daily devotionals

Romans 6

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So recently I’ve read Romans 5 & 6 and I’m sure I read it before or maybe small verses at a time but can I just say Romans is amazing (just wanted to get that out there).

Romans 6 takes you through the process of Jesus’s death and I never really thought of my baptism process from the crucifixion to rising from the grave.

v4. We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.

With Christ, I died and was buried and raised from death in order to have this new life. Really meditating on that process is a transformation, and all so that I, someone who will still make mistakes again is given this new life and that God will continue to love and accept me with all my flaws… it really makes a person want to strive after his kingdom even more.

God time and time again I question the greatness of your love. Not what it is but why it is. Why is it so big and so abundant? Why do you love us when we are really not worth all the trouble to send your son so die for us all so that we can live a new life. Well either way, thank you God for loving us and giving us a chance to seek after your eternal kingdom. I pray for courage that I may be spiritually steadfast and unafraid to declare that you are my King, that I am a spiritual person and be unafraid of the judgement of this world. Thank you for this morning and I pray for me to seek this new life everyday. In Jesus name, Amen. 

John 21. 153 fishes

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In the first passage, Simon Peter and other disciples go out at night for fishing, doesn’t catch anything, Jesus comes (disciples unaware it’s him) and tells them to throw it on the right, and after catching fish they eat together.

I remember my Pastor from High School (P.Matt) further explained this chapter by stress how tired and disappointed the disciples would have been after trying all night to catch fish and yet didn’t catch a single one. But Jesus simply asks them to throw it to the right and (with I’m sure with a lot of disbelief) they did it and caught 153 fishes. It’s amazing how following God is so simple and all set; like he’s basically giving you all the answers to ace the test. I think there are many times when I lack faith when Jesus asks me to do something and at those moments, I fail to obey because of fear and other things. I think it’s a matter of trust and willingness to follow God’s word and believing that he already has given you the answers to the test.

Also I found the scene where Peter jumps out of the boat finally realizing it’s Jesus and swimming to him so beautiful and amazing. He just caught so much fish after a whole night of not catching a single one but yet after he knows it’s Jesus, he doesn’t stay in the amazement of the fishes caught but ‘swims’ after Jesus to be with Him (I’m like picturing the videos when kid’s see they’re dad back from military service and just drops everything in their hands to go hug him).

I pray that when the moment comes to listen and obey God, that we would lack the moment to fear and have complete faith in Him knowing that he has everything in his hands and that even when the best comes to us, we would alway run back to God to thank him, glorify him, and to just be with the Father of peace that our hearts thirst for.