The Cross Is Ours To Take

There are times when “accepting” is our only option. When we’re out of choices… we can see we can’t get our way… for now… but we fully intend to when the opportunity arises.

As followers of Christ, however, we’ve chosen to accept to loose.

We’ve chosen to lay down our “own way” and accept by faith His way.

That requires a special strength…
His, not ours.

When it comes to God’s dealings in our lives, our own strength and wisdom aren’t enough to hold us up.

“God’s dealings?”

Christians, the Lord’s greatest blessing for us to accept is the cross as ours to take.

There’s nothing like suffering to test, approve and refine our faith to lay the way for His life to shine through us for the sake of others.

Heb 5:8 – though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience by the things which He suffered.

  • Mark Saunders

Is Your Joy And Peace In Christ And The Scriptures Still Alive?

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Romans 15:13

Devotion:

Apostle Paul’s prayer in the opening scripture is worthy of note. The moment a believer in Christ Jesus begins to stop believing, doubt sets in and he/she begins to lose many things. Firstly, he loses the flow of the power of God to get things done because where there is doubt, faith is absent, and God needs our faith in Him to bless us (Hebrews 11:6). Secondly, he loses his trust in the Word of God and such a person seldom studies the Bible. Finally, he loses fellowship with other believers because he does not have the confidence to fellowship with Christians. Jesus Christ counseled Apostle Thomas to continue believing so that doubt and unbelief can be destroyed (John 20:27). Christians need to pray for one another to be filled with joy and peace in believing so that their hope in the Holy Scriptures and the many promises of God therein will be kindled until they have experienced them. Dear beloved, is your joy and peace in Christ and the scriptures still alive?

Hebrews 4:16

Hebrews 4:16 Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
Hebrews 4:16 Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.

Hebrews 4:16

Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.

Hebrews 4:16

Hebrews 1:1-2

New International Version

God’s Final Word: His Son

In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom also he made the universe.

Hebrews 1:1-2