King James Daily Bible Study Devotional
Message Title: The Praise Of His Glory
Date: Saturday November 19, 2011
Chapters: Romans 1-3
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All Scripture quoted comes from the King James Version.

Hello My Friend,

“To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved. In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace; Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence; Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself: That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him: In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will: That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.” - Ephesians 1:6-12.

My choir sings a song called, “The Judgment” the scenario, Satan is standing before Jesus awaiting his judgment, “From the throne comes a voice like thunder, Depart, I know ye not! For the names written in this book are the souls my blood had bought!” Every soul that accepted and confessed the Lord, Jesus Christ is written in the Book of Life, every soul written in the Book of Life was purchased by the blood that Jesus Christ shed when He died on the cross, meaning, “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” - Romans 6:23. Those who receive Christ not only receive eternal life, they also receive an inheritance and are the praise of His glory.

The Book of Romans is the sixth book of the New Testament, forty-fifth book of the Bible, and contains sixteen chapters. The author of the book is Paul and it was written to the believers in Rome, the time he wrote this letter is approximately 60AD, he was in Corinth and heard about their faith in the Gospel, but there was some confusion between the Jewish and Christian laws. The purpose of the book, also known as Romans road, was to show that salvation is given by faith to all believers of Christ and not by any law. It details the previous law of Moses and presents the meaning of the Gospel in relation to law, prophecy, and the universal need of man for salvation only by faith. “Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;” - Romans 3:22,23.

When Paul heard about the Romans accepting the Gospel he was ecstatic, but he became concerned when he learned that there were several stories going around about it. He had hopes that he would visit there soon, but decided the best thing to do was write them before things got out of hand. First, he encourages them to speak the Gospel to all, but also warns them of people who will reject it and or change it.

“Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you, (but was let hitherto,) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles. I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise. So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also. For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith. For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them. For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened...And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;” -Romans 1:13-21,28.

We are all born with the knowledge of God from birth, those who lose that knowledge lose it when He is not apart of their lives, which then leaves them up to their own vain imaginations. The word reprobate means to be rejected by God and beyond hope of salvation, these are people who reject that God even exists and come up with theses theories like evolution, the big bang, and whatever else they try to drum up as to why they exist. The truth is that they do not want to accept that there is a much higher power above them that created them. Whether Jew or Gentile, we are all going to face Jesus one day, no one is exempt from judgment day, if Satan has to face Jesus one day, so do we.

“But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God; Who will render to every man according to his deeds: To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life: But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile; But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile: For there is no respect of persons with God. For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law: and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law; (For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.” -Romans 2:5-13.

Sometimes I envy the Jews, they were God's chosen people, they witnessed manna, His presence over a cloud, the parting of the Red sea, miracle after miracle, yet never showed any gratitude and only obeyed Him when they were in trouble. Then it comes to me, I have witnessed my own miracles and have not shown gratitude or always obeyed Him either. I am no different that a Jew, Christ died for me and for you. In fact, Paul stresses that even with the law the Jews did not get it right either, there were just as unrighteous as the Gentiles. Therefore, salvation is offered freely to both Jew and Gentile.

“What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin; As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one...Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.” - Romans 3:9-12,22-26.

To be justified means to be acquitted, set free from the wages of sin, simply by our faith in and acceptance of Jesus Christ. You are not set free by what you do for God, who you are, or where you came from, you are set free by accepting that your are a sinner, believing that Jesus purchased your sin debt with His blood, and asking Him to save you. That is the only way that we are justified and become the praise of His glory. “To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus. Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith. Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law. Is he the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also: Seeing it is one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.” -Romans 3:26-30.

Today's Prayer:
Dear God,
Lord, You deserve all the glory, honor, and power for redeeming my soul when I received Your Son as my Savior. My salvation was only made possible by Your Son's death, burial, and resurrection. While we were still powerless and dead in our sins, Jesus died for us. God, You demonstrated Your love for us, in that You credited righteousness to us through Christ’s death, and justified us from sin debt. Your wondrous love is truly amazing and we can only respond by dedicating to You our soul, our life, and our all! In Jesus' name. Amen.

God Bless You, I am praying for you,
Christina

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