NIGHT DEVOTION

 


 NIGHT PRAYER

For when we were yet without

strength, in due time Christ died

for the ungodly.For scarcely for a

righteous man will one die: yet

peradventure for a good man some

would even dare to die.

From: Romans 5:6-7


INSPIRATION

It is amazing how selfish we can be

sometimes. A line of traffic on a

busy street. We've been waiting for

what seems like forever at a traffic

light. Out of the corner of our eye,

we see a car trying to pull out of a

parking lot, the driver desperately

looking for an opening. We avert

our eyes and grip the steering

wheel, determined not to give an

inch. Someone else can make that

sacrifice. Selfish, our selfish nature

makes it very difficult to

understand the great sacrifice

Christ made for us. When we were

useless sinners, when we were


absolutely powerless, He chose to

die for us. Sinners...who hated

God, who delighted in the very

things God hates. He died for us.

It's hard to get our selfish brains

wrapped around that notion. We

were on the verge of perishing and

He gave Himself away to save us.

Who does that? What a great

friend christ is to us! That He

would lay down His life to save

such selfish, sinful beings.That is

what is most amazing about His

sacrifice. If we had all been good,

righteous people--then perhaps it

is understandable that He would be

willing to die for us. But we were

ungodly. And He STILL died for us.


The depth of His love was such

that, even in our sin, He loved us

and died for us. He took our sin

upon Himself. He knew about

everything we ever did or ever

would do. It didn't matter. He did it

anyway. His unwavering love for

us sent him to the cross.


PRAYER

Lord, I am overwhelmed when I

think about what You did for me

on that cross. You didn't have to.

You could have averted your eyes

and looked away from my sin in

disgust. Instead, You looked at me

with love and You did for me what

I could not do for myself. I thank

You, Lord, for dying for me, so that

I might live with You eternally.

Help me to live a life on this earth

that is worthy of Your sacrifice and

help me to defeat my selfish nature

that I may give to others as You

have given to me. Amen.


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