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Christian Devotional – June 5, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 136 VERSE: Psalm 136:1–Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good. His love endures forever. TRUTH: This verse kicks off an entire chapter that discusses the enduring love of God. God is good and we are to give Him thanks. No matter what we do or where we end up, He loves us. God’s love is a powerful and amazing aspect of who He is. Do we take for granted the love of God? Or, are we daily thankful for all that His loves means to us and for us? RESPONSE: Father, Your love endures no matter what is going around me and because of that,…
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Christian Devotional – June 4, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 135 VERSE: Psalm 135:15-18–The idols of the nations are silver and gold, made by human hands. They have mouths, but cannot speak, eyes, but cannot see. They have ears, but cannot hear, nor is there breath in their mouths. Those who make them will be like them, and so will all who trust in them. TRUTH: We become what we worship. Do we worship money? We will turn into cold, calculating, people with no care of concern about the other people in our lives, because that is what money itself is. Do we worship time? We will be obsessed about how every minute of every day is…
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Christian Devotional – June 3, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 134 VERSE: Psalm 134:2–Lift up your hands in the sanctuary and praise the Lord. TRUTH: How do we praise God? Do we use words? Do we sing, pray, shout, whisper, wave our hands, stand, sit, kneel? All of these and so much more can be done in praise and worship to God. As we are in His house, we can offer praise to God for He is worthy! RESPONSE: Father, I will lift You up and praise You more. I will use all of me to praise You, keep me in Your hand as I seek to exalt You through my words and actions.
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Christian Devotional – June 2, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 133 VERSE: Psalm 133:1–How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity. TRUTH: Do we seek to be united to our brothers and sisters in Christ? We are the children of God and through Him, we are to be working and serving together. How focused are we on working together, or are we trying to do thing individually? God has moved and worked in the lives of each one of us and only through Him will we have unity. RESPONSE: Father, I desire to experience Your unity with Your children. I know that You are the author of unity and I will come…
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Christian Devotional – June 1, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 132 VERSE: Psalm 132:9–May your priests be clothed with your righteousness, may your faithful people sing for joy. TRUTH: God is enough to make us sing for joy. As we are faithful to Him, we see all that He is doing for us and we know that we are able to be joyful in His presence, no matter the circumstance. We know that God takes our sins, forgives them, and that He clothes us with His righteousness so that we might be clean in His presence. Have we asked for that forgiveness? RESPONSE: Father, I want You more than anything else in this world. I desire to…
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Christian Devotional – May 31, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 131 VERSE: Psalm 1311–My heart is not proud, Lord, my eyes are not haughty; I do not concern myself with great matters or things too wonderful for me. TRUTH: Interestingly enough, this is not a statement that is encouraged in today’s society. We encourage people to seek things that are great and higher. We try to move ourselves into positions in this world where we will be higher up and more advanced. God wants us to be concerned about this world, but the way we do that is to be concerned about God. As we are focused on Him, we will see the things around us that…
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Christian Devotional – May 30, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 130 VERSE: Psalm 130:7–Israel, put your hope in the Lord, for with the Lord is unfailing love and with him is full redemption. TRUTH: Why should we put our hope in the Lord? This verse is very clear that we can hope in Him because He is unfailing love and redemption. Where else will we find someone who knows all about us, sees all our faults, loves us anyway, and even is willing to redeem us and restore us? This is cause for great hope! God sees who we are and all that we have done, yet he continues to love us and offer us redemption through…
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Christian Devotional – May 29, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 129 VERSE: Psalm 129:2–They have greatly oppressed me from my youth, but they have not gained victory over me. TRUTH: Israel here is speaking about all the enemies that they have faced and that have come against them. They have indeed been greatly oppressed throughout their history. However, they were never defeated. Because we belong to Jesus, we will also experience great oppression and difficulty in our lives, however, we are not defeated. Jesus Christ is victorious and through Him, we will also experience victory. We don’t have to feel oppressed as we remember the truth of our victory in Christ. RESPONSE: Father, You are victorious and…
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Christian Devotional – May 28, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 128 VERSE: Psalm 128:1–Blessed are all who fear the Lord, who walk in obedience to him. TRUTH: What does it mean to fear the Lord? We are to respect and reverence Him. He is holy and powerful and worthy of all our devotion. We are to obey Him. As we fear the Lord, we will obey His commands and seek to walk in his ways. As we are walking in obedience, this verse indicates that we will be blessed by the Lord. While that blessing may take many different forms, we never have to doubt that God will bless those who are faithful to Him. Are we…
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Christian Devotional – May 27, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 127 VERSE: Psalm 127:1–Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the guards stand watch in vain. TRUTH: If we are doing anything outside of or apart from God, we are destined for failure. The Lord is the One who gives purpose to all we do and the One who is capable of being successful. If we are trying to accomplish anything without Him, , all our effort is completely wasted. What are we trying to accomplish today? Are we allowing Him to accomplish it through us? RESPONSE: Father, I want my actions and attitudes to matter…