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Christian Devotional – July 18, 2013
VERSE: Jeremiah 19:15–This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: “Listen! I am going to bring on this city and all villages around it every disaster I pronounced against them, because they were stiff-necked and would not listen to my words.” TRUTH: How good are our listening skills? God tells Jeremiah that the reason the people of Israel are going to face judgment is because they refused to listen to Him and His words. God is speaking to us everyday. He shares His plans, His expectations, and His love with us through His word. Are we listening? RESPONSE: Father, I will listen to Your word. I desire…
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Christian Devotional – July 17, 2013
VERSE: Jeremiah 18:6–He said, “Can I not do with you, Israel, as this potter does?” declares the Lord. “Like clay in the hand of the potter, so are you in my hand, Israel.” TRUTH: God asks each one of us this question. He has the right to mold and shape us in whatever way He sees fit. Do we allow Him to do that? Or do we insist upon fighting Him and trying to move out of His hand because the molding process is uncomfortable and we are uncertain of the outcome? The Lord is the master potter and we are clay in His hands. By faith, we can relax…
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Christian Devotional – July 16, 2013
VERSE: Jeremiah 17:7–“But Blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in Him.” TRUTH: What do we trust in? Who do we have total confidence in? If we are trusting in anyone or anything besides the Lord God, then we will fail. However, when we place our complete trust in the Lord, He will be the one to bless us. The Lord is worthy of our trust, but until we take that step to act upon our confidence in Him, we will never be completely trusting in Him. Do we say we trust God? Do our actions display that trust on a daily basis? RESPONSE: Father,…
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Book Review – A Heart’s Home by Laura J. Marshall
I don’t know about you, but his has been a very busy summer so I apologize for not having gotten the book reviews up weekly like I usually do. I’m hoping to get things back on track! A Heart’s Home by Laura J. Marshall is a historical fiction romance novella that is set in the 1700s. The story starts when young Asyra, whose mother died in childbirth, receives word from her maternal grandmother that she has been arranged to marry a young man in England. Asyra has grown up almost her entire life in India with her father and, after his death, her uncle and has never even met her…
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Christian Devotional – July 15, 2013
VERSE: Jeremiah 16:17–My eyes are on all their ways. They are not hidden from me, nor is their sin concealed from my eyes. TRUTH: Sometimes we thing that we can keep things from God. We try to hide our sins and wrongs from Him and just pretend that no one know. However, God know and sees all that we do and think. Our ways are not hidden from Him. We are only fooling ourselves. Since nothing is hidden from God, are we admitting to God the areas and times that we have failed Him and seek His forgiveness and restoration. He knows all we have done anyway. RESPONSE: Father, even…
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Christian Devotional Author Kristi Burchfiel’s “365 Devotions Through The New Testament” Is Finalist In Readers’ Favorite 2013 International Award Contest
Press Release Kristi Burchfiel is a Christian devotional author and speaker who believes in ‘living in the world while living out the word’. “365 Devotions Through The New Testament” is the latest release in her popular Daily Devotional Series [July 10, 2013, Wichita, KS] Christian devotional author and speaker Kristi Burchfiel has announced her recent Christian devotional, “365 Devotions Through The New Testament”, is a finalist in the 2013 Readers’ Favorite International Awards Contest in the Christian Devotion/Study category. The new release is the latest in her popular Daily Devotional Series. “I’m so honored,” stated Burchfiel, “for this book to be chosen as a finalist out of the multitude of entries.…
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Christian Devotional – July 14, 2013
VERSE: Jeremiah 15:16–When your words came, I ate them, they were my joy and my heart’s delight, for I bear your name, Lord God almighty. TRUTH: When we study God’s Word, it is to be our joy and the delight of our hearts. Why? We represent the name of the Lord Himself. His name rejoices in His words. If we are not allowing His name to be over all that we do, then we will not find joy in spending time in His word. RESPONSE: Father, Your name is holy and righteous and I desire that You move and work through me with Your name. As I surrender to You…
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Christian Devotional – July 13, 2013
VERSE: Jeremiah 14:21–For the sake of your name do not despise us; do not dishonor your glorious throne. Remember your covenant with us and do not break it. TRUTH: Jeremiah is pleading with the Lord for mercy even though the people have been wicked. Why? The Lord has a covenant with the people and He must remember and honor that covenant along with maintaining the glory of His name. Do we focus on the honor and glory due the name of the Lord? Even as God is faithful to His commitment to us, are we faithful to our commitment to Him? Do we appeal to Him for the sake of…
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Christian Devotional – July 12, 2013
VERSE: Jeremiah 13:9–This is what the Lord says: “In the same way I will ruin the pride of Judah and the great pride of Jerusalem.” TRUTH: Pride goes before a fall. Elsewhere in scripture that truth is listed and God reiterates it here with an example. The people of Judah and Jerusalem have been prideful and trusted in themselves and not God. They will become useless and God will ruin their pride. What is our attitude like? Do we give praise and glory to God for what He does or do we take credit for God’s works and blessings in our life? He has the power and ability to ruin…
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Christian Devotional – July 11, 2013
VERSE: Jeremiah 12:1–You are always righteous, Lord, when I bring a case before you. Yet I would speak with you about your justice: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the families live at ease? TRUTH: Jeremiah asks the same question that many of us ask: why do good things happen to bad people? Jeremiah doesn’t understand why God allowed the things that He does and often it doesn’t make sense to us either. The Lord answer Jeremiah later in the chapter, reminding him that He is God and that Jeremiah can’t know or understand all that He is doing. Jeremiah is to just trust that He…