Encouragement
"What, then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all-how will he not also along with him graciously give us all things?" Romans 8:31-32
A few years ago the Lord gave me these words-"I got you out of hell, what more won't I do for you?" I was living in Nashville at the time, and going through a lot, and out of the blue, one morning, I had these words in my heart, spoken as clearly as day. Unfortunatly, I did not hold onto these words like the treasured possesion that they were. Sure, I pulled them out once in awhile, for convienience sake, or when I felt like meditating on them. But often, in the midst of crisis, I would turn not to God and His unchanging promise, but to my own wisdom (big mistake), or I sought the console of others, forgetting the unchanging, limitless love of my God and saviour.
Paul tells us in Romans- "He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?" GOD GAVE US JESUS. I don't normally repeat things in my devotionals, but this news needs repeating-GOD GAVE US JESUS. Think about that for a moment-He gave us His SON. Yes, He gave us other things, but He gave us His very son whom He loved so very much because He loves us too! THATS what we mean to Him. I too am guilty of it, but so often we worry about our needs, will God come through, will He give us this, or that? Will he heal me, will He heal my friend or family member, will He provide me with a job, etc? Its easy to worry, and the father of lies is good at getting our minds off of Gods blessings and onto the worries of the world. And there are a lot of them. Believe me, I am believing for enough money to move into a new apartment right now, don't think that I don't worry about it. But, GOD GAVE ME JESUS. He gave me salvation! He gave me new, fruitful abundant life in the spirit! He knows our needs. He knew we needed a way to be saved and he covered it for us. He knows you need the money to cover the bills coming in, and He will cover it. I love that line in psalm 27 "I have never seen the righteous forsaken or their children begging for bread." This doesn't mean that we are all going to be rich and never have to work for our money again, and there will be valleys and tight spots, and days when we wonder if and how we are going to get by. Jesus said that this life is full of troubles, but He also said that He has overcome the world! And we are in Him so we are "junior overcomers" :) God made us to be like Him, and He has given us the grace to overcome the challenges we face. Jesus was a gift-He came to save us from our sins. Gods grace is a gift-and all we must do is recieve it, just like we recieved Jesus. Millions of people worldwide have recieved Jesus as their Saviour and thats awesome, they are on their way to Heaven! Now, if those same people would open their lives and hearts to recieve the other gifts that God has for them, they will not only have new life, but abundant life as well. One free of worry and one where they trust God to put in their hands what needs to be there. May this new year be one where we hold out our hands and allow the God who sent Jesus to save us to also give us whatever else we need.
God bless you as you hold onto the God who loves you.
Jamie
PLEASE ENCOURAGE AUTHOR BELOW LEAVE COMMENT ON ARTICLE
Reader Count & Comments
Date
This is very powerful. God bless you and have a great new year. Amen.
YES & AMEN! GOD IS GOOD ALL THE TIME IN ALL OUR CIRCUMSTANCES! WE HAVE JESUS! THANK YOU FOR SHARING AND GOD BLESS YOU!
The opinions expressed by authors do not necessarily reflect the opinion of FaithWriters.com. This is especially true with articles that
deal with personal healthcare and prophecy. We encourage the reader to make their own decision in consultation with God, His Word, and others as needed.
This article has been read 776 times < Previous | Next >
Read more articles by Jamie glaser or search for other articles by topic below.
This article has been read 776 times < Previous | Next >
Search for articles on: (e.g. creation; holiness etc.)
Read more by clicking on a link:Free Reprints
Main Site Articles
Most Read Articles
Highly Acclaimed Challenge Articles.
New Release Christian Books for Free for a Simple Review.
NEW - Surprise Me With an Article - Click here for a random URL
God is Not Against You - He Came on an All Out Rescue Mission to Save You
...in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them... 2 Cor 5:19
Therefore, my friends, I want you to know that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you. Acts 13:38
LEARN & TRUST JESUS HERE
FaithWriters offers Christian reading material for Christian readers. We offer Christian articles, Christian fiction, Christian non-fiction, Christian Bible studies, Christian poems, Christian articles for sale, free use Christian articles, Christian living articles, New Covenant Christian Bible Studies, Christian magazine articles and new Christian articles. We write for Jesus about God, the Bible, salvation, prayer and the word of God.