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IBC Wiesbaden Men's Ministry is the active pursuit of men in order to connect us to God, His Word, and other men for the purpose of winning, growing, and training God's man in Christ.

03/02/2022

February 03rd

TO READ: Proverbs 5:1-23

SEXUAL FREEDOM

_An evil man is held captive by his own sins; they are ropes that catch and hold him. He will die for lack of self-control; he will be lost because of his incredible folly._

PROVERBS 5:22-23

“Incredible folly”! That is how adultery is described in Proverbs 5:23. But in secular society, adultery is characterized in more glowing terms: “sexual freedom,” “adult entertainment,” “mature adventure,” “free love.” Who is right about adultery? Is it something to be embraced, or something to be avoided?

Look at the facts. Adultery can mean that “you will lose your honor” as well as your fortunes (5:9). Having spent years building a solid reputation for integrity and generating respect in the community, the adulterer finds himself exposed as a cheat. He’s cheated his wife and kids, and he has shown that he is not above lying to save his own skin. Should his wife react by legitimately terminating the marriage, “strangers will obtain [his] wealth, and someone else will enjoy the fruit of [his] labor” (5:10). His “free love,” he discovers, is not at all cheap!

Then there is the unpalatable truth that sexually transmitted diseases are common among the unfaithful, so the adulterer may “groan in anguish when disease consumes [his] body” (5:11). He will no doubt bear his share of shame and find reason to reflect on his own lack of discipline. He may even be wise enough to admit, “I have come to the brink of utter ruin, and now I must face public disgrace” (5:14).

Modern society is certainly blasé about adultery, but shame and stigma, ruin and regret are still part of the package. The allure of adultery masks the reality of moral, social, spiritual, and financial ruin. He therefore takes steps to avoid the adulterous path, to banish the adulterous thought, and to discipline the adulterous desire. He will also nurture the romantic and sexual love of his wife, so that adulterous attraction is not so alluring because his desires are being appropriately sated and his commitments are being totally fulfilled.

Selfishness is the main reason for stress in all aspects of marriage. Unselfishness is the best cure for marital ills. Selfish people want their sexual needs fulfilled, while unselfish people desire to meet the needs of their partner. Selfish people make sexual demands, unselfish people give sexual satisfaction. Any man whose wife meets his sexual needs as he meets hers will find he has no desire to stray, and adultery will be far from his mind. He will cherish his wife and be cherished in return. His honor will remain intact; his integrity will be unsullied. Anything less is “incredible folly.”

The One Year Devotions for Men, Stuart Briscoe.

17/11/2021

November 17th

TO READ: Nehemiah 1:1-11

“I WAS WRONG”

Listen to my prayer! Look down and see me praying night and day for your people Israel. I confess that we have sinned against you. Yes, even my own family and I have sinned!

NEHEMIAH 1:6

Men do not find it easy to say, “I was wrong,” and, “I’m sorry.” But we need to learn. Unless we admit culpability and offer apologies, our relationships will suffer.

Nehemiah was the king’s cupbearer. Much more than a glorified wine steward, he was a member of the king’s inner circle, a trusted aide, a key man in the affairs of state. He was also a deeply spiritual man who knew how to pray to the God of heaven. When he heard about the sad state of affairs in far-off Jerusalem, Nehemiah made use of both channels (1:4; 2:1-8). The cultured man who knew how to present wine to an earthly king also knew how to to present prayers to the heavenly Lord, with dramatic effect.

Nehemiah’s prayer was deeply emotional, springing from a recognition that the situation in which God’s people found themselves was directly attributable to their own actions. No whining came from his lips, no questions sprang from his heart, no recriminations found their way into his thinking. God had said clearly and unmistakably that if his people obeyed they would be blessed, and if they disobeyed they would suffer the consequences. The mess they were in was simply the accumulation of consequences for which they were responsible. Nehemiah’s prayer reflected this insight.

Nehemiah confessed sin on behalf of the people as a whole. In itself, this could have been too vague, too fuzzy, too out-of-focus. True, the people had sinned collectively; but, as Nehemiah recognized, collective guilt is the sum total of individual guilt. Israel’s guilt included Nehemiah’s own guilt. Collective confession has its place—right alongside individual, personal confession. It is the logical response to individual guilt, not a convenient substitute for admission of personal culpability.

The same Lord who has promised that actions have consequences has also guaranteed that confession leads to forgiveness and that forgiveness is the pathway to restoration. Nehemiah knew this well. So his prayer, which was deeply confessional, was also quietly confident.

We men should be as eager to approach the Lord as we are to make business contacts, and as well-versed at presenting our heart concerns to God as we are at offering our products to potential customers. And like Nehemiah, we, too, should be ready to confess our sins, confident that God will hear and forgive. Then, when we present our requests, we can have confidence that God will hear us and answer.

The One Year Devotions for Men, Stuart Briscoe.

09/11/2021

November 09th

TO READ: Ezra 3:1-13

ENTHUSIASM AND EXPERIENCE

Many of the older priests, Levites, and other leaders remembered the first Temple, and they wept aloud when they saw the new Temple’s foundation. The others, however, were shouting for joy.

EZRA 3:12

Young people look forward; old folks look back. Youth embraces the future, where most of its life lies; old age reveres the past, where most of its life has gone. Youth has little in the past to which to refer; old age has not much in the future for which to plan. So when youth and old age stand together in the same place, they look in opposite directions and see different scenarios. Old folks see the good old days; the young see only bright horizons. Little wonder they often disagree and not infrequently clash!

On the day when the new foundations of the ruined temple were laid in Jerusalem after seventy years in exile, the reactions of the generations were markedly different. The young people were so excited about what was new and fresh that they sang and shouted and danced for joy. Their faces were wreathed in smiles. But the shouts were mingled with sobs because, while the young were delighted, the old were dismayed. Their cheeks wore no smiles, but were bathed in tears (3:12). They remembered and mourned the old temple, the old days, the way things were. And they looked with dismay at what was destined to take its place. In their minds the new was far inferior to the old.

The mingled sounds of delight and dismay were apparently indistinguishable from a distance (3:13). That was good, because it would have been unfortunate if only the shouts of youth had been heard, and it would have been unforgivable if the moans of the old had prevailed. Both had a point. The old had experience, which gave insight to what had been; the young had enthusiasm, which promised momentum for what was to come.

Enthusiasm without the cautions of experience can lead to projects crashing in flames. Experience without the fire of enthusiasm can lead to projects never leaving the ground. Old people harping on the way things were can kill the hope of the future, while young people worshiping the way things will be can be wounded if the lessons of history go unheeded.

God made youth and old age for a reason—they need each other! So let’s thank him for youth and praise him for old age, and let us pray that enthusiasm and experience will kiss each other, and that they will live happily together.

The One Year Devotions for Men, Stuart Briscoe.

08/11/2021

November 08th

TO READ: 2 Chronicles 34:1-13

YOUTHFUL VIGOR

During the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, Josiah began to seek the God of his ancestor David. Then in the twelfth year, he began to purify Judah and Jerusalem, destroying all the pagan shrines, the Asherah poles, and the carved idols and cast images.

2 CHRONICLES 34:3

Most sixteen-year-old boys are not known for their piety. Immaturity, irresponsibility, or mischief, perhaps—and voracious appetite, energy, activity, even industry—but not usually piety, even if they are reigning monarchs.

Young King Josiah was different. We are not told what led Josiah to earnestly desire an experience of the Lord. It certainly was not the example of his father, King Amon, or his grandfather, King Manasseh, both of whom were wicked kings. Something was born in Josiah’s heart that led him to take seriously both his own spiritual well-being and his royal obligation for the well-being of his people. In a few short years, he used his royal power and prestige to rid his territory of the infamous idolatry that plagued his people and to commission the refurbishing of the neglected temple (34:8). All this by the time he was twenty-six years of age!

Josiah’s devotion to the Lord and spiritual leadership were developed without the benefit of the Scriptures, which makes his accomplishments even more remarkable. Then, when Hilkiah the priest discovered the lost Scriptures (34:14), Josiah was horrified to discover how far he and his people had strayed from the Lord’s commands. He immediately ordered further study and inquired of the prophet Huldah. When he understood the significance of the word of the Lord, he put it into practice and called the people to follow his lead.

Prior to the rediscovery of the Scriptures, Josiah had known enough about the Lord to know that he needed to know more, and he had seen enough of idol worship to know that it was clearly wrong. Acting on the limited information available to him, he achieved great things. But when he received the word of the Lord, his vision was expanded and his experience enlarged.

Every man is called not only to respond to what he knows but also to ensure that he knows what he should. To know the word and not to obey it is wrong. To have the word and not to read and know it is no better. To paraphrase Mark Twain, “He who does not read and obey has no advantage over he who cannot read or respond.” Josiah could not know what was hidden in the lost book. Modern man has no such problem—the Book is available. So we must do what we know, and read the Book. Those who read it will be called to make some changes, some of which will be uncomfortable. But every step we take toward God will lead to blessing.

The One Year Devotions for Men, Stuart Briscoe.

03/11/2021

November 02nd

TO READ: 2 Chronicles 7:11-22

THE WAILING WALL

Then if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and heal their land.

2 CHRONICLES 7:14

The Wailing Wall in Jerusalem is one of the saddest places on earth. Day after day faithful Jews stand before its imposing ruin, pouring out their souls to the Lord, asking him to send the promised Messiah. Quite apart from the sadness of their failure to recognize that Jesus is Messiah, the wall itself, the sole remnant of Israel’s majestic temple, speaks a solemn sadness of its own. It speaks silently of former glories long gone, of broken covenants and shattered dreams, of sin and judgment, and of false hopes.

When Solomon had finally completed the temple and his own palace, the Lord appeared to him one night. He told Solomon that if the people of Israel ever turned away from the Lord, he would send a series of increasingly alarming calamities (7:19-22). If the people refused to respond to the Lord and abandoned him, in the end they would be uprooted from the land and the temple would be destroyed. Then people would pass by for generations to come and wonder at the devastation of such a magnificent edifice. The people of Israel did turn away from the Lord, God’s promise of judgment was fulfilled, and the temple is no more—the Wailing Wall alone remains. Every day it stands in mute testimony to the consequences of Israel’s refusal to honor the Lord.

But the Lord did not only promise judgment on sin. He also offered a way to forgiveness and cleansing. The purpose of the promised calamities was not just to punish God’s people for their disobedience. God designed the disasters to precipitate repentance. If at any time the people would turn back to God in humility and true repentance, God would restore his blessings to them (7:14). This kind of repentance would not just consist of tearful promises, but of genuine sorrow, heartfelt grief, thorough forsaking of sin, and earnest calling on the Lord. This kind of repentance would release the promised blessings, not only for the repentant individuals but also for the communities of which they were a part.

Similar principles apply today. Willful sin is an affront to God, and it bears grave consequences. These consequences constitute divine judgment, which should lead to repentance and restoration. Many people recognize the need for a reversal of moral trends in their communities but fail to recognize the part God’s people must play. For there to be reversal in the community, there must be revival in the church. For revival in the church to happen, there must be renewal in the Christian. Reversal, revival, and renewal all stand waiting in line—for repentance!

The One Year Devotions for Men, Stuart Briscoe.

01/11/2021

November 01st

TO READ: 1 Chronicles 28:1-21

CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK?

“And from among my sons—for the LORD has given me many children—he chose Solomon to succeed me on the throne of his kingdom of Israel. He said to me, ‘Your son Solomon will build my Temple and its courtyards, for I have chosen him as my son, and I will be his father.’ ”

1 CHRONICLES 28:5-6

Some fathers do not hesitate to tell their children what to do with their lives—and they’re often wrong. One father who has worked hard to build his business assumes his son will be eager to take over, only to discover that the son has neither the heart nor the head for such a task. Another father, frustrated in his own athletic career, pushes his son to excel so that he may vicariously enjoy what he has personally been denied, only to discover that his son prefers footlights to football and plays by Shakespeare to plays from scrimmage.

David, too, had designs for his son Solomon. But there was a difference. God had told David what he wanted his son to do—even giving David detailed instructions! (28:19). David then drew up the blueprints and began collecting the raw materials for his son’s work (22:1-5), and he spoke to his son with certainty and authority concerning the work that he would do (22:6-19; 28:20-21). David was not just laying his own plans on Solomon, as many fathers do. He was laying God’s plans on his son, in accord with God’s will. And it was exactly the right thing.

Fathers today can still discover God’s plans for their children, they can begin collecting the “materials” that will help their children fulfill those plans, and they can instruct their children in those plans. By prayerfully and carefully studying God’s word, fathers can find general principles of guidance for their children; and by carefully and prayerfully observing their children’s aptitudes, abilities, opportunities, and interests, they can help their children discover more specific details of God’s plans. Today’s fathers should remind their children that, whatever their occupation, their calling is to be the Lord’s servants; and whatever their success, their abilities are God-given. They should remind their children that everything they have received comes from God, and that their lives on earth will prepare them for the experience of eternity. Fathers should tell their children that, whatever their field of endeavor, if they pursue the Lord’s will with enthusiasm, they can count on the Lord’s presence and enabling.

Shame on fathers who impose their own will and ignore God’s will in their children’s lives. But blessed is the man who watches his children carefully and pursues God’s path for them wholeheartedly. Those men understand the difference between imposing their will and influencing their children, the difference between intimidation and inspiration.

The One Year Devotions for Men, Stuart Briscoe.

29/10/2021

October 29th

TO READ: Psalm 80

GOD’S SHINING FACE

Turn us again to yourself, O God. Make your face shine down upon us. Only then will we be saved.

PSALM 80:3

Humans have ingeniously devised a multitude of impersonal ways to communicate with each other. Telephone, telegraph, fax, E-mail, and the old-fashioned post all serve to pass on information. But without exception they lack the personal touch, the intimacy of presence. They tell us only what the sender wants to tell us, leaving us to guess at what he feels. To really know the whole story we need more—we must meet face-to-face!

The face is controlled by a mass of muscles. It can be contorted in a thousand different ways, reproducing a plethora of images. Frowns and grimaces, impassivity and rapt attention, snarls or smiles. Smiles! That is what we long to see.

God commanded Aaron and the rest of the priests to pronounce a specific blessing on the children of Israel (Num. 6:22-27). This blessing included the words “May the Lord smile on you” (Num. 6:25). Older versions of the Bible say, “The Lord make his face shine upon thee” (KJV). Shine or smile—the picture is wonderful. It conveys the beaming, approving look of the Lord, showing his deep satisfaction with his people.

But the writer of this psalm lamented that he could see no smile on the face of the Lord (80:3). The people were not basking under his approving gaze—they were estranged from him. And they were not smiling themselves—they were drinking “tears by the bucketful” (80:5). So what could be done? They needed to ask the Lord, “Turn us again to yourself, O God. Make your face shine down upon us. Only then will we be saved” (80:3).

It is physically impossible to gaze on a smile if you turn your back on the one who is smiling. You need to turn in his direction to see him face-to-face. Likewise, you cannot experience God’s approval if you are heading in your own willful direction. The smallest child soon learns that smiles from a parent are much to be preferred over frowns, so he adjusts his behavior accordingly. Grown men need to remember that they are God’s children, if they have faith through Christ. So before they act they should think, “Will this action bring my Father delight or anguish? Will it elicit a smile or merit a frown?”

Most of us know in our hearts what pleases the Lord. Should we have any doubts, we can always refer to Scripture. How wonderful it will be for us to experience God’s shining, smiling face!

The One Year Devotions for Men, Stuart Briscoe.

28/10/2021

October 28th

TO READ: 2 Kings 19:1-19

NO TIME TO GO WOBBLY

“Now, O LORD our God, rescue us from his power; then all the kingdoms of the earth will know that you alone, O LORD, are God.”

2 KINGS 19:19

“This is no time to go wobbly, George.” That was the message Margaret Thatcher, prime minister of the United Kingdom, sent to George Bush, president of the United States, at the height of the Gulf War. She was right, of course. In times of national distress, resolute leadership is desperately needed. But leaders, too, are human, subject to doubt and vulnerable to threat.

King Hezekiah needed the same kind of encouragement to stand strong when Jerusalem was besieged by Sennacherib and his Assyrian armies. The people were in dire straits, their leader under severe pressure. But he handled it well. Sennacherib arrogantly, belligerently called into question both the capabilities of Hezekiah and the relevance of Yahweh. Hezekiah promptly discarded his royal regalia and donned sackcloth, the dress of the distraught and devastated. He made no attempt to put on a brave face, he issued no propaganda for the masses. The situation was critical, he knew it, and he let the people know it. Suitably clad, the king made his way to the house of prayer and sent messengers to call on the prophet Isaiah for counsel and support. He rightly saw that the situation was more than a mere military or political issue; it was a spiritual matter, requiring a spiritual response. It was also a direct affront to the Lord. Since God’s own reputation was at stake, Hezekiah urged the Lord to deliver his people.

And what a response he got! In effect, Isaiah told Hezekiah not to “go wobbly,” because Yahweh was in charge. Sennacherib had claimed that all gods were irrelevant in comparison with his power. But Isaiah reminded Hezekiah that Yahweh is far from being an impotent irrelevance—Yahweh is the Creator and Sustainer of all things, the Lord of history, and the covenant God of his people. Because of who he is, God would defy the defiant and defend the defenseless. He would prove his power on behalf of his people.

Leaders, under the pressure of giving direction to beleaguered believers, aware of their own weakness and the immensity of their adversity, need to know where their resources lie. Like Hezekiah, they need to face reality and to seek the Lord, looking for a word from him indicating the right path. And they must gather round them those who will support and strengthen them in leadership’s lonely hours. Such encouragers can remind them that, because of who the Lord is in the situation, there is “no time to go wobbly.”

The One Year Devotions for Men, Stuart Briscoe.

26/10/2021

October 26th

TO READ: 2 Kings 1:1-18

HAIRY AND SCARY

One day Israel’s new king, Ahaziah, fell through the latticework of an upper room at his palace in Samaria, and he was seriously injured. So he sent messengers to the temple of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, to ask whether he would recover. But the angel of the LORD told Elijah, who was from Tishbe, “Go and meet the messengers of the king of Samaria and ask them, ‘Why are you going to Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, to ask whether the king will get well? Is there no God in Israel? Now, therefore, this is what the LORD says: You will never leave the bed on which you are lying, but you will surely die.’ ” So Elijah went to deliver the message.

2 KINGS 1:2-4

At times life gets hairy and scary. How a man behaves at such times speaks volumes about what he believes. Take Elijah and Ahaziah for example. Their reactions to a tense situation provide great insights into what they were made of.

Elijah was “a hairy man” (1:8), and he lived in scary times. King Ahab had led Israel to reject Yahweh and embrace the religion of Baal. Then Ahaziah succeeded Ahab his father as king and perpetuated the apostasy. When he was seriously injured in a fall, he immediately turned for spiritual help to Baal-zebub, not to the Lord. In response, God sent Elijah to intercept the king’s messengers with a prophetic message rebuking the king and predicting his death. The king did not receive the message well, but angrily sent a detachment of soldiers to arrest Elijah. To the king’s threats Elijah responded cooly, giving God’s anger room to burn.

The contrast between the prophet and the king is stark. Elijah trusted implicitly in God’s word and in his power to intervene in the affairs of the king. Ahaziah dismissed the Lord as irrelevant. Two contrasting worldviews were on display. One was based on the recognition of Yahweh as God the Creator, who had chosen the people of Israel as his precious treasure, had given them the land in which they lived, and had promised to bless his people and the world as they responded to him in loving obedience. The other worldview was based on the worship of Baal, a nature and fertility god, whose worship demanded appeasement if the people were to prosper. The former approach believed that Yahweh was sovereign and trustworthy, while the latter believed that Baal was in charge. It was a matter of either/or, not both/and. There was no room for compromise. Either Yahweh was God, or Baal was. Elijah left no room for doubt whose side he was on—and neither did Ahaziah! Confrontation resulted—a hairy, scary scene. And Yahweh proved, once again, that “the Lord is God!” (1 Kings 18:39).

Men today are often in similar situations. Alternatives to worshiping the Lord abound. Some dismiss him as irrelevant, and some reject him out of hand. Others wish to embrace both him and the gods who stand in opposition to him, seeing little contradiction and caring even less. But a man must address the issue of who is truly the Lord, because one day he will fall through his lattice and need someone to help and somewhere to turn. The one he trusts at such a moment will either support him or collapse like a rotten lattice. That’s scary!

The One Year Devotions for Men, Stuart Briscoe.

25/10/2021

October 26th

TO READ: 1 Kings 19:1-18

“I’VE HAD ENOUGH”

Then he went on alone into the desert, traveling all day. He sat down under a solitary broom tree and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, LORD,” he said. “Take my life, for I am no better than my ancestors.”

1 KINGS 19:4

Every man has his breaking point. At some point, under the right circumstances, a man will say, “I’ve had enough.” Often when it comes, it is something of a surprise, and the sudden feelings of discouragement can be crushing, even to the point of wanting to die.

This was certainly the case with Elijah. He had handled the powerful king Ahab without any problem, had confronted and routed the 450 prophets of Baal with ease, and had fearlessly challenged an apostate nation in the name of the Lord. No sign of a breakdown, no hint of impending emotional collapse. But collapse he did.

It was Jezebel, a formidable woman with ferocious habits and far-reaching influence, who proved to be the last straw for Elijah. Jezebel made no attempt to have him killed, although it was undoubtedly within her power. She simply threatened him and gave him twenty-four hours to get out of town, which he did in a hurry.

We can only surmise why Elijah became so frightened. No doubt the years of tension had taken their toll. The emotional struggle with the priests of Baal would have drained the most resourceful person. The spiritual high of the mountain left him vulnerable to a spiritual low in the valley, and the sheer output of spiritual energy over an extended period had no doubt left him depleted. Then the physical strain of running before the king’s chariot could not have helped. But perhaps the straw that broke Elijah’s back was when God did no miracle to eradicate Jezebel, and Elijah realized that this enemy was not going away. She was his thorn in the flesh.

Finally Elijah lay down, disgruntled, dejected, and depressed, and announced that he was through. But the Lord cared for him tenderly and treated him to an unforgettable object lesson. A miraculous meal, a supernatural strengthening, a mighty windstorm, a violent earthquake, a raging fire, and a gentle breeze showed Elijah that God is not limited to what is mighty and spectacular. He can be equally effective through what is weak. After this object lesson, God told Elijah to get up, get going, and get on with the job. And that he did, understanding at last that the Lord does mighty things through meager means and miserable men.

When Elijah said, “I’ve had enough!” he was ready to learn that God is enough. When he thought, “I can’t!” he discovered that God can. So his depression was not all bad. In fact, it was only as he sank lower that he was raised higher. And the message for all men at all times is still, “The way to up is down.”

The One Year Devotions for Men, Stuart Briscoe.

15/10/2021

October 15th

TO READ: 1 Samuel 20:1-15

HELPING THOSE IN TROUBLE

“And may you treat me with the faithful love of the LORD as long as I live. But if I die, treat my family with this faithful love, even when the LORD destroys all your enemies.”

1 SAMUEL 20:14-15

Helping people in trouble can be challenging, uncomfortable, time-consuming, dangerous, and expensive. But it is also right and good, rewarding and God-honoring.

David had more than his share of trouble, not the least of which was his relationship with Saul. King Saul was a veritable museum of emotional diseases. Given to fits of melancholia that plunged him into murderous rages, he lived an acutely paranoid existence. Unfortunately for David, the king’s hatred and jealousy were mainly directed at him. This made for a decidedly uncomfortable experience for David, who found himself persona non grata at court and deemed it necessary to head for the wilderness in search of a little safety.

Fortunately for David, young prince Jonathan gladly helped his troubled friend. Jonathan was aware of the immense popularity of David, and no doubt he recognized a potential rival for the throne in the young charismatic hero. In fact, from a purely political point of view, having David dead would have been much more attractive for Jonathan than having David alive! When Jonathan protested that David’s reading of the situation was terribly wrong, perhaps David wondered momentarily if Jonathan secretly wanted him out of the way.

But the two young men, whose status and situations were so different, had important things in common. They both valued their strong friendship. They both took seriously their commitment to the Lord, whom they knew to be the God of “faithful love” (20:14), and they recognized that the followers of the Lord needed to treat others with this “faithful love” also (20:15). This was not just a matter of personal friendship, which was certainly very strong; it was all about treating people rightly and recognizing that the Lord himself was watching and caring.

We serve a Lord who distinguished himself by the way he helped a helpless race in deep trouble. Like Jonathan, he saw our lost condition, was moved with compassion, and made a commitment to us. Christ did not hesitate to pay the extreme sacrifice. Reaching us in our troubled state, he drew us back to himself and granted us a place in his royal family. So next time you don’t feel like helping, remember the One who helped you!

The One Year Devotions for Men. Stuart Briscoe.

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