Growing in Christ- Digging Deeper: December 11, 2021

Acts 26:6-7; Romans 15:8-9; Galatians 3:8,14,29; Hebrews 8:6; John 14:1-4

There is only one plan, one promise that the Old Testament gave for mankind. All history has hoped for the same thing. God’s plan simply put is that He would bless one person for all generations and through him, bless the whole world. Who came to fulfill the promise? How is that a better covenant than the man called Abraham or the king called David? Today, give thanks for Jesus Christ and the perfect, ultimate promise for your future. And thank Him that you have a home being prepared for you in glory.

Growing in Christ- Digging Deeper: December 10, 2021

Read: Joshua 1:1-9; 21:43-45; 23:1-8; 24:14-15

What did God say to Joshua when He was leading them to a new home in the Promised Land? What was their new home like? What does ch. 21 say about their new home? What were they supposed to do in their new home according to ch. 23 and 24? How about you? Do you trust the Lord to lead you to your place of refuge and rest? Look at what you serve at your home. Are you truly serving the Lord, or is your heart leaning into someone or something else? Today recommit your family and yourself to serving the Lord.

Growing in Christ- Digging Deeper: December 9, 2021

2 Samuel 7; 1 Kings 2:4; Deuteronomy 17:18-20; Daniel 1:1-5

This chapter in 2 Samuel is a key moment in the history of Israel. How is the promise made to David a continuation of the promise made to his ancestor Abraham? Would anything break this promise to the Davidic line? Not all of the kings in David’s lineage followed God. Not all of them benefited from God’s blessing personally. In fact, the people of Israel lost their home and were eventually taken captive in Babylon. But with Jesus as the final fulfillment in this lineage, we see how David is ultimately blessed. You can do little to change what your ancestors did with their lives. In fact, you can do little to undo what immediate family members do when they walk away from the Lord. However, you can ask for God to spiritually cleanse you from past ancestral and family sin. But the promise remains today. Blessing is promised if you live for the Lord. And there is a promise to establish godliness in your future generations. Commit your life to holiness today.