GOD’S WORD FOR NOVEMBER 12

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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DYING GRACE

“But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 2 Corinthians 12:9

D.L. MOODY

I find many Christians worry about the future; they think they will not have grace enough to die by. It is much more important that we should have grace enough to live by. It seems to me that death is of very little importance in the meantime. When the dying hour comes, there will be dying grace; but you do not require dying grace to live by. If I am going to live for fifteen or twenty years, what do I want with dying grace? I am far more anxious about having grace enough for my present work.

I have sometimes been asked if I had grace enough to enable me to go to the stake and die as a martyr. No; what do I want with a martyr’s grace? I do not like suffering, but if God should call on me to die a martyr’s death, He would give me martyrs’ grace. If I have to pass through some great affliction, I know God will give me grace when the time comes; but I do not want it till it comes.

ERWIN LUTZER

Corrie Ten Boom, who survived Nazi concentration camps, was about six years old when she told her father she was afraid of death. He responded, “Corrie, when you and I go to Amsterdam—when do I give  you your ticket?” She replied, “Why, just before we get on the train.” He was making the point that we don’t need dying grace until our time comes to die. As Moody said, we would even have martyr’s grace if we were led to the stake to be killed for our faith. We have sufficient grace for today; fresh grace will be given to us tomorrow.

PRAYER

Father, teach us to receive grace for each moment. Let the burdens of tomorrow be borne with tomorrow’s grace.

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Psalm 23:4

Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me.

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John 11:25-26

Jesus said, ‘I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die.’

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Revelation 21:4

He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain.

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1 Thessalonians 4:13-14

We do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope.   For if we believe that Jesus died and rose from the dead, so also God will bring with Him those who have fallen asleep through Jesus.

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Philippians 1:21

For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.

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Romans 14:8

If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s.”

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John 11:25-26

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?”

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2 Timothy 2:11

This is a faithful saying:

For if we died with Him,

We shall also live with Him.

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1 Corinthians 15:22

For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive.

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Romans 8:38-39

For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

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Ezekiel 18:32

“For I have no pleasure in the death of one who dies,” says the Lord God. “Therefore turn and live!”

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2 Corinthians 5:1

For we know that if our earthly house, this tent, is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.

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Philippians 1:23-24

For I am hard-pressed between the two, having a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better. Nevertheless to remain in the flesh is more needful for you.

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