Devotional Life
Approval Rating with God
Our goal is to find the truth
It is the only thing that brings freedom
Truth cannot be found from a worldly point of view
Truth can only be found from examining God’s view
That starts with careful handling of God’s Word
Making sure we understand the context of the scriptures we read
The balance of other scriptures
Seeing the practical ways the scriptures are worked out in the Kingdom of Heaven
Then through prayer, applying those principles in earth
The worldly point of view has a grip on all of us
Don’t underestimate its power
To release the greater power of the Heavenly point of view we need to work at it
Light only over comes darkness when the light is turned on
2 Timothy 2:15
Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.
Let’s improve our approval rating with God
Approval Rating with God
A devotional life is a life of love and loyalty.
Loyalty brings approval.
Loyalty is more than standing
in the same room with someone.
Loyalty is faithfulness.
If someone is loyal to you,
they will side with you.
In order to side with someone,
you need to know that person.
You need to know what they stand for.
This is what Paul is saying 2 Timothy 2.
Devotional time will
improve your approval rating.
Let’s ask our self a question…
What is the LORD’s
approval rating of your life?
Surely there are things the Lord
smiles at and says well done.
And if you are like me,
there are areas of our lives the
approval rating is not so high.
My daily devotional time has helped
my approval rating with the Lord…
In the sense that I am reminded of what
pleases the Lord as I study His Word.
It is clear to see from God’s
Word that He does not approve
of the worldly point of view.
The worldly point of view fills
our lives from morning to night.
Look at where the worldly
point of view has gotten us.
Where God is not KING…
Everyone will do what is
right in their own eyes.
Judges 17:6
Our devotional time with
God changes our view point.
This is not automatic,
it is a process.
That is why Paul says to Timothy…
Study to show yourself-approved unto God.
Your time with God will change
your view point from a worldly
point of view to a Godly point of view.
So from now on we regard no
one from a worldly point of view.
Though we once regarded Christ
in this way, we do so no longer.
2 Corinthians 5:16
Many of us wait till the last
minute to get things done.
"'As surely as I live,' says the Lord,
'every knee will bow before me;
every tongue will confess to God.'"
So then, each of us will give
an account of himself to God.
Romans 14:11-12
Each day we look into God’s
Word, we see God’s view.
Our approval rating with God comes
as we give diligence to God’s Word.
Devotional time is more than
reading, but studying God’s Word.
So we understand how
to correctly handle truth.
Our goal is to find the truth.
It is the only thing that brings freedom.
Truth cannot be found
from a worldly point of view.
Truth can only be found
from examining God’s view.
That starts with careful
handling of God’s Word.
Making sure we understand the
context of the scriptures we read.
The balance of other scriptures.
Seeing the practical ways the scriptures
are worked out in the Kingdom of Heaven.
Then through prayer applying
those principles in earth.
The worldly point of view
has a grip on all of us.
Don’t underestimate its power.
To release the greater power of the Heavenly
point of view, we need to work at it.
Light only over comes darkness
when the light is turned on.
2 Timothy 2:15…
Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved,
a workman who does not need to be ashamed and
who correctly handles the word of truth.
Let’s improve our approval rating with God.
Scripture Reading
2 Timothy 2:15 KJV
15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God,
a workman that needeth not to be ashamed,
rightly dividing the word of truth.
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