August 12, 2025 - Standing in Jesus’ Shoes
John 16:8-11
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Pray Over This
“And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: of sin, because they do not believe in Me; of righteousness, because I go to My Father and you see Me no more; of judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged.”
John 16:8-11
Ponder This
You’re a sinner because of what you are, what you do, and what you’ve not done. But when you receive the Lord Jesus Christ and his righteousness, He deals with what you are. We are by nature children of wrath, but when we get saved, we become partakers of the divine nature. The Bible calls this, “The new birth.” Christians are not just people who’ve reformed, and they are not just nicer people: Christians have had a change of nature. God changes what you are and then He forgives what you’ve done.
Remember you do what you do because of what you are. He changes what you are, and He forgives what you’ve done—every stain, every blot, every blur, every blemish is buried in the grave of God’s forgetfulness. Not only does He change what we are and cleanse what we’ve done, but He also gives what we need: righteousness. He took our sin that we might take His righteousness.
A woman once said, “It feels to me as if I’m standing in Jesus’ shoes and He’s standing in mine.” A theologian couldn’t have said it better.
- How are you different than you were before you met Christ?
- In what ways do you still need to be changed by Christ?
Practice This
Think about those in your Christian community who have experienced clear transformation in Christ. Encourage them in their faith by sharing how you have seen them grow.
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