Daily Devotional by John Piper- April 03, 2024

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How to Respond When You Falter For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I keep on doing. (Romans 7:19) Christians do not live only in defeat. But neither do we live only in perfect victory over sin. And in those times when we fail to triumph over sin, Romans 7:14–25 shows us the normal way a healthy Christian should respond. We should say: I love the law of God (verse 22). I hate what I just did (verse 15). Wretched man that I am! Who will set me free from the body of this death (verse 24)? Thanks be to God! The victory will come through Jesus Christ my Lord (verse 25). In other words, no Christian wants to live this way — in defeat. No Christian settles to live this way. But if we do live this way for a time, we shouldn't lie about it. No hypocrisy. No posing. No boasted perfectionism. No churchy, pasted smiles or chipper superficiality. God save us from blindness to our own failures and the consequent quickness to judge others. God help us to feel worse about our own shortfalls than the failure of others. God give us the honesty and candor and humility of the apostle Paul in this text!

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Verse of the Day - April 03, 2024

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Hebrews 12:2 Expanded Bible Let us ·look only to [keep our eyes on] Jesus, the ·One who began [Pioneer/Founder of; or Leader/Prince of] our faith and who ·makes it perfect [completes it]. He ·suffered death on [L endured] the cross, ·accepting the shame as if it were nothing [L disregarding/despising the shame] because of the joy that ·God put before [lay ahead for] him. And now he is sitting at the right ·side [L hand] of God’s throne [1:3; 13; Ps. 110:1]. Read at Bible Gateway Read all of Hebrews 12 The Expanded Bible, eBook Buy Now King James Version Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. Read at Bible Gateway Read all of Hebrews 12 The King James Study Bible Buy Now La Biblia de las Américas puestos los ojos en Jesús, el autor y consumador de la fe, quien por el gozo puesto delante de Él soportó la cruz, menospreciando la vergüenza, y se ha sentado a la diestra del trono de Dios. Read at Bible Gateway Read all of Hebrews 12 LBLA Biblia de Estudios, Piel Imit. Marrón Buy Now La Biblia de las Américas puestos los ojos en Jesús, el autor y consumador de la fe, quien por el gozo puesto delante de Él soportó la cruz, menospreciando la vergüenza, y se ha sentado a la diestra del trono de Dios. Read at Bible Gateway Read all of Hebrews 12 LBLA Biblia de Estudios, Piel Imit. Marrón Buy Now New American Standard Bible looking only at Jesus, the originator and perfecter of the faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Read at Bible Gateway Read all of Hebrews 12 NASB, Life Application Study Bible, Second Edition Buy Now Forward this email to your friends, or invite them to subscribe to receive the Verse of the Day.   Bible Gateway Recommendations Buy Now NIV, Chronological Study Bible, Hardcover Did you find this devotional helpful and inspiring? Read the book for more! Copyright Information Bible Gateway Verse of the Day Subscription Information This email was sent to mucomacamucomaca.muco@blogger.com by Bible Gateway, 501 Nelson Place, Nashville, TN 37214 USA. This email is part of a devotional or newsletter that you signed up for on BibleGateway.com. If you have questions or comments about this email, please contact us.   Manage all Bible Gateway subscriptions — Opt Out of all Bible Gateway communication Tuesday, April 2, 2024 Daily Devotional by John Piper- April 02, 2024 Click to view this email in your browser. Better Than Everest We know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. (Romans 8:28) If you live inside this massive promise, your life is more solid and stable than Mount Everest. Nothing can blow you over when you are inside the walls of Romans 8:28. Outside Romans 8:28, all is confusion and anxiety and fear and uncertainty. Outside this promise of God's all-encompassing future grace, there are straw houses of drugs and pornography and dozens of futile diversions. There are slat walls and tin roofs of fragile investment strategies and fleeting insurance coverage and trivial retirement plans. There are card-board fortifications of deadbolt locks and alarm systems and antiballistic missiles. Outside are a thousand substitutes for Romans 8:28. Once you walk through the door of love into the massive, unshakable structure of Romans 8:28, everything changes. There come into your life stability and depth and freedom. You simply can't be blown over anymore. The confidence that a sovereign God governs for your good all the pain and all the pleasure that you will ever experience is an incomparable refuge and security and hope and power in your life. When God's people really live by the future grace of Romans 8:28 — from measles to the mortuary — they are the freest and strongest and most generous people in the world. Their light shines and people give glory to their Father in heaven (Matthew 5:16).   Bible Gateway Recommendations Buy Now A Godward Heart: Treasuring the God Who Loves You Did you find this devotional helpful and inspiring? Read the book for more! Copyright Information This devotional is written by John Piper. For more information about Piper's ministry, writing, and books, visit DesiringGod.org. Subscription Information This email was sent to mucomacamucomaca.muco@blogger.com by Bible Gateway, 501 Nelson Place, Nashville, TN 37214 USA. 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