Day Fourteen & Day Fifteen

Day Fourteen

Week Two | Memory Verse

But whatever were gains to me I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord… - PHILIPPIANS 3:7-8
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Day Fifteen

Bible Reading

Phil 3:1-4 Further, my brothers and sisters, rejoice in the Lord! It is no trouble for me to write the same things to you again, and it is a safeguard for you. 2 Watch out for those dogs, those evildoers, those mutilators of the flesh. 3 For it is we who are the circumcision, we who serve God by his Spirit, who boast in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh— 4 though I myself have reasons for such confidence. If someone else thinks they have reasons to put confidence in the flesh, I have more:

Devotional

It’s always a joy to watch people do something they are good at, whether that is dancing, wood carving, playing an instrument, or something that requires a lot of athletic ability. People who have become experts in an area have a certain sense of confidence in their craft that is admirable. That confidence comes and is built upon talents, ability and many hours of hard work. When it comes to salvation however, we really should have no confidence in the flesh, meaning we should not have confidence in our abilities, talents or hard work. Because none of these things have contributed to our spiritual status in the least. The only thing that we should have confidence in when it comes to spiritual matters is Christ Himself, because it is Jesus who is the source and foundation of what our spiritual standing is built upon. Salvation is a free gift that we cannot earn or work towards; it’s not based on how good we are but rather how good God is. Let’s be people who live out our lives with this in mind. It will help us to walk in humility and not get caught up working to earn salvation…something that can never be done.

Question to Think About

What does it look like in everyday life to look out for the interests of Christ?