GOD’S WORD FOR JUNE 17

We are reading from a daily devotional  called “Running To Win” written by Erwin Lutzer  and the late, great D.L. Moody.   Erwin Lutzer is a light in our day as D.L. Moody was in his.  Besides his many ministries, and many books, Pastor Lutzer was Senior Pastor at Moody Church in Chicago for 36 years and now serves as Pastor Emeritus there.  He is  Chancelor and a former professor at Moody Bible Institute, where he taught Theology and Ministry, and now has numerous radio teachings.

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MIRACLE OF ADOPTION

John 1:12

“but to all who did  receive Him, who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God.”

D.L. MOODY

By receiving Him, you get power, and not otherwise.  Many persons have tried to be Christians and have failed.  A man may as well try to jump over the ocean to Europe as to try to serve God before he is born of God.  He has not the power.  But when he receives Christ, Christ is the power of God unto salvation.  We take Him: and He is our salvation.

ERWIN LUTZER

What Moody wrote is, of course, true.  But we also have to recognize that from the earliest days of the church, there have been those who have claimed supernatural power quite apart from God.  In Acts 8, we are introduced to Simon the magician who amazed people with his miraculous wonders.  Later, when  he saw the gifts of the Holy Spirit, he thought he could purchase them for money, using them to enhance his powers.  In effect he said, “Peter and Paul, give me a course in miracles so I can do what you can do.”  They basically replied, “Be condemned along with your money.  Your heart is not right with God.”  True miracles come from God:  fake miracles come from Satan.

It is the power of Jesus that gives us unique, resurrection life.  Faith in Christ makes us children of God and saves us from our sin.  “If anyone is in Christ he is a new creation.  Old things have passed away; behold, the new has come.”  (2 Corinthians 5:17).  That is the true miracle; it is the power of God to transform a human heart, change our desires, and give us the assurance of eternal life.

PRAYER

Father, thank You for making me a new creation;  Thank You for doing what only You can do in me, a sinner.

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Ephesians 1:5

He predestined us to adoption as sons and daughters through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will,

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Romans 8:15

For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons and daughters by which we cry out, “Abba! Father!”

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Romans 8:23

And not only that, but also we ourselves, having the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting eagerly for our adoption as sons and daughters, the redemption of our body.

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2 Peter 1:3

for His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence.

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2 Corinthians 9:8

And God is able to make all grace overflow to you, so that, always having all sufficiency in everything, you may have an abundance for every good deed;

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Ephesians 3:20

Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us,

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