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Christian Devotional – July 27, 2016
Read 1 Kings chapter 5 VERSE: 1 Kings 5:7–When Hiram heard Solomon’s message, he was greatly pleased and said, “Praise be to the Lord today, for he has given David a wise son to rule over this great nation.” TRUTH: When we are following God’s commands, other people will notice. More than that, they will be drawn to praise God as a result of the things that we do. Hiram praised God for the way that Solomon was responding. When we respond to the people around us, do others result in praise God because of us? RESPONSE: Father, I know that if I am giving my own responses, people will…
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Christian Devotional – July 26, 2016
Read 1 Kings chapter 4 VERSE: 1 Kings 4:29–God gave Solomon wisdom and very great insight, and breadth of understanding as measureless as the sand of the seashore. TRUTH: Solomon was very wise, but he didn’t get that way on his own. God gave him the wisdom that he had and gave him the insight that he needed. We have the same God that Solomon had and as a result the very same wisdom that Solomon had, we have access to if we will only seek that from the One who holds all knowledge and wisdom. Are we trying to use our own wisdom and insight? If we are, we…
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Christian Devotional – July 25, 2016
Read 1 Kings chapter 3 VERSE: 1 Kings 3:7–“Now, Lord my God, you have made your servant king in place of my father David. But I am only a little child and do not know how to carry out my duties.” TRUTH: Humility. This trait is so often missing in our world today. Solomon had been given a lot of responsibility and he knew it. Instead of becoming arrogant and prideful about the fact that he had been made king, he came to the Lord in humility, admitting that he didn’t know what he was doing. Are we willing to admit when we don’t know what we are doing? Will…
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Christian Devotional – July 23, 2016
Read 1 Kings chapter 2 VERSE: 1 Kings 2:3–and observe what the Lord your God requires. Walk in obedience to him and keep his decrees and commands, his laws and regulations, as written in the Law of Moses. Do this so that you may prosper in all you do and wherever you go. TRUTH: David is giving his final words of wisdom to his son Solomon. David knew that he didn’t have much time left on earth before he died and he wanted to be sure that he gave his son everything that he needed to be an effective king. This was his statement of wisdom: obey the Lord. If…
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Christian Devotional – July 22, 2016
Read 1 Kings chapter 1 VERSE: 1 Kings 1:30–I will surely carry out this very day what I swore to you by the Lord, the God of Israel: Solomon your son shall be king after me, and he will sit on my throne in my place. TRUTH: David had made a promise to Bathsheba, but he hadn’t carried it out and she came to him and reminded him of his promise. David quickly realized that he hadn’t kept his promise. David took the needed steps and he made it right. He did what he needed to do in order to keep his promise. Are we people of our word? Will…
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Christian Devotional – July 21, 2016
Read Jude VERSE: Jude 22–Be merciful to those who doubt. TRUTH: There are always going to be people who do not believe in Jesus and who doubt everything that You are telling them about who He is and what He desires to do in and through them. We can get frustrated with them and even angry at times because they don’t believe, but Jude encourages us to show those people mercy. They don’t believe, but they may believe at some point. We must show mercy and kindness to those, even when they don’t believe in Jesus at this moment. RESPONSE: Father, I pray that You will help me to show…
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Christian Devotional – July 20, 2016
Read 2 Peter chapter 3 VERSE: 2 Peter 3:18–But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever! Amen. TRUTH: Once we’ve accepted Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior, we are not to just sit back and wait for His return. We are to continue to grow. We don’t know everything about the Christian life once we’ve asked him in; we have to learn, grow, study, and apply these things to our life daily. Are we continuing to grow and to learn? Do we seek to have a better, more obedient relationship with God each and every day?…
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Christian Devotional – July 19, 2016
Read 2 Peter chapter 2 VERSE: 2 Peter 2:18–For they mouth empty boastful words and, by appealing to the lustful desires of the flesh, they entice people who are just escaping from those who live in error. TRUTH: This chapter deals entirely with false teachers. In Peter’s time there were several people who were making claims about what people should be doing. Peter is stating that these teachers would boast and appeal to new believers and work to entice them away before they had a chance to really get grounded and understand what the truth of the Lord meant in their lives. We can easily get drawn away from the…
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Christian Devotional – July 18, 2016
Read 2 Peter chapter 1 VERSE: 2 Peter 1:8–For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. TRUTH: The previous verses list several qualities that are important for a believer and indicates how they grow from one another. These include things like faith and goodness and self-control. This is a very important list because of what it says in this verse. If we are possessing these qualities and working to increase them in our life, then we will be effective and productive. Most people want to be effective and productive. If we look…
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Christian Devotional – July 17, 2016
What shoes are you wearing? Here is today’s Christian Devotional video and we’re continuing our study on the Armor of God. Today we’re looking at footwear. What are we wearing and are we using it to go and share the good news of the message of peace to those around us. Just like the new Pokémon Go game, we have to get out and go to the people who need Jesus Christ and share with them the message of peace. Are we wearing our shoes that are fitted with the gospel of peace so that we can take the gospel to everyone in the world?