Afternoon Devotion
December 1, 2024
Afternoon Bible Verse
Hebrews 4:12
For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
Afternoon Bible Study
We are born with an innate desire to know our Creator and have a relationship with Him. But how can we get to know a God who is unseen, untouchable, and beyond our comprehension?
God's Word tells us who He is. It's alive and speaks to us the same today as it did to those who lived thousands of years ago. Through studying the Bible, we can come to an understanding of God that goes beyond brain knowledge and penetrates our hearts. It has the power to transform our lives into God's image.
The Bible gives us historical accounts of those, like Job, who lived through unthinkable circumstances and chose to serve God. As we examine genealogies, we can see God's intricate plan to send Jesus to us that spans generations.
When we observe the intentionality of everything God does, our faith is strengthened. God has always been faithful to His people, so we know that He will never leave us.
The Bible is more than mere words. This afternoon's verse reminds us that even the deepest parts of our lives, those that are hidden or have become hardened to God's Spirit, can be pierced and changed by His power.
Our thoughts are often in conflict with what God wants for our lives. The more we study God's Word, the more our hearts submit to God's love and authority.
In our personal relationships, the more we get to know others, the more we can trust them. In the Bible, we can see God's track record. Throughout all of history, He has been the same faithful and loving God, and He will never change.
God's Word tells us who He is. It's alive and speaks to us the same today as it did to those who lived thousands of years ago. Through studying the Bible, we can come to an understanding of God that goes beyond brain knowledge and penetrates our hearts. It has the power to transform our lives into God's image.
The Bible gives us historical accounts of those, like Job, who lived through unthinkable circumstances and chose to serve God. As we examine genealogies, we can see God's intricate plan to send Jesus to us that spans generations.
When we observe the intentionality of everything God does, our faith is strengthened. God has always been faithful to His people, so we know that He will never leave us.
The Bible is more than mere words. This afternoon's verse reminds us that even the deepest parts of our lives, those that are hidden or have become hardened to God's Spirit, can be pierced and changed by His power.
Our thoughts are often in conflict with what God wants for our lives. The more we study God's Word, the more our hearts submit to God's love and authority.
In our personal relationships, the more we get to know others, the more we can trust them. In the Bible, we can see God's track record. Throughout all of history, He has been the same faithful and loving God, and He will never change.
Afternoon Prayer
Dear Lord, give me a strong desire to study your Word. Help me not take for granted the opportunity the Bible provides for me to know who you are. I want to love and live your Word so that my thoughts and actions can be transformed into who you want me to be. Thank you for giving me wisdom as a guide to help me make the right decisions. I'm grateful that you have made a way for me to know how to follow you. Help me hunger and thirst for more of you and your Word. In Jesus' name, amen.
If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world.
-C.S. Lewis
God will not look you over for medals, degrees or diplomas but for scars.
-Elbert Hubbard
The Christian does not think God will love us because we are good, but that God will make us good because He loves us.
-C.S. Lewis
If you want to know what God thinks of money, just look at the people he gave it to.
-Dorothy Parker
Yesterday's Devotional
November 30, 2024
Yesterday's Afternoon Bible Verse
Mark 16:15
And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the Gospel to every creature.
Yesterday's Afternoon Bible Study
Mark 16:15 is also known as The Great Commission. It empowers followers of Jesus to be active participants in spreading the Gospel around the world. It doesn't encourage us to merely go out into the world and see what's going on.
The Great Commission lets us know the critical part that we play in telling the world about Jesus. To the early apostles, this mission might have sounded impossible. How would a group of average men spread the Gospel? But they understood the call and obeyed.
After He was resurrected, Jesus ascended back to Heaven and is now sitting at the right hand of the Father. We are the bearers of His testimony of salvation to those around us.
The Great Commission lets us know the critical part that we play in telling the world about Jesus. To the early apostles, this mission might have sounded impossible. How would a group of average men spread the Gospel? But they understood the call and obeyed.
After He was resurrected, Jesus ascended back to Heaven and is now sitting at the right hand of the Father. We are the bearers of His testimony of salvation to those around us.
The world needs to see true believers who live out a relationship with God and have a love for humanity. The love we show will demonstrate that we are true disciples. Saying that we follow God isn't enough; we need the power of the Holy Spirit inside of us to draw people to Him.
God still uses His followers today to reach people all around the globe. Currently, there are more than 7,000 groups of people in the world who have never heard of Jesus.
Each of us can play a part in reaching them. The question is, how will we respond to the call?
God still uses His followers today to reach people all around the globe. Currently, there are more than 7,000 groups of people in the world who have never heard of Jesus.
Each of us can play a part in reaching them. The question is, how will we respond to the call?
Yesterday's Afternoon Prayer
God, I'm so glad I'm part of the Christian family. It's a privilege to carry out your mission of spreading the Gospel, but I am incapable of telling others about you without the power of the Holy Spirit. Please fill me with your love for those who don't know you. Thank you for saving me. In Jesus' name, amen.