Today’s devotion comes from Philippians 1:21-26.
“For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. But if I am to live on in the flesh, this will mean fruitful labor for me; and I do not know which to choose. But I am hard-pressed from both directions, having the desire to depart and be with Christ, for that is very much better; yet to remain on in the flesh is more necessary for your sake. Convinced of this, I know that I will remain and continue with you all for your progress and joy in the faith, so that your proud confidence in me may abound in Christ Jesus through my coming to you again.” Philippians 1:21-26.
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How often we refer to Question and Answer 1 of the Heidelberg Catechism! And again today, it summarizes the truth of today’s Scripture that “both in life and death”, in Christ, there is gain and comfort.
Question 1. What is thy only comfort in life and death?
Answer. That I with body and soul, both in life and death, am not my own, but belong unto my faithful Savior Jesus Christ; who, with his precious blood, hath fully satisfied for all my sins, and delivered me from all the power of the devil; and so preserves me that without the will of my heavenly Father, not a hair can fall from my head; yea, that all things must be subservient to my salvation, and therefore, by his Holy Spirit, he also assures me of eternal life, and makes me sincerely willing and ready, henceforth, to live unto him.
Question and Answer 1 “assures me of eternal life” in heaven after the death of my physical body on earth. Question and Answer 1 also assures me that while I remain in my physical body on earth, my faithful Savior Jesus Christ “makes me sincerely willing and ready, henceforth, to live unto him”.
There is a link in the right margin here on my web site that you may want to save as a “bookmark favorite” or pass along to family and friends. It contains this Question and Answer 1 of the Heidelberg Catechism along with other resources of comfort developed by the Hudsonville Protestant Reformed Church – Click here: My Only Comfort — a testimony of Hudsonville Protestant Reformed Church to the sick and suffering
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