Charles Stanley In Touch Daily Devotions 28 January 2022 Message
Friday, Charles Stanley In Touch Daily Devotional 28 January 2022
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TOPIC: Our Final Redemption
TODAY’S SCRIPTURE: Romans 8:12-25
Charles Stanley In Touch Daily Devotions 28 January 2022 MESSAGE
Have you discovered that your expectations do not match the realities of your existence? We sometimes have the mistaken idea that God is going to make life easier after salvation. In some ways, this certainly is true: As believers, we have the Holy Spirit, who transforms us into Christ’s likeness, enabling us to handle struggles with peace, contentment, and even joy. But being a Christian does not spare us from troubles and hardships. (See John 16:33.)
As Paul explains, our present sufferings cannot be compared to the glories we will one day know. So for now, we “groan within ourselves” (Rom. 8:23) while awaiting Christ’s coming kingdom and the redemption of our bodies. When Jesus died on the cross, He paid the price, redeemed us, and brought us into His kingdom. However, we are still in a fallen state—that’s why we continue to struggle with sin. Our full redemption will become reality upon Christ’s return, when our bodies will be resurrected into their glorified state.
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Do you groan within yourself for that day, knowing that the world is not your home—or have you allowed your affections and interests to be dominated by this earthly life?
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Exodus 36-38
THOUGHT FOR TODAY:While life after salvation still has challenges, the Holy Spirit gives believers direction, peace, and joy.
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Charles Stanley In Touch Daily Devotions 28 January 2022. 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.
