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GRACE and GOOD WORKS

Grace and Good Works are 2 sides of the same coin. They go together.

Only by Grace (through faith) will get us to Heaven, while Good Works will get us Rewards/Crowns in Heaven.

Eph 2:8-10 NET 8 For by GRACE you are saved through faith, and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God; 9 it is not from works, so that no one can boast. 10 For we are his workmanship, having been created in Christ Jesus for GOOD WORKS that God prepared beforehand so we may do them.

Therefore, our two (2) key Goals while we still live here on Earth are:

1. To surely get to Heaven someday, forever - via God's Grace alone through Faith in Jesus Christ only,

Joh 3:16 KJV For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever BELIEVEth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

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2. To get Commendation and eternal Rewards/Crowns in Heaven from our Lord God Jesus Christ - via our Good Works here on Earth.

Mat 25:21 NET His master answered, ‘WELL DONE, good and faithful slave! You have been faithful in a few things. I WILL PUT YOU IN CHARGE OF MANY THINGS. Enter into the joy of your master.’

REMEMBER, God's primary business here on Earth is to win souls of men and women for His kingdom. Let us therefore, share the Gospel of God's Grace, make Disciples of Jesus Christ (Matthew 28: 19-20) who will also make Disciples in the future, while waiting for the Blessed Hope - when glorious Jesus Christ comes to bring us to Heaven, each of us with a glorified body, soul and spirit. (1 Thessalonians 4: 13-18).

IN SUM, you and I are SAVED by God's GRACE, and you and I are eternally REWARDED by God for our GOOD WORKS here on Earth.

To GOD Be All Glory!

HONORING GOD

Do I honor God? How?

A. KEY BIBLE VERSE

"Honor the LORD from your wealth and from the FIRST of all your produce"
−(Proverbs 3:9, NASB)

B. REFLECTION:

Do I put God FIRST in my life?

Do I acknowledge and recognize Him as the rightful Owner of all that I possess?

How am I in terms of giving back to the Lord what is due unto Him?

What is my motive in giving? Do I feel as though I am pressured to give?

C. ACTION POINT:

Our God who is Almighty, all-sovereign, and all-knowing is the rightful Owner of the world, everything in it, and all who live in it including myself.(Psalm 24:1)

God, who is the "first and best", must have the first and best of everything in my life; His right is my priority above others and therefore He must be served first.

God wants my heart more than anything else. I will honor Him because He is first in my life, He deserves it and all my praises belong to Him.

To honor Him, I will offer and give back the "first fruits" of all that He has blessed me with. I will give God my FIRST and BEST... so that He can bless the REST! 🙏

To GOD Be All Glory!

P. S. The Firstfruits are for our Lord (and His Church) and not for the Pastor (and his Family).

CTTO: TWO MINUTE DAILY SPIRITUAL DEVOTION

WINNING the WAR WITHIN

Who lives in you?

A. KEY BIBLE VERSE

“…knowing this, that our old self was crucified with Him, in order that our body of sin might be done away with, so that we would no longer be slaves to sin; for the one who has died is freed from sin.”
−(Romans 6:6‭-‬7 NASB)

B. REFLECTION:

Since my sins have already been forgiven, does this mean that I can just continue to live in sin?

How do I see myself? How can I have a proper view of myself and why is this important?

Is there any habitual sin God is asking me to surrender?

C. ACTION POINT:

Yes, my sins from the past, present, and future have already been forgiven. But this does not give me the license to continue living in sin. Rather, because I have been cleansed and am now alive in Christ, I am compelled to live a transformed life by His grace.

The enemy might keep pulling me back but Paul reminds me in Romans 6 that I can WIN THE WAR WITHIN by:

- knowing my new life (v3-4),

- knowing my new freedom (v5-9), and

- living out my new life (v10-24).

Through Christ's sanctification, I have new life and new freedom. I shall give my life to Him, die to my old self, and find newness of life in Him who has made me into a new creation and freed me from the bo***ge of sin.

I can defeat the enemy and overcome my sinful nature because it is no longer I who lives but Christ who lives in me. He sanctifies me, gives me the power to live righteously, and gives me the strength..

To VICTORY in YOUR WAR WITHIN! 🙏

To GOD Be All Glory!

CTTO: TWO MINUTE DAILY SPIRITUAL DEVOTION