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Thursday, July 2nd 2009

Romans 4:12

"And the father of circumcision to those who not only are of the circumcision, but who also walk in the steps of the faith which our father Abraham had while still uncircumcised."
NKJV

Life Lesson

Salvation is not keeping the law but keeping the faith.

In this verse, Paul is saying that these things are meaningless symbols without faith behind them. A light switch without electricity is useless. No matter how many times you flip the switch up and down, without electricity, nothing meaningful is going to happen. Works without faith are meaningless. Baptism without faith is meaningless. Communion without faith is meaningless. Saying a prayer without faith is meaningless. Even with the law, the Jewish people were not made heirs through their works but through their faith. When they gave sacrifices, they did so because of their faith. Their actions were the result of their faith and likewise, your actions should be a result of your faith. The outpouring of your faith should be love.

1 Corinthians 13:3 "If I gave everything I have to the poor and even sacrificed my body, I could boast about it; but if I didn't love others, I would be of no value whatsoever." NLT

Friend, do you love others? Do your friends know you love them? Does your family? What about your friends at church? You can do this whole 'Christian thing'... sacrifice, serve, and give, but if the outpouring of your faith is not love, all these things are nothing.

Dear Father,
Thank You for Your love. Please forgive me if I have been unloving. Help me to show my faith in an outpouring of love. Please present me with opportunities to love people I never thought I could love. I pray this in Jesus' name. Amen.

Living to tell what He died to say,
Pastor David



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