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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…
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Christian Devotional – March 27, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 74 VERSE: Psalm 74:16–The day is yours and your also the night; you established the sun and moon. TRUTH: God is the Creator od all things and that includes time and all that time contains. The day and the night, both are creations of God. Because He established them, He also controls them and the things that occur during them. Do we give God praise and are we in awe of all the power He has? RESPONSE: Father, You determine the path of every single day and night. You created them, You control them, and they are Yours. I will praise You for Your power and control…
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Christian Devotional – March 26, 2015
After that short break to go through Ephesians, we’re going to pick up where we left off in Psalm. Read Psalm chapter 73 VERSE: Psalm 73:25–Whom have I in heaven by you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you. TRUTH: When we take a look around us, what do we really have? Our possessions are fragile and can be destroyed or taken away. People in our life experience illness and death. All that we truly have that will last is our relationship with God. Are we able to say, like the psalmist, that we have nothing and want nothing besides God? RESPONSE: Father, You are all I truly have…
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Christian Devotional – March 25, 2015
Read Ephesians chapter 6 VERSE: Ephesians 6:13–Therefore, put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. TRUTH: We are to stand. We are not commanded to attack or to run, but we are to stand and not back down. All over the world, people are attacking Christian beliefs and stances and while we are not told to fight back, we told that we must stand against evil. The day of evil is coming and in some cases, feels like it is already here. Are we prepared and ready…
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Christian Devotional – March 24, 2015
Read Ephesians chapter 5 VERSE: Ephesians 5:4–Nor should there be any obscenity, foolish talk, or coarse joking, which are out of place, but rather thanksgiving. TRUTH: What do we use our words for? What words get spoken and what focus do we have for our words? As a believer in Christ, obscenities, foolish talk and coarse joking are all listed as things which are out of place for our lives. When we are saying these things, we are simultaneously being unthankful. We cannot be displaying gratitude while a string of curse words come out of our mouths. Do our words demonstrate the gratitude we have in Christ Jesus? RESPONSE: Father,…
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Christian Devotional – March 23, 2015
Read Ephesians chapter 4 VERSE: Ephesians 4:14–Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind and teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming. TRUTH: We are to grow up! Sometimes I think the church resembles the fiction Neverland where boys and girls never grow up. We come to church, but never learn and grow and mature in our faith. As a result, immature believers are easily distracted and turned from following God because they don’t have the solid foundation to keep them firm through difficulty and testing. We are to grow…
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Christian Devotional – March 22, 2015
Read Ephesians chapter 3 VERSE: Ephesians 3:19–And to know this love that surpasses knowledge that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. TRUTH: When God comes into our lives, He doesn’t want to just fill us a little bit. He wants to fill us completely. The most amazing thing about this as that we aren’t even the standard of measurement for how full He wants to fill us. He doesn’t seek to fill us full with all the fullness of us. He fills us full with all the fullness of God. We can have all of God as we go through every single day.…
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Christian Devotional – March 21, 2015
Read Ephesians chapter 2 VERSE: Ephesians 2:4-5–But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions–it is by grace you have been saved. TRUTH: We are walking miracles. If we have surrendered our life to Christ, He has taken us and while we were dead in sin, He has raised us from the dead and given us new life by grace through faith in Christ. We are now alive! And why would God do that? He loves us. He has such great love for us that He made us new and saved us. We…
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Christian Devotional – March 20, 2015
Since we just completed Book 2 in Psalms, we’re going to take another quick break and go through Ephesians for the next 6 days before we continue on with Psalms. Read Ephesians chapter 1 VERSE: Ephesians 1:19-20–and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is the same as the mighty strength he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms. TRUTH: God’s power is the same today as it was when He raised Christ from the dead. He has all power and we must remember all that God has done in us and through us. He…
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Christian Devotional – March 19, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 72 VERSE: Psalm 72:17–May his name endure forever; may it continue as long as the sun. Then all nations will be blessed through him, and they will call him blessed. TRUTH: All the nations will be blessed through the Son of David. Jesus was the promised Messiah who came and was born to forever bless all the nations. The name of Jesus will endure forever. This psalm is prophetic about the coming of Jesus Christ. As a result of coming to Christ, we are to be a blessing to all nations and to share the message of Jesus Christ with all nations. Are we showing the blessing…