Charles Stanley In Touch Daily Devotional 19th November 2022: Laboring for God

CHARLES STANLEY IN TOUCH DAILY DEVOTIONAL 19TH NOVEMBER 2022 MESSAGE

Read In Touch Daily Devotional 19th November 2022, Saturday Message. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

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TODAY’S TOPIC: Laboring for God

SCRIPTURE FOR TODAY John 12:20-26

Now there were some Greeks among those who were going up to worship at the feast;

these then came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida of Galilee, and began to ask him, saying, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.”

Philip came and told Andrew; Andrew and Philip came and told Jesus.

And Jesus answered them, saying, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.

“Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.

“He who loves his life loses it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it to life eternal.

“If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me; and where I am, there My servant will be also; if anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.

In Touch Daily Devotional 19th November 2022 MESSAGE

As Jesus’ followers, we are to carry out His work. And we’re to be living extensions of His life as we do so. Following His example, believers must:

Live as God’s servants. We need to release control over our time, talent, and treasure and accept our commission to work in His kingdom. Like our Savior, we’re not to act independently (John 5:19). Our assignment is to do whatever God asks of us.

Answer His call to aid others. We tend to limit our circle to people like ourselves, but we must fight against this inclination. We should be willing to respond to the needs of strangers and friends alike. And the Lord can help us recognize those opportunities.

Motivate one another to good deeds (Hebrews 10:24). We’re to spur each other toward godliness and service rather than worldly pleasure and self-centeredness. Believers should foster in each other gratefulness for what He has done and confidence about what He will do.

Good works don’t earn salvation, but they do affect eternal rewards. Believers’ deeds will one day be evaluated: Works done without direction from God will be burned up, while those accomplished in obedience to the Spirit will be remembered and acknowledged (1 Corinthians 3:10-15). Let your love for God stimulate you to labor in His kingdom.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Acts 23-24

REFLECT: God invites us to be a part of His work on earth and promises to reward our efforts.

In Touch Daily Devotional 19th November 2022 By Dr. Charles Stanley. He is the senior pastor of First Baptist Church Atlanta and founder of In Touch Ministries, both located in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Stanley’s heart’s desire is to get the gospel to “as many people as possible, as quickly as possible, as clearly as possible, as irresistibly as possible, through the power of the Holy Spirit to the glory of God.