Knowing God Devotional is an online daily devotional written by Andrews Baah Kwafo, the president of The Bible Daily Network.
As a child of God, you have received divine enablement to live by the dictates of the Spirit. So, with that power in you, use it to mortify the deeds of the flesh that present themselves in the form of temptations. It is well with you on every side.
Dear one, God has predestined you to be conformed to the image of His Son Jesus. Therefore, stop seeking approval or identity in the things of the world, both material and immaterial things. Things don’t work that way. Stick to Christ, keep fellowshipping with Him, and make sure that He’s the number one priority in all you do.
Today, if you have faced persecution for spreading the gospel, I want to encourage you to get up and move on. Life won’t always be rosy for you as a Christian. But remember that God is with you. Above all, take good care of yourself.
God loved the world so much that He gave the world Jesus Christ to come, die and atone for the sins of humanity. Today, there is no hindrance between God and man because Jesus has cleared the way by taking away sin.
God knew that all had sinned and fallen short of His glory (see Romans 3:23). So, if God wanted to punish humanity by making atonement for their sins, then all deserve to be in hell. But God didn’t do that. He chose to place all of humanity’s sin on Jesus so He would atone for it and be a propitiation for our sins.
Today, your sins are no longer imputed on you because Jesus Christ has born them on the cross. So, instead of beating yourself up for all the wrongdoings you may have done, show the devil that Jesus has paid for your sins. Therefore, you have been set free in Christ. Walk in this consciousness, and you’ll enjoy your freedom.
Dear preacher, tell people that their human works cannot save them. Everything they do to please God in the flesh will never amount to anything before Him. They need to believe in Jesus Christ to be saved, and this principle cuts across the entire human race, whether a Jew or a Gentile.
Because of Jesus’ atonement of sins for all humanity, each believer has become the righteousness of God. Therefore, before God, all your sins have been nailed to the cross, and you are cleansed from within. However, to see the full manifestation of your nature as God’s justified one, you need to keep hearing the gospel. But why? Because it is through the gospel that you’ll gradually get to know and understand who God has made you.
It is exciting to see people getting saved. But the work doesn’t end there. Such souls need to be discipled so they can mature spiritually, of which some may become frontiers of ministry in the near future. If God has not given up on you all these years, then don’t give up on that soul.
Dear one, just because God has spoken to you doesn’t mean things cannot happen to you. We live in an evil age (see Galatians 1:4), where the devil, who is the god of this world (see 2 Corinthians 4:4), does not like believers in Christ to thrive in their various callings peacefully. So, embrace persecution as part of your faith journey. But don’t give up despite the setbacks you face.
Dear preacher, sometimes, only God can give you a safety assurance in preaching the gospel where He has sent you. While you may have ministry friends who can suggest that you leave a place after suffering setbacks, always let your final decision be based on what God told you.
Don’t be surprised when some people reject the gospel. Many people don’t like to hear the Word of God as a part of their inherent attitude (although some cases are demonically influenced).
