Daily Devotional
What trips you up every time?
July 23, 2019
BIBLE MEDITATION:
…and the sin which doth so easily beset us... Hebrews 12:1b
DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT:
Imagine someone trying to run a race with a long flowing robe entangling him or some rope around his feet. He wants to be free so he can run, but he’s trapped. The word beset means “to entangle.” Weights load us down. Sin trips us up. Either one makes a poor runner. They keep us from running the race.
We’ll never fulfill the destiny God has for us if we refuse to let go of the sin that so easily trips us up. What is the sin that so easily trips us up? Each individual knows what those sins are.
The whole race we’re running is the race of faith. Hebrews 11 and 12 say we live by faith; therefore, we run by faith. Most of us wish we had better, stronger faith. Do you know the reason you don’t have more faith than you have? Sin. You say, “Now wait a minute, pastor....” No, friend, the Bible says, “Beware, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief.” Unbelief is not a mental sin; it is a moral sin. It doesn’t come out of the head; it comes out of the heart.
ACTION POINT:
Lay aside what weighs you down. Identify that sin in your life that so easily entangles you. Then lay it down!
FOR YOUR GIFT TO THE MINISTRY
Front Porch Moments by Gayle Foster
WITH KEY INSIGHTS FROM HER FATHER, ADRIAN ROGERS
I try to unplug each morning with Jesus with just my rocking chair, my Bible, and a pen.
Having a secret place is very important because I know that Jesus is always there waiting for me. I know where I can find Him! His presence is everywhere, but there are places where it is so thick you can cut it with a knife. You may not even have a front porch, but there is a secret place for you as well. God’s invitations are for anyone who will respond. There is no more important request than the one found in Psalm 27:8: “My heart has heard You say, ‘Come and talk with Me.’ And my heart responds, ‘Lord, I am coming.’”
