PROMISE #277 - OCTOBER 4
Promise #277:
If you believe in Jesus, you will not be disappointed.
1 Peter 2:6 (WEB)
Because it is contained in Scripture,
“Behold, I lay in Zion a chief cornerstone, chosen, and precious:
He who believes in him will not be disappointed.”
I like the NIV version of 1 Peter 2:6, which says... For in Scripture it says: "See, I lay a stone in Zion, a chosen and precious cornerstone, and the one who trusts in him will never be put to shame."
Shame is a potent negative motivator. In the Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve were naked and unashamed until they partook of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. It was then that they realized their nakedness and sought to cover their shame with fig leaves. The condition of shame still exists today in the carnal part of our soul. However, our fig leaves look much different from those of Adam and Eve.
Perhaps we cover our nakedness through a relentless pursuit of success and material wealth? Perhaps through religious striving? Through isolation and self-protection? We combat feelings of shame in our lives in many ways. The good news of today's promise is that anyone who comes to Jesus will NEVER be put to shame or disappointed.
God's love is the covering we need to cover every inadequacy we feel in our lives. May we be so overwhelmed with God's love today that we will not run and hide from God (like Adam and Eve did) but instead run into our Father's loving arms.
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Responsive Prayer:
Father, thank You that feelings of shame and inadequacy have no place in my relationship with You through my union with Your beloved Son. Help me to believe today that in fact, You love me with the same intensity and delight that You love Jesus with. And because of that, I have no reason to run away from You and try to cover myself with fig leaves of my own making. So today, I choose to run into Your loving accepting arms with full confidence knowing that I will be completely loved and accepted.
In Jesus’ name, I pray, Amen.
If you believe in Jesus, you will not be disappointed.
1 Peter 2:6 (WEB)
Because it is contained in Scripture,
“Behold, I lay in Zion a chief cornerstone, chosen, and precious:
He who believes in him will not be disappointed.”
I like the NIV version of 1 Peter 2:6, which says... For in Scripture it says: "See, I lay a stone in Zion, a chosen and precious cornerstone, and the one who trusts in him will never be put to shame."
Shame is a potent negative motivator. In the Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve were naked and unashamed until they partook of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. It was then that they realized their nakedness and sought to cover their shame with fig leaves. The condition of shame still exists today in the carnal part of our soul. However, our fig leaves look much different from those of Adam and Eve.
Perhaps we cover our nakedness through a relentless pursuit of success and material wealth? Perhaps through religious striving? Through isolation and self-protection? We combat feelings of shame in our lives in many ways. The good news of today's promise is that anyone who comes to Jesus will NEVER be put to shame or disappointed.
God's love is the covering we need to cover every inadequacy we feel in our lives. May we be so overwhelmed with God's love today that we will not run and hide from God (like Adam and Eve did) but instead run into our Father's loving arms.
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Responsive Prayer:
Father, thank You that feelings of shame and inadequacy have no place in my relationship with You through my union with Your beloved Son. Help me to believe today that in fact, You love me with the same intensity and delight that You love Jesus with. And because of that, I have no reason to run away from You and try to cover myself with fig leaves of my own making. So today, I choose to run into Your loving accepting arms with full confidence knowing that I will be completely loved and accepted.
In Jesus’ name, I pray, Amen.