Knowing God Devotional is an online daily devotional written by Andrews Baah Kwafo, the president of The Bible Daily Network.
The Bible says in Romans 13:10 that love does no harm to a neighbour. So, as God’s beloved, because He, who is love, lives in you, you have divine enablement to live without even thinking of doing anything evil against another person.
Only God can give you balance in life. Only He can ensure that your life knows no lack and that you are completely at rest and experiencing growth in every area of it. So, if you want to live in God’s delight, pursue a deeper intimacy with Him to know Him better and ask for wisdom to manage your life and anything He has given you well.
Divisive people don’t have good character. They need transformation, and only God can do that. However, to prevent yourself from getting influenced by their toxic behaviour, you are required not to be close to them. Remember that bad company corrupts good morals (see 1 Corinthians 15:33). So guard your spiritual sanity by abstaining from divisive people.
Dear friend, the Bible speaks about us believers putting up as much effort as possible to prioritise living in peace with all people (see Hebrews 12:14). So when you promote controversies, hold on to arguments and refuse to forgive people, you hurt yourself when you do that. In fact, it’s even difficult to live when you’re always having issues with people. Medically speaking, it doesn’t promote heart health.
Did you know that gentility is a cherished virtue in the world today? Ask shopkeepers, and they’ll tell you how essential that is to keeping customers. As a believer, your gentle way of life is a solid way to portray the gospel even to unbelieving people. Treat people well, and you will win many souls unto the Lord.
Even though not all rulers and authorities do the right thing every time, they are there because God placed them there. For that sake, you must be subject to them. So, dear believer, be a law-abiding citizen of your country and voice your opinion when it matters, but don’t insult government officials.
Because the salvation dimension of God’s grace has appeared to all men, nobody has an excuse to say, “I didn’t hear the gospel, so I didn’t know I have to get born again” before death or on the second coming of Christ.
You are an ambassador of Christ. But how well you will represent Christ where you are depends on how well you know the Lord. Live by the principles in God’s Word–private and public.
If you are a congregant, please hear this. Study your Bible, and pray consistently and fast even when the church doesn’t proclaim it. If you are a preacher, fellowship with God and teach what is appropriate to sound doctrine to the people God has entrusted you to shepherd. For it is time the children of God witness Christ well in this crooked generation.
Have you ever wondered why evil things continue to thrive in this generation? It’s because the devil – the chief enemy, never gets tired of giving those ideas to such people. If you don’t stand firm in the principles of God’s Word, the world will offer you distractive content, ideas and offers to sway you from living in purity. But every day, you have the choice to choose Jesus every day.
With understanding from Galatians 6:9, consistently doing good to people is an investment. It’s an act of sowing which will yield returns when the giver doesn’t give up. But those returns will come in due season, which you may never know.
Are you a minister of God? Sometimes, reminisce about the number of people who have heard the gospel through you and be joyful about it in the Lord. That can be an antidote to overthinking about the next project for which you may not have the funds to do. Stop thinking so much about your future that you forget to celebrate what the Lord has been doing daily in your life.
