Hebrews 2:14 continued Yesterday, we saw that Jesus became human because we are humans, who are sinners. So, to be the perfect substitute for men and women, Jesus became a man. But if He were just a man, where would that leave us? He could die for Adam’s sin, but not for ours. The words in … More Daily Devotional for 31 August 2020 – Hebrews 2v14 part 2 – the sufficient Saviour
Hebrews 2:14 Our heavenly Father is good. He is so good that He wants His people to be sure about their salvation. He wants you to be sure. God calls us to believe Him. We are saved through faith, and we continue to live the Christian life through faith. But, He doesn’t simply leave us with … More Daily Devotional for 30 August 2020 – Hebrews 2v14 – Christ partaking flesh and blood
Titus 3:7 We have been “justified by His grace” so that “we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.” This is God’s ultimate goal and purpose in saving us, this is the outcome of our salvation. We are not just saved for the here and now, we are saved for eternity. We are … More Daily Devotional for 29 August 2020 – Titus 3v7 part 2 – heirs
Titus 3:7 We saw yesterday that regeneration and renewal are the work of the Holy Spirit in us. The Christian is born again and is changed (and is being changed). If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. At the same time as giving us new life, God also does a work for … More Daily Devotional for 28 August 2020 – Titus 3v7 – Justified by grace
Titus 3:5-6 The last few meditations have been looking at our salvation. We’ve seen the need for salvation (verse 3), the source of salvation (the goodness, loving kindness and mercy of God, verses 4-5), and we’ve seen the impossibility of us saving ourselves (not by works, verse 4). The rest of verse 5 and verse 6 shows us the … More Daily Devotional for 27 August 2020 – Titus 3v5-6 – Regeneration and renewal
Titus 3:5 Yesterday, we looked at how we’re not saved. The next part of the verse says how we are saved: “…but according to His own mercy…” “But” – this is to make sure we know that we are definitely not saved by our own works. It is not works at all but “according to…” (because of) God’s mercy. … More Daily Devotional for 26 August 2020 – Titus 3v5 part 3 – mercy
Titus 3:5 God has saved us, but it is “not by works done by us in righteousness.” This is the heart of the gospel. You are not saved by the works that you have done in righteousness. This is because our works can never be perfectly righteous. There is always the infection of sin in everything … More Daily Devotional for 25 August 2020 – Titus 3v5 part 2 – not by works
Titus 3:5 Today’s verse starts with a simple statement: “He saved us.” When we thank God for the things that He has done for us, where do we start? I remember being in a church service when the leader asked people if there was anything that they wanted to give thanks for. People wanted to … More Daily Devotional for 24 August 2020 – Titus 3v5 – He saved us
Titus 3:4-7 In verse 3, which looked at yesterday and the day before, Paul reminds believers of their old life before they knew Jesus. In verse 4, he shows how we have been saved. Our salvation has happened because of who God is. Verse 4 says:“But…” We were like this (“foolish, disobedient…” verse 3), but God … More Daily Devotional for 23 August 2020 – Titus 3v4-7 – the goodness and loving kindness of God
Titus 3:3 The verse we looked at yesterday starts with the word “for” or “because”. The message of verses 1-2 is about living as good citizens and good neighbours. Then verse 3 is saying effectively, “because we ourselves were once like the world.” Often as Christians, we forget what we were once like and we … More Daily Devotional for 22 August 2020 – Titus 3v3 part 2 – patience and prayer
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