Lutheran Daily Devotional 22 June 2022 || Wednesday Message By Lutheran Hour Ministries.
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TOPIC: “Focusing on Something Better”
Today’s Scripture: Galatians 5:16-25
Lutheran Daily Devotional 22 June 2022 MESSAGE
It can be so hard to live the way we think a Christian should! Here we are, believers in Jesus, and yet we still feel the old sin nature fighting us inside our hearts. We are tempted and we fall into sin daily. And how frustrating it is!
With this war going on inside us, the temptation is to try harder—to turn to the power of the Law to keep our evil impulses in check. Surely that will work! But it never does. We think we have one temptation under control, and something totally different pops up. The Law cannot deal with our sin. It just stirs it up even more. Lutheran Daily Devotional 22 June 2022
But Paul tells us to do something different. He says, “But I say, walk by the Spirit and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.” Paul is talking about something that you might recognize if you drive a car. When you are driving, it’s important to keep your eyes on the road—not on the car that is coming toward you. The car will go wherever your eyes go.
In the same way, the smartest thing for us to do as Christians is to look to the Holy Spirit to help us, and let Him show us what comes next. Jesus has our sin problems completely under His control; He doesn’t need us to obsess over them anymore. After all, He already suffered, died, and rose again to make us free, healthy, blessed children of God. We can trust Him to deal with the death throes of our sin nature.
Now that we are free, we can look to see where He wants us to go next. Is there something we could do right now to be a blessing to our neighbors, our family, or even those who hate us? Think about it—if you really, truly believe that all your sins are forgiven and that you don’t have to fuss over them anymore—what wonderful things could you do with the time and effort and happiness God has suddenly freed up for you?
WE PRAY: Dear Lord, Help me when I get tangled up in worrying about my sin again. Thank You for setting me free. Amen.
This Daily Devotion was written by Dr. Kari Vo.
Reflection Questions:
1. Would you say that you tend to think too much about your sin or too little?
2. What effect does this have on your life?
3. How would you describe the freedom Jesus offers you?
Today’s Bible Readings: Song 1-3 Acts 6
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