7/12/24 Lit Word "Great Exchange"

Date: 7/12/24
Today's Reading:
OT: 1 Chronicles 15:1 - 16:36
NT: Romans 1:18-32
Psalms: 10:1-7
Proverbs: 19:6-7

Neal’s Lit Word

Title: “Great Exchange”

Scripture: Romans 1:25

For they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator.

Observation: What is God saying to me?

How are you exchanging the truth of God for a lie?
How are you worshiping and serving creatures rather than the Creator?

You say…. “Not me, I would never exchange truth for a lie. I worship in spirit and truth.”

But do you? Truth is honesty in the innermost part of your being. It is a desire to be real and face reality without clouded perceptions and false thinking.

Romans 3:10-11

10 as it is written,
“There is none righteous, not even one;
11 There is none who understands,
There is none who seeks for God;

Here’s the truth… You have exchanged the “truth for a lie.” You… and the whole world.

But here’s the truth…. Because of what Christ did on the cross, you can exchange it back.

Rather than being stuck in the lies of shame and sickness of circumstance, you can allow Me to take your trouble and you can have My truth.

Then in a great exchange, you no longer have to live in the sickness of sin but instead you get to enjoy the salvation of the Savior.

Application: What will I do about it?

Keep reality in your face…

1️⃣ On one hand you’re a sinner, through a great exchange you’re a saint.
2️⃣ Stay grounded in reality… apart from Me you can do nothing.
3️⃣ Turn to Me, Acknowledge Me, Respond with Faith in Action….
4️⃣ The one who thinks He knows, doesn’t know as he ought to know.
5️⃣ Stay humble ▶ ️ keep reality in your face.

Prayer:

Lord, we need You. This world and all who are in it have exchanged the truth for a lie…. But through You, we can trade it back. We want to return what we bought to get back what was lost in the great exchange. We receive today your gift of salvation, and worship You, in Spirit and truth. Amen

I Am Grateful For… an open return policy

Tracker Questions

How are you exchanging the truth of God for a lie?

How are you worshiping and serving creatures rather than the Creator?