Love Worth Finding Devotional For October 4, 2023
Read Love Worth Finding Devotional For October 4, 2023 by Adrian Rogers Wednesday Message. As you study today’s devotional, remember this; “Work hard so you can present yourself to God and receive his approval. Be a good worker, one who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly explains the word of truth.” – 2 Timothy 2:15 (NLT)
TOPIC: We Belong to God’s Family
“Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments. He who says, ‘I know Him,’ and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God is perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him. He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked.” – 1 John 2:3-6
PONDER THIS
We have two vital relationships as Christians. One is as a child when we’re born into the family of God. Sonship or daughtership is established and will never change. In a parallel way, I was born into the Rogers family. When the sun, the moon, and the stars have grown cold, my birth and my identity as a Rogers can never be undone. That’s the way it is when you’re born again.
But there’s another relationship that can change, and that is called fellowship. I am my father’s son, and when I was growing up, I always had relationship with him, but I didn’t always have fellowship. Sometimes when my dad would tell me to do something, and I would not listen, that would cause a rupture in fellowship, and my dad would carry out discipline. He was not abusive, and he did not just discipline out of spite; he did it because he loved me. Likewise, the Bible says, “For whom the Lord loves He chastens, and scourges every son whom He receives” (Hebrews 12:6). Sonship or daughtership is established by birth, and fellowship is established by conduct.
- What is your fellowship with God like right now? How could it grow?
- Why is it important to remember your unchanging status as God’s son or daughter when you are saved?
PRACTICE THIS
Write down as area you would like to grow in your fellowship with God and ask a fellow Christian to keep you accountable in that area.
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