END TIMES READING PLAN: Hosea 3, 5:15-6:3, 14
SCRIPTURE READING
Galatians 2:15, 20 (NIV); …man is not justified by observing the law, but by faith in Jesus
Christ… I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life
I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
Jesus’ death and resurrection made it possible for all people to come to Him through faith.
Adherence to the Law, including circumcision, had been the mark of God’s chosen, but
salvation was nowhere to be found in the Law. The Law could not justify – it could not pay
the legal punishment for transgressions; only a personal God of complete holiness could do
that, and only a God of pure love would do that.
God demonstrated His love for us by sending Christ to die, and through His obedience
Jesus proved Himself the One who is faithful, true and worthy of our faith.
Faith – the assurance of hope and the certainty of things not seen – is a benefit for those
who accept the message of the Gospel. Every person lives by faith, though many put their
faith into the illusions of other gods, or the power of their own mind. As Christians, we can
rest assuredly in the truthfulness of the Gospel. Jesus actually lived in history, prophesied
his own death, rose from the grave and appeared to hundreds in His resurrected body.
Because we are nothing compared to our good and gracious God, ours is the only religion
that offers assurance that we will spend eternity with our Savior. Our salvation comes from
Him alone, and our faith can be firmly founded in Him.
PRAYER and MEDITATION
1) Have you ever considered faith to be a gift? In what areas do you lack faith where you
really need it right now? Take time to ask the Lord to grow you in faith.
2) Think about times when God has proven Himself faithful to you. This is the same God
you are placing your trust in now!
3) Our faith often is affirmed after we take a step of obedience. Ask God what step of
obedience that He wants you to take in your life by faith.
