Your salvation may be established, but you may be “stuck” and unproductive. You may be a child of God, but is your Christian walk like wheels stuck in mud? You know God and have made Him a part of your life, but are you growing in your personal relationship with Him? In today’s devotional, Dr. Michael Youssef reminds us of the prominence that Scripture must have in our life.
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[00:00:00] You are listening to MY Devotional, the Daily Devotional from Dr. Michael Youssef and Leading The Way. Are you stuck in the mud by Dr. Michael Youssef? There was an old farmer who frequently described his Christian experience by saying, I am not making progress but I am established.
[00:00:21] One spring day he was hauling some logs and his wagon wheels sank in mud deep down to the axle. He tried but he could not get the wagon out. Defeated, he sat on top of the logs. One of his neighbors saw him and told the farmer,
[00:00:36] I see that you are not making much progress but you must be content because you are well established. Is your testimony like his? Your salvation may be established but you may be stuck in unproductive.
[00:00:50] You may be a child of God but is your Christian walk like wheels stuck in mud? You know God and have made him part of your life but are you growing in your personal relationship with him?
[00:01:02] The devil thrives on keeping you from growing in faith from comprehending and applying the word of God to your daily life. Satan wants to keep you focused on your problems, your pain and your worries. His goal is to prevent the effectiveness of God's word in your life.
[00:01:20] The word of God is a life, an active sharper than any double-edged sword it penetrates even to the dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. Satan, as the word of God, has power to change lives.
[00:01:38] Confect of sin, judge and condemn, encourage and strengthen uplifting uphold for give and restore produce fruit. All accomplish God's purpose. When God's word is a significant part of your life, Satan's mission against you will never succeed. Let's pray together.
[00:01:58] Father help us to make your word a priority in our lives. Our desire is to bear fruit and we know this will only happen when we abide in you. We pray this in the name of Jesus, Amen.
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