Daily Devotional Day & Night

Today's scriptures are about forgiveness of sin. The word “purpose” was laid in my Spirit a few weeks ago. Maybe about the same time the phrase "be blessed" was instilled in me. I say that everyday because I believe that we must live as the Heirs of the Kingdom of God. This morning my Spirit gave me these four simple things, "live with purpose, live on purpose, live for a purpose, and live purposely". As I was driving down the road, I was trying hard not to forget those things so I could share them with you, but I also knew that they would somehow tie into today's message. As I read the verses they were all about Jesus' sacrifice, and how He took on the sins of the world to offer us eternal life, as well as a life with abundance on earth. Jesus’ life was for a purpose, and He knew that. It’s written that from the time He was born, He was known as the “Messiah”, and the "Chosen" one, and He was blessed. He lived His life as if He was blessed, because He had a deep personal relationship with God. This morning I read Joyce Meyer's devotional, entitled "going deeper in Christ", and she said "If you pray for something, but in the back of your mind you doubt it, then you need to go deeper, because you're not completely trusting God." In order to completely trust God, you must have a relationship with Him. In order to have a true relationship and fellowship with Him you must be free of sin. How many of us know that here is no man without sin? Jesus was the only sin-free man who ever walked this earth, and He gave up His life so that we could all live on purpose and "be blessed". Salvation is the only way to be forgiven of sin, and we cannot work or pay off sin, there is no amount of good behavior that will redeem our Souls. It's written: If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us. (1 John 1:6-10) Nothing but the blood of Jesus can bring us to the place that we ought to be in life, and help us find our purpose. Sin is a huge problem, and it constitutes life and death, and is a true burden on us. It hinders our growth, and our ability to "go deep" in our relationship with God, or anyone else in that matter. When we're bogged down with sin, we're vulnerable to the enemy's attacks on us, and are more likely to drift away from God. It's so important to confess and repent for our sins as soon as they happen, to have complete freedom. The entire purpose of Jesus’ life was to free us from sin and to bring us closer to God, so don't let His life be in vain. Do your best to live righteously, and don't worry if you make a mistake, that's okay, God expects it. However, He measures us by our heart, and how we feel on the inside. Don't worry about your current state, because God understands our strengths and weaknesses, which was the reason He sent Jesus to atone for our sins. There's nothing we can do without Him, so if you don't know Jesus as your Lord and Savior, than you need to say that prayer sooner than later, tomorrow isn't promised. My favorite verse today is: There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. (Romans 8:1)



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