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Christian Devotional – April 6, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 84 VERSE: Psalm 84:2–My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God. TRUTH: All that God is and all His glory, He desires to share with us. Do we desire Him as much as He desires us? Here the psalmist is talking about the desperate, total need for God in his life. When we look at our life, what do we see? Do we see the things that we have accumulated or do we see things that God has allowed us to have? We must have the correct perspective for all things that we…
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Christian Devotional – April 5, 2015
Happy Resurrection Sunday!! Read Psalm chapter 83 VERSE: Psalm 83:16–Cover their faces with shame, Lord, so that they will seek your name. TRUTH: Why does God allow bad things to happen to people? In some cases, that’s so they will recognize their need for God and will turn to Him. As the psalmist mentions here, he is praying that the people will come to the place where they will recognize their need for God and will seek after Him. Are we praying that God will do whatever it takes to reach the people that we are around? RESPONSE: Father, I know so many people that need You and while I…
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Christian Devotional – April 4, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 82 VERSE: Psalm 82:5–The ‘gods’ know nothing, they understand nothing. They walk about in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken. TRUTH: Anything and everything that we think of and set up in our lives as ‘gods’ truly know and understand nothing. We can’t rely on them to save us in our troubles and we can’t trust them to hear our prayers or requests. Yet, so many people are will to believe in them and trust in them instead of the true God. Are we putting our trust in the one true God or are we trusting something that is walking about in darkness. RESPONSE:…
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Christian Devotional – April 3, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 81 VERSE: Psalm 81:12–So I gave them over to their stubborn hearts to follow their own devices. TRUTH: Sometimes God allows us to have what we say w want. We decide that some things are just too wonderful and we strive after them even when we know they are wrong. There are time when God allows us to get those things so we can see and experience just how fruitless and unfulfilling they are when compared with God. Unfortunately, we also receive the consequences of those things as well. Do we desire anything besides God in our lives? Be careful, because God may just decide to allow…
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Christian Devotional – April 2, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 80 VERSE: Psalm 80:19–Restore us, Lord God Almighty, make your face shine on us, that we may be saved. TRUTH: Have you ever seen something that was old and broken down which was later restored to its original beauty? It may have been a car or antique furniture or even a house. The change is amazing! God is capable of doing that, and so much more, with our lives. This verse is repeated three times in this chapter, emphasizing its importance. Through God’s power, we can be restored and saved. No matter the condition of our life, God is able to restore us and make us new.…
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Christian Devotional – April 1, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 79 VERSE: Psalm 79:9–Help us, God our Savior, for the glory of your name; deliver us and forgive our sins for your name’s sake. TRUTH: Why would God save us? Why does he concern Himself with the difficulties and problems we face? He is God and it would seem that He has bigger things to do. However, here the verse indicates the reason the psalmist is asking for help. He wants God’s name to be glorified. We have claimed God as our Savior and God has claimed us as His children. God saves us and delivers us because of the glory that this displays to the world.…
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Christian Devotional – March 31, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 78 VERSE: Psalm 78:38–Yet he was merciful; he forgave their iniquities and did not destroy them. Time after time he restrained his anger and did not stir up his full wrath. TRUTH: This psalm gives a history of the people of Israel and shows over and over again how God has moved and worked. The people would forget and turn away from Him and yet He would forgive them and save them. God does the same in our lives. No matter how bad we have been or how many times we have rejected Him. He is always waiting and ready to forgive us and save us. Will…
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Christian Devotional – March 30, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 77 VERSE: Psalm 77:14–You are the God who performs miracles; you display your power among the peoples. TRUTH: God was a God who performed miracles and He is still a God of the miraculous today. As the Creator of all things, God is able to work and move in any way He chooses for whatever purpose He wants. If we are looking, we will see God’s power everyday around us as He is displaying His power for all to see. God does the miraculous in our lives. RESPONSE: Father, take my life and use me today to display Your power for all around me. You are God…
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Christian Devotional – March 29, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 76 VERSE: Psalm 76:11–Make vows to the Lord your God and fulfill them; let all the neighboring lands bring gifts to the One to be feared. TRUTH: Do what we say we’re going to do. When we make a vow or a promise, we are to fulfill it. Even more so, when we make a promise to God, a failure to follow through is a sin. God is holy and we are to be bring a gift of obedience to Him. Think about all the things we have promised to do for God. Are we fulfilling our vows? RESPONSE: Father, thank You for reminding me what I’ve…
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Christian Devotional – March 28, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 75 VERSE: Psalm 75:2–You say, “I choose the appointed time; it is I who judge with equity.” TRUTH: Here, God declares something about Himself. He says that He chooses the timing for all events and also that He will judge. The verse indicates that He will judge with equity. God doesn’t play favorites when it comes to sin. Either people have accepted His free gift of salvation through His Son Jesus Christ, or they haven’t. We can trust God to be fair and righteous in the judgments that He hands out. God has the perfect time and the perfect judgment for those who have chosen to reject…