For the wages of sin is death,
but the gift of God is eternal life
in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Devotionals

Moments in God’s Word to encourage and strengthen your faith throughout the week. Each devotional is written to help you pause, reflect, and keep Christ first in the middle of everyday life.
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Love and Approval

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God created us to have the need for love and approval.

We often attempt to earn approval from the world, without actually realising that we already received approval from Jesus.

Therefore receive one another, just as Christ received us, to the glory of God.

Romans 15:7

The enemy tries to trick us by feeding lies, which results in the perception that God’s love has to be earned. We often believe that sin leads to not being loved anymore and not being forgiven. All these are only condemnation attacks of the enemy.

Romans 8:39 states that we can’t be separated from God’s love.

A practical example is in Genesis 3 when Adam and Eve sinned and realized they were naked (v. 10), but God didn’t embarrass them but clothed them (v.21).

Physically He clothed them with clothes and spiritually with grace, forgiveness and His unfailing love.

We have a need for love and approval, which we can just receive from Christ without having to earn it.

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1 Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the [a]ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful; 2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord, And in His law he [b]meditates day and night. 3 He shall be like a tree Planted by the [c]rivers of water, That brings forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also shall not wither; And whatever he does shall prosper. 4 The ungodly are not so, But are like the chaff which the wind drives away. 5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. 6 For the Lord knows the way of the righteous, But the way of the ungodly shall perish.

Psalm 1 - NKJV