LifeLink Devotions
By Pastor John van Gorkom
LifeLink DevotionsFeb 28, 2022
ONE WORD. MANY APPLICATIONS.
I hope this one word reminds you of the priority of purity before God.
LOSE YOUR LIFE IN CHRIST
The Gospel is not about adding God to our lives, but rather it is losing our life in Christ.
OTHERS, NOT SELF
The pursuit of personal worth has only one source of fulfillment - Jesus Christ.
PONDERING PRIORITIES
Do the priorities of your life reflect eternal values of personal happiness?
WASTE NOT, WANT NOT
Proper management of what we already have will provide us with more resources for what we really need.
THE PROPER RESPONSE
Does the sin-sicked world hear the love of Jesus in how we respond to them?
FULLER'S SOAP
What can wash away the stain of sin? Nothing but the blood of Jesus!
LIVE WITH NO REGRETS
The past is a powerful joy-killer. But you are not defined by your past. Live in the present reality of Christ.
TRUE BEAUTY
There's only one thing that makes a person truly beautiful - the joy of the Lord.
SEEING THE INVISIBLE
With Christ's light shining in you, you help others see the invisible.
YOU CAN BE CONFIDENT
How's your confidence level? Maybe it's low because you're listening to the wrong words.
DON'T BE A FOOL
Everyone who rejects the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead is a fool.
THIS IS THE DAY
Today we celebrate the one day in all human history that God chose to solve man's sin problem.
THE COMPASSION OF CHRIST
Jesus will not break you or extinguish whatever fire remains in you. With compassion He will lift you up and give you hope.
THE CROSS BRINGS US PEACE
We are saved equally and completely by the cross.
THE CROSS MAKES US ONE
There can be no division between people who have been untied in the cross of Jesus Christ.
ONLY THE CROSS MATTERS
W dare not boast about anything spiritual EXCEPT the power of the cross to save us from sin.
NO COMPROMISE OF THE CROSS
The cross will be offensive to those who choose sin, but it is also the power of God to save them from sin.
VICTORY OVER SIN AND DEATH
The resurrection power of Jesus lives in you!
IS THERE PROOF OF WHO JESUS IS?
You are the proof that Jesus is alive.
I NEVER WANT TO GET TIRED OF THIS
Helping someone discover the thrill of forgiveness is the greatest experience of life.
PERSEVERANCE IS MOTIVATED BY LOVE
Loving self produces quitters. Loving God produces winners.
THROW OFF THE HINDRANCES
What is keeping you from reaching your goals? You may not like the answer.
PERSEVERANCE
Don't give up. God is preparing you for something of eternal significance.
NO REGRETS
The past has no power over you when you are living in the forgiveness of Jesus Christ.
PUT FORGIVENESS INTO ACTION
Forgiveness is not complete until we take action to restore the relationship.
ONLY ONE SACRIFICE REQUIRED
We no longer live under man's sacrificial system of religion. Jesus has made the only sacrifice needed for forgiveness.
FORGIVE WITHOUT REQUIREMENTS
Jesus put no requirements on asking the Father to forgive those who killed Him.
GREAT LOVE PRODUCES GREAT FORGIVENESS
The degree to which you believe you have been forgiven determines how much you will forgive others.
DOES GOD'S FORGIVENESS HAVE LIMITS?
How far are you willing to go to forgive others? How far would God go?
LET GO OF THE GUILT
When God forgives He removes guilt permanently. Why do you still carry it?
QUIT TRYING TO FORGIVE YOURSELF
Self-forgiveness is impossible. It's a bondage from which you can be free if you simply accept the forgiveness of God as complete.
FOUR STEPS TO FORGIVENESS
You can be fully forgiven in Christ. Just humble yourself and come to Him.
FORGIVENESS SETS YOU FREE
An unforgiving spirit is a prison.
FORGIVE AS YOU HAVE BEEN FORGIVEN
Acts of kindness and love are the breeding ground of forgiveness.
ONLY ONE SACRIFICE
There is only one sacrifice that covers our sin so that God can forgive us.
TRUE REPENTANCE
Don't try to fake out God with acts of remorse that don't represent a true heart of repentance.
FORGIVENESS REQUIRES REPENTANCE
Salvation is by grace through faith alone, but that faith must include repentance.
UNTIE THE SHIP OF UNFORGIVENESS
The port of your heart is unable to receive the ship of God's bless because it's full of the ships of unforgiveness. Sail them out into the sea of God's grace and sink them.
LIFT UP YOUR EYES
You no longer have to hang your head in shame. Lift up your eyes and see the place where God provides life.
SPARE OTHERS THE PAIN
We are called to forgive others as Christ forgives us.
SAFE IN THE ARK
The same cross of Jesus Christ will either judge you with death or save you from death. The choice is yours.
UNNECESSARY WEIGHT
You don't have to carry all of that weight.
STRENGTH IN WEAKNESS
It is in the humble admission of our weakness that God does His most powerful work.
CONSIDER THE EVIDENCE
Is there enough evidence in your life to prove beyond a shadow of doubt that you are a follower of Jesus?
THE GIFT OF LOVE
What kind of love is expressed by your gifts?
THE TASTE OF DEATH
The one who raised Jesus from death can certainly handle all of our hardships.
DISCIPLINE IS ENCOURAGING
We all experience hardships in life. What does God want to teach us from them?
ENCOURAGEMENT FOR THE IMMEDIATE
The needs of the immediate can weigh us down. But Jesus has provided us encouragement for the immediate.
ENDOURAGED BY WAITING
The only true source of hope is the anticipation of the return of Jesus!