Today’s lesson comes from our One Word devotional book for 2017, and it is one of the most beautiful words in the English language: forgiveness. “To err is human, to forgive is divine” (Alexander Pope).
Is questioning Almighty God, our Creator, ok? It is if we follow the example of Abraham, who did not understand God’s plan but proved to live up to his description, “father of the faithful.”
Sometimes we fail and think that we should never try the same thing ever again. However, these disciples learned some great lessons that could help us to be spiritually successful.
Christ tells stories and teaches that we must go deeper into a relationship with Christ or we will go deeper into a relationship with the world.
Daniel is one of the Bible’s greatest profiles in courage. He was an Israelite, not a Babylonian, and even in enemy territory, he stood firm by his convictions. So must we.
To be blessed we must be participants in God’s purpose. Having learned about that purpose, we must be motivated to fully participate. However, we are sometimes hindered. Let’s learn about the hindrances and how to remove them.
Long before the church, the kingdom of God here on earth was established and God used Isaiah to teach us something about its purpose. Christians are the called “according to His purpose.” But do we understand that purpose? I hope this lesson will help us to know our purpose.