Bible League: Living His Word And I pray that you and all God's holy people will have the power to understand the greatness of Christ's love—how wide, how long, how high, and how deep that love is. Christ's love is greater than anyone can ever know, but I pray that you will be able to know that love. Then you can be filled with everything God has for you.— Ephesians 3:18-19 ERV These verses serve as a reminder of God's desire to strengthen us internally through the work of His Holy Spirit. He yearns for His love to enter our inner being so we can fully feel His presence. The love of Christ is a tangible, enduring foundation upon which we can base our lives, not only a fleeting sensation or sentiment. We are given the strength to fulfill the reason we were made by being firmly anchored in God's love. We are His creation, carefully designed to carry out the amazing deeds He has already planned for us. A divine power starts to operate in and through us when we give ourselves to this love, empowering us to achieve the extraordinary. God's love is greater than anything we could ever imagine. According to Paul, it is deep, high, long, and vast beyond human comprehension. It is an unending love with no bounds, limitations, or ends. It encompasses every aspect of our existence, welcoming us in our happiness and sadness, successes and setbacks, and even our most profound imperfections. This love lifts us above our fears and limits by giving us a sense of community and belonging. It takes more than just human intellect to fully understand such an unfathomable love. We can recognize the presence of His love in our lives as we become closer to Him and actively seek to know Him through prayer, reading the Bible, and worship. We are filled, not partially, but to the fullest extent possible by this personal relationship with God. Think for a bit about Christ's boundless love. Allow these words to create a desire in your heart to be anchored in His love, so you can feel God's power within you. Allow His love to guide your thoughts, mold your deeds, and overflow from you, impacting everyone around you. May His love transform you, may His Spirit strengthen you, and may you be set apart to accomplish all the wonderful things He has planned for you. By Romi Barcena, Bible League International staff, the Philippines Bible in a Year Old Testament Reading1 Samuel 27, 28, 29 1 Samuel 27 -- David Flees to the Philistines NIV NLT ESV NAS GWT KJV ASV ERV DRB 1 Samuel 28 -- Saul and the Witch of Endor NIV NLT ESV NAS GWT KJV ASV ERV DRB 1 Samuel 29 -- Achish Sends David Away NIV NLT ESV NAS GWT KJV ASV ERV DRB New Testament Reading Luke 17:1-19 Luke 17 -- Forgiveness and Faith; Cleansing of the Ten Lepers; Second Coming Foretold NIV NLT ESV NAS GWT KJV ASV ERV DRB Reading Plan Courtesy of Christian Classics Etherial Library. Tyndale Life Application Daily Devotion The LORD detests double standards;he is not pleased by dishonest scales. Insight “Dishonest scales” refers to the loaded scales a merchant might use in order to cheat the customers. Dishonesty is a difficult sin to avoid. It is easy to cheat if we think no one else is looking. But dishonesty affects the very core of a person. It makes him untrustworthy and untrusting. It eventually makes him unable to know himself or relate to others. Challenge Don't take dishonesty lightly. Even the smallest portion of dishonesty contains enough of the poison of deceit to kill your spiritual life. If there is any dishonesty in your life, tell God about it now. Morning and Evening by Spurgeon Revelation 3:14 The Amen.The word Amen solemnly confirms that which went before; and Jesus is the great Confirmer; immutable, forever is "the Amen" in all his promises. Sinner, I would comfort thee with this reflection. Jesus Christ said, "Come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." If you come to him, he will say "Amen" in your soul; his promise shall be true to you. He said in the days of his flesh, "The bruised reed I will not break." O thou poor, broken, bruised heart, if thou comest to him, he will say "Amen" to thee, and that shall be true in thy soul as in hundreds of cases in bygone years. Christian, is not this very comforting to thee also, that there is not a word which has gone out of the Saviour's lips which he has ever retracted? The words of Jesus shall stand when heaven and earth shall pass away. If thou gettest a hold of but half a promise, thou shalt find it true. Beware of him who is called "Clip-promise," who will destroy much of the comfort of God's word. Jesus is Yea and Amen in all his offices. He was a Priest to pardon and cleanse once, he is Amen as Priest still. He was a King to rule and reign for his people, and to defend them with his mighty arm, he is an Amen King, the same still. He was a Prophet of old, to foretell good things to come, his lips are most sweet, and drop with honey still--he is an Amen Prophet. He is Amen as to the merit of his blood; he is Amen as to his righteousness. That sacred robe shall remain most fair and glorious when nature shall decay. He is Amen in every single title which he bears; your Husband, never seeking a divorce; your Friend, sticking closer than a brother; your Shepherd, with you in death's dark vale; your Help and your Deliverer; your Castle and your High Tower; the Horn of your strength, your confidence, your joy, your all in all, and your Yea and Amen in all. Daily Light on the Daily Path Jeremiah 20:9 But if I say, "I will not remember Him Or speak anymore in His name," Then in my heart it becomes like a burning fire Shut up in my bones; And I am weary of holding it in, And I cannot endure it.1 Corinthians 9:16,18 For if I preach the gospel, I have nothing to boast of, for I am under compulsion; for woe is me if I do not preach the gospel. • What then is my reward? That, when I preach the gospel, I may offer the gospel without charge, so as not to make full use of my right in the gospel. Acts 4:18-20 And when they had summoned them, they commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus. • But Peter and John answered and said to them, "Whether it is right in the sight of God to give heed to you rather than to God, you be the judge; • for we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard." 2 Corinthians 5:14 For the love of Christ controls us, having concluded this, that one died for all, therefore all died; Matthew 25:25-27 'And I was afraid, and went away and hid your talent in the ground. See, you have what is yours.' • "But his master answered and said to him, 'You wicked, lazy slave, you knew that I reap where I did not sow and gather where I scattered no seed. • Then you ought to have put my money in the bank, and on my arrival I would have received my money back with interest. Mark 5:19 And He did not let him, but He said to him, "Go home to your people and report to them what great things the Lord has done for you, and how He had mercy on you." New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. |