UCB Word For Today 17 March 2022 Thursday Daily Devotional Message
March 17, 2022 UCB Word For Today Daily Devotional
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TOPIC: Acknowledging God’s Sovereignty
SCRIPTURE: ‘God is good…’ Romans 12:1 CEV
UCB Word For Today 17 March 2022 MESSAGE
Paul writes, ‘God is good. So…offer your bodies to him as a living sacrifice…Then you will know how to do everything that is good and pleasing to him’ (vv. 1-2 CEV). There are two ways to understand God’s sovereignty: a) through His initiative, and b) through our response. In essence, Paul is saying this:
1) Resist the pressures of a world system that pulls you in the wrong direction.
2) Renew your mind every day through prayer and reading God’s Word.
3) Recognise His will for you and live accordingly.
But Paul doesn’t stop there. He writes: ‘Hate everything that is evil and hold tight to everything that is good. Love each other as brothers and sisters and honour others more than you do yourself.
Never give up. Eagerly follow the Holy Spirit and serve the Lord. Let your hope make you glad. Be patient in time of trouble and never stop praying. Take care of…needy people…Ask God to bless everyone who mistreats you…When others are happy, be happy with them, and when they are sad, be sad.
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Be friendly with everyone. Don’t be proud and feel that you are smarter than others. Make friends with ordinary people. Don’t mistreat someone who has mistreated you. But try to earn the respect of others, and do your best to live at peace with everyone’ (vv. 9-18 CEV).
God’s sovereignty doesn’t release us from personal responsibility. It doesn’t mean we should lose interest in current affairs or in making informed decisions. God still expects us to strive for excellence and show concern for a lost world.
Acknowledging God’s sovereignty sets you free from playing God and enables you to enjoy walking with Him.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Numbers 32-34, Mark 9:30-50
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