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Christian Devotional – February 2, 2014
Read Revelation chapter 2 VERSE: Revelation 2:4–Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first. TRUTH: Remember how excited we were when we first committed our lives to Jesus Christ? That excitement and love for Him is to be how we characterize our relationship with Him always going forward. Do we lack joy and excitement in our walk with Christ? Perhaps we have left our first love. We must repent and come back to Him. He can restore our joy and love as we restore our relationship with Him. RESPONSE: Father, I desire Your love to come through my life. I confess that I…
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Christian Devotional – February 1, 2014
Read Revelation chapter 1 VERSE: Revelation 1:8–“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.” TRUTH: Who is God? Do we recognize the power, authority, and position of Jesus Christ? He is the one with absolute power. He has always been and He will always be. He is worthy of all the praise and honor we can give and even that won’t begin to scratch the surface of what He is owed. Do we give God the proper reverence and respect? He is worthy! RESPONSE: Father, You are indeed worthy of all honor and respect and…
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Christian Devotional – January 31, 2014
Read Proverbs chapter 31 VERSE: Proverbs 31:30–Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised. TRUTH: What are we chasing after? Do we seek after beauty and spend time and money focused on that? Do we try to charm others with our personality? The characteristic that we are to seek after most is fear of the Lord. We are to seek after Him and reverence and respect His commands. Our relationship with Him is the only thing that matters or that lasts. RESPONSE: Father, my relationship with You is what gives me beauty and charm. You are the only thing that…
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Christian Devotional – January 30, 2014
Read Proverbs chapter 30 VERSE: Proverbs 30:8-9–Keep falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread. Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you and say, “Who is the Lord?” Or I may become poor and steal and so dishonor the name of my God. TRUTH: Would we have the courage to pray this? Many of us have asked God to bless us financially, yet this shows us the danger of having riches. It’s easy to put our faith and trust in the riches instead of God. There is similar danger in being poor and destitute. Do we pray…
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Christian Devotional – January 29, 2014
Read Proverbs chapter 29 VERSE: Proverbs 29:17–Discipline your children, and they will give you peace; they will bring you the delight you desire. TRUTH: At times, as parents, it can be difficult to discipline our kids. We want them to be happy and seeing them upset when they don’t get what they want can be hard. However, that is only for the moment. In the long term, providing rules and enforcing them gives children a solid base and foundation they can build on in order to grow into the kind and considerate people that God desires them to be. We must help train them for people are not naturally that…
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Christian Devotional – January 28, 2014
Read Proverbs chapter 28 VERSE: Proverbs 28:13–Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper, but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy. TRUTH: We do not naturally think of humility and confession going together with prosperity, yet God’s word indicates that these are key ideas that lead to prosperity. If we are hiding our sins and not willing to confess them or to turn away from them, we will not be able to find mercy and forgiveness for the things we have done. The Lord desires that we confess our wrongs and reverse them so that He may show us mercy and restore our relationship with Him. RESPONSE: Father,…
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Christian Devotional – January 27, 2014
Read Proverbs Chapter 27 VERSE: Proverbs 27:19–As water reflects the face, so one’s life reflects the heart. TRUTH: Our life: the actions we take, our priorities, everything that we do, it all reflects what is truly in our heart. We can say one thing, but if we are not truly living out what we say, others will be able to tell based on how we live our life. What does our heart reflect? RESPONSE: Father, my life and my heart will reflect the same thing. My heart belongs to You and as a result, my life is to demonstrate that everyday. Thank You for changing my heart so that…
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Christian Devotional – January 26, 2014
Read Proverbs chapter 26 VERSE: Like a maniac shooting flaming arrows of death is one who deceives their neighbor and says, “I was only joking!” TRUTH: Lying and being deceitful are not causes to joke. When we are tricking someone or lying to them, that can be as dangerous as a person who is blindly and wildly shooting arrows. No one knows who will be hit or when. Being a liar is not a joking matter. We must be careful to only speak in a way that is truthful. RESPONSE: Father, I praise You for being truthful! Help me to control my tongue and use it to heal and not…
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Christian Devotional – January 25, 2014
Read Proverbs chapter 25 VERSE: Proverbs 25:28–Like a city whose walls are broken through is a person who lacks self-control. TRUTH: The wall around the city was a crucial security feature of most cities that day. The wall kept out invaders and people who meant harm to the city. When we lack self-control in our lives, we become like a city with no walls and we are opening up ourselves to being invaded by anything and everything. We must guard ourselves from those things that would seek to invade our heart and mind and steer us away from God. We must have self-control. RESPONSE: Father, help me not to give in…
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Christian Devotional – January 24, 2014
Read Proverbs chapter 24 VERSE: Proverbs 24:17–Do not gloat when your enemy falls, when they stumble, do not let your heart rejoice. TRUTH: How do we respond when we hear that something bad has happened to a person we don’t like? Do we get excited or happy about it This verse indicates that it is wrong to be happy when we see others fall. We are to desire that everyone turn from their wrong ways. That can be a difficult attitude to have sometimes with some people. Do we see others through our own eyes or through God’s eyes? God desires that all come to repentance. RESPONSE: Father, You are…