A Lasting Heritage

A Lasting Heritage

2 Timothy 3:10-17

People go to great lengths to ensure that their property and wealth are bequeathed according to their wishes. 

But there is a much more valuable gift we can give others—“the wisdom that leads to salvation” (2 Timothy 3:15).

Our most vital asset is the knowledge we’ve accumulated about our faith, especially the body of biblical truth regarding salvation. 

Although personal faith cannot be given to someone else, we can inform others about Jesus’ redeeming work on the cross. 

And we can also model a life that is committed to Him. 

However, before we can pass down the principles of faith to others, biblical salvation must be a reality in our own life. 

Many people pick and choose religious philosophies to guide their life, but self-serving religion can never save. 

Only those whose faith is based on scriptural truth can face the end of life with confidence about eternal security. 

That’s because they know God’s Son died on the cross to pay the penalty for their sins.

Have you trusted Jesus as your personal Savior? 

Do you want to die confident and hopeful? 

The greatest legacy we can leave is not money or belongings but the truth that changes lives. 

Begin today to influence future generations by bringing them the good news. 

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Daily Devotional for Dec. 1, 2020

Jesus Is Lord Whether You Agree or Not

BIBLE MEDITATION

“For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord” -- Luke 2:11

“Therefore, let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ” -- Acts 2:36

 

DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT

Can you imagine what it meant to Mary to hear the angel say to her, “You shall call His name Jesus”? 

Or for those Jewish shepherds the night of his birth to hear the angels say, “…born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord”?

What does the word “Lord” mean? 

What did it mean to these shepherds? 

It meant “Jehovah” to them. 

….........…..Jehovah, God Almighty!

When the angel said, “a Savior who is Christ the Lord,” the angel was saying He is co-equal, co-eternal with the Almighty.

Jesus Christ is called “Lord” far more than He is called “Savior.” 

He’s called “Lord” 747 times in the New Testament. 

………..He is Lord!

Every so often someone says, “Well, I decided to make Him Lord.” 

Too late for that….. 

…..................…...He is Lord!

ACTION POINT

You cannot “make” Him the Lord of your life. 

You can only reject Him or receive Him as Lord. 

You can bow your knee to Him and say, “O Lord, You are the King. Therefore, I yield my heart to You.” 

Receive Him today as your Lord. 

Will you submit to His Lordship?”

 

From: Love Worth Finding Ministries

November 15, 2020

Daily Devotional

Jesus Is Unique Above All Others

BIBLE MEDITATION

“Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name.” -- Philippians 2:9

DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT

British scholar John Blanchard estimated that from the beginning of creation to now, about 30 billion people have lived on earth. Of those, only a few have had an impact on history. One person stands out, unique above all others. That one, Jesus Christ, attracted the largest attention, devotion, criticism, adoration, and opposition of all 30 billion.

Every recorded word He spoke has been studied, sifted, and analyzed from generation to generation by theologians, philosophers, and historians. At this moment, multiple millions around the globe in every time zone are studying what this one individual had to say.

Jesus of Nazareth taught in a tiny land called Israel 2,000 years ago. Yet His birth has divided the centuries into “B.C.” (before Christ) and “A.D.” (Anno Domini, Latin for “the Year of our Lord.”) He divides world history.

ACTION POINT

Whether you are on death row or Wall Street, you need Jesus. He’s the saving Son of God. There’s no one that He cannot save. There’s no one that He will not save. Thank God that He was willing to come. If He had not, think what that would mean.

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November 20, 2020

Daily devotion from Love Worth Finding Ministries -- lwf.org

What it means to be "free"

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The following is from Love Worth Finding daily devotional. 

BIBLE MEDITATION

“Therefore, if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.” -- John 8:36

 

DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT

You may say, “I don't want to belong to Jesus; I want to be free.” 

Well, you will only become free when you belong to Jesus Christ.

If a train says, “I don't want to run on these tracks; I want to be free,” how far do you think it will go? 

Here's a kite tied to a string. It says, “I don't want to be tied to a string, I want to be free.” The string breaks and down it goes. 

If a tree planted in the earth says, “I don't want to be planted in the earth; I want to be free,” and it's jerked up from the earth, will it live? 

Freedom is found in Jesus Christ.

Everything that is truly free is functioning as God made it to function. 

Just as a train was made to run on rails, God made you to serve the Lord Jesus Christ—to know Him, love Him, and keep His laws. 

Freedom is found in Jesus Christ, “for in Him we live and move and have our being” (Acts 17:28).

ACTION POINT

You are free to sin, but that's not freedom. It's only freedom to die and go to Hell. Real freedom comes from Jesus Christ. Yield your life to Jesus Christ. 

Then you will know the true freedom only He can give you.