Topic:Who To Bless Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. Romans 12:14 Paul describes the kind of love we should show to a non-Christian world. Paul gives some very practical help on this. Love speaks well of its persecutors. That is getting right down to where the …
Read More »Devotional by Ray Stedman for November 11- Sincere Love
Topic:Sincere Love Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves. Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. …
Read More »Devotional by Ray Stedman for November 10- Who Am I, Lord?
Topic:Who Am I, Lord? For by the grace given to me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you. Romans 12:3 …
Read More »Devotional by Ray Stedman for November 9- Offer Your Body
Topic:Offer Your Body Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God — this is your true and proper worship. Romans 12:1 That is what we sing in that great hymn, When I Survey …
Read More »Devotional by Ray Stedman for November 8- Our Great and Glorious God
Topic:Our Great and Glorious God Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out! “Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor? Who has ever given to God, that God …
Read More »Devotional by Ray Stedman for November 7- The Mystery of the Jewish People
Topic:The Mystery of the Jewish People I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers and sisters, so that you may not be conceited: Israel has experienced a hardening in part until the full number of the Gentiles has come in, and in this way all Israel …
Read More »Devotional by Ray Stedman for November 6- Kindness and Sternness
Topic:Kindness and Sternness Consider therefore the kindness and sternness of God: sternness to those who fell, but kindness to you, provided that you continue in his kindness. Otherwise, you also will be cut off. Romans 11:22 Paul speaks of the kindness and the sternness of God. If you come to …
Read More »Devotional by Ray Stedman for November 5- How To Be Saved
Topic:How To Be Saved If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you …
Read More »Devotional by Ray Stedman for November 4- The Need to be Saved
Topic:The Need to be Saved Brothers and sisters, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is that they may be saved. Romans 10:1 In (Romans 10:1)-4 Paul expresses his intense passion that many within the nation Israel would be saved. I do not think there is any …
Read More »Devotional by Ray Stedman for November 3- Why People Stumble
Topic:Why People Stumble What then shall we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained it, a righteousness that is by faith; but the people of Israel, who pursued the law as the way of righteousness, have not attained their goal. Why not? Because they pursued it …
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