The Wayfarer #6

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A NEW DEVOTION

A NEW DEVOTION

A NEW DEVOTION

A NEW DEVOTION

Christianity is more than just a religion. It is first and foremost a relationship with God. The foundation of any healthy relationship is communication.
Christianity is more than just a religion. It is first and foremost a relationship with God. The foundation of any healthy relationship is communication.
The better the communication, the better the relationship will be. God talks to us in many ways, but He primarily talks to us through His Word, the Bible.
We talk to Him through prayer. We learn to listen to the sound of God’s voice in our lives when we read His Word.
He listens to us when we pray. We respond to His Word with action. He responds to our prayers with action. ()
Acts 2:42 ESV
42 And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.
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The Bible

More than just a random collection of stories, poems, and letters, the Bible is the inspired, written Word of God. We must follow the example of Job who valued God’s Word more than food.
Job 23:12 ESV
I have not departed from the commandment of his lips; I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my portion of food.
Before turning to Christ, we lived by the world’s standards. Now we accept the Bible as the final authority for what we believe and how we live. God’s Word is the ultimate and absolute standard for every area of life.
Before turning to Christ, we lived by the world’s standards.
Now we accept the Bible as the final authority for what we believe and how we live.
God’s Word is the ultimate and absolute standard for every area of life.
More than just a random collection of stories, poems, and letters, the Bible is the inspired, written Word of God. We must follow the example of Job who valued God’s Word more than food. ()
Before turning to Christ, we lived by the world’s standards. Now we accept the Bible as the final authority for what we believe and how we live. God’s Word is the ultimate and absolute standard for every area of life.
THE BIBLE AND PRAYER — A NEW DEVOTION (PART 2)

What is the key to spiritual growth?

As newborn babies crave milk and need it to grow, so genuine new Christians crave God’s Word and need it to grow strong in faith. ()
As newborn babies crave milk and need it to grow, so genuine new Christians crave God’s Word and need it to grow strong in faith. () The more we hear or read the Bible, the more our faith will grow. ()
Romans 10:17 ESV
17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.
The more we hear or read the Bible, the more our faith will grow. ()
1 Peter 2:2–3 ESV
2 Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation— 3 if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good.

How can I resist temptation?

Jesus resisted temptation, not by willpower, but by knowing and quoting God’s Word. We can win the temptation war the same way, by knowing and speaking God’s Word. ()
Matthew 4:3–4 ESV
3 And the tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.” 4 But he answered, “It is written, “ ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’ ”
Head knowledge and religious facts don’t produce purity and holiness. The Word planted deep in our hearts will keep us away from sin. (, )
Psalm 119:9 ESV
9 How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to your word.
Psalm 119:11 ESV
11 I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.
A NEW DEVOTION (PART 3)

How can I be successful?

If you meditate on God’s Word and carefully obey it, then success is inevitable. Obedience brings success.
Joshua 1:8 ESV
This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.

How can I know God’s will for my life?

As we renew our minds by studying God’s Word, we’ll be transformed, and we’ll understand God’s will.
Romans 12:2 ESV
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

What happens if I know God’s Word, but don’t do what it says?

What happens if I know God’s Word, but don’t do what it says?
The measure of our spiritual progress is not how much of the Bible we know, but how much we obey. Those who constantly learn but fail to obey end up deceiving themselves.
James 1:22 ESV
But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
THE BIBLE AND PRAYER — A NEW DEVOTION (PART 4) Prayer
Jesus is our best example for prayer. By observing His personal prayer life, we can learn important principles on how to have an intimate time of dialogue with the Father. ()
How are we not to pray?
Do not pray like the hypocrites. ()
Do not pray like the pagans. ()
How are we to pray?
Pray to the Father, not to the mother, saints, or angels. ()
Pray through Jesus. He is the only way to the Father. (; )
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