January 16
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THERE IS NO ONE WHO IS GOOD
The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.”
They are corrupt, doing abominable iniquity; there is none who does good.
2 God looks down from heaven on the children of man
To see if there are any who understand, who seek after God.
3 They have all fallen away; together they have become corrupt;
There is none who does good, not even one.
4 Have those who work evil no knowledge, who eat up my people as they eat bread,
And do not call upon God? 5 There they are, in great terror, where there is no terror!
For God scatters the bones of him who encamps against you;
You put them to shame, for God has rejected them.
6 Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion!
When God restores the fortunes of his people,
Let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad. – Psalm 53:1-6
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Have you ever wondered why God chose many shady or weak characters in the bible to be his people? People like Moses, David, Rahab, Jacob, Rachel, and many more depict their natural inclination to follow their own desires and exhibit bad choices and traits. This psalm is identical to Psalm 14, which laments how mankind doesn’t seek after God which is why God’s people are treated cruelly.
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ADORATION: We praise you our Father in heaven, Maker of all things. You are Almighty and powerful. We adore only You who is the Giver of Life.
CONFESSION: Forgive me Lord when I follow my flesh and not make you first in all things.
THANKSGIVING: I am grateful for all that I have and help me to be thankful as well for all that I don’t have. You always see the big picture and I don’t.
SUPPLICATION: May all people of God remember to make You the focus of everything in their lives. Grant us a spirit who seeks after you.
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REFLECTION
• Why is it important to be aware of our natural inclination to sin?
• What happens when we think we are good and not recognize that it is only God’s Spirit who can make us see our need for God?
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ALL PEOPLE ARE SINNERS Poem Devotional
July 17
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ALL PEOPLE ARE SINNERS
A poem by ILMA
Can anyone claim that they have never committed a sin?
If someone did, then they are not honest and is lying
Scripture says that no one is righteous, not even one
No one is truly wise and no one is seeking God.
All have turned away and we all have become useless
No one does good, not a single one for we are all sinners
One moment we speak praise, then we also speak evil things
We are by nature selfish and want to please our desires.
But now God has shown us a way to be right with him
He gave us his only begotten Son so we can be saved from sin
We only need to place our faith in Jesus and he cleanses us
We all fall short of the glory of God, yet he declares us righteous.
Can we boast that we have done anything to be accepted by God?
No, because our acquittal is not based on obeying the law but by faith
We are made right with God only by faith, whether we are Jews or Gentiles
Only when we believe in Christ and have faith can we truly fulfill the law.
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MEMORY VERSE
Only when we have faith do we truly fulfill the law. – Romans 3:31
Read: Romans 3:9-31
In the world we live in, accountability and repentance have become a novelty. We justify our sins and call it mistakes, faults, weaknesses. We have lived lives of compromise. We live busy lives in this world that makes us follow the dictates of society and the world system. Following God has lost its priority in our lives. We become corrupted by this world’s standards and forget to grow our faith which leads us to a life of integrity.
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REFLECTION
• How can we grow our faith so that we can sin less?
• Why do you think some people deny the fact that they have sinned?