Inside Out Devotionals

"So the Lord blessed the latter end of Job  more  than his beginning..."  Job 42:12 Most of us have no doubt about God being the one who provides us all things. It is a settled thought that He is a giver, which is very true! The problem is that attached to this truth, a subtle thought was also taught us: that he is the one who TAKES things from us as well. This second thought couldn´t be further from the truth though! The story of Job shows us that God never took anything from him. It was not God who took his children´s life nor his wealth! At the very beginning of the story Job states this to his wife: "shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil" Job 2:10  But the previous chapter shows that God never sent any evil to attack Job´s life, it was Satan himself who destroyed everything Job had and not God, for the devil came "to kill, steal and destroy" (John 10:10).  Not wonder Job spends the re...

"Therefore, there is now no condemnation  for those who are in Christ Jesus"  Romans 8:1 It is interesting how it is easier to accept that we are not under condemnation anymore when it comes to things we did in the past. But we cannot lose sight that Jesus´ perfect sacrifice reaches our past, present and future. Just think that when He died and rose again none of us were born yet, and yet He forgave all of our sins, mistakes at the cross when none of them had happened already. Jesus wants us to be confident TODAY that there is no condemnation for something we may have done a minute ago. That is why Paul says there is NOW no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. We are united with Jesus the very moment we first believed Him as our Savior onwards, and now nothing can ever separate us from Him. It is not like every time I do something wrong I will be separated from him and once I repent I am united to him again. No! Paul puts it this way in ...

For no matter how many promises God has made,  they are “Yes” in Christ.  And so through him the “Amen” is spoken by us  to the glory of God. 2 Corinthians 1:20 The word "promise" in the New Testment is the greek word  epaggelía. That  is a legal term that refers to an officially sanctioned oath. Whatever the Lord has said binds him to that word and to the fulfilled of it, that is why He made sure these words would be WRITTEN; it is just like a contract in the business world, which binds the parts involved and assures them of their rights and duties. Contracts are intented to BENEFIT both parts. We need to have in mind, though, that what we get back is always bigger than what we get to offer, that is how the business world runs and companies fight for big CONTRACTS.  The bible is filled with good things and promises God has made for his people. As we read the bible, we should take it personal, to get ahold of each statement ...