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Christian Devotional – January 6, 2022
The Essential Jesus, Day 6 Temptation. As we look at day 6 of The Essential Jesus reading plan in YouVersion.com, we read the story of original temptation and sin. Genesis 3:1-24. Adam and Eve were living the perfect life in the garden of Eden and still, temptation found them. We should never be surprised that temptation is at our door or that it seeks us out and looks to find us. If it could find Adam and Eve in the midst of perfection, it can find us wherever we are. The question we ask ourselves, do we see the seriousness of temptation? Do we understand the gravity of sin? Sin…
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Christian Devotional – January 5, 2022
The Essential Jesus, Day 5 The people of God. Today we are looking at what makes up a follower of God from The Essential Jesus reading plan on YouVersion.com. Read 1 Peter 2:4-10. Because of Jesus, we are brought together. Without Jesus, we would never have had any reason to come together. Jesus gives his followers meaning and purpose. He shows us mercy and because of Him we are able to actually be called the people of God. Do we live like we have been given the mercy of God? Do we look forward to meeting with other believers and coning together? Only because of Jesus are we able to…
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Christian Devotional – January 4, 2022
The Essential Jesus, Day 4 Jesus made everything. When we look today at day 4 in The Essential Jesus reading plan on YouVersion.com, we read Hebrews 1:1-4. We know that God created the world and we read about that in Genesis, but Jesus was there. He was the Word that was spoken on that day. In order to truly understand Jesus, we have to recognize that he is the Creator of all that we know and see. When was the last time that you just stopped and looked at God’s creation? How often are we in awe of all that is around us as well as in awe of the…
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Christian Devotional – January 3, 2022
The Essential Jesus, Day 3 Have you ever wondered what God looked like? As we look today at the Day 3 reading of The Essential Jesus in YouVersion.com, we see that Jesus is the reflection of God. We may not see God. In fact, the Bible calls him the invisible God. Yet, we can know exactly what God is like because Jesus is a reflection of God. We can look at Jesus and see God just as clearly as if we looked at God himself. How well do we know Jesus? Are we getting to know him more and more each day? Today’s reading is from Colossians 1:15-23. These verses…
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Christian Devotional – January 2, 2022
The Essential Jesus, Day 2 Humility. Today as we look at the second day of The Essential Jesus reading plan on YouVersion.com, we are reading through Philippians 2:1-11. We see so many characteristics of Jesus in these verses. We learn so many things about the Lord and how we can relate to him. One important characteristic is humility. Christ, of all people had every reason to boast and brag about all that he has done. He is God. Yet, he chose humility. What does humility look like for us? How can we serve others? Spend time today and make plans on a way you can humbly serve someone today.
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Christian Devotional – January 1, 2022
The Essential Jesus, Day 1 Happy New Year! As we enter 2022, I am excited to spend some time looking into the life of Jesus. I will be going through the Essential Jesus reading plan on YouVersion.com and encourage you to join me. As we start today, we see that Jesus is the light. Reading through John 1:1-18, we learn much about who Jesus is. How much do we truly know him? Are we focused on him or do we just say we love him, but don’t show it? Jesus is our light and without him we would be in complete darkness all the time. Do you have a light…
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Christian Devotional – December 31, 2021
Bigger Than Me, Day 6 How do we show God we love him? As we conclude the Bigger Than Me reading plan plan in YouVersion.com, we find ourselves in Matthew 22:37-39. We are to love God. God commands it and indicates to us the importance of our demonstrating our love for him. This is a building block of our relationship with him. However, how do we demonstrate that? How do you actually show God that you love him? God answers this in these verses by indicating that the second area to show love. We can demonstrate our love for God through the way in which we treat those we are…
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Christian Devotional – December 30, 2021
Bigger Than Me, Day 5 As we read through Day 5 of the bigger than Me Devotional on YouVersion.com, we come to realize that we are not nearly as important as we like to think that we are. We have this sense of self-worth and this drive for significance that doesn’t coincide with what the Bible has to say about who we are. God understands that we are God-breathed dirt. He is the one who breathed life into us after all. When we start to get an inflated sense of who we are and what we can do, that impacts how open we are going to be to following Him.…
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Christian Devotional – December 29, 2021
Bigger Than Me, Day 4 Focus. What is the opposite of focus? Distraction. Martha knew all about distraction. Read Luke 10:38-42. As we look at day 4 of the Bigger Than Me reading plan in YouVersion.com, we come to see the importance of of staying focused. Martha had Jesus in her home yet The Bible indicates that she was distracted. She had so many things on her mind that she needed to do for Jesus instead of recognizing that it’s really about being with Jesus. It comes down to distraction versus focus. How focused are we on Jesus and all that he does for us? Are we still under the…
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Christian Devotional – December 28, 2021
Bigger Than Me, Day 3 Faith. We cannot truly allow God to be who he wants to be in our life without faith. Read Hebrews 11:1-6. Looking at the Bigger Than Me reading plan on YouVersion.com, we see that there is such an importance and emphasis on faith in the life of the believer. God loves us and he knows us. Yet, much of the way that we know God is through faith. We will never truly understand all that goes on with God, but we can have faith that he is who he says and that he will do what he says he will do. As we focus on…