Tuesday Morning Devotion 3.28.23

Today we looked at 1 Kings 13 and the story of a prophet, killed by a lion, who then watched guard over him in the mercy and grace of God.

Today we looked at Hebrews 10:1-4 in our morning devotion from Bethany ARP. In today’s passage the author of Hebrews begins to close out his comments on the superiority of Christ to the sacrifices of the old covenant.

Today in our devotion from Bethany ARP we looked at 1 Corinthians 7:10-16. We heard Paul’s reminder that outward circumstances and commitments can often cause confusion in the priorities of life. Keep Christ first.

Good Morning,

Welcome to our weekly look back at the sermon from Sunday and then a brief consideration of where we are going next. Have a blessed week!

In Christ,

Our word for today was “suicide”. In Matthew 27:1-4 and 1 Samuel 31:4-5 we see two examples of suicide in the Bible. In each we see despair and loss treated with the choice of death. The good news in the midst of this is that those united to Christ by faith alone cannot be separated from the love of Jesus. As John 10:25-30 notes not even you can do that. Suicide is not an unforgivable sin, for the blood of the lamb is sufficient for all.

It can be a little squirrely sometimes talking about the remuneration due to pastors for their labors, but Paul reminds us that this is a great blessing for the shepherds called to preach the gospel of peace and for the people who receive their ministry.