Daily Devotional

THE GIFT OF THE REDEEMED HEART

February 14

eloved, there are two types of knowledge of your Father that are important to you. First there is head knowledge. Here, you have information that you accept about God. He is good; He heals; He is the Creator of the universe. However, when someone says, "I believe in God" it means that they have gone past the head knowledge into the realm of what can be called "heart knowledge." You only have this heart knowledge when you have passed from death (in sins) to life (in the Holy Spirit). This means that it is never enough to simply say, "I believe that God exists." Even the devils of hell believe that God exists, but that does them no good for salvation. You gain this heart knowledge only through the "new birth" in Christ Jesus. When you are reborn by the Spirit and your name is placed in the Lamb's Book of Life, you then are brought to life by the power of the Holy Spirit through this event. In this new life in the Lord, you receive what may be called a "redeemed heart." This means that your heart which was dead is now alive to God, and susceptible to the teaching, instructions and prophetic revelations of your Father in Heaven. This is good news! Remember child, you cannot enter the Kingdom of God without this new birth experience! If you are trusting only in your good works, you are in big trouble! If you could earn heaven through your working for the Kingdom, where would it leave the power in the blood of Jesus? It is through this precious sacrifice of the life of the Lord Jesus that your salvation and eternity are brought to pass. So, rejoice in the Lord! You have been given access to the Father through the new birth experience. This means that when you pray or call upon the Lord, He looks at you and sees that your name is in His book and that you indeed have been born again. You are truly and wholly His, now and forevermore. This is wonderful news for you!

Prayer

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Father, I am glad that you chose to offer your precious Son Jesus on the cross of Calvary for me. I am alive in Christ and I will now be able to approach your holy throne with boldness and joy with my requests in the name of the Lord Jesus, amen!