12 NOV 23 Sunday: A Closer Walk Devotional
“But I admit that I follow the Way, which they call a cult. I worship the God of our ancestors, and I firmly believe the Jewish law and everything written in the prophets. I have the same hope in God that these men have, that he will raise both the righteous and the unrighteous. Because of this, I always try to maintain a clear conscience before God and all people.” Acts 24:14-16
There are so many different issues going on in the world and with technology it has made it overwhelming to process or address the gambit of issues that exist. It feels like a John Wick movie with a multitude of attackers that you have to defend against and silence their false philosophies and religions. The good news is, that the fight and the arguments have not changed since Jesus and are just being rewraped and repacked.
The necessity of doctrine and even the historic creeds of the faith will do a believer well to know and use that to knock down the strongholds of human reasoning and to destroy false arguments. We destroy every proud obstacle that keeps people from knowing God. Paul says we address these issues, philosophies, and hard hearts with the word of God because it is the power for salvation.
While all of these things can be frustrating and even overwhelming, we must remember that God is sovereign. It is for us to trust in him because man is not changed by argument or convincing. Man is born again, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God. He turns the light on in a dark and hard heart, but interestingly enough through regular people speaking his message. The foolish are made wise and the wise foolish through this work.
Are you prepared to rebut the philosophies of this world?
Reading Plan: Psalm 93, 96; Ezra 10:1-17; Acts 24:10-21; Luke 14:12-24
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