Get this devotional delivered directly to your phone each day via our RP App. Pastor Jeremy Veldman is the co-pastor at Rehoboth United Reformed Church in Hamilton, Ontario, serving as Minister of Congregational Life. Thank God for His offer of salvation through Christ. Have you put your trust in Him? Put your faith and hope in Christ! The same grace that saved the Ninevites is the same grace that saved Jonah and saves us when we put our faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. He takes upon himself the evil which was the wages of man’s sin.” He became sin on our behalf, so that we might become “the righteousness of God.”Īs commentator Jacques Ellul describes, “The just and perfectly holy God condemns, and can do no other, but when a man repents…God suffers for having condemned him. Instead of punishing sinful, selfish humans, the Father put his righteous anger on his Son, and His Son was willing and able to pay for our sins. But at the same time when justice was served, mercy would be given. There would still be a day when justice would be served. The Lord relented from the disaster He had planned for Nineveh. “God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.” - 2 Corinthians 5:21 ĭaily devotional September 28 - Justice and mercy It is also available in print, for purchase, at. Merwin serves as minister of the Immanuel United Reformed Church of Listowel, Ontario, Canada. Pray that the Lord would bless your worship as you come to God’s House today and that He would be glorified. No, it’s only by the grace and mercy of God! As the apostle Peter says in 1 Peter 2, “But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people…who once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy.” What grace and mercy God has bestowed on us! For in Christ, we are holy and now able to live as thankful servants! May our worship today reflect the joy and gratitude of our hearts as we meet with our holy God!Īsk the Lord to enable you to live a holy and godly life, so that your walk and talk as a Christian would be consistent. You see, holiness is not the result of our morality or good works. Through faith in Jesus Christ, we are made “holy” in God’s sight. God set them apart for His service and glory! And so, it is for the church of today! We too are “set apart” to God and are members of His covenant. We see this language used by the Priests, Levites, and by Israel in the Old Testament. To be a “saint” doesn’t mean the Roman Catholic Church has granted you sainthood, rather, it means that you are “set apart” or “consecrated” to God. But is it? Notice what Paul says, “to all the saints…” Now, “saints”, is a designation for Christians and it was first used that way in Acts 9:13 during Saul’s persecution of the church. We might think this opening address is just a formality. S cripture reading: Philippians 1:1-3 and 1 Peter 2:9-10 “To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi…” - Philippians 1:1b Daily devotional October 2 - Paul’s specific audience - saints!
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