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#GOFAMINTDailyDevotion Fri. 29/7/2016

31/7/2016   LESSON   9

ISRAEL’S REJECTION OF GOD

Quarter’s Theme: BASIC CHRISTIAN DOCTRINES

Unit 2 – The Believers’ Justification And Admonition To Sinners (Lessons 5-9)

Suggested Hymns: G.H.B. 243, 349

Devotional Reading: EXO. 19:3-8

Topic For Adults

RISE ABOVE THE STUMBLING BLOCK THE ENEMY HAS PUT IN YOUR PATH

Topic For Youths

DON’T MISS GOD’S PLAN FOR YOUR LIFE

Topic For Intermediates

WRONG ZEAL CANNOT PLEASE GOD

Scripture Lesson

ROM. 9:4-5; EXO. 19:5-6; 1 COR. 1:21-24; ACTS 13:14-21

(RESPONSIBILITY MONTHS)

 

MEMORY VERSE

For He says to Moses, “I will have mercy on whomever I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whomever I will have compassion” (Rom. 9: 15) NKJV

DAILY DEVOTIONAL READING

Fri. 29/7/2016

Wrong Zeal For Righteousness

Rom. 10:1-5

The Jews are very zealous about keeping the laws of Moses. The laws go beyond the Ten Commandments, they cover almost every area of their social, religious and personal life. They take pride in outdoing one another in carrying out what the law demands. They cannot understand how such zeal in trying to obey God’s law will not earn them righteousness before God. The problem is that the law is weakened by the flesh, and therefore cannot grant the righteousness demanded by God. The carnal man, ruled by the flesh, cannot obey every one of the commandments. Breaking one law amounts to breaking all. God has already appointed another means of attaining righteousness – through faith in the atoning death of Jesus Christ. Are you zealous in the things that cannot earn you the righteousness of God? that cannot earn you salvation? Put your trust in the finished work of Jesus.

Point of Emphasis:   Wrong zeal in trying to please God through personal effort is useless.

Prayer Point:            I put my trust in Your death for my sin. Jesus, help me to keep my focus on You for my salvation.