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Christian Devotional – April 1, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 79 VERSE: Psalm 79:9–Help us, God our Savior, for the glory of your name; deliver us and forgive our sins for your name’s sake. TRUTH: Why would God save us? Why does he concern Himself with the difficulties and problems we face? He is God and it would seem that He has bigger things to do. However, here the verse indicates the reason the psalmist is asking for help. He wants God’s name to be glorified. We have claimed God as our Savior and God has claimed us as His children. God saves us and delivers us because of the glory that this displays to the world.…
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Christian Devotional – March 31, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 78 VERSE: Psalm 78:38–Yet he was merciful; he forgave their iniquities and did not destroy them. Time after time he restrained his anger and did not stir up his full wrath. TRUTH: This psalm gives a history of the people of Israel and shows over and over again how God has moved and worked. The people would forget and turn away from Him and yet He would forgive them and save them. God does the same in our lives. No matter how bad we have been or how many times we have rejected Him. He is always waiting and ready to forgive us and save us. Will…
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Christian Devotional – March 30, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 77 VERSE: Psalm 77:14–You are the God who performs miracles; you display your power among the peoples. TRUTH: God was a God who performed miracles and He is still a God of the miraculous today. As the Creator of all things, God is able to work and move in any way He chooses for whatever purpose He wants. If we are looking, we will see God’s power everyday around us as He is displaying His power for all to see. God does the miraculous in our lives. RESPONSE: Father, take my life and use me today to display Your power for all around me. You are God…
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Christian Devotional – March 29, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 76 VERSE: Psalm 76:11–Make vows to the Lord your God and fulfill them; let all the neighboring lands bring gifts to the One to be feared. TRUTH: Do what we say we’re going to do. When we make a vow or a promise, we are to fulfill it. Even more so, when we make a promise to God, a failure to follow through is a sin. God is holy and we are to be bring a gift of obedience to Him. Think about all the things we have promised to do for God. Are we fulfilling our vows? RESPONSE: Father, thank You for reminding me what I’ve…
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Christian Devotional – March 28, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 75 VERSE: Psalm 75:2–You say, “I choose the appointed time; it is I who judge with equity.” TRUTH: Here, God declares something about Himself. He says that He chooses the timing for all events and also that He will judge. The verse indicates that He will judge with equity. God doesn’t play favorites when it comes to sin. Either people have accepted His free gift of salvation through His Son Jesus Christ, or they haven’t. We can trust God to be fair and righteous in the judgments that He hands out. God has the perfect time and the perfect judgment for those who have chosen to reject…
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Christian Devotional – March 27, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 74 VERSE: Psalm 74:16–The day is yours and your also the night; you established the sun and moon. TRUTH: God is the Creator od all things and that includes time and all that time contains. The day and the night, both are creations of God. Because He established them, He also controls them and the things that occur during them. Do we give God praise and are we in awe of all the power He has? RESPONSE: Father, You determine the path of every single day and night. You created them, You control them, and they are Yours. I will praise You for Your power and control…
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Christian Devotional – March 26, 2015
After that short break to go through Ephesians, we’re going to pick up where we left off in Psalm. Read Psalm chapter 73 VERSE: Psalm 73:25–Whom have I in heaven by you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you. TRUTH: When we take a look around us, what do we really have? Our possessions are fragile and can be destroyed or taken away. People in our life experience illness and death. All that we truly have that will last is our relationship with God. Are we able to say, like the psalmist, that we have nothing and want nothing besides God? RESPONSE: Father, You are all I truly have…
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Christian Devotional – March 25, 2015
Read Ephesians chapter 6 VERSE: Ephesians 6:13–Therefore, put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. TRUTH: We are to stand. We are not commanded to attack or to run, but we are to stand and not back down. All over the world, people are attacking Christian beliefs and stances and while we are not told to fight back, we told that we must stand against evil. The day of evil is coming and in some cases, feels like it is already here. Are we prepared and ready…
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Christian Devotional – March 24, 2015
Read Ephesians chapter 5 VERSE: Ephesians 5:4–Nor should there be any obscenity, foolish talk, or coarse joking, which are out of place, but rather thanksgiving. TRUTH: What do we use our words for? What words get spoken and what focus do we have for our words? As a believer in Christ, obscenities, foolish talk and coarse joking are all listed as things which are out of place for our lives. When we are saying these things, we are simultaneously being unthankful. We cannot be displaying gratitude while a string of curse words come out of our mouths. Do our words demonstrate the gratitude we have in Christ Jesus? RESPONSE: Father,…
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Christian Devotional – March 23, 2015
Read Ephesians chapter 4 VERSE: Ephesians 4:14–Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind and teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming. TRUTH: We are to grow up! Sometimes I think the church resembles the fiction Neverland where boys and girls never grow up. We come to church, but never learn and grow and mature in our faith. As a result, immature believers are easily distracted and turned from following God because they don’t have the solid foundation to keep them firm through difficulty and testing. We are to grow…