David Wilkerson Today A Ministry of World Challenge MONDAY, AUGUST 12, 2013 EMPOWERED BY HIS GRACE by Gary Wilkerson God’s grace has to cover whatever He calls us to do. See if these words describe your walk with the Lord: burdened, stressed, heavyhearted, mentally drained, fatigued. These are the outcomes whenever we double our fleshly efforts to please God. They are clear signs that the law, not God’s grace, is in operation. The freedom Christ won for us on the cross is not just good news for the lost, it is good news for every believer. Yet many continue to live under a cloud thinking they are not a quality son or daughter to God. They think He loves them because He has to. The gospels tell us differently. Jesus called all twelve of the sinful, flawed, imperfect disciples to Him because He wanted their friendship: “No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you” (John 15:15, ESV). Jesus chose to share the deep desires of the Father’s heart with these friends. He has also done that with you when you chose to follow Him. So when you go to Him in prayer or walk into church, His attitude isn’t, “Not you again.” The opposite is true! He wants to be with you, to sit beside you, to be your friend, because He is actually pleased with you. You may think, “How could that be? Nothing I see in my life could possibly be pleasing to the Lord.” That’s why Scripture tells us, “Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes” (Romans 10:4, ESV). It is impossible for anyone to live according to the law for very long. We may keep telling ourselves, “I’ll get it right tomorrow. I just have to reenergize myself ,” but we cannot maintain it. Eventually we are overcome by an impossible burden, and we come to the end of ourselves. Jesus is the one waiting for us at the end of all our self-efforts. Only in Him do we find true freedom. Read this devotion online: sermons.worldchallenge.org/en/node/23899?src=devo-email Pulpit Series Newsletters ================================================================================ Satan is Out to Destroy You, 08.05.13 sermons.worldchallenge.org/en/node/23680?src=devo-email The Supply of the Spirit, 06.24.13 sermons.worldchallenge.org/en/newsletter/the-supply-of-the-spirit?src=devo-email Responsibility, Inability and Grace, 07.15.13 sermons.worldchallenge.org/en/node/23405?src=devo-email ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For more sermons by David Wilkerson visit our Pulpit Series Newsletters [sermons.worldchallenge.org/en/pulpit_series_newsletters?src=devo-email] and Sermon Center [sermons.worldchallenge.org/en/sermons?src=devo-email] Audio sermons by David and Gary Wilkerson are also available via our audio podcast in iTunes [itunes/podcast?id=294033386] Connect with World Challenge [twitter/world_challenge] and Gary Wilkerson [twitter/garywilkerson] Connect with World Challenge [facebook/pages/Lindale-TX/World-Challenge-Inc/35064056893] and Gary Wilkerson [https://facebook/pastorgarywilkerson] (c)2013 World Challenge, Inc. You are welcome to make copies for FREE distribution or retransmit the devotional via e-mail, but all devotionals must be copied or retransmitted in their entirety. However, devotionals may not be posted on any website, printed, or used in any media without written permission from World Challenge, Inc. Each request is considered on a case-by-case basis. Please contact World Challenge, Inc. using our online contact form [sermons.worldchallenge.org/en/contact?src=devo-email] or by calling (903) 963-8626 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To receive the HTML version of this newsletter send a blank email to [email protected] with the subject "set devotions-en html". Do not include the quotes. To receive the multipart (text & HTML) version of this newsletter send a blank email to [email protected] with the subject "set devotions-en mail". Do not include the quotes. To unsubscribe from this mailing list send a blank email to [email protected] or unsubscribe online [sermons.worldchallenge.org/en/wc/mailing_list/unsubscribe?src=devo-email]. To subscribe to this mailing list visit our online subscription screen [sermons.worldchallenge.org/en/wc/mailing_list/subscribe?src=devo-email].
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