Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Tues Devo: But I

Hello,

It is inevitable. We see opportunity to make an impact for Christ – and then Satan plants that little thought in our mind. The one that describes our inadequacy. The one that points out our failure. The one that implies we may be a hypocrite.

We cannot let that voice win. That voice is right. We have failed, we are not fully adequate, we do things against our better judgement – but instead of that disqualifying us from advancing His kingdom, we need to recognize that He called us knowing our failures. He uses us through our inadequacies.

Don’t let the voice win – trust the redemptive and forgiving work of Jesus to fill in our shortcomings, to be that qualifier for us.

Some verses related to this:
Romans 5:8 “But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us.” (NASB)

2 Corinthians 12:9 “And He has said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness.’ Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast about my weakness, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me.” (NASB)

2 Corinthians 3:4-6 “Such confidence we have through Christ toward God. Not that we are adequate in ourselves to consider anthing as coming from ourselves, but our adequacy is from God, who also made us adequate as servants of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.” (NASB)

I hope this gives you a renewed strength and hope today,



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