Devotionals - Whiteland Church of Christ

Pursuing Your Heart

Posted on Mar 17, 2019 in Devotional |

by Ronnie Hewitt

“The LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore, he will rise up to show you compassion. For the LORD is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for him!” (Isaiah 30:18)

God’s pursuit of man is a long story, filled with many ups and downs. Ever since man sinned against God in the Garden of Eden, He has been in pursuit of man’s heart. He has longed to be gracious to us and fill us with His compassion. The Lord desires to be gracious to His people and to bless all who long for Him. He is waiting to pour out His blessings on the believing remnant as He restores them to Himself.

God Is Your Deliverer

Posted on Mar 10, 2019 in Devotional |

Mar '19

by Ronnie Hewitt

2 Corinthians 1:8-10 “We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, about the troubles we experienced in the province of Asia. We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired of life itself. Indeed, we felt we had received the sentence of death. But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead. He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and he will deliver us again. On him we have set our hope that he will continue to deliver us.”

A faithful believer, living in obedient fellowship with Christ and loved by Him, may undergo experiences that involve danger, fear and despair, and may encounter circumstances that weigh one down beyond his/her power to endure. And yet, as a child of God, we are never left alone. We have a deliverer.

Conviction of Heart

Posted on Mar 5, 2019 in Devotional |

Mar '19

by Ronnie Hewitt

“If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.” (Romans 10:9-10)

The earliest confession of the NT church was not “Jesus is Savior,” but “Jesus is Lord” (cf. Ac 8:16; 19:5; 1Cor 12:3). Jesus is specifically called Savior 16 times in the NT, but He is called Lord more than 150 times. “Lord” (Gk. kyrios) means having power, dominion, authority and the right to master. Therefore, when NT Christians called Jesus “Lord,” this was not just an outward profession, but an inward sincere attitude of heart by which they made Christ and His Word Lord over their life.