FOR HIS SAKE 5

Psalms 25:11 For thy name's sake, O LORD, pardon mine iniquity; for it is great.

John 14:13 And whatsoever ye shall ask IN MY NAME, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

Sometimes we think if we had more resources, more time, more talent, or more of something else that we would be able to do more for the Lord.

 

The fact is that anything that we do to Glorify God, without any thought of self, of reward, or any other motivation than a love for Jesus Christ gives us access to all the resources of Heaven.

 

I think one of our biggest problems is that we think too much of our own selves when it comes to doing things in Jesus name. Doing something in Jesus name does not just mean using His name... it means doing so that God will be Glorified.

 

Remember, God wants to bless you. He wants to do it for His name's sake.

 

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FOR HIS SAKE 4

Psalms 25:11 For thy name's sake, O LORD, pardon mine iniquity; for it is great.

GOD IS GLORIFIED BY WHAT WE DO IN HIS NAME

Matthew 18:20 For where two or three are gathered together IN MY NAME, there am I in the midst of them.

God is glorified in the things that He endorses. We know that when we sign a check that we are putting our approval on it. That is what it means to do something in God's name. If it is truly in His name it will have His approval. Many claim to do things in His name when they are truly against His will and teachings.

God's authority is not something to take lightly. He authorizes those things which will bring Glory to Him and to His name. He is Holy. He is God. Reverence Him and Honor Him for His name's sake.

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FOR HIS SAKE 3

Psalms 25:11 For thy name's sake, O LORD, pardon mine iniquity; for it is great.

Revelation 4:11 Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast CREATED all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were CREATED

MAN IS TRANSFORMED FOR HIS SAKE

Romans 12:2 And be not CONFORMED to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

Something is considered transformed when it is one thing and then becomes something else completely. That is the way it should be when a person becomes a Christian. He should become a new creature.

Man in His original condition is guided by the flesh and his own desires. When He is saved he should become an entirely new creature who is guided by God's Holy Spirit dwelling within Him.

We should be transformed for His Sake. God is glorified when people can see the wonderful difference that being saved can make in your life.

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FOR HIS SAKE 2

Psalms 25:11 For thy name's sake, O LORD, pardon mine iniquity; for it is great.

Revelation 4:11 Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast CREATED all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were CREATED

SALVATION GLORIFIES GOD

When we are saved it is not just so that we don't have to go to hell. God is glorified in the salvation of souls and in the pardoning of sin.

Only God can pardon our sins. We can not receive pardon from a human priest, from an organization, a church, or a religious sect. Pardon can only come from God through the blood of Jesus Christ.

No one else has the power or the authority to forgive our sins. When Jesus died for our sins the veil that separated the holiest place in the temple from the common man was torn in half. We are now able to "go boldly before the throne of grace." He is glorified in forgiving our sins and in that I am sure He takes pleasure in that forgiveness.

There is no other plan for our salvation that is viable except the one that God has shown us in His Word. You are saved for His sake.

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FOR HIS SAKE 1

Psalms 25:11 For thy name's sake, O LORD, pardon mine iniquity; for it is great.

Revelation 4:11 Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast CREATED all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were CREATED

Sometimes we act as if God withholds blessings from us and only grudgingly blesses us. That could not be farther from the truth. God is glorified in our lives. He created us for His pleasure and He takes pleasure in a strong relationship with us.

Many of us are not living up to our purpose of creation because we are so busy living life our own way that we fail to allow God to bless us in a way that brings glory to Him.

For His sake, keep a close enough fellowship with Him that the world might watch as He blesses you.

Please feel free to contact me by email at

shilohkosciusko@gmail.com with questions, comments or even suggestions for further devotional studies.

If you know of someone new to the Kosciusko area and would like for our church to visit them please let us know. Our prayers are that this devotional ministry will be an outreach to bring people into a closer relationship with Jesus. I do appreciate you taking the time to read these devotionals and please keep us in your prayers.

WE MUST HAVE A VISION 5

Proverbs 29:18 Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.

SHARING THE VISION

Churches are perishing today because they have no vision. In the previous devotionals I discussed several things we should have a vision for. This was by no means a complete list but we must have a vision for the awfulness of sin, for the destructiveness of sin, and for the remedy of sin. I am afraid we have become complacent and are not worried about the souls of me.

Once in a church service they were singing, "Rescue The Perishing". One of the members was convicted by the Holy Spirit that we were failing to do that. He jumped up and shouted, "That is exactly what we are supposed to be doing, we are supposed to be rescuing the perishing." Someone told him to calm down, after all, "It is just a song!"

 

It might be just a song but the message is one that should pierce the hearts of all believers. We need to be about the business of warning others of the penalty of sin and telling them about the pardon of sinners by Jesus.

I ask you to pray for me that I will have a greater burden to share the gospel with the lost. Pray that I will have a vision for "souls".

 

Please feel free to contact me by email at

 

shilohkosciusko@gmail.com with questions, comments or even suggestions for further devotional studies.

 

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WE MUST HAVE A VISION 4

Proverbs 29:18 Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.

WE MUST HAVE A VISION FOR THE REMEDY OF SIN

1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Jesus is the only remedy for sin. He paid our sin debt by suffering our punishment of us. He offers us salvation as a gift. We must swallow our pride and realize that there is nothing we can do but accept the gift of salvation from Him.

Acts 16:31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.

Don't try to complicate it and don't ever deceive yourself into to thinking that there is anything you can do to deserve to be saved. A gift is not something you can deserve. It is something you humbly accept.

Have a vision of your Savior and share that vision with others.

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