Sunday, September 13, 2015

Now is the day of salvation. 9/13/15

Day 254- Reading the New Testament in one year.

https://www.biblegateway.com/audio/dramatized/niv/2Cor.6

2 Corinthians 6

6 Working together with him, then, we appeal to you not to receive the grace of God in vain. 2 For he says,

“In a favorable time I listened to you,

    and in a day of salvation I have helped you.”

Behold, now is the favorable time; behold, now is the day of salvation. 3 We put no obstacle in anyone's way, so that no fault may be found with our ministry, 4 but as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: by great endurance, in afflictions, hardships, calamities, 5 beatings, imprisonments, riots, labors, sleepless nights, hunger; 6 by purity, knowledge, patience, kindness, the Holy Spirit, genuine love; 7 by truthful speech, and the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and for the left; 8 through honor and dishonor, through slander and praise. We are treated as impostors, and yet are true; 9 as unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and behold, we live; as punished, and yet not killed; 10 as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, yet possessing everything.

11 We have spoken freely to you,[a] Corinthians; our heart is wide open. 12 You are not restricted by us, but you are restricted in your own affections. 13 In return (I speak as to children) widen your hearts also.

The Temple of the Living God

14 Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness? 15 What accord has Christ with Belial?[b] Or what portion does a believer share with an unbeliever? 16 What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; as God said,

“I will make my dwelling among them and walk among them,

    and I will be their God,

    and they shall be my people.

17 Therefore go out from their midst,

    and be separate from them, says the Lord,

and touch no unclean thing;

    then I will welcome you,

18 and I will be a father to you,

    and you shall be sons and daughters to me,

says the Lord Almighty.”



Supplied Life Devotional by Bill Freeman

God’s intrinsic love September 13th

“As the Father loved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love.” JOHN 15:9

We are not just hoping that God will feel a certain way. He intrinsically feels a certain way toward us. And His intrinsic feeling of love is eternally flowing because of the finality of the cross. Because of the finality of what happened on our behalf at Calvary with the shedding of the Lord’s blood, the Father has once and for all received us fallen, sinful people. God so intrinsically loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son (John 3:16). And He demonstrated that love: “while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us” (Rom. 5:8).

Because of Christ, God betrothed us to Himself “in righteous- ness and justice” (Hosea 2:19). He entered into a love relationship

in righteousness, making Christ our imputed, legal righteousness, and taking us out of our own standing. Now we are clothed with Christ Himself as our righteousness. So our love relationship with the Lord is based upon Him being our righteousness. God has betrothed us in justice. He judged our sins once and for all. On the cross, all our sins — past, present, and future — were laid on Christ. The sin question has been answered conclusively at Calvary. This is all tied in to God’s unconditional love. This is how I am related to Him. My relationship is characterized by that love based upon blood — based upon righteousness and justice.

God betrothed us not only in righteousness and in justice, but also “in lovingkindness and mercy” (Hosea 2:19). Now God’s intrinsic feeling toward us can only be love because of Jesus, because of blood. Our whole relationship with Him is characterized by this — “God loves me.” Just stay in His love. Do not leave it. Abide there. Remain there.

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