MORE Devotion: Week 2, Friday
For Friday we will continue our list of five beliefs (Lies!) that will prevent you from experiencing the MORE that God has available specifically for you. As your pastor I ask you to prayerfully search your soul for any evidence of these lies.
- Ask yourself if you have ever believed / felt any of these.
- Slowly read and think about the verses under each belief.
- This is important because lies become harmless only when truth is embraced!
(The first two are review from Thursday’s devotion)
1) I feel TRAPPED (another word for Hopeless)
2) I feel AFRAID
3) I feel UNWORTHY – “God knows what I am really like; I don’t deserve His blessings.”
Colossians 1:13-14 For he has rescued us from the kingdom of darkness and transferred us into the Kingdom of his dear Son, 14 who purchased our freedom and forgave our sins.
Galatians 4:4-6 But when the right time came, God sent his Son, born of a woman, subject to the law. 5 God sent him to buy freedom for us who were slaves to the law, so that he could adopt us as his very own children. 6 And because we are his children, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, prompting us to call out, “Abba, Father.”
Ephesians 2:8-10 God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. 9 Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. 10 For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.
4) I feel UNLOVABLE – “God might love me a little, but not enough to really bless me.”
John 3:16-17 For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. 17 God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him.
1 John 3:1-2 See how very much our Father loves us, for he calls us his children, and that is what we are! But the people who belong to this world don’t recognize that we are God’s children because they don’t know him. 2 Dear friends, we are already God’s children, but he has not yet shown us what we will be like when Christ appears. But we do know that we will be like him, for we will see him as he really is.
Romans 8:15-17 So you have not received a spirit that makes you fearful slaves. Instead, you received God’s Spirit when he adopted you as his own children. Now we call him, “Abba, Father.” 16 For his Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God’s children. 17 And since we are his children, we are his heirs. In fact, together with Christ we are heirs of God’s glory. But if we are to share his glory, we must also share his suffering.
5) I feel SKEPTICAL – “I’m not sure God wants to be very involved in my life, especially in the details of it!”
Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. 6 Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.
Philippians 1:6 And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns.
Matthew 10:29-31 What is the price of two sparrows—one copper coin? But not a single sparrow can fall to the ground without your Father knowing it. 30 And the very hairs on your head are all numbered. 31 So don’t be afraid; you are more valuable to God than a whole flock of sparrows.
Warehouse Family, I love you and have been praying for you! PJ (Pastor Jeff)
BTW – OJ, our Pastor who oversees Connections and Small Groups, will be writing next week’s devotions! I can’t wait to receive them!
