Devotional Life Devotional Time

Devotional Life

Devotional Time

To have a devotional life you need a devotional time

Time where you are not distracted

A time to build yourself up in the faith

A time when you listen to the heart of God as you read His Word

Recognize your conversation is between heaven and earth

You will have questions to help you understand how the heavenly

And spiritual things are worked out in earth

Remember your life is more than natural instincts

Your life is Natural and Spiritual

You are looking for more than facts and history

You are communicating with God who is the Holy Spirit

All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

2 Timothy 3:16-17

Devotional Time

Jude tells us in verse 19

there are two types of people…

Those who follow mere natural instincts

and those who follow the Spirit.

These two should not be

opposed to each other…

 But they are.

If we live by just natural instinct,

 we will live without God.

This leads to everyone doing

what they see as right.

If we live by just the Spirit,

 we will live in fantasy.

This leads to being so heavenly

minded you are no earthly good.

In verse 20 Jude says…

But you, dear friends, build yourselves up in

your most holy faith and pray in the Holy Spirit.

Build yourself up.

A devotional life is a work out.

Our faith needs muscle.

 A body with muscle is strong.

Muscle is developed by use.

How does faith come?

Romans 10:17 says…

 Faith comes by hearing.

A devotional life will be devoted

to hearing God’s Word.

This means a devotional life has a

devotional time for God’s Word.

Jesus got up early to have a

devotional time with the Father.

 Mark 1:35

I have found I need to give the first

part of my day to a devotional time.

If I don’t, other things get in my mind

and God does not get my best.

For me 9:00am is when the

business world starts moving.

So I get up at 6:00am to beat

the 9:00am rush for my time.

This also means I am in

bed at night by 10:00pm.

If I am going to build up myself in

the faith, I need a disciplined time.

A devotional life is motivated by love.

I love 6:00am, I look forward to it.

Jude also says pray in the Holy Spirit.

Recognize your devotion time is a spiritual time.

Remember Jesus teaching on how to pray.

First address your Father

in Heaven with respect.

The next thing Jesus tells us to do is…

Your kingdom come, your will be

done on earth as it is in heaven.

Matthew 6:10

Your devotional time needs to

be a time of receiving…

 Heavenly, spiritual truth and

gaining an understanding of

how it is worked out in the earth.

This means a devotional time

is more than memorization.

This is a time of prayer as you read God’s Word…

 You are listening to His words.

His words will trigger your mind and

you need to share those things with Him.

God’s Word is alive…

For the word of God is living and active.

Sharper than any double-edged sword,

it penetrates even to dividing soul

and spirit, joints and marrow;

it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.

Hebrews 4:12

“build yourselves up in your most holy faith and pray”

Means the first words you read are the

start of God’s conversation with you…

That is prayer.

Jude 21 says…

Keep yourselves in God's love as you wait

 for the mercy of our Lord Jesus

Christ to bring you to eternal life.

Keep yourselves in God's love   

A devotional life is a life of love.

Your first goal is to commit to loving God.

To have a devotional life…

 You need a devotional time.

Time where you are not distracted.

A time to build yourself up in the faith.

A time when you listen to the

heart of God as you read His Word.

Recognize your conversation

is between heaven and earth.

You will have questions to help you

understand how the heavenly and

spiritual things are worked out in earth.

Remember your life is more than natural instincts.

Your life is Natural and Spiritual.

You are looking for more than facts and history.

You are communicating with God,

 who is the Holy Spirit…

All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for

teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,

so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

2 Timothy 3:16-17

Scripture Reading

Jude 19-21 NIV

19 These are the men who divide you, who follow mere natural instincts and do not have the Spirit.

20 But you, dear friends, build yourselves up in your most holy faith and pray in the Holy Spirit. 21 Keep yourselves in God's love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life.

2 Timothy 3:16-17 NIV

16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17 so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.