8/22            Galatians 3:19

19 Why, then, was the law given? It was given alongside the promise to show people their sins. But the law was designed to last only until the coming of the child who was promised. God gave his law through angels to Moses, who was the mediator between God and the people.

CHILD

The Son of God was coming.

He would be the Messiah.

He would turn his people from their sin.

He would provide forgiveness and reconciliation for God and man.

We would become part of God’s family-His children.

Jesus the Messiah would be our elder brother. 

Praise God who came to us in the flesh.

Praise God for He is always good and He loves us. 

Praise God. 

8/21            Acts 7:53

53 You deliberately disobeyed God’s law, even though you received it from the hands of angels.”

SIN

Sin grabs our mind.

It pulls us away from God.

We do it willingly.

It darkens our minds.

Confess sin quickly and learn to not do it again.

When you do, stop sinning, repent, return to God. 

8/20            Hebrews 1:14

14 Therefore, angels are only servants—spirits sent to care for people who will inherit salvation.

MESSENGERS

Angels, God’s messengers do only what the Lord tells them to do.

Yes, the Saved have an angel watching over them,

But do not pray to angels, they will ignore you!

Pray to God, He is in charge.

The angels do what He says. 

8/19            1 Peter 3:22

22 Now Christ has gone to heaven. He is seated in the place of honor next to God, and all the angels and authorities and powers accept his authority.

MAN

Only man and the fallen angels ignore God.

His greatness is evident everywhere.

All creation trembles longingly for His return.

Only man ignores the signs of the times. 

Do so at your risk, Jesus is coming back,

To take His children home. 

8/18            Psalm 32:8

8 The Lord says, “I will guide you along the best pathway for your life.
    I will advise you and watch over you.

HELP

The Lord God Almighty offers help for living. 

He will help us with our life.

There is no standard formula to follow, we just focus on Jesus.

We do that by reading the Word of God,

Praying to the Lord God, and

Listening as He guides us every perilous step of the way,

Until we are at home with Him. 

8/17            Romans 12:18

18 Do all that you can to live in peace with everyone.

FORGIVE

Respect others.

Forgive those who mistreat you.

Say little.

Listen.

Love the Lord.

It will go well with you and you will have peace. 

8/16            Acts 2:38

38 Peter replied, “Each of you must repent of your sins and turn to God and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. Then you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

DEVOTION

We love God.

Jesus saved us.

We follow Jesus and we will be baptized. 

Jesus is Lord. 

8/15            1 Peter 3:9

9 Don’t repay evil for evil. Don’t retaliate with insults when people insult you. Instead, pay them back with a blessing. That is what God has called you to do, and he will grant you his blessing.

ONE WAY

Jesus calls us to proclaim the Gospel.

By the way we live.

By the way we love.

With our mouth.

By forgiving.

Love one another.

8/14            1 Peter 1:15-16

15 But now you must be holy in everything you do, just as God who chose you is holy. 16 For the Scriptures say, “You must be holy because I am holy.”

HOLY

Draw apart with the Lord.

Ask Him to cleanse you.

Remind Him of how much you need Him.

Worship the Lord.

Spend time with the Lord.

Only the Lord makes you Holy.

You are not God, just a sinner saved by grace.

Trust in the Lord and He will do it. 

If you love the Lord, love those you are with. 

Do for them as you would have the Lord do for you. 

8/13            Ephesians 4:4

4 For there is one body and one Spirit, just as you have been called to one glorious hope for the future.

PRAY

We pray to the Lord God Almighty. 

He is one. 

Jesus and the Holy Spirit are part of that one.

We don’t understand it but it is still true.

One God. 

One Spirit.

One man, the Lord Jesus Christ.

Three in One. 

We worship the Lord. 

We worship Him in Spirit and in truth.