Devotional
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Christian Devotional – June 16, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 147 VERSE: Psalm 147:11–The Lord delights in those who fear him, who put their hope in his unfailing love. TRUTH: As we obey and hope in the Lord, He will delight in us. Delight is such a beautiful word of being loved and cherished. Literally, we give light to the eyes of the Lord by our obedience and hope. Will we be a source of delight to the Lord today with our actions and thoughts? RESPONSE: Father, I desire to obey You and I will place my hope in You. I love the thought of You delighting in me. Thank You for You focus on me, such…
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Christian Devotional – June 15, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 146 VERSE: Psalm 146:2–I will praise the Lord all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live. TRUTH: Praising and worshipping God is not just for young people or just for old people. Praising God is for all people for as long as they live. The Lord is worthy of praise for all He does throughout our lives. Each season of our life we have so much to praise Him for. He is worthy of our praise regardless of where we are in our life. RESPONSE: Father, I praise You now and through all that is in my life today. I…
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Christian Devotional – June 14, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 145 VERSE: Psalm 145:8–The Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love. TRUTH: This verse is a great summary of the character of God. In fact, this verse is echoes in several other places in the Bible. As children of God, this verse should also describe us. Are we gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love? RESPONSE: Father, give me Your character. I desire to be like You in every area, including being gracious and compassionate. Make me slow to anger and rich in love toward everyone I come into contact with today.
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Christian Devotional – June 13, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 144 VERSE: Psalm 144:2–He is my loving God and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer, my shield, in whom I take refuge, who subdues peoples under me. TRUTH: God is so many things to us. Several of the things mentioned here have to do with people our protection and strength. God is the One who is to fight the battles in our lives for us. He is all that we need to be able to stand up for the things of God. Even with knowing that He is our protector, often we have difficulty making the decision to stand firm. Will we rest in God’s protection…
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Christian Devotional – June 12, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 143 VERSE Psalm 143:8–Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go for to you I entrust my life. TRUTH: The morning time is such a time of renewal and hope. Each morning we are refreshed and renewed physically, mentally, and even spiritually The psalmist remembers that each morning we have an opportunity to see afresh all that God has done for us. Will we remember God in the morning and allow Him to open our hearts and minds to see Him new as we trust in Him each day? RESPONSE:…
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Christian Devotional – June 11, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 142 VERSE: Psalm 142:3–When my spirit grows faint within me, it is you who watch over my way. In the path where I walk people have hidden a snare for me. TRUTH: Are we tired and weary? The psalmist was tired, too. The psalmist understood that even when we are at the very end of ourselves, God is still there waiting and watching over our way. God knows we have our limits; He created us, after all. God knows we are going to encounter things that are too big, too daunting, too overwhelming for us and because of that He knows that He must be the One…
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Christian Devotional – June 10, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 141 VERSE: Psalm 141:3–Set a guard over my mouth, Lord; keep watch over the door of my lips. TRUTH: Oh, how often do we need one of these! It seems I am daily saying something that I wish I could take back or change. The Lord knows that we will struggle with what we say because we struggle with what we think each and every day. Typically, what we are thinking will find a way or circumstance to slip out of our lips. Today, I will turn my thoughts over to the Lord so that He will guard my mouth and make sure that it says only…
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Christian Devotional – June 9, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 140 VERSE Psalm 140:7–Sovereign Lord, my strong deliverer, you shield my head in the day of battle. TRUTH: God is not just our deliverer, He is our strong deliverer. He doesn’t have to push and fight in order to help us through, He is the strong force that is able to move us to exactly where He would have us be. He also shields our head in the day of battle. He is like the helmet that we put on to guard our head as we plunge into something dangerous. But, more than just guarding us from physical injury, God also can shield our thoughts from the…
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Christian Devotional – June 8, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 139 VERSE: Psalm 139:16–Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be. TRUTH: God has seen us and knows us. He knew us even before we were born. God knit us together and created each and every one of us individually. God knew the days that we were pass on this earth before we even began the journey of this life. This is very comforting to me because I know that nothing is going to happen that is outside of His control or that takes Him by surprise. Will we trust Him…
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Christian Devotional – June 7, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 138 VERSE: Psalm 138:7–Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve my life. You stretch out your hand against the anger of my foes; with your right hand you save me. TRUTH: We can only find safety and stability in one person, Jesus Christ. As God is with us, walking with us through the difficulties, we can trust in His strength and salvation to help us make it through. I love how it saw “walk in the midst of trouble,” for often God doesn’t pull us out of the trouble we are in, but he will allow us to go through it with Him right…