David Jeremiah 8th February 2024 Devotional Message
Read David Jeremiah 8th February 2024 Devotional, Thursday Turning Point Devotional Message
TOPIC: Power of Affirmation
And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” – Matthew 3:17
Recommended Reading: 2 Peter 1:17-18
Children live and long for their parents’ approval, and parents struggle to communicate approval when a child’s choices don’t match a parent’s expectations. Approval and affirmation are key in the transition from adolescence to adulthood.
Jesus was a young adult—age thirty—when He left His family’s home and began His own adult life. He had experienced some level of His earthly parents’ disapproval as an adolescent (Luke 2:41-51) but seemed to have been met with affirmation prior to setting out on His own (Luke 2:52). Thankfully, at the very beginning of His public life, He received the most important approval He could have desired: the approval of His Heavenly Father. On the day of His baptism by John the Baptist, God audibly communicated His approval in a voice from heaven: “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” This approval was also confirmation of Jesus’ Messianic role (Psalm 2:7; Isaiah 42:1).
God approves of you today by grace, not based on your works (Ephesians 2:8-9). Look for an opportunity today to unconditionally affirm someone who may need encouragement.
The church should be the community of encouragement.
Fred Catherwood
Turning Point is the broadcast ministry of Dr. David Jeremiah and was founded in 1982 to deliver the unchanging Word of God to an ever-changing world.
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