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Christian Devotional – November 9, 2016
Read Job chapter 4 VERSE: Job 4:4–Your words have supported those who stumbled; you have strengthened faltering knees. TRUTH: Now, Job’s friends have arrived and they have begun to speak to him. While most of what they say is not true and is later shown to be inaccurate, this opening statements by the first friend, Eliphaz, gives us a glimpse further into the life of Job. Job was a person who supported and encouraged those around him. He was there for others and he sought to build them up. If other people were to speak about us, would they say the same? Do we seek to build up and strengthen…
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Christian Devotional – November 8, 2016
Read Job chapter 3 VERSE: Job 3:23–Why is life given to a man whose way is hidden, whom God has hedged in? TRUTH: With everything that happened to Job, the Bible says that Job didn’t sin an what he said. Still, Job spends a lot of time asking “Why?” When we are faced with difficult circumstances, there will always be a part of us that seeks to understand why God has allowed certain things to occur in our life. At times we may see an easy answer, such as they are consequences for our sins. But, other times, there may not be an easy answer and there doesn’t seem to be…
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Christian Devotional – November 7, 2016
Read Job chapter 2 VERSE: Job 2:10–He replied, “You are talking like a foolish woman. Shall we accept good from God and not trouble?” In all this Job did not sin in what he said. TRUTH: Job’s wife wasn’t really a comfort during this time. She was grieving, too. She was angry and hurt and she didn’t understand why Job wasn’t lashing out at God like she was. Job reprimanded her and reminded her that we are to accept the good and the bad from the Lord. If we are going to say that we are truly followers of God, we should understand and realize that there are going to…
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Christian Devotional – November 6, 2016
Read Job chapter 1 VERSE: Job 1:21–and I said, “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will depart. The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away, may the name of the Lord be praised.” TRUTH: Job had just gone through incredible loss. He was experiencing grief on a level that not many of us experience in this life. Yet, his response back to God is to say that everything belonged to God and that God was free to give and free to take away, as long as the Lord’s Name was praised. Indeed, we truly have and own nothing. At some point we will lose everything,…
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Christian Devotional – November 4, 2016
Read 2Timothy chapter 4 VERSE: 2 Timothy 4:7–I have fought the good fight. I have finished the race. I have kept the faith. TRUTH: Many people believe that this is the last book that Paul wrote before he was executed. Here we see Paul looking back on his life and giving this evaluation. He has fought the good fight. He has finished the race. He has kept the faith. These are simple phrases with such profound meaning and impact. Paul knew that he had been running a race here on the earth. He had a fight that needed to be fought. Paul fought that fight. He kept his eyes ever…
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Christian Devotional – November 3, 2016
Read 2 Timothy chapter 3 VERSE: 2 Timothy 3:16–All scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness. TRUTH: Scripture is the Word of God. The Holy Bible has been breathed out by God and all the words that are in the Holy Bible are straight from the mouth of God. The scripture is great and useful for so many things in our daily life. It applies to every area and every circumstance. It’s never outdated and never “old-fashioned.” We can learn and grow and improve through the study and application of the Word of God. Will we study and apply the God-breathed Word of…
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Christian Devotional – November 2, 2016
Read 2 Timothy chapter 2 VERSE: 2 Timothy 2:23–Don’t have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments, because you know they produce quarrels. TRUTH: Are we avoiding silly arguments, or do we look for them? Some people seem to like to get into silly arguments and they go looking for opportunities to argue with people. We are not to be that type of person. We must work to glorify God and lift Him up no matter what else is going on around us and if we’re busy arguing over silly things then we won’t do that. Now, there are things that are worth standing our ground on, but we…
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Christian Devotional – November 1, 2016
Read 2 Timothy chapter 1 VERSE: 2 Timothy 2:6–For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands. TRUTH: As believers in Jesus Christ, we have received the Holy Spirit. Christ has promised us that through the Spirit we have received a gift that we can use to glorify God. What we tend to forget is that the gift doesn’t automatically just bust into full bloom in us. We have to continue to fan it and grow it As we surrender more to the Lord, we allow the Spirit to move and work in our…
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Christian Devotional – October 31, 2016
Read 1 Timothy chapter 6 VERSE: 1 Timothy 6:11–But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness. TRUTH: Are we fleeing from “all this” that is listed in the verses that precede this verse? There are several traps that people tend to fall into including materialism and pride. Are we pursuing righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, and gentleness? Perhaps a better question is whether we would know or recognize those things when we saw them. If we are truly looking to follow God, we will see these and we will be able to pursue them. If we are not seeing the…
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Christian Devotional – October 28, 2016
Read 1 Timothy chapter 5 VERSE: 1 Timothy 5:24–The sins of some are obvious, reaching the place of judgment ahead of them; the sins of others trail behind them. TRUTH: We do not see everyone’s sin. We see the sins of some people; others we don’t see, but we know they are there, simply because the Bible is clear that all have sinned. No matter who knows about our sins, we can be sure that Jesus Christ knows and He died for them on the cross. He has paid for them all, so that we can find freedom and forgiveness from our sins. RESPONSE: Father, I need Your forgiveness every…