Who I Am In Christ Devotionals

  Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and supplication with gratitude, make your requests known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will protect your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6‭-‬7 . What characterizes a believer? A believer in Jesus is anxious for nothing. I love how the scripture uses words like "nothing." It leaves no out, no wiggle room. The bible says it, so this is possible for me. I CAN be anxious for nothing. How? In everything. Here's another one of those words: everything. Here's the list -- prayer and supplication, gratitude, and make requests known to God. Prayer is talking to God, not just saying words, but consciously talking to Him. What is supplication? The dictionary says, "the action of asking or begging for something earnestly or humbly." This looks to me like I am to bug God. But with a good attitude, humbly. With gratitude. That means not holding resentment. Espec

  But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain. 1 Corinthians 15:57-58 I'm Not Victorious By Being Super Christian The word of God reveals who I am in Christ. This verse continues that holy, biblical record. First, I AM victorious through Jesus. I'm not victorious through me being super Christian. Jesus works. It's Him. And because He works this marvelous victory in me, I am steadfast (which means fixed or unchanging according to Wordnik). Steadfast. Hey, nobody calls anybody steadfast! But the apostle Paul says I can be it. Immovable. I am on the foundation of Jesus, the Rock. Abounding in the Work of the Lord Can I always abound in the work of the Lord like the verse says? Yes. This isn't me making this up; this is Paul saying this, and he is saying it to the Corinthian church which had s

 

 

  Today, we only have a podcast version of the daily devotional. It's about 8 minutes long. The scripture is a bit longer than what we normally cover.  Here's the passage. May you be blessed as you read and meditate on His word! 2 Peter 1:3-8  3  His divine power has given us everything required for life and godliness through the knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.  4  By these he has given us very great and precious promises, so that through them you may share in the divine nature, escaping the corruption that is in the world because of evil desire.  5  For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with goodness, goodness with knowledge,  6  knowledge with self-control, self-control with endurance, endurance with godliness,  7  godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love.  8  For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being useless or unfruitful in the knowledge of our