Dec.8th-Dec.14th Sunday-Saturday Daily Devotionals & Reflections
Becoming like Christ is something that is not done alone but with the Holy Spirit! Christ is our Lord and savior and the Holy Spirit was sent to help us and remind us all that (Jesus) the word says (John 14:26) for he spoke what he heard the Father say (John 12:49-50). Now, this process to be more like Christ takes your willingness and desire to honor God in your life by giving up your life to him to make you new. This allows us to grow in the stature of Christ (Ephesians 4:13). This newness is found in Christ. Listening to the word (Romans 10:17), obeying(Acts 5:29) and walking with him daily(Micah 6:8) is part of that process. The Father, Son and Holy Spirit are our leaders found in one(1 John 5:7). They echo the truth(John 14:6) in many ways to remind us that we belong to them(Psalm 100:3) and we are found in them once we come to the knowledge of this light which is Christ! (2 Corinthians 10:5)
Sunday: 1 John 2:6 ESV
“Whoever says he abides in him ought to walk in the same way in which he walked.”
Reflection:Are you walking the same way as Christ?
Monday: Galatians 3:27 ESV
“For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.”
Reflection: Have you been baptized in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit? This will allow you to PUT on Christ (the new life found in him).
Tuesday: 1 Corinthians 11:1 ESV
“Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ.”
Reflection: Are you imitating Christ? If not, refresh yourself in the 4 gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke & John and take the journey to read the rest of the New testament.
Wednesday: Ephesians 4:22-24 ESV
“To put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness. ”
Reflection: Are you putting off the old you and being renewed in God’s word & becoming new and like God in true righteousness and holiness?
Thursday: Psalm 51:12 ESV
“Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit.”
Reflection: Does your joy of salvation need to be restored and do you need to be upheld by God to have a willing spirit?
Friday: Mathew 16:24-26ESV
“Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul? ”
Reflection:Are you willingly denying yourself (losing your old way of life) so you can take up your cross and Follow Jesus?
Saturday: 2 Corinthians 5:17 ESV
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. ”
Reflection: Have you asked Jesus to become your savior and Lord? If so, be reminded that you are in Christ and that you are a new creation. If not, simply ask Jesus genuinely to become the Lord and savior of your life and to make you new in Him, Amen! Now you will start on the journey to becoming who God sees you to be. Read His word and get connected with faith like people to help you along the way!
