(CS4U) The Only Thing That Will Save You

The Only Thing That Will Save You BIBLE MEDITATION "Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost." Titus 3:5 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT Paul said, "But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ" (Philippians 3:7-8). What does Paul mean by loss? He means that even good things are bad things if they become a substitute for the best thing. Suppose you are on a plane trip. The plane is going down and you grab your knapsack instead of your parachute and jump out. Is the knapsack bad? No, it's just not the best choice to save your life! The worst form of badness may be human goodness when that human goodness becomes a substitute for the new birth. ACTION POINT No knapsack full of "works of righteousness" will save you. Cast yourself completely upon the work of redemption—the work of the cross. You cannot add to what Jesus did. Pass This On To a Friend | Discover Jesus | Read the Bible online     Devotions taken from the messages of Adrian Rogers. © 2011 Love Worth Finding Ministries | PO Box 38300 - Memphis, TN 38183-0300 In an effort to improve our response at LWF, we will no longer reply from this particular email address. Instead, if you would like to send a comment, challenge, prayer or praise, please visit www.lwf.org and at the bottom of the home page there are email addresses provided for your particular need. And may God continue to strengthen and encourage you by the Love Worth Finding devotions. Unsubscribe from this email | lwf.org/privacy | lwf.org/faq