Your Daily Devotional for August 2, 2006

 

August 2, 2006

 

Christ’s Power to Sacrifice

by Dr. Paul Chappell

 

 

“Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.”

 

Colossians 2:8-9

 

As we begin today, I would like you to notice verse nine of today’s text: “For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.” Have you ever thought about what that verse is saying? It is pointing out that in Christ dwells all power and omniscience of God. This verse proves to us that Jesus Christ is God!

 

We can also see that the very first verse in the Bible suggests that God and Christ are one. “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.” The word God here is the Greek word Elohim which is the plural form of the word God. This is not referring to many gods but one God and three parts of Him.

 

This being true, we can realize that Christ, in essence, is all that God is; He has all God’s power and abilities. Our finite minds cannot comprehend the concept of the Trinity, but He is greater than our minds! He is so much more than we could ever dream possible.

 

Have you ever stopped to realize that Christ is actually God? He has all the power of God, yet, He gave that all up. He loved you enough to die for you. Even though we deserved Hell, Christ loved us enough to sacrifice Himself for you and me. Think about all that He went through for us. He was beaten, bruised, scarred, mocked, spat upon, rejected, and crucified, all for us filthy sinners. He not only had the power to sacrifice, but He used that power as well.

 

Christian, Christ doesn’t keep this power to sacrifice to Himself; He gives it freely to any of His children that ask for it. We all need to sacrifice for the Lord. If God gave His Son, what is there that we could give that could even come close? You may be saying, “I tithe, go to church, and give to missions. What more could I possibly do?”

 

Friend, you could give yourself; Christ did! You could give yourself to Christ and commit to doing His will. You may have already given your life fully to Him, but have you taken parts of it back? Do you trust God fully? Are you obeying His commandments? When was the last time you told someone of Christ’s free gift of salvation? Do you ever give tracts to those with whom you come in contact? Christ gave His life; what will you give?

 

Are you too embarrassed to tell others that you are a Christian? I am glad that Christ wasn’t too embarrassed to leave His kingdom and die for us. Make it a point to give at least one Gospel tract to someone you meet today. Christ had the power to sacrifice and so can you. Ask God for the power to sacrifice in your life today.

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