Born Again to Win: 100 Daily Discipleship Devotions

By Michael R. McComb

As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving.

(Colossians 2:6-7 NKJV)

ROOTED...BUILT UP...ESTABLISHED in faith.

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• Language: English
• Publisher: Trilogy Christian Publishing
• Release date: Feb 9, 2022
• ISBN: 9781637693636

Michael R. McComb

With more than 25 years pastoral/chaplaincy and Bible teaching experience, Mike's devotions are rich with revelation and inspiration and will take the reader into a deeper relationship with God in the areas of faith, grace and the Holy Spirit. Mike is a graduate of Christ for the Nations Institute and Charis Bible College, and holds his Doctor of Ministry in Theology with Life Christian University.

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Born Again to Win

Michael McComb, D. Min.

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Born Again to Win

Copyright © 2021 by Michael McComb, D. Min.

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Weminuche Wilderness in the San Juan National Forest; Mineral County, Colorado (2020). All rights reserved.

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Contents

Dedication ix

Acknowledgements x

Foreword xii

Introduction xiii

Part One: The Faith Life 1

Introduction 3

Day 1: Children of God through Faith in Jesus 5

Day 2: Faith is a Lifestyle 7

Day 3: Justification by Faith in Jesus 9

Day 4: Faith Believes and Speaks 11

Day 5: The Walk of Faith 13

Day 6: Faith Comes by Hearing 15

Day 7: Faith is the Evidence of Things Not Seen 17

Day 8: Mustard Seed Faith 19

Day 9: Faith Pleases God 21

Day 10: Faith is the Victory 23

Day 11: Justified by Faith 25

Day 12: Saved through Faith 27

Day 13: Faith in the Name 29

Day 14: Gentiles Are Justified by Faith 31

Day 15: Effective Sharing of Your Faith 33

Day 16: Faith is Voice Activated 35

Day 17: The Prayer of Faith 37

Day 18: We Access God’s Grace by Faith 39

Day 19: The Shield of Faith 41

Day 20: Faith in the Authority of the Spoken Word 43

Day 21: Faith for Everyday Issues 45

Day 22: The Fight of Faith 47

Day 23: The Measure of Faith 49

Day 24: Let Christ Live in You by Faith 51

Day 25: Sanctified by Faith 53

Day 26: Established in Faith 55

Day 27: The Law of Faith 57

Day 28: Faith to be Made Well 59

Day 29: Thankfulness is an Expression of Faith 61

Day 30: Faith Believes the Word 63

Day 31: Your Most Holy Faith 65

Day 32: Mix Faith with the Gospel 67

Day 33: Full of Faith and Power 69

Part Two: The Holy Spirit: God’s Gift to the Church 71

Introduction 73

Day 34: The Spirit of the Lord Brings Freedom 75

Day 35: Jesus Needed the Holy Spirit 77

Day 36: Jesus Was Led by the Holy Spirit 79

Day 37: Jesus Returned in the Power of the Spirit 81

Day 38: The Holy Spirit Promised 83

Day 39: The Outpouring of the Holy Spirit 85

Day 40: You Shall Receive the Gift of the Holy Spirit 87

Day 41: We Must Receive the Holy Spirit 89

Day 42: Gentiles Received the Holy Spirit 91

Day 43: Did You Receive the Holy Spirit When You

Believed? 93

Day 44: God’s Gift to the Church 95

Day 45: The Holy Spirit is Given to Those Who Ask 97

Day 46: Jesus Was Anointed with the Holy Spirit 99

Day 47: The Holy Spirit Speaks 101

Day 48: The Holy Spirit Directs Us 103

Day 49: The Holy Spirit Guides Us into Truth 105

Day 50: Demonstration of the Spirit and Power 107

Day 51: The Power of the Highest 109

Day 52: Strengthened with Might through His Spirit 111

Day 53: The Holy Spirit Witnesses to Us 113

Day 54: The Holy Spirit is Our Helper 115

Day 55: The Holy Spirit Draws Us to Jesus 117

Day 56: The Holy Spirit Imparts Life and Truth 119

Day 57: If Anyone Thirsts Let Him Come to Me 121

Day 58: We are the Temple of the Holy Spirit 123

Day 59: The Fruit of the Spirit in You 125

Day 60: Sealed with the Holy Spirit 127

Day 61: Do Not Grieve the Holy Spirit 130

Day 62: The Holy Spirit is God 132

Day 63: The Holy Spirit Helps in Our Weakness 134

Day 64: Revelation through His Spirit 136

Day 65: Encouraged by the Spirit 138

Part Three: The Benefits of His Grace 141

Introduction 143

Day 66: Forget Not All His Benefits 145

Day 67: He Forgives All Our Sins 147

Day 68: He Heals All Our Diseases 149

Day 69: He Redeems Our Life from Destruction 151

Day 70: He Renews Our Youth Like the Eagle’s 153

Day 71: The Kindness and Love of God Appeared to Us 155

Day 72: Jesus Bore Our Punishment 157

Day 73: God Has Made Us Sons 159

Day 74: God Has Made a Covenant of Peace with Us 161

Day 75: God is Good 163

Day 76: God Has Gifted Us 165

Day 77: God’s Thoughts Toward You Are Peace and Not

Evil 167

Day 78: We Are Partakers of the Divine Nature 169

Day 79: He Gives Comfort to Those Who Mourn 171

Day 80: The Lord Will Strengthen Our Heart 173

Day 81: God is Faithful to His Covenant with Us 175

Day 82: We Have a Promise of Resurrection 177

Day 83: Dying Grace at Life’s End 179

Day 84: We Have Peace with God 181

Day 85: We Have Been Accepted in the Beloved 183

Day 86: We Have a Promise of Provision 185

Day 87: God’s Word Illuminates Our Path 187

Day 88: The Word is Life and Health to Our Flesh 189

Day 89: Our Provision is a Byproduct of Seeking God

First 191

Day 90: A Stable Christian Life 193

Day 91: Jesus is Enough for You 195

Day 92: The Name of Jesus is a Tower of Safety 197

Day 93: God Cares for Us Affectionately and Watchfully 199

Day 94: God is Our Refuge and Fortress 201

Day 95: God Will Complete the Good Work in Us 203

Day 96: There is No Need to Be Afraid or Dismayed 205

Day 97: We Have Received the Mind of Christ 207

Day 98: God Provides All Sufficiency for Every Good

Work 209

Day 99: We Are Sanctified in Christ Jesus 211

Day 100: God Hears and Delivers Us 213

Appendix: Prayers 215

Prayer for Salvation 216

Prayer to Receive the Baptism with the Holy Spirit 217

Index of Scriptures 219

References 221

About the Author 223

Dedication

To all who read this book,

May the truths shared in these pages see your faith strengthened, bring revelation of the benefits that are yours in Christ, and see you empowered by and enjoying the presence of the Holy Spirit.

You Were Born Again to Win!

Acknowledgements

"I want to express my appreciation to a few people who have helped me so much. My love and gratitude go to my dear wife Stephanie for her support and help editing, proofreading, and providing quality assurance with each devotion I have written.

Also, my heartfelt appreciation goes to our mentors and dear friends, prison evangelists Rappin’ Ron Brigmon, and his beautiful wife, Miss Katie! They have mentored me/us in prison ministry and have provided the example and inspiration for writing these devotionals. Thank you for believing in me and encouraging me in this effort. I will forever owe you a debt of gratitude! Stephanie and I love and appreciate you so much.

As a graduate of Charis Bible College, I must acknowledge and express thankfulness to my favorite Bible teacher, Andrew Wommack. I have gleaned and assimilated his deep and meaningful teachings, which are evident in my preaching, teaching, and writing. I am profoundly grateful.

There have been many men of God who have spoken into my life and helped shape me spiritually. For that, I am thankful as well.

Last, but not least, I am so very thankful for the leading and inspiration of the Holy Spirit and His help to accomplish this work. Amen!

Foreword

Dr. Mike McComb’s 100-day devotional, Born Again to Win, is a must for new believers and a tool for mature believers to grow and disciple others. One of the most important teachings for new believers is to know who God is and to know who they are as His child. The fundamentals of faith and grace are easily explained and resonate throughout this devotional. The overcomer mentality is prevalent throughout, as described by its title.

As we began to read Dr. McComb’s devotionals, we were super impressed with the quality, substance, and excellence demonstrated in his literary gift. As a Chaplain, he has shared these truths with inmates for years. We are so delighted that he is offering them now to the whole body of Christ.

We highly recommend Born Again to Win to anyone wanting to grow spiritually in their walk with Christ.

Ron and Katie Brigmon

Ron Brigmon Ministries

https://www.ronbrigmon.com/

Introduction

I have had a long-held desire to write a book on the nuggets of truth from God’s Word that I hold so dear. The book you hold in your hand is the fulfillment of that desire. I began to write devotions during the COVID-19 pandemic, which shut down ministry in the prisons. My aim was to use these devotionals to keep ministry flowing to the church that I pastored behind the prison walls. I began to feel compelled to continue as I believed God was inspiring me to accomplish this work.

Each devotion is designed to be a teaching from the Word. I believe the devotions contained in this work have the potential to really bless your life. The reason I strongly believe this is when I was a new Christian, I was struggling financially. I was so poor I could not spare the extra money to buy books from the bookstore at our church. A full-size book sold for $5.00 in those days, but I just did not feel I could spare that much to buy a book when I needed the money to buy milk for my children! However, I felt I could spend the fifty cents for the mini-books they offered authored by ministers I held in high esteem. I read those mini-books over and over until I understood them well. I now consider them to have been instrumental in establishing a solid faith foundation in my life!

I have experienced firsthand how the short but powerful teachings can influence and establish a person’s understanding of spiritual truths. Discipleship has been my passion for many years. It is something which is often neglected in people’s lives these days. Jesus said in John 8:31–32, …If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. This is why I am excited for the opportunity to share some of these truths with you. I hope to be able to help you abide in His Word with this study tool. More than thirty years have passed, and I still have a stack of those original mini-books on my book shelf. I still value the experience I received from God through the study of His Word from those early days of my walk with Him.

I pray you will have a similar experience over the next one hundred days as you study these truths with me. May our good God bless you richly with revelation from His Word!

Born Again to Win,

Chaplain McComb

Part One:

THE FAITH LIFE

Introduction

The devotions in this section are on the topic of living by faith. Faith is a subject that is misunderstood and misapplied in our modern culture. Most people associate it as a belief system. For example, you hear people say, What faith are you? Meaning, What religion are you? or What religious persuasion are you? That isn’t even close to the proper application of faith revealed in the Bible. Nor is faith something we use to try to get God to move or do something for us. Rather, faith is a positive response on your behalf to what God has already done. Faith is how you access God’s grace to receive from Him.

I believe the devotions in this part of my devotional will help give you a better understanding of what faith is and some of the many areas of our Christianity that are involved. As you read, you will find each day’s devotion deals with a different aspect of faith. I have included multiple scripture references within each devotion for you to use. If you will take a few minutes each day to read the devotion and then spend some time to meditate on each truth, pray, and look up the verses in your Bible, it will serve as a study guide to help you build your understanding of faith. I believe it will help build in you a revelation of this very important Bible subject we all need to major in. May our good God bless you and give you illumination as you read!

—Chaplain McComb

Day 1

Children of God through Faith in Jesus

For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.

(Galatians 3:26–27)

While it is a fact all of humanity is a product of God’s creation (Genesis 1:26–27), the Bible makes it clear in today’s verse that mankind becomes sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. Faith