Daily Devotional

You, Lord, are forgiving and good,
abounding in love to all who call to you.
Psalm 86:5

Our God is good all the time. He is perfect and knows our limitations. Knowing our imperfections - and that we wouldn't be able to save ourselves - He sent His Son Jesus, who justified our Salvation.

Confessing our sins to God is part of our transformation in Christ. More than knowing that God is forgiving, it is truly seeking his forgiveness. The power of forgiveness eases the burden on our souls and gives us the possibility of continuing in faith. When we don't seek God's forgiveness, we carry the weight of guilt and this burden keeps us from the Lord's path.

Only God can hear us, only he can forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness (1 John 1:9). He is merciful and forgiving. Seek to be reconciled with God, seek his presence. Ask forgiveness for your sins, and press on towards the goal which is Christ! Don't delay in returning to the Lord's arms.

Seeking God's forgiveness:

• God is ready to listen to us. Seek his presence in prayer and confess your sins to him.
• If we have sinned against our brothers and sisters, we must be reconciled with them. Ask for forgiveness.
• Create a forgiving heart, forgive. If we don't forgive our brothers, why should we be forgiven?

Pray:

Lord, you are kind and forgiving. Forgive my sins and weaknesses. I want to learn more from you. I don't want to stand around with my hands tied by sin, set me free! Your grace has saved me and I want to walk Your path of light again. Amen!

⁶⁸ Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. ⁶⁹ We have come to believe and to know that you are the Holy One of God.”

John 6:68-69

At the time Peter made this statement, Jesus was teaching, surrounded by many other disciples. Some of them began to follow him because they had seen many miracles and healings. Others followed him because they had been fed in The Feeding of the 5,000. But despite this, many of these disciples still didn't believe in Jesus and began to abandon him because they found his teaching too harsh.

Jesus then asked the twelve disciples whether they wanted to go too. Peter, like others who believed in the Lord, knew there was nowhere else to go...

There is no better place in the world than to be in the presence of Jesus. He alone has the words of eternal life, capable of satisfying the greatest hunger of your existence. Anyone who truly knows God's love knows that there is no better place to be than with the Savior!

Be in the best place today:

• Do you believe in the Lord? To do so, you need to know God and His love through the Bible.
• Whatever has led you to follow Christ, may faith and love keep you close to Him every day.
• Put your trust in Jesus that he will meet your daily needs.
• Pray to be in God's presence when you feel far from His ways.
• If you feel that you are not yet a faithful disciple of Jesus, seek guidance from a more mature Christian or the pastor of a church.
• Thank God because in Jesus you will have more than miracles and blessings: with Christ, you will gain knowledge of eternal life.

Pray:

Lord God, thank you so much for the best place I could be: in Christ! Thank you because nothing in this world is better than walking side by side with the Lord and learning from God. Help me to believe and remain in the presence of Jesus every day of my life and then I will know that everything else will be fine. Be with me today and always. In Jesus' name, amen!