Today, after church, I start a one week cruise vacation.
Today’s devotion comes from 2 Corinthians 1:15-22. Here is the link to that Scripture – Click here: 2 Corinthians 1 NASB – Introduction – Paul an apostle of – Bible Gateway
We will focus on the following verses.
“18 But as God is faithful, our word to you is not yes and no. 19 For the Son of God, Christ Jesus, who was preached among you by us—by me and Silvanus and Timothy—was not yes and no, but is yes in Him. 20 For as many as are the promises of God, in Him they are yes; therefore also through Him is our Amen to the glory of God through us. 21 Now He who establishes us with you in Christ and anointed us is God, 22 who also sealed us and gave us the Spirit in our hearts as a pledge. 2 Corinthians 1:18-22.
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Yes! God establishes us in Christ!
Yes! God anoints us like a Good Shepherd anoints His sheep to heal us and soothe us and protect us from all the irritations that beset us!
Yes! God sealed us and gave us the Spirit in our hearts to help us in so many different ways and as a pledge that “He will pick us up at the end of the day”.
Yes! God fulfills all of His promises to us in Christ!
“For in Him (Christ) all the fullness of Deity dwells in bodily form, and in Him you have been made complete, and He is the head over all rule and authority;” Colossians 2:9-10.
In conclusion, as today’s Scripture teaches, the Gospel (the “Good News”) is not “yes and no, but is yes in Him (Christ)”. Verse 19. Likewise, James 1:17 states: “Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow.” James 1:17.
Proverbs 10:22
“It is the blessing of the LORD that makes rich, And He adds no sorrow to it.”
“It is the blessing of the LORD that makes rich, And He adds no sorrow to it.”
Psalm 84:11
“For the LORD God is a sun and shield; The LORD gives grace and glory; No good thing does He withhold from those who walk uprightly.”
“For the LORD God is a sun and shield; The LORD gives grace and glory; No good thing does He withhold from those who walk uprightly.”
Romans 8:32
“He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him over for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us all things?”
“He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him over for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us all things?”
Ephesians 1:3
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,”
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,”
Yes!