Devotion for Day of November 2, 2020 | Daily Prayer

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Prayers Scripture 542 people in our community are currently praying with you.Lord’s Prayer Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen.“Make Your home inside my heart. Fill this empty house of stone.” Lyrics (Click on/off)Music and Lyrics by: Frank T. van EssenDave Bainbridge Troy DonockleyThanks and PraiseI thank You for the temporal blessings of this world — the refreshing air, the light of the sun, the food that renews strength, the raiment that clothes, the dwelling that shelters, the sleep that gives rest, the starry canopy of night, the summer breeze, the flowers’ sweetness, the music of flowing streams, the happy endearments of family, kindred, and friends. Things animate, things inanimate, minister to my comfort. My cup runs over.Do not allow me to be insensible to these daily mercies. Your hand bestows blessings; Your power averts evil. I bring my tribute of thanks for spiritual graces, the full warmth of faith, the cheering presence of our Spirit, the strength of Your restraining will, Your spiking of hell’s artillery. Blessed be my sovereign Lord!Amen.~ from a Puritan book of prayers, @ 1700.To Know God’s WordHoly God, let me read and know your Word without distorting it with my feeble thoughts. Lead me away from the false truths of the world, from whatever values are currently popular in my society, from the harangues of other people who follow their own theologies and philosophies; lead me to your plain and eternal truth. Let me come to you as a child, emptied of the wisdom of the world, so that I may be filled with the truth of the eternal Word. Amen.Mason Barge 7/24/2017Meditation“[M]y thoughts are not your thoughts . . . .”~Isaiah 55:8BenedictionMay I go in peace, with God and with his other children, and may we love one another as Christ taught us. May I follow the example of good men of old, and may God comfort and help me and all who believe in Him, both in this world and in the world which is to come.Amen. Think of the day ahead in terms of God with you, and visualize health, strength, guidance, purity, calm confidence, and victory as the gifts of His presence. Dancing The Lifes Web Star Gifter Does by Steven Lucas, contemporary. What then shall we say? That the law is sin? By no means! Yet if it had not been for the law, I would not have known sin. For I would not have known what it is to covet if the law had not said, “You shall not covet.”Galatians 3:13-14 (DP Bible) Passing on the Blessing of Abraham (Galatians #32)ou know what is written: “The cursed will be hung on a tree.” This is why Christ endured crucifixion for us, to redeem us from the curse of the law by taking our place. In this way He transmitted the blessing of Abraham to the Gentiles, so that we all might receive, by faith, God’s promise of the spirit.Verbatim Bible13 Christ us redeemed (or bought out) of the curse of the law becoming for us curse, that is written, “Accursed all the hanging on tree ,”14 that to the Gentiles the blessing of Abraham might occur in Christ Jesus, that the promise of spirit we might receive through faith.Notes on the ScripturePaul’s theological argument becomes hard to follow at this point. So, let’s dig into it and see if we can make sense of what he is saying.Abraham lived before Moses; there was no law. (There were a few random laws and guidelines given orally by God. For example, prohibitions against murder and the drinking of animal blood and/or eating live animals. Gen. 9:1-7.) All Abraham had as a guideline for his conduct were several specific direct revelations on how he should behave in order that God would fulfill his covenant. First, to be circumcised and to have other males in his household circumcised (Gen. 17:1-14), and second, a very specific order that his son Isaac be given as a sacrifice by Abraham’s own hand; if for some reason you do not know the story of Abraham and Isaac, you need to read it or you will have no idea of what Paul is talking about. (Genesis 22)Note that the idea of killing and burning an animal on an altar as a thanksgiving to God was a practice already known by the tribe who would become the Hebrews. The origins of this form of worship are not given to us. But the practice began very early; for example, Noah gave a burnt offering on an altar after the flood receded, and God was pleased. (Gen. 8:20-21.)It seems, from what we can tell, that Abraham was reckoned righteous before God; in Christian terms, he was justified, he was “saved” and given the benefits of eternal life. We might also conclude that there were other ancient figures deemed righteous by God, such as Enoch. (Gen. 5:24.) Abraham’s life with God after his death was so strongly believed, among the Jews, that they thought the righteous would be taken into the “bosom of Abraham” after they died. (See Luke 16:19–31.)ElijahThe details are sketchy about the relationship God created with these nearly prehistoric patriarchs. But for certain, it ended with the giving of the Law of Moses. The law effectively prevented people from going to heaven. Nobody could follow it. It was not a means of salvation; it was a means of showing mankind that we are incapable of behaving well enough to satisfy God. The only person who managed it, in the entire Bible, was Jesus. (There are some special cases that are hard to characterize, especially the mysterious Elijah, who was taken up in a whirlwind. Was Elijah righteous before God? Possibly, because the Bible does not tell us. But if he was, it was not by the Law, because Paul tells us that nobody was made righteous by the Law.)It was, therefore, a curse. It ended the period of righteousness through primitive faith. Of course, Abraham did what God told him to do. But Paul’s first point is that Abraham was reckoned righteous, not because he followed the few rules God had given him and certainly not because he followed the Law, because the Law did not exist. Rather, it was Abraham’s utter faith in God that made God smile on him; and God promised that his seed would inherit the Kingdom of God.AbrahamSo Abraham’s faith made him righteous before God. It is important to see that the relationship of humanity and God changes over time. God makes the covenants, and He changes them when the time has come for the next step. He made it impossible for the Hebrews to be righteous when He announced the covenant of Moses. That is why Paul calls it a “curse.”The Law created sin, in one very specific manner of speaking (although it did not create sin in the broader and more important sense of disobedience to God). If this does not make sense to you, think about an ancient primitive civilization. Theft is punished only if the victim catches the thief and is strong enough to punish him. It is not a crime. But when a government is formed and passes a law forbidding theft, then and only then does it become a “crime.”Coveting a neighbor’s sheep was always displeasing to God. But it did not become a known “sin” until God announced it as a law. Once they knew it was wrong when the Ten Commandments were given to Moses people became fully responsible for their transgressions of the law against coveting. To be continued . . .Daily Inspiration Live Quietly Current Memory VerseRemember the BiblePrint Today’s Devotion Memory Verse 1 Thessalonians 4:11-12: Aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, . . . so that you may walk properly before outsiders and be dependent on no one. About Daily Prayer Join the Daily Prayer Group. If you are new to Daily Prayer, welcome. 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