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Christian Devotional – May 8, 2014
Read Ecclesiastes chapter 4 VERSE: Ecclesiastes 4:10–If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up. TRUTH: We need friends. Yes, the Christian life is a choice that we must make individually, but once we make that choice, we should be looking for someone who can walk with us. We can encourage that person and they can encourage us. Do we have someone who shares our beliefs and our faith that we can share with? We are stronger together. RESPONSE: Father, You are the one I am following and to You I will cling, but…
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Christian Devotional – May 7, 2014
Read Ecclesiastes chapter 3 VERSE: Ecclesiastes 3:11–He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end. TRUTH: God’s timing is beautiful! We may not understand it, and in fact we cannot completely fathom it, but God’s perfect picture of how events unfold is spectacularly beautiful and awe-inspiring. Sometimes we get so focused on ourselves and our frustration that things aren’t moving fast enough for our personal timing desires that we miss seeing the beauty in God’s timing. Are we looking at the events around us as part of the beauty…
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Christian Devotional – May 6, 2014
Read Ecclesiastes chapter 2 VERSE: Ecclesiastes 2:17–So I hated life, because the work that is done under the sun was grievous to me. All of it is meaningless, a chasing after the wind. TRUTH: Solomon was busy trying to find pleasure and happiness through his own works. He tried and tried to find a way to “work” to gain and achieve satisfaction in life. Nothing he tried gave him lasting joy or satisfaction. So many people are trying to work and achieve that sense of accomplishment and purpose, yet, until we come to the place where we realize that only God gives true and lasting satisfaction, we will feel like…
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Book Review – Into the Sun by Karina Harris
From Amazon: Genevieve Ferguson has resigned herself to a solitary existence, certain that no man could ever love her now. Seth Chamberlin knew Genevieve before the tragedy. He longs to restore that vivacious spirit to the broken young woman she has become. But God may have another path in mind, and nothing is easy in the wild west, where danger is as close as the weather, and just as deadly. Will Genevieve find peace in the midst of her trials or is love too much to hope for? Will Seth have the strength to follow the path God has set for him or will temptation be too strong to fight?…
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Christian Devotional – May 5, 2014
Read Ecclesiastes chapter 1 VERSE: Ecclesiastes 1:14–I have seen all things that are done under the sun; all of them are meaningless, a chasing after the wind. TRUTH: Everything that this world has to offer is completely and utterly meaningless, yet how much time and energy do we spend trying to chase after these things? Only when we seek to chase after God will we actually catch up with what we are truly seeking after. He is the only One who fills our heart and our every desire. RESPONSE: Father, You are enough for me. You guide me through every situation and it is You I seek after not the…
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Christian Devotional – May 4, 2014
Read Romans chapter 16 VERSE: Romans 16:19–Everyone has heard about your obedience. I rejoice because of you; but I want you to be wise about what is good, and innocent about what is evil. TRUTH: It is so encouraging to hear about the obedience of people we care about. Paul was excited and rejoicing in all that he had heard about this church. He then makes this statement to be wise about what is good and innocent about what is evil. We do not have to know everything about all the sins that the world uses to lure people with, to know that they are evil. We should spend our…
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Christian Devotional – May 3, 2014
Read Romans chapter 15 VERSE: Romans 15:5–May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind toward others that Christ Jesus had. TRUTH: Endurance and encouragement are two necessary things as we face trials and difficulties. We see and know that God is with us and that by receiving the endurance and the encouragement, we also receive the attitude of Christ. He is the one who is able to endure through any and every situation. I will praise Him no matter what the situation and will trust Him to give me everything I need to make it through with His attitude. RESPONSE: Father, I praise…
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Christian Devotional – May 2, 2014
Read Romans chapter 14 VERSE: Romans 14:8–If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord. TRUTH: Our life is His. We are no longer our own. As we commit ourselves to Him, we see that God is the One who leads and directs us. We can trust God to do with us that which brings Him the most glory. Are we content to allow Him to guide and direct our lives, or are we still seeking after our own purposes? RESPONSE: Father, my life is Yours, so whatever You desire is…
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Christian Devotional – May 1, 2014
Read Romans chapter 13 VERSE: Romans 13:7–Give to everyone what you owe them. If you owe taxes, pay taxes; if revenue, then revenue; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor. TRUTH: Are we paying people what we owe them? It can be easy to think only of monetary debts, but this also mentions respect and honor. Are we giving honor and respect to those people who, by virtue of their position, deserve it? Even if their actions are wrong, we can still offer respect for the position that they hold. RESPONSE: Father, I thank You and praise You for the people You have placed in my life. Some of…
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Christian Devotional – April 30, 2014
Read Romans chapter 12 VERSE: Romans 12:8–if it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is giving, then give generously; if it is to lead, do it diligently; if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully. TRUTH: Paul is encouraging the believers that no matter what God has gifted them to do, they should do it. That seems silly to have to remind people to do what they are good at, yet how many times do we try to be someone or something else because we think they are better, have more stuff, bring more glory to God, etc. God has given each of us a gift and…