“I do my best” (1) - All The Good Seed Daily Devotionals for 2025

We conclude that a man is justified by faith apart from the deeds of the law.
Romans 3:28.

"I do my best" (1)
"Are you saved?" a believer once asked the person opposite him. "I do my best", was the reply. - "So do I", answered the Christian, "But not to be saved, but because I am saved."

Many religious people think they can be saved by means of good works, their own efforts. They realise that, as they are, they cannot meet with God's approval. They do not belong to the crowd of indifferent persons who pay no heed to God or the question of eternity. Yet we human beings feel the urge to satisfy God in our own way. That has always been the case. In some heathen religions it was believed that sacrificing one's own children could "reconcile the deity".

The error here is that God does not need reconciling. He is not man's enemy, but we humans live in rebellion against Him. If God occasionally intervenes in the life of individuals or whole nations, then He does so in order to wake us up and remind us of His rights over us. As a just Judge He must condemn evil, but He is never against us.

It is we who must be reconciled with Him. That can only happen, if a profound change takes place in our hearts. This change begins by our confessing our sins before God and receiving forgiveness and peace through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, His Son.

(to be concluded tomorrow)

Today's reading: Judges 3:12-31 · 2 Corinthians 3:7-18