God is the one who is the judge. We don’t get to decide what we think is right or wrong, he has declared it in his word. In and of ourselves, we are not able to be righteous. That is to say, “do right” all of the time. But the good news is, literally, Jesus lived that righteous life for us. By placing our faith in Jesus Christ, his righteousness becomes ours. Even faithful men like Abraham, were not counted as one of God’s children because of his great acts, but because of his faith in God. We are given the opportunity to have peace with God through Faith. Adam and Eve chose to go their own way, they fell into sin and chose not to follow God’s command. They brought sin and death into the world. We too, choose sin, every single one of us, and thus we prove that we are in Adam. Just as they went, so do we… but that need not be the end of our story. Jesus Christ died for us so that we can be saved. We don’t take this for granted, or we shouldn’t. The Law doesn’t have power over those who trust in Jesus, but we don’t come to him so that we can live however we want. We now live by the Spirit. We allow him to guide our ways. We become God’s children and we count Jesus as our brother. Life is tough, but it doesn’t compare to the future in store for believers who fully trust in Jesus. The Holy Spirit is with us always to give us the strength to carry on. He is the one in control, it has always been that way, and it always will be. Those who chose to follow the Lord are his, those who do not, aren’t. Choose to follow him today!
Day 20: Romans 11 – 1Corinthians 6
Day 21: 1Corinthians 7 – 15
Day 22: 1Corinthians 16 – 2Corinthians 12
Day 23: 2Corinthians 13 – Ephesians 4
Day 24: Ephesians 5 – Colossians 4
Day 25: 1Thessalonians 1 – 1Timothy 6
Day 26: 2Timothy 1 – Hebrews 6
Day 27: Hebrews 7 – James 2
Day 28: James 3 – 1John 1
Day 29: 1John 2 – Revelation 4
Day 30: Revelation 5 – 22
Day 31: Pray and prepare for 2018!!!
