Biblical Principles Daily Devotionals Day 118

Why I Believe What We Believe

Day 118

Biblical principle - Absolute truth from God’s Word:

The message of God and who he is; many times is shared by the most unexpected.  Does the world know about our God because of the great things He has done? Yes.  Consider this: if the people had not walked across the Red Sea, had they not fought against the Amorites, what would the reaction have been when they approached the Promise Land?

Joshua 2:4, And the woman took the two men, and hid them, and said thus, There came men unto me, but I wist not whence they were:

Joshua 2:9-13, And she said unto the men, I know that the Lord hath given you the land, and that your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land faint because of you. ¹⁰For we have heard how the Lord dried up the water of the Red sea for you, when ye came out of Egypt; and what ye did unto the two kings of the Amorites, that were on the other side Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom ye utterly destroyed. ¹¹And as soon as we had heard these things, our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you: for the Lord your God, he is God in heaven above, and in earth beneath. ¹²Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by the Lord, since I have shewed you kindness, that ye will also shew kindness unto my father's house, and give me a true token: ¹³And that ye will save alive my father, and my mother, and my brethren, and my sisters, and all that they have, and deliver our lives from death.

Practical - Works that apply Biblical principle:

The entire purpose of following the Lord is so that a light will shine toward the world. Scriptures teach that when the world sees “our good works” the world can do nothing but to glorify God. If we hide the light, we will not see victory in the promise land of victorious Christian living.

Matthew 5:14-16, Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. ¹⁵Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. ¹⁶Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.