Devotionals for May 10, 2024
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READ
CTS 2:47
"all the while [they were] praising God and enjoying the goodwill of all the people. And each day *the Lord added to their fellowship* those who were being saved.”
PHILIPPIANS 2:12-13
“Work hard to show the results of your salvation, obeying God with deep reverence and fear. For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him.”
"all the while [they were] praising God and enjoying the goodwill of all the people. And each day *the Lord added to their fellowship* those who were being saved.”
PHILIPPIANS 2:12-13
“Work hard to show the results of your salvation, obeying God with deep reverence and fear. For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him.”
REFLECT
The early church didn’t grow because Peter was a winsome preacher, or because Mark wrote engaging historical accounts, or because John couldn’t stop talking about love. The early church grew in number and in maturity because the hand of God was upon them, drawing people to himself and working in them to produce desire and provide power to do what pleases him.
And God still works like this today. Through our daily routines, the extraordinary nature of the God who created the universe draws people to himself through his Son Jesus and grows his followers in love, obedience, and faith to become more like him.
And God still works like this today. Through our daily routines, the extraordinary nature of the God who created the universe draws people to himself through his Son Jesus and grows his followers in love, obedience, and faith to become more like him.
APPLY
Q: Are you tempted to think that bringing people to Christ is up to you? Or that growing in holiness is up to you? Who do these passages say is doing the work?
Q: This weekend, look for evidence of God’s hand at work at TNLC - drawing new people to himself and growing them in holiness. If you see something, say something! Take it as an opportunity to encourage someone else by saying you see God working in their life.
Q: Consider inviting a friend to pray with you that God would bring a specific list of 3-5 people to faith in Jesus through TNLC and then grow them in holiness by the work of his mighty hand.
Q: This weekend, look for evidence of God’s hand at work at TNLC - drawing new people to himself and growing them in holiness. If you see something, say something! Take it as an opportunity to encourage someone else by saying you see God working in their life.
Q: Consider inviting a friend to pray with you that God would bring a specific list of 3-5 people to faith in Jesus through TNLC and then grow them in holiness by the work of his mighty hand.
SING
PRAY
"And don’t let us yield to temptation, but rescue us from the evil one."
Lord, give me the grace to obey you with reverence and fear. Remind me that you are working in me, giving me the desire to be holy and the power of your spirit to do what pleases you. Show me ways that you are working in my life, that my faith in you may grow deeper and more steadfast.
Lord, give me the grace to obey you with reverence and fear. Remind me that you are working in me, giving me the desire to be holy and the power of your spirit to do what pleases you. Show me ways that you are working in my life, that my faith in you may grow deeper and more steadfast.