Be Careful to Maintain Good Works

Saturday 30th March, 2019
Word of Life Daily Devotional
Be Careful to Maintain Good Works
Memory verse: - Titus 3:8 This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.
Bible Reading: - Titus 3: 1 – 15
Message
Good works are the physical manifestation of spiritual regeneration, renewal and recreation; they are the fruit of the spirit springing out of a regenerated heart. Jesus the new master of a converted believer who reigns within him went about doing good when he was here on earth and delivering all, not a few, but all that were oppressed of the devil. These good works are vividly seen in the life of believers that abide in Christ and Christ in them for the scripture says Christ gave himself that he might redeem them and purified unto himself a peculiar people zealous of good works.
If good work of seeking the lost and bringing them into the fold is not in you like it was in Christ and his disciples; then you have got to check your salvation again for it is written that he that does not have the spirit of Christ is none of his and that he that refuseth to gather with Christ, scatters abroad.
Long after Jesus had left, his disciples were observed and called Christians first at Antioch; and when they consider the boldness of Peter and John in Acts 4:13 they were marveled and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men and that they have been with Jesus.
Acts 4:13 Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marveled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.
It does not matter whether you are learned or not; if you are in Christ [the the grace that brings salvation unto all men] you will be taught to forsake all forms of ungodliness and to live soberly righteously and godly in this present filthy and dirty world.
A born again believer has a part to play here; “he must be careful to maintain good works”. If you are careless, devil will rubbish your faith and your carefulness or watchfulness must be absolute; it must be wholly, it must be total and in all area of your life – in word, in spirit, in conversation, in communion, companionship, in business and in worship to mention but a few.
Recently I heard of a brother who was fervent in prayers and works in the household of God assaulting his wife to point of inflicting wounds on her. I realized immediately I heard it that it was the work of the devil manifesting in his life as a result of his carelessness in watching over his Christian life. As you work and pray, watch as well because Christ says “watch and pray that ye fall not into temptation” and not only work and pray. I counsel you to work, pray and watch. Henceforth, be careful to maintain good work in Christ Jesus who is able to keep you and is interceding for you at the right hand of God; very soon they will see your good work and glorify your father which is in heaven for you.
Confession of the Day: - I will watch and pray so as not to fall into the snares of the devil
Prayer Points

Lord, I know you are interceding for me in heaven and I thank you for this, but Lord give me more grace to be careful to maintain good works till I see you in glory, let your grace be much more abound towards me where sin abounded in Jesus name.

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