Jesus and Beelzebul: The Parables of Jesus, Week 5 Day 4

This Devotional pairs with workout 1 from week 7 in the SoulStrength Fit Parables of Jesus Workout Program found at soulstrengthfit.com.

Today I encourage you to be open about your love for Jesus. Be open about your love for others. Let Jesus on the inside be seen on the outside. Your “good deeds” should be the light that God uses to draw others to Him. So, let your light shine. Be patient when others would be rude. Be kind when others would be harsh. Show love where others would show hate. Be calm when others would be filled with panic. Live by faith when others are living by fear. “Let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.” As a lamp you want your light to shine.

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This Devotional comes pairs with workout 3 from week 6 in the SoulStrength Fit Parables of Jesus Workout Program found at soulstrengthfit.com.

Rejecting Jesus is not a choice without consequences. Those who reject Him will one day pay dearly for it.  That is why we need to do everything we can to help those around us to accept Jesus as a stone on which to build for eternity, and to keep them from stumbling and falling in that decision.  

How might God be specifically calling you to help others accept Jesus?

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This Devotional is day 4 from week 6 in the SoulStrength Fit Parables of Jesus Workout Program found at soulstrengthfit.com.

It can be easy to assume that we willingly serve the Lord, expecting nothing in return.  But do we?  Really search your heart.  Can you find any hidden areas in which you expect God to somehow reward you?

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This Devotional comes pairs with workout 2 from week 6 in the SoulStrength Fit Parables of Jesus Workout Program found at soulstrengthfit.com.

If you were to rate yourself on a scale of 1-10, with 1 being the most critical and 10 being the least critical, how would you rate yourself as a person who tends to be critical of others, quick to judge, and slow to forgive?

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This Devotional is day 2  from week 6 in the SoulStrength Fit Parables of Jesus Workout Program found at soulstrengthfit.com. 

“You ought to live holy and godly lives,” Peter writes, “as you look forward to the day of God and speed its coming.”

What do you think it means to live a “holy and godly life,” and how can you better prepare yourself for the Lord’s second coming?

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This Devotional comes pairs with workout 1 from week 6 in the SoulStrength Fit Parables of Jesus Workout Program found at soulstrengthfit.com.

Jesus takes matters of earthly wealth, possessions, and resources seriously.  How we handle our money is a tip off to how faithful we would be in other areas, and faithfulness in this and all areas of our lives are rewarded with spiritual treasures.

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This Devotional comes pairs with workout 3 from week 5 in the SoulStrength Fit Parables of Jesus Workout Program found at soulstrengthfit.com.

It is foolish to live as if this life was all that mattered, yet many people do.  We will all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.  “Just as people are destined to die once, and after that face judgment…” we will all one day be judged for things done, and things left undone. 

How are you doing with building your house so it will stand on the day of judgment?

And how are you doing with warning unbelievers about the final day?  How can you balance the message of warning for God’s judgment with the truth of God’s love and forgiveness?

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Jesus didn’t come to overthrow the Romans, but to overthrow Satan, and the religious leaders did not like this.  Jesus challenged their authority and called out their hypocrisy, making them like Him even less.  In today’s passage, Jesus healed a blind and mute man and delivered him from his demon possession.  Unable to deny what Jesus had done, the religious leaders instead accused Him of using the power of Beelzebul, which was the name of a Canaanite god and had become a commonly used name for Satan.

This Devotional Pairs with Week 5 Workout 2, from The Parables of Jesus Workout Series in SoulStrength Fit found at www.soulstrengthfit.com

We can have the reputation of a good Christian.  We can do all the “right” things - go to church, tithe, help those less fortunate - and still be out of touch with the Father just as the religious leaders were.  They were active in all sorts of religious things, but their hearts were in the wrong place.  They were not working in God’s vineyard.  They were working in their own vineyards, doing what they felt best.  We can all fall into the trap of doing godly work, but not doing God’s work.  To do God’s work, we humbly accept the specific work that He has called us to do.  We must do this daily.  We must do this hourly.

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Luke 16:1-9:
The Bible is clear that salvation is by grace, but that a transformed life is evidence of genuine faith.  Jesus wants us to live our lives for God. He wants us to stay deeply rooted in His Word and remain in His presence in all we do.  He tends to our branches, and He expects a fruitful return of His investment because He has willingly paid dearly through the death on the cross. His death covered our sins, and now He wants to see each of us adding to the Kingdom of God with our hearts, our words, and in all that we do.

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