Be Still . . .
Devotionals for Daily Living
This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world.
(1 John 4:2-3 (NIV))
Too many people simply cannot believe that the Gospel is so simple. They feel that they must do something in order to receive anything from God, let alone salvation. They feel that unless they do something great for God, then they are not worthy to receive anything from God. Because of this misconception, many people find it impossible to believe that God would reach out to save them. They feel that God could not love them because of all the bad things that they have done, and that there is nothing great enough that they could do to reach God on their own!
Thankfully, this is not how this works!
It does require that we take a serious look at ourselves. In that introspective, we must recognize our need for salvation.
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
(Romans 3:23 (NIV))
Even though we are all sinners, God has a plan to redeem us.
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
(John 3:16 (NIV))
Do you believe?
Can you believe that God would devise a plan so simple and all that we have to do is acknowledge that Jesus has come in the flesh from God as your personal Lord and Savior?
Is your spirit able to make that claim?
Copyright 1998 – 2019 Dennis J. Smock
Daily Living Ministries, Inc.
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