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Welcome to Monday Motivation—a devotional blog to keep you encouraged throughout the week! My name is Pastor Guy Deckard and I am incredibly excited for you to join in every Monday.
 
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FREEDOM

Title: Freedom
From the Dec. 12th reading
 
 
What does Satan have against you? What accusations can be brought to your trial?
 
 
SCRIPTURE:
READ: Hebrews 7:23-28
 
Hebrews 7:25
Therefore he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them. (NIV)
 
OBSERVATIONS:
  • Jesus is able to save completely!
    • Because He lives forever (V. 24)
    • He has a permanent priesthood (V. 24)
  • The former priests could only serve for a short time (death) (V. 23)
  • The only way to the Father is through Him.
  • He always lives – eternally
  • He intercedes for us – He is our advocate!
  • He stands in our place and He took our verdict and death sentence!

APPLICATION:

  • We have an everlasting High Priest
  • He tends to our needs in the Temple that is in heaven (V. 5)
  • He intercedes for us!
 
MOTIVATION:
A number of years ago there was a story that rocked the news in a little town in Arkansas. It was about a young man that was in court for stealing a car. The sixteen-year-old had been in trouble before, and was now looking at some time in jail for stealing a neighbor’s car. The judge did not show a lot of leniency because of the young man’s past record, but that is not what made the news. The judge gave his sentence, and proceeded to give the terms of the boy’s sentence: He was to serve 2 years in the county jail, and would be available for parole after 6 months for good behavior. The sentence included 500 hours of community service. Because of the time that he had already served in the jail system awaiting trial, and because of his good behavior, all that remained was two months in jail, and his community service. After the sentencing the town’s prosecutor asked the judge for a favor that was unprecedented in the history of the court. He asked the judge for permission to take the boys remaining jail time, and to take half of his community service time as well. You see the town prosecutor was the boy’s father.
 
This is just a small example of what Christ did for us. If we were to stand before God in the court room of heaven, Jesus would be the Judge, the jury, and the defending attorney. But He would also be the one who took our sentence for us. The major difference being that the sentence for our crimes would be the death sentence.
 
In Revelation 12 we see this scene in heaven of rejoicing because the devil has been hurled from heaven where he has been acting as “the accuser of our brothers”, where he “accuses them day and night before our God”. Picture Satan standing before God accusing His children, and Jesus is our defending attorney, our intercessor. Each time Lucifer brings an accusation to the Judge, Jesus merely shows the signs of His hands and feet, and answers, “Those charges have already been paid for Your Honor!”
 
Romans 8:34 says, “Who then is the one who condemns? No one. Christ Jesus who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us.” No one can condemn us, and it goes on to say in verse 35 that no one or nothing can separate us from the love of God – not even our accuser Satan.
 
What does Satan have against you? What accusations can he bring to your trial? The truth is that as a follower of Christ, Satan has nothing on you. His cased is flawed from the beginning, and he is merely wasting his breath. His attempt to blackmail you have failed, and you owe him nothing. You have been freed from all charges! So go out and live like the free man or woman that you are!
 
PRAYER:
Ask God to testify to your spirit with His spirit that you are paid for. Ask Him to show you that you are free in Christ. Free indeed! Ask Him to show you how to live for Him in that freedom.
 
 
Each week’s Monday Motivation is taken from the reading schedule found in the Life Journal. If you are ready for the next step in your discipleship, then order yours today or see me for a copy.
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 Devotionals by Date

 January 2018

 
 
 
 

MONDAY MOTIVATION INTRODUCTION

 
 
 
  
 
 

THE GREAT SHEPHERD

 
January 1, 2018
 
 
  
 
 

THE GREAT PLANNER 

 
January 8, 2018
 
 
 
 
 

PROTECTING YOUR ROOTS

January 15, 2018
 
 
 
 
 

FACING YOUR GIANTS

January 22, 2018
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 

February 2018

 
 
 

PLEASE STAND

February 5, 2018
 
 
 
  
 
 
 

BE A GAME CHANGER

February 12, 2018
 
  
 
 
 

FINISH STRONG

February 19, 2018
 
 
 

STRETCHER BEARERS

February 26, 2018
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 

March 2018

 
 
 

DIGGING YOUR WAY OUT

March 5, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 

REAL PEARLS

March 12, 2018
 
  
 
 
 

HIDDEN IDENTITY

March 19, 2018

 
 
 

MYSTERY GARDEN
March 26, 2018

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
April 2018
 
 

THE TEST!

April 2, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 

PASS IT ON!

April 9, 2018
 
  
 
 
 

CRACKED POTS!

April 16, 2018

 
 
 

LAY THEM DOWN!

April 23, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 

LETTING GO 

April 30, 2018
  
May 2018
 
 
 

IDOL WORSHIP OR IDLE WORSHIP?

May 7, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

WATCH AND PRAY!

May 14, 2018
  
 
 
 

DON’T SAY GOODBYE

May 21, 2018

 

 
 
 

TRAPPED

May 28, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 

 

June 2018
 
 
 

GOT A MATCH?

June 4, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 

CHOSEN?

June 11, 2018
 
 
  
 
 

I’M THIRD!

June 18, 2018

 

 
 
 

CHANGED LIVES MATTER

      June 25, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
July 2018
 
 
 

MADE FOR MORE THAN THIS

      July 2, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 

SET FREE!

       July 9, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 

   HEAVENLY PLACES       July 15, 2018

 
 
 

LOOKING IN THE MIRROR

July 2, 2018

 
 
 
 
 

NO SURPRISES HERE

July 2, 2018

 
 
 
August 2018
 
 
 

INSTRUCTIONS INCLUDED

August 6, 2018

 
 
 
 
 

THE PEOPLE PLEASER

August 13, 2018

 
 
 
 
 
 

ONE CHURCH

      August 20, 2018

 
 
 

BROTHERLY LOVE

August 27, 2018

 
 
September 2018
 
 
 

NEWLYWEDS!

September 3, 2018

 
 
 
 
 

WHEN GOD SPANKS US!

September 10, 2018

 
 
 
 

TAKING A STAND

September 17, 2018

 
 
 

NO PLACE LIKE HOME

September 24, 2018

 
 
October 2018
 
 
 

FROM ORDINARY TO EXTRAORDINARY

October 1, 2018

 
 
 
 
 

STAND YOUR GROUND!

October 8, 2018

 
 

 

 

FAITH UNDER FIRE

October 15, 2018

 
 
 
 

HOMELESS FOR A DAY

October 22, 2018

 
 
 
 
November 2018
 
 
 

A HEAVENLY MARRIAGE?

November 5, 2018

 
 
 
 
 

HOLY SMOKE!

November 12, 2018

 
 
 
 

MIRROR, MIRROR…

November 19, 2018

 
 
 
 

SECRET AGENT

November 26, 2018

 
 
 
 
December 2018
 
 
 

INNOCENT

December 3, 2018

 
 
 
 
 

HOPE?

December 10, 2018

 
 
 
 

FREEDOM

December 17, 2018

 
 
 
 

MORE THAN A MANGER

December 24, 2018