Reflections of a lost sheep

  2 Jul 26 Today's devotional: taken from YouVersion, Devotions on F.I.R.E. Year One Readings: Job 23 Job 24 Job 25 Acts 10:24-48 I have not departed from the commandment of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my necessary food (Job 23:12).  What is your personal testimony concerning obedience to God’s Word? Job is perplexed as he shares his innocence with his friends. He knows that he has honored God's commands yet suffers great affliction. Generally speaking, to obey God’s Word is to know His blessing. The same verb “departed” in the expression “I have not departed from the commandment of His lips” emerges in Joshua 1:8: “This book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth.” He is promised success for submitting to its teachings, which he experiences. The Lord stretches Job’s faith and blesses him again abundantly after his trial (James 5:11). We must also obey God’s Word, knowing that eventual blessings will come.  Employment Point:  Trea...

  1 Jul 26 Today's devotional: taken from YouVersion, Devotions on F.I.R.E. Year One Readings: Job 21 Job 22 Acts 10:1-23 But God has shown me that I should not call any man common or unclean (Acts 10:28).  Do you have a heart for all people to be saved? There is one race: biblically, the human race. Paul preaches, “And He has made from one blood every nation of men” in Acts 17:26. The human race derives from Adam. Furthermore, Paul writes, “For if by the one man’s offense death reigned through the one [Adam], much more those who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ” (Romans 5:17). Peter, the apostle to the Jews, receives a vision from God about killing and eating unclean animals (Acts 10:1-13). The object lesson conveys to Peter, “What God has cleansed you must not call common” (Acts 10:15). In essence, Jesus died for all people, and the message of the gospel is for them.  Employment Point:  Pro...