Subject to Hope
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Scripture Text: Romans 8:20–23
Since man has fallen in sin, we all — the whole creation — must suffer the consequence and be subject to futility and vanity...and yet may have hope.
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Devotional Posted in June 2024
Exercising Faith
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Scripture Text: John 10:1–4
Following Christ means that our whole life is a constant exercise of faith, whereby we are assured that we have favor with God because of him.
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The Rest of Conscience
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Scripture Text: John 3:17–18
My conscience must rest upon the foundation, the eternal, all-knowing truth that God alone is truth, and must rest upon him and nothing else.
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The Humble Fear of God
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Scripture Text: 1 Peter 5:5–6
God never lays his hand upon us in order that we would be damned but pursues a course that leads us to repentance, so we would seek his grace.
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God's Image in Our Neighbor
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Scripture Text: Genesis 9:5–6
Man is made in God's image and God wills that we revere his image in our neighbor, doing all we can for him, protecting him and doing him good.
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Cain or Abel
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Scripture Text: 1 John 3:10–12
In Cain, we see the hateful world, and on the other hand, that poor, abject Abel well represents the obscure little brotherhood: the Church of Christ.
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The Only and True Light
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Scripture Text: John 1:6–8
"All who preach the doctrines of men make man the light, lead men away from God to themselves, and set themselves up as the true Light."
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Our Rock and Anchor
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Scripture Text: John 3:16
"Come what will, let us say: Here is God’s Word; that is my rock and anchor; to that I cling and that abides; and where that abides, there I abide also."
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The Hope of Glory
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Scripture Text: Romans 8:19–25
Christians are to be confident of eternal glory, to implore the Lord God to hasten the Day, for Jesus has taught us to pray, “Thy kingdom come.”
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Christ's Peace
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Scripture Text: John 14:27
We must be able to say that we know we have God’s pledge and the witness of the Holy Spirit, that he wants to be our Father through Christ, his Son.
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If You Love Me
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Scripture Text: John 14:15–17
Experience teaches how difficult it is to keep Christ's Word, but the Christian will love Christ, his Word, and his kingdom more than all things of the earth.
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The Dawn of Glory
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Scripture Text: Romans 8:18–19
The whole creation cries out for a speedy end of these injustices and abuses of the ungodly, and for the dawning of glory for the children of God!
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Just Passing Through
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Scripture Text: 1 Peter 2:11–12
God would have us occupy this world as guests, striving after an eternal kingdom, abstaining from lusts, maintaining a godly life of good works.
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A Revelation
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Scripture Text: Genesis 2:20–24
The affection of the intended husband toward his betrothed spouse is of a particular and elevated kind, a knowledge and revelation of the Holy Spirit.
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Prayer in Love
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Scripture Text: Philippians 1:9–11
Christians should love and pray for the salvation of all, for the sanctification of God’s name, the coming of his kingdom, and the fulfilment of his will.
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Journey on in Joy
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Scripture Text: Psalm 55:12
Even in danger and death, you have a faithful Father and Savior, who has taken you into his own hand, and will preserve you. Journey on in joy.
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Christ in You
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Scripture Text: Jude 3–4
One may confess Christ but still deny him in deeds and works, by insisting he is his own lord through his religious observances being the way to salvation.
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Spirit Fall
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Scripture Text: Acts 10:44–48
It is not enough that Christ be preached; the Word must be believed. So, God sends the Holy Spirit to impress the preaching upon the heart.
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The Precondition of Kindness
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Scripture Text: Hebrews 11:5–6
It is impossible to love, where no faith exists, and impossible to believe, where there is no love. Love of neighbor depends upon the love of God.
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The Inner Person
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Scripture Text: Luke 16:19–31
We are not condemned because we have great riches, but because we are attached to them and trust in them, instead of in Jesus Christ the Lord.
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Anger Management
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Scripture Text: 1 Peter 3:10
An angry heart knows no moderation, fanning a tiny spark into a conflagration, retaliating and cursing, committing a greater wrong than suffered.
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