Don’t Put Up With a Counterfeit

This is Follow Jesus Radio encouraging you to have faith in Jesus Christ and follow Him daily. The title of this devotional thought is: Don’t Put Up With a Counterfeit.

I was reflecting on this Bible verse this morning:

"For if someone comes and proclaims a Jesus other than the One we proclaimed, or if you receive a different spirit than the One you received, or a different gospel than the one you accepted, you put up with it very easily."

2 Corinthians 11:4

Think about it. False teachers do not always look dangerous. Often, they sound sincere, spiritual, and even Biblical. They use the name of Jesus, speak about the Spirit, and offer what sounds like good news. But Paul says if it is another Jesus, a different spirit, or a different gospel, it must be rejected.

There is only one true Jesus—the eternal Son of God, fully God and fully man, who lived sinlessly, died for sinners, and rose bodily from the grave. Any version of Jesus that denies His deity, His humanity, His atoning death, or His resurrection is a false christ.

There is only one Holy Spirit—the Spirit of truth who glorifies Christ, convicts of sin, and leads God’s people into truth. A spirit that promotes confusion, error, emotionalism without truth, or attention to self is not the Holy Spirit.

There is only one true gospel—that sinners are saved by God's free gift through faith alone in Christ alone. We are not saved by works, rituals, morality, feelings, or religious performance. Any message that adds human merit to the finished work of Christ is a false gospel.

Paul’s rebuke still applies today. Many people tolerate counterfeit teaching because it sounds loving, uplifting, or close to the truth. But close to the truth is still false. A false jesus cannot save. A false spirit cannot sanctify. A false gospel cannot give life.

So test every message by Scripture. Hold fast to the Christ revealed in God’s Word. Refuse every substitute. Eternal life is found in the true Christ alone.

If you know you are a sinner, do not run from Christ—run to Him. Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners. Turn from your sin and trust in Him alone. He is a perfect Savior for all who come in repentance and faith.

That's it for this podcast. Remember, Jesus loves you and is just a prayer away.

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The Real Grace Of God

This is Follow Jesus Radio encouraging you to have faith in Jesus Christ and follow Him daily. 

Throughout the years, I have heard the expression "grace" in reference to the grace of God.

But have you ever paused and wondered what the grace of God really means?

Grace is God’s undeserved kindness toward sinners through Jesus Christ. It means God does not save us because we are good enough, sincere enough, or religious enough. He saves because He is merciful, and because Jesus Christ has done everything necessary to redeem His people.

Grace is not God helping us earn salvation. It is not God overlooking sin. And it is never Christ doing part while we do the rest. The Bible says:

Romans 11:6 (BSB):
"And if it is by grace, then it is no longer by works. Otherwise, grace would no longer be grace."

What a comfort that is. Our hope does not rest in our performance, but in Christ alone. God’s grace meets us in our need, our failure, and our helplessness, and points us to the Savior who is sufficient.

So when you hear the word grace, remember this:
Grace is God’s free and loving kindness to undeserving sinners in Jesus.

That is why the gospel is such good news. We are not saved by what we bring to God, but by what God has given us in His Son.

That's it for this podcast. Remember, Jesus loves you and is just a prayer away.

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Back To Jesus

This is Follow Jesus Radio encouraging you to have faith in Jesus Christ and follow Him daily. 

Can I be honest with you? There are times I get distracted in this noisy world. In times like these, Jesus calls me back to something simple, pure, and life-giving: Himself.

Jesus said in Matthew 11:29 (BSB):
"Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls."

Jesus does not call us first to complexity, performance, or spiritual showmanship. He calls us to take His yoke, learn from Him, and find rest in Him. That means the Christian life is not about inventing our own path. It is about faith in Jesus Christ alone and following Jesus Christ faithfully.

So this is a good moment for an attitude check.

Are we learning from Christ, or from the world?
Are we walking in humility, or in self-importance?
Are we resting in Christ, or striving in our own strength?

Let’s open our Bibles and read the Gospels. Let’s listen carefully to the words of Jesus. Let’s study how He lived—His humility, His obedience, His compassion, His holiness, and His submission to the Father.

Jesus did not merely give truth; He embodied it. And He calls His disciples to follow His example.

John 13:15:
"I have set you an example so that you should do as I have done for you."

The Apostle John says the same plainly:

1 John 2:6:
"Whoever claims to abide in Him must walk as Jesus walked."

A simple and pure devotion to Jesus means abiding in Him, trusting Him alone for salvation, and ordering our lives by His Word. It means rejecting the pride, confusion, and compromise of the age and instead taking Christ’s yoke upon us with glad obedience.

This hour, let’s return to Jesus.
Let’s read His Word.
Let’s learn from Him.
And by His grace, let’s walk as He walked.

That's it for this podcast. Remember, Jesus loves you and is just a prayer away.

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A New Song of Joy

This is Follow Jesus Radio encouraging you to have faith in Jesus Christ and follow Him daily. The title of this devotional thought is: A New Song of Joy.

"Sing unto him a new song; play skilfully with a loud noise. For the word of the LORD is right; and all his works are done in truth."
— Psalm 33:3-4 (KJV)

Have you ever had praise spontaneously burst out of your heart? There have been times when that has happened to me.

The Psalmist calls us to sing a new song to the Lord.And as believers in Jesus Christ, we have the absolute greatest reason in the universe to sing!

We are filled with a deep, quiet happiness because we have been completely rescued. Through faith in the precious blood of Jesus, we have been saved from the wrath to come. We no longer have to walk in fear of death or judgment; instead, we walk in the secure, peaceful light of His salvation.

What a privilege it is to intimately know the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—the God who sent Messiah Jesus to redeem us and make us His own.

And notice why we can sing with such bold confidence: "For the word of the LORD is right; and all His works are done in truth."

In a world where human promises are constantly broken and cultural opinions shift like the wind, the Word of God stands completely firm. You can always count on what God says to you in His Word, the Bible. It never fails, it never expires, and it is entirely true.

Reach out and embrace those wonderful promises for yourself. Claim His promise to never leave you, His promise to provide for you, and His promise to lead you. Because the Word of the Lord is right, your future is secure.

That's it for this podcast. Remember, Jesus loves you and is just a prayer away.