Daily Dose of God's Word For August 12th

Daily Dose of God's Word For 8-12

Memory Verse: There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called Ephesians 4:4

Read: When we focus only on God’s Word, we dry up. 

When we focus only on God’s Spirit, we blow up. 

But when we focus both on God’s Word and God’s Spirit, 

we grow up

2 Corinthians 1:18-24

Paul mentions two gifts God gives when we are baptized into Christ: (1) a seal of ownership to show who our Master is, and (2) the Holy Spirit, who guarantees that we belong to God and will receive all his benefits. The Holy Spirit guarantees that salvation is ours now and that we will receive so much more when Christ returns. The great comfort and power the Holy Spirit gives in this life is a foretaste or down payment (“deposit”) of the benefits of our eternal life in God’s presence. With the privilege of belonging to God comes the responsibility of identifying ourselves as his faithful servants. Don’t be ashamed to let others know that you are his.

Pray 

Lord, train us to hear your voice. When it is time to grieve, help us to grieve. When it is time to rejoice, help us to rejoice. When we grow weary, be the strength in our weakness. And may your most beautiful and perfect will, not ours, be done. Amen.