Daily Devotional
You’ll Never Go Beyond Jesus
“Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue, by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.”
2 Peter 1:2-4
April 14, 2024
Ponder This
Suppose you had a fever, a headache, and pain, and you went to the doctor, and he gave you something to deaden the pain. Then he gave you something to kill the fever. He addressed all the symptoms, right? But suppose the doctor never dealt with the infection, with the real problem? All he did was deaden the pain. That’s not a very good doctor. But that’s what people often try to do today. That unhappiness, that misery, that hunger—all they’re trying to do is to deaden the pain, rather than deal with the disease, which is unrighteousness. What we need is the Lord Jesus Christ. We are to hunger and thirst after Him. And when we hunger and thirst after Jesus, we find out that blessedness is there.
What you need is Jesus. You’ll never need anything spiritually other than Jesus. You should seek nothing more. You should settle for nothing less. You need Him, not some denomination, not some church membership, not some creed, not some code, not some cause. You need Jesus! You’ll never be satisfied until you have Jesus Christ in your heart. And once you find the Lord Jesus, once you receive Him, you’ll never need anything else. You don’t go beyond Jesus. You may grow deeper in your relationship with Jesus, but you’ll never go beyond Jesus.
- How easy or difficult is it for you to recognize sin and separation from God as the source of your problems? Why?
- Do you desire to grow in relationship with Jesus? How do you invest in your relationship with Him?
Practice This
Spend some extra time in the Word or in prayer to take a step toward growing deeper in your relationship with Jesus.
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.’”
