Live the Rest of Your Life for the Will of God
Bear the persecution because the price of your salvation is worth Jesus’ own blood. Once again, live the rest of your life to please God. He is with you and will never leave you.
Knowing God Devotional is an online daily devotional written by Andrews Baah Kwafo, the president of The Bible Daily Network.
Bear the persecution because the price of your salvation is worth Jesus’ own blood. Once again, live the rest of your life to please God. He is with you and will never leave you.
Are you willing to adjust your lifestyle to save some unbelievers for the Lord or to live a filthy lifestyle like theirs?
[9] “But as it is written:
“Eye has not seen, nor ear heard,
Nor have entered into the heart of man
The things which God has prepared for those who love Him.” — 1 Corinthians 2:9 (NKJV)
As you follow Jesus, there are some attitudes, possessions and behaviours you can’t carry with you anymore. That’s when you’ll start laying them aside.
Despise not who you meet for the first time wherever you go. God can do wonders through the strangers you meet. However, be discerning, lest you entertain an evil companion in your life.
Haven’t you realised that salt doesn’t need to be plenty in food to see its impact? That means as a believer, God has made you the salt of the earth so you can impact many with even little input from you. Don’t ever belittle yourself in any way.
The central purpose of anything God entrusts to us isn’t for us to find fulfilment in them. No! They’re to help us concentrate on God’s mission of spreading His influence.
Start filtering the kind of people you’ve allowed in your circle. Distance yourself from evil people and insist on living to please God regardless of what people say against your godly lifestyle.
The righteous also face afflictions. But his prayer is very powerful because it catches God’s attention very fast. That’s why His eyes are on them.
Beloved, come to God as you are. You have the privilege to ask God what you want because He’ll give it to you if you meet His requirements for answering prayers.
Your treasure will always be where your heart is. So don’t set your heart on earthly things. They are temporary and subject to destruction. Set your affection on things above.
Once your hands are clean of evil, remember that evil people will see you as evil to them. Why? Because your light will expose their evil deeds. Let the naysayers talk badly about you. But the Word of the Lord will always stand true. It says, “… he who has clean hands will be stronger and stronger.” (Job 17:9)