Baptism symbolizes you've been washed with the costliest of all detergents. Read / Listen Listen to passage & devotional: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 70 Q. What does it mean to be washed with Christ’s blood and Spirit? A. To be washed with Christ’s blood means that God, by grace, has forgiven my sins because of Christ’s blood poured out for me in his sacrifice on the cross. To be washed with Christ’s Spirit means that the Holy Spirit has renewed me and set me apart to be a member of Christ so that more and more I become dead to sin and increasingly live a holy and blameless life. Summary In his letter to the church in Ephesus Paul writes of the redemption we have through the blood of Christ. Redemption is deliverance through a price or ransom that is paid. The redemption to which Paul is speaking is the deliverance from the guilt of sin which has been paid by the blood of Christ shed for us on the cross. Redemption is not free; there is a price that must be paid. That price has been paid by Jesus and is offered freely to those who believe in Him for salvation. Dig Deeper When Katie and I were first married, she worked for a ministry out of Sioux Falls, SD named LifeLight. LifeLight’s claim to fame is being the largest outdoor free Christian music festival. Being a free music festival there was no required entrance fee, however that does not mean that there were no costs. As you can imagine, it can be quite expensive to hire some of the best Christian bands in the world to come sing at the festival, plus all the other costs (electricity, water, etc.) that come with hosting a festival. And while entry was free, these costs still had to be paid. LifeLight ran on donations. While many enjoyed a free experience, others would donate above and beyond to make sure there was enough to cover the festival. Essentially, some people gave more than the value they received in order that others could come for free and hear the gospel proclaimed. In this case, some paid for the many. When it comes to redemption it is not some, but the one who has paid for all. The people of God receive this gift via the grace of God seen in the blood of Christ poured out for us in his sacrifice on the cross. In baptism, we are reminded of Christ’s death on our behalf. This sacrament points to the redemption found in Christ and the price paid for our deliverance. Recognizing the price that has been paid on your behalf, live as one who has been forgiven, turning away from the vices of this world and living a life full of gratitude for the gift of grace found in Christ. AAA Prayer (About) ACKNOWLEDGE WHO GOD IS: Our Father, who lavishes grace and forgiveness of sin upon us, His children; ALIGN YOUR LIFE WITH GOD'S WILL: Pray that you will understand more and more the cost of your salvation so that more and more your life will reflect the necessary gratitude for such a gift; ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - Philemon

Read / Listen Listen to passage & devotional: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 102 Q. will be established; ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - 1

ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - Matthew 14

give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel (Is. 7:14

Listen to passage & devotional: Belgic Confession of Faith, Article 1 We all believe in our hearts and If you've read John 1 before, and you likely have, you know that the primary purpose of this passage

ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - Matthew 10

Jesus began teaching us how to pray 1,000 years before He was born! Read / Listen Listen to passage & devotional: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 128 Q. Lord's Prayer in the accounts where Jesus first taught it, which are recorded in Matthew 6 and Luke 11 taught us in the gospels with the words He spoke through His Holy Spirit in inspiring David to pray 1,000

empty and temporary, but what God gives us is truly amazing and full of delights that last forever (Ps. 16 :11). all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God” (3:16 the right hand of God; ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - 1 Corinthians 12

Read / Listen Listen to passage & devotional: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 126 Q. this, for the Bible often equates Jesus with forgiveness (Matt. 26:28, Luke 24:47, Acts 2:38, Acts 10 :43, Acts 13:38, Eph. 1:7, Col. 1:13-14, 1 John 2:12, just to name a few). those who cross His good and perfect will, making forgiveness possible, as Paul writes in Ephesians 1: your sin; ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - Revelation 13

The Old Testament book of 1 Samuel accounts how the Israelites wanted a king and asked the Prophet Samuel