King James Daily Bible Study Devotional
Message Title: Simply And Fully Obey
Date: Sunday July 31, 2011
Chapters: Isaiah 45-46, Proverb 31, Psalm 51
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Details of Today's Chapters: The promises to Cyrus for Israel’s sake, proof of God’s eternal power and sovereignty, encouragement is given to the believing Jews, the doom of idol worshipers, and Israelis exhorted to remember the power of God and powerlessness of those idols.

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“Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear...By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went. By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise: For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God...These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.” - Hebrews 11:3,8-10,13.

The trial of Abraham's faith was, that he simply and fully obeyed the call of God, since he did not have the Bible that we do today, all Abraham could do was live by complete faith in the promises that He made. Faith is the firm persuasion that God will perform all that He has promised to us through Jesus Christ, who sets the seal in believers that God is true. The way of faith is the only way to victory, peace, assurance, and endurance through our trials. All true believers desire the heavenly inheritance, and the stronger faith is, the strong the desires to see them is. Though strangers and pilgrims on the earth ,believers, by faith, overcome the terrors of eternal death, and will bid a cheerful farewell to this world, looking forward to that blessed day they get to meet their Maker.

A maker is one that makes, forms, shapes, or molds something into existence. God is the Maker of all and one day we will all meet our Maker, though many will wish they had not. Through Isaiah, God foretells of the fate of Cyrus as well as unbelievers, giving proof of His eternal power.

“Thus saith the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut; I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron: And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the LORD, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel...Thus saith the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker, Ask me of things to come concerning my sons, and concerning the work of my hands command ye me. I have made the earth, and created man upon it: I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens, and all their host have I commanded. I have raised him up in righteousness, and I will direct all his ways: he shall build my city, and he shall let go my captives, not for price nor reward, saith the LORD of hosts.” - Isaiah 45:1-3,11-13.

The Lord of believers who serve and trust Him is the Almighty God Himself, who is only revealed to us as we yield to the Holy Spirit. By faith we pray and are redeemed, by faith we ask anything in His name and receive it, by faith we are set free from the depths of hell, eagerly awaiting our commands from God. “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father. And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.” - John 14:12-14.

All that God has to say to us is plain, satisfactory, just, and found in His Written Word, any belief other than what is found in His Word is false. Through Isaiah God ensure His believers that He will never leave them and also challenges those putting their faith in false gods.

“Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: your carriages were heavy loaden; they are a burden to the weary beast. They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but themselves are gone into captivity... Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me, Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:..I bring near my righteousness; it shall not be far off, and my salvation shall not tarry: and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel my glory.” - Isaiah 46:1,2,9,10,13.

Putting faith in false gods, statues, and pictures is worthless, they might appear to show some good, but in the end the outcome would be much worse. There is no other God who can transform a wicked soul, there is no other God who can cure a deadly disease, there is no other God who can save a soul from hell. Salvation for the sinner begins with a humble and contrite heart, one that trembles at God's Word and by faith puts their trust in Christ to save them. “As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one...Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:” - Romans 3:10-12,22-24.

Faith us the substance that holds the glue of our relationship with God, without faith we do not get very far, the key to seeing the blessings of living by faith is learning God's Word and living by it. While our works do not get us saved, our works do help us receive God's blessings beyond salvation as we simply and fully obey His Word, not just some of it, but all of it. “But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them; And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.” - II Timothy 3:14-17.

Today's Prayer:

Dear God,
I know the importance of living by faith for without it I would not even be sitting here right now talking to You. God, lead me and guide me, help me to follow Your will by living in Your Word. Increase my faith so much so that everything I do and go through reminds me that You are at work in my life and that all things will come to past. Best of all I know that I will be blessed even more as I simply and fully obey Your commands. I love You Lord, and ask these things in Jesus' name. Amen.

God Bless You, I am praying for you,
Christina

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