God, I wish to thank you for the comfortable air-conditioned bedroom u have given to me to do my quiet time. God, speak to me today and teach me your Word. Amen.
"...All glory to him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by shedding his blood for us." (Revelation 1:5 NLT)
Excerpt of devotion:
"The blood of Christ not only redeem us, it justifies us. Being justified means more than forgiven. I can say "I forgive u", but I can't justify you. But God not only forgives the past, He clothes u in righteousness as though you had never committed a sin..."
Isn't it true, we can forgive people, but only God can justify people and make them a totally new creation.
Personal Application:
I believe that I have been taking the Word too lightly. I realise that i tend to read the Bible with a know-it-all attitude (eg "yeah this chapter talks about Jesus death on e cross, yeah I know that, SKIP to next chapter!) and that prevents me from listening to what God wants to say to me. For many years, I have never fully grasped the true power of the cross, I has never fully understood the love of God. Hence I fell away in year 2000 for some lame reasons. Because I never really took the Bible seriously, I never took God seriously. I was filled with pride and the so called confidence that I can do without God.
Anyway..
Even now, I must say that I probably only understand 5%. I know it's a journey, because the human mind is limited and mine's probably a bit retarded too.. So I'll take some time.
But I see God's blessings and faithfulness in my life definitely and I know Him in a wonderfully personal way.
In this devotion, I also learn that I'm a totally NEW creation when I'm in Christ. I'm made clean through the radical act on the cross, and hence God can enable me to do radical things for Him! I wonder, what can I do?
God, I wish to walk closer with u. I wish to hear your voice more. Give me a deep desire to know you more. Amen.
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