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Christian Devotional – November 2, 2014
Read Hosea chapter 12 VERSE: Hosea 12:8–Ephraim boasts, “I am very rich. I have become wealthy. With all my wealth they will not find in me any iniquity or sin.” TRUTH: Ephraim assumed that because they were wealthy, they were immune to the effects of sin. They felt they were immune even to sin itself. However, nothing will keep us from experiencing the results of our sin except Jesus Christ. What do we trust in today? Do we trust in riches? Do we trust in power or position? Only Jesus Christ saves! RESPONSE: Father, nothing I have or could do on my own will save me. Only You save me…
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Christian Devotional – October 8, 2014
Read 2 Samuel chapter 15 VERSE: 2 Samuel 15:31–Now David had been told, “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” So David prayed, “Lord, turn Ahithophel’s counsel into foolishness.” TRUTH: King David’s son Absalom was attempting to take over the throne and David was fleeing into the countryside. Then David hears that his trusted advisor has turned and gone over to Absalom’s camp. How does he respond? David offers a prayer that God will intervene. In many situations, if not all of them, we find ourselves completely at the mercy of God. We cannot act or intervene. David could do nothing about his advisor switching sides. God knows we can…
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Christian Devotional – September 27, 2014
Read 2 Samuel chapter 4 VERSE: 2 Samuel 4:9–David answered Rekab and his brother Baamah the sons of Rimmon the Beerathite, “As surely as the Lord live, who has delivered me out of every trouble.” TRUTH: With everything that David had been through, he continued to credit God and trust Him with the job of saving him. David didn’t assume that he was responsible for his own salvation, but that in every circumstance, God made a way for David to make it through. The same holds true today. God is actually moving and working to deliver us; we must wait on Him and His timing. Are we seeking and waiting…
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Christian Devotional – December 9, 2013
VERSE: Numbers 23:19–God is not human that he should lie, not a human being that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfill? TRUTH: Because we are around people so much, we get used to being skeptical about what they say and what they promise. However, God is not like that. If He says it, He’ll do it. We can count on Him to fulfill everything that He has promised that He would do. Do we trust in God and His promises? RESPONSE: Father, I praise You for being trustworthy. You always fulfill Your promises and I will never doubt…
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Christian Devotional – September 14, 2013
VERSE: Exodus 4:11–The Lord said to him, “Who gave human beings their mouths? Who makes them deaf or mute? Who gives them sight or makes them blinded? Is it not I, the Lord? TRUTH: Moses gave God excuses for why he couldn’t do what God had asked of him. Yet God reminded Moses that He is God over all things. He is able to give abilities and take them away. God is capable of giving us the ability to do whatever He has called us to do. Are we willing to trust Him? RESPONSE: Father, You are able to do anything You desire in and through me. I praise You…
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Christian Devotional – July 16, 2013
VERSE: Jeremiah 17:7–“But Blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in Him.” TRUTH: What do we trust in? Who do we have total confidence in? If we are trusting in anyone or anything besides the Lord God, then we will fail. However, when we place our complete trust in the Lord, He will be the one to bless us. The Lord is worthy of our trust, but until we take that step to act upon our confidence in Him, we will never be completely trusting in Him. Do we say we trust God? Do our actions display that trust on a daily basis? RESPONSE: Father,…
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Christian Devotional – May 21, 2013
VERSE: Ezekiel 37:3–He asked me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” I said, “Sovereign Lord, you alone know.” TRUTH: God sometimes asks us questions that we think are odd. Yet, Ezekiel didn’t get flustered or state what would have been the obvious, “Um, Lord, they’re dead bones. Of course they can’t live.” Ezekiel trusted and relied on God to do whatever He wanted. He knew that God is capable of doing anything and he responded in faith to God’s question, stating that only God knows what God is capable of. No matter what we are facing, God is able to bring us through. Will we have faith in Him…
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Christian Devotional – May 11, 2013
VERSE: Ezekiel 27:34–Now you are shattered by the sea in the depths of the waters; your wares and all your company have gone down with you. TRUTH: The city of Tyre made its living from the sea. They traded and transacted business on the sea, yet now in response to their sins, the very thing they trusted to provide their livelihood was going to be their undoing. When we look to and trust in something besides God, often God will use that to get our attention and show us how untrustworthy it is compared with God Himself. What are we trusting in? Is it God or something else? RESPONSE: Father,…
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Christian Devotional – March 21, 2013
VERSE: 2 Chronicles 20:12–“Our God, will you not judge them? For we have no power to face this vast army that is attacking us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you.” TRUTH: In the midst of impending doom, King Jehoshaphat has no idea what to do. He does the only thing he can think of. He assembles everyone and they pray. I love the honesty in the prayer, “God, I don’t have any idea what to do, but I’m going to look to You as my hope and my deliverer and wait on You.” How often do we look at our situations and feel…
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Christian Devotional – March 15, 2013
VERSE: 2 Chronicles 14:11–Then Asa called to the Lord his God and said, “Lord, there is no one like You to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us, Lord our God, for we rely on You, and in Your name we have come against this vast army. Lord, You are our God; do not let mere mortals prevail against You.” TRUTH: What a beautiful prayer of faith, trust and complete dependence on God. Asa knew that if God didn’t help them in their time of need, then they would surely be destroyed. Do we come before God knowing that if He doesn’t do something then we will be destroyed?…