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Christian Devotional – September 19, 2016
Read Romans chapter 3 VERSE: Romans 3:24–and all are justified by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. TRUTH: After just saying that everyone has sinned and all have fallen short, Paul goes on here to explain that everyone can be justified by grace through the redemption of Jesus Christ. We don’t have to stay in our sins. We have a way out and we can be made right. Jesus Christ made the way for us to be justified by grace. The choice is still ours to accept His grace or not, but it is available for all. Have we accepted it? Will we share that with…
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Christian Devotional – September 17, 2016
Read Romans chapter 2 VERSE: Romans 2:6–God will repay each person according to what they have done. TRUTH: As Paul is explaining here, each person is going to be held accountable to God for their actions. We are all ultimately accountable to God for the choices that we make and for our obedience to Him. However, each and every one of us is not perfect and we all have sinned, so how can we possibly stand? Jesus Christ and his perfect life is the only One who can stand, but we must each make a personal decision as to whether we are going to believe and follow Jesus Christ as…
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Christian Devotional – September 16, 2016
Read Romans chapter 1 VERSE: Romans 1:12–that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith. TRUTH: We need each others. As Christians, we are to spend time encouraging and fellowshipping with each other. Paul was reminding the Roman people of this and letting them know that he needed them. They were an encouragement to him and his faith, just like he would be an encouragement to their faith. Are we spending time with other believers? Not just time where we watch TV or movies together; not just time spent talking about our kids or grandkids and their latest adventures. But, are we spending time with…
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Christian Devotional – September 15, 2016
Read 2 Kings chapter 25 VERSE: 2 Kings 25:9–He set fire to the temple of the Lord, the royal palace and all the houses of Jerusalem. Every important building he burned down. TRUTH: The people of Judah were experiencing the judgment that had been foretold by their prophets. The Babylonians came in and destroyed everything. They took everything valuable and the burned anything that was left. When we fail to follow and obey God, there are consequences for that decision. For some people who reject Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, they will also experience the fire of God’s judgment. We must recognize that God is a holy and righteous…
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Christian Devotional – September 14, 2016
Read 2 Kings chapter 24 VERSE: 2 Kings 24:13–As the Lord had declared, Nebuchadnezzar removed the treasures from the temple of the Lord and from the royal palace, and cut up the gold articles that Solomon king of Israel had made for the temple of the Lord. TRUTH: The phrase, “As the Lord declared” is such a strong and, in this case, sad phrase. The people had been given warning. They knew it was coming. They had been warned, yet they did not repent and they did not change. As a result, they lost everything, just as the Lord had said they would. God keeps His promises, both the promises…
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Christian Devotional – September 13, 2016
Read 2 Kings chapter 23 VERSE: 2 Kings 23:2–He went up to the temple of the Lord with the people of Judah, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the priests and the prophets–all the people from the least tot he greatest. He read in their hearing all the words of the Book of the Covenant, which had been found in the temple of the Lord. TRUTH: God’s Word changes people. The people had begun a restoration project and they found a copy of scriptures that had been lost/buried. Many scholars believe it to have been the book of Deuteronomy. Regardless of which book it was, when they read it, they were changed.…
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Christian Devotional – September 12, 2016
Read 2 Kings chapter 22 VERSE: 2 Kings 22:19–Because your heart was responsive and you humbled yourself before the Lord when you heard what I have spoken against this place and its people–that they would become a curse and be laid waste–and because you tore your robes and wept in my presence, I also have heard you, declares the Lord. TRUTH: How do we respond to God? The way we respond to God will determine, in some ways, the manner in which God responds to us. In this case, Josiah was humbled and he desired to seek after and to follow God. When he heard all the evil things that…
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Christian Devotional – September 10, 2016
Read 2 Kings chapter 21 VERSE: 2 Kings 21:12–Therefore this is what the Lord, the God of Israel says: I am going to bring such disaster on Jerusalem and Judah that the ears of everyone who hears it will tingle. TRUTH: The people have turned away and rejected God. The king has begun doing all the horrible and evil practices of all the people who are around Judah. God is angry and He is ready to bring judgment. God indicates that He is going to use this judgment as a way for the world to see that He is God and He is worthy of worship. God will do whatever…
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Christian Devotional – September 9, 2016
Read 2 Kings chapter 20 VERSE: 2 Kings 20:2–Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the Lord. TRUTH: Hezekiah had become ill and first thing, he sent for the prophet to inquire of the Lord as to what he should do. When the prophet told him that he would die as a result of the illness, the very next thing that Hezekiah does is pray. He comes to the Lord and he prays. As Hezekiah is praying, God hears his prayer and He answer it with a “yes.” God turns the prophet around and sends him back to Hezekiah to let him know that He’s heard the…
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Christian Devotional – September 8, 2016
Read 2 Kings chapter 19 VERSE: 2 Kings 19:19–Now, the Lord our God, deliver us from his hand, so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you alone, Lord, are God. TRUTH: Why should God help us? When we cry out to God asking for his help and to either give us something or fix something, what is the reason we are asking? Many times, the reason is a very selfish one in that we want something or don’t want to lose something or someone. When King Hezekiah saw that he was in the verge of losing his kingdom and being overthrown, he prayed and asked God…