Day of Praise

Mon, 5/8/17, 23rd of 50 Days of Easter, "Day of Praise"

There's an old saying, "If you want to see if what you're doing matters to anyone, then stop doing it!" Thank you to so many of you who reached out to me these last couple weeks, both asking if I was okay and also letting me know you missed the Day of Praise. I just needed a break after 5 1/2 years, and I thank you for ministering to me while I took the break I needed. I'm so grateful to God for all of you and the love of Jesus that you shared.

 

Okay! Today's devotional...

"For the unbelieving husband has been sanctified through his wife, and the unbelieving wife has been sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy." - 
1 Corinthians 7:14 

God tells us through Paul, in today's verse, that the faith of one believer in a home has the power to sanctify everyone else. "To sanctify" means "to make holy" or "to set apart for God's purposes." 

What that means is this: if you are worried about the soul of someone you live with, then live the faith with them. Live in Christ around them, just as you do everywhere else, if you are a believer. Always talk about Jesus as the friend he is to you and the one with whom you spend your whole day. 

(If you yourself don't know Jesus personally but only believe things about him, then get to know him personally. It starts with a simple turning your heart and your attention upward, and then you just call on him like this, "Lord, I know you're there. I need to talk. Help me to hear you speak to me as we share a little talk together." Jesus talks with believers through the whole life of faith, not just some 3 or 4 minutes when we're talking at him.)

Just as light scatters darkness, when Jesus lives in you personally by the power of Holy Spirit, the Light of Christ dwelling in and through you will battle and conquer unbelief. It may take a while to see the victory of Jesus Christ in someone else's heart, especially if they're battling belief, but it's God's promise in today's Bible verse that you will see change for the good in others when the light of Jesus shines through you! 

The faith of one believer in a home has the power to sanctify everyone else. 

Live in Christ, and you will see. 

Praise God!