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Christian Devotional – January 2, 2016
Read Genesis chapter 18 VERSE: Genesis 18:17–Then the Lord said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do?” TRUTH: As we are walking with the Lord and seeking after him, just as Abraham did, then the Lord will continue to reveal more and more of His plan to us. We will start to see the pieces fall into place as the Lord moves and works and He will let us in on the thoughts and motivations behind why He does what he does. Will we be focused on all that the Lord has for us and all that the Lord is doing for us? We must be…
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Christian Devotional – January 1, 2016
Read Genesis chapter 17 VERSE: Genesis 17:13–Whether born in your household or bought with your money, they must be circumcised. My covenant in your flesh is to be an everlasting covenant. TRUTH: As we begin a new year, we read about God establishing a covenant with Abraham and Abraham responding by following through on the recommendations and requirements of that command. This was a new start for Abraham. While he had been following God before, this was a time when he truly started to understand what would be required of him to follow God. Abraham also received some specific time frames for the promises that God had made to him.…
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Christian Devotional – December 31, 2015
Read Genesis chapter 16 VERSE: Genesis 16:2–so she said the Abram, “The Lord has kept me from having children. Go, sleep with my slave; perhaps I can build a family through her.” TRUTH: I can just see Sarai’s argument. “You see Abram, God has created this problem. He’s the one who has messed up the plan, but I have a way to fix it and make everything turn out right.” We say this very thing so often. As we are looking at our life and the things that we think God is going to do, or should be doing, we think we have a better way, a quicker way. Yet…
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Christian Devotional – December 30, 2015
Read Genesis chapter 15 VERSE: Genesis 15:6–Abram believed the Lord, and he credited it to him as righteousness. TRUTH: When we read the promises of God in the Bible, do we believe that they are true? Often we read them as we would a fiction story, assuming that this was just something nice that doesn’t really happen. Yet, these were written as truths that we can learn from and use as examples and idea in our lives. We need to know that as we are reading God’s Word, we can believe the promises that are there. We can know that God will do all that He has said He will…
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Christian Devotional – December 29, 2015
Read Genesis chapter 14 VERSE: Genesis 14:20–“And praise be to the God Most High, who delivered your enemies into your hand.” Then Abram gave him a tenth of everything. TRUTH: The High Priest Melchizedek is first mentions here. No one really knows where he came from or much about him other than the fact that he was a priest of the Most High God. After Abram won his battle he was there and Melchizedek offered a praise to God on behalf of Abram for all that God had done for him. Abram was so moved and touched, that he offered 10% of all that he had. This is the first…
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Christian Devotional – December 28, 2015
Read Genesis chapter 13 VERSE: Genesis 13:14-15–The Lord said to Abram after Lot had parted from him, “Look round from where you are, to the north and south, to the east and west. All the land that you see I will give to you and your offspring forever.” TRUTH: Abraham had just divided up the land. His nephew Lot had chosen and gone off to the east and Abram had agreed that he would go west. Yet, then God tells him, “Don’t worry Abram. You’ve not really given up anything. I’m going to give you all of it in the end.” We should never be afraid to be generous and…
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Christian Devotional – December 27, 2015
Don’t forget! Piecing Together Forgiveness is almost here, just 1 week away! Get your copy pre-ordered today: Paperback for $9.00 and Ebook for $4.99 Read Genesis chapter 12 VERSE: Genesis 12:3–I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all the peoples on earth will be blessed through you. TRUTH: Most of us read this promise that God gave to Abram and get excited about the first part. After all, who wouldn’t like to know that the people who bless you will be blessed and the people who curse you will be cursed. Often we fail to read the second part of the verse. All…
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December 26, 2015
Read Genesis chapter 11 VERSE: Genesis 11:8–So the Lord scattered them from there over all the earth, and they stopped building the city. TRUTH: The people had a plan. They didn’t want to move all over the earth, they wanted to all congregate in one place. So they set about building a city where they could make their own name great. They had a plan. Unfortunately, their plan was exactly opposed to the plan that God had for them. So, in the end, God did one thing, He confused their languages. After that, the people took it upon themselves to scatter out and separate and go over the whole earth.…
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Christian Devotional – December 25, 2015
May you all have a very blessed Christmas remembering Christ’s birth! VERSE: Genesis 10:32–These are the clans of Noah’s sons, according to their lines of descent, within their nations. From this the nations spread out over the earth after the flood. TRUTH: As we think about Christmas and the fact that God sent His one and only begotten Son to the world to provide a means of salvation for all of humankind, these are the people he came to save. Chapter 10 of Genesis details out all the descendants from Noah and his sons and these are the people who repopulated the earth after the flood. As they spread out…
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Christian Devotional – December 24, 2015
Read Genesis chapter 9 VERSE: Genesis 9:13–I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth. TRUTH: The rainbow is a symbol of God’s love and mercy in his promise to not judge the earth through water again. When people see a rainbow, they should realize that God has shown mercy to the earth. Other groups have chosen to use the rainbow as their symbol. When those groups go against the promises of God, but then still use God’s rainbow as their symbol, they make a mockery of God and all that He stands for. God will not tolerate…