Monday Morning Devotion 5.5.25

Today in our “What’s That Word” Wednesday devotion from Bethany ARP we looked at Psalm 115:4-8 as we continued a conversation about A.I. and what the church needs to be thinking about the humanity lacking in A.I.

In today’s devotion from Bethany ARP we heard a word from 1 Cor. 4:14-21. Here the apostle is encouraging us to remember that church discipline is an act of love to save the lost from further trial.

For our Monday devotion from Bethany ARP we took a look at Ezra 4:1-5 as we see an example of how the civil magistrate is to protect and defend the church of the Lord Jesus Christ as she goes about her work.

For our Monday devotion from Bethany ARP we continued to look at 1 Cor. 15 with verses 20-28. Paul again reminds us of the centrality of the resurrection to our Christian faith.

For Monday’s devotion from Hebrews 6:9-12 we talked about the importance of remaining steadfast in the gospel of Jesus Christ and being thankful for the careful labors of the Lord’s undershepherds.

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.