Redeemer

 

September 17

 

YOUR REDEEMER – Jesus will always be your one and only Redeemer. He saw you, a helpless, lost sinner and gave His Life for you, accepting death on a cruel cross of sin. Jesus was in no way shy, in this public act of Love for you. When Jesus said that He would redeem you, He never changed His mind, even when He was told who you were and how there was nothing in you on your own steam, to enhance Him. Unlike the nearest kinsman who declined to do the work of redemption because of one who could jeopardize his estate, Jesus was pleased to redeem you and all sinners. You have a sure Redeemer in Jesus.

 

Redeemer Jesus, thank You for Your love which saw me a helpless sinner, saved and redeemed me. Keep me ever glued to You, Lord. Amen!

Read Ruth 4: 4 - 6

 

When God Is For You

 

September 16

 

WHEN GOD IS FOR YOU – Are you as a Joseph, who has been unfairly treated, robbed of all his family rights,  betrayed and inhumanely treated?  Whatever such evil actions have done to you, don’t lose hope and don’t ever give up on the fact that God is with you. You may think that He simply can’t be with you and allow such misery to control your life. Look at Joseph. The Word tells us that in Joseph’s place of bondage, with all that he went through, God came with him and he prospered in unbelievable ways. There is nothing impossible for God to do in you and for you, in your present situation. He is the Almighty Lord.

Who can turn God’s Hand from you? Who can say elsewise, when God has spoken on your behalf? Grant me strengthened faith, Lord. Amen!

Read Genesis 39: 2 - 6

 

Be Saved

 

September 15 

 

BE SAVED – The trusted and never disappointing Word of God is quite specific and clear about how all sinners are to be saved. Regardless of who the sinner is, or the crime he or she has committed, or even the number of crimes done, one and only one way is needed to be saved. It is as a coin, which carries two sets of writing – one on one side and another on the other side – both needed. On one side, you must confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord. On the other hand, you must believe in your heart that God raised Jesus from the dead. Indeed! Anyone who calls on the Name of the Lord will be saved.

 

God, I believe that You raised Your Son and our Saviour, Jesus Christ, from the dead. Please have mercy upon me and grant me newness of life. Amen!

Read Romans 10: 8 - 13

 

For Me Intercede

 

Dig around me, fertilize, Jesus Master,

Or else there will be eternal disaster,

As my life is barren, no fruit do I bear,

Of the Father’s displeasure, I’m quite aware,

He looks for me to bear good fruit in His Name,

Alas! Year after year I remain the same,

He comes, He looks; no fruit have I to offer,

To have me using soil, what does it proffer?

 

Come by me Lord Jesus, Divine Blest Servant,

For You know I’ve been stubborn and adamant,

In my own proud ways that myself uplift,

Showing, abusing, every God-given gift,

With attitude that says I my God must please,

Not knowing I’m falling by lengths, not degrees,

Judge God has strongly spoken and I have heard,

His judgment on me has my stubborn heart stirred.

 

I confess Lord Jesus, on low bended knee,

You’re the only Person who can now help me,

Doomed to be cut down, deserving death to die,

I cannot God’s just verdict for me becry,

On my behalf I hear Jesus speak boldly,

I have come here to save vile sinners only,

To You I surrender, give me what I need,

Dig around me, fertilize, for me intercede.

Amen!

 

 

Foolish Philosophy

 

September 14

 

FOOLISH PHILOSOPHY – What is your philosophy in life? Is it one of complacency, because you think you have achieved enough to simply live life, la vida loca? Jesus tells the parable of a man whose philosophy was just that. He had done well in life and had enough resources to keep him going for a few years well. He told himself he would, Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry. Luke 12: 19b. Foolish Philosophy! He never lived to see that lifestyle. Whatever is your situation in life, whether you have much or little, live God’s way and mind.

 

Teach me Your way O Lord and make it plain and clear please. Amen!

 

Read Luke 12: 16 - 21

 

 

Freed Through Death

 

September 13

 

FREED THROUGH DEATH – Here is truth that too many of us seem not to accept or cannot accept, when it comes to life with Christ Jesus. When a spouse dies, the contract made in marriage is no longer binding. So that death, legally releases one from the vows made under God. In the same way, we who have been married to sin, as it were, and gave ourselves to sin, are freed from sin because we have died. The fantastic news is that as long as you have died in Christ, you are no longer the slaves of sin. Live the freedom which death in Christ gives.  

 

Lord, I have died to all of my sinful body and nature. Thank You that I am now free to serve You, unconditionally. Amen!

 

Read Romans 6: 5 - 7

 

Forfeited Peace

 

September 12

 

FORFEITED PEACE – Peace! People work to gain peace; pray to have peace; give money to secure peace; even spend long hours in meditation and contemplation to realize peace but listen to this. I draw your attention to these words, as they come to you in the well-known hymn, “What a Friend we have in Jesus!” These are the words. “O what peace we often forfeit… all because we do not carry, everything to God in prayer.” To forfeit something, means that it is there available for us, but we are the ones who fail to receive it. Are you forfeiting peace?

Gracious and all Giving Father, show me the error of my ways.  Please grant me wisdom in prayer that I may receive the peace which You have already given to humankind. Amen!

Read Isaiah 48: 22

 

Privilege Of Prayer

 

September 11

 

PRIVILEGE OF PRAYER – Too many of us pray, as though prayer is a right which we have earned, or gained through some good deeds which we have done. We sometimes come with this notion even, that because we believe in God and worship only Him, we are entitled. The Pharisees believed in God and worshipped Him religiously. However, Jesus denounced their attitude in and to prayer. When we keep our eyes on God and who He is, there is no way that we, sinful creatures, can come nigh to Him, but through the privilege given to us through Jesus. It is the work of Jesus on the cross, which humbles us all and gives us this privilege.

 

Holy Spirit, Divine Teacher, teach us prayer at all times, please.  Amen!

Read Matthew 6: 5 - 8