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Christian Devotional – March 22, 2015
Read Ephesians chapter 3 VERSE: Ephesians 3:19–And to know this love that surpasses knowledge that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. TRUTH: When God comes into our lives, He doesn’t want to just fill us a little bit. He wants to fill us completely. The most amazing thing about this as that we aren’t even the standard of measurement for how full He wants to fill us. He doesn’t seek to fill us full with all the fullness of us. He fills us full with all the fullness of God. We can have all of God as we go through every single day.…
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Christian Devotional – March 21, 2015
Read Ephesians chapter 2 VERSE: Ephesians 2:4-5–But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions–it is by grace you have been saved. TRUTH: We are walking miracles. If we have surrendered our life to Christ, He has taken us and while we were dead in sin, He has raised us from the dead and given us new life by grace through faith in Christ. We are now alive! And why would God do that? He loves us. He has such great love for us that He made us new and saved us. We…
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Christian Devotional – March 20, 2015
Since we just completed Book 2 in Psalms, we’re going to take another quick break and go through Ephesians for the next 6 days before we continue on with Psalms. Read Ephesians chapter 1 VERSE: Ephesians 1:19-20–and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is the same as the mighty strength he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms. TRUTH: God’s power is the same today as it was when He raised Christ from the dead. He has all power and we must remember all that God has done in us and through us. He…
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Christian Devotional – March 19, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 72 VERSE: Psalm 72:17–May his name endure forever; may it continue as long as the sun. Then all nations will be blessed through him, and they will call him blessed. TRUTH: All the nations will be blessed through the Son of David. Jesus was the promised Messiah who came and was born to forever bless all the nations. The name of Jesus will endure forever. This psalm is prophetic about the coming of Jesus Christ. As a result of coming to Christ, we are to be a blessing to all nations and to share the message of Jesus Christ with all nations. Are we showing the blessing…
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Christian Devotional – March 18, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 71 VERSE: Psalm 71:14–As for me, I will always have hope; I will praise you more and more. TRUTH: Always. The verse says “always.” We are to always have hope. Not a pie-in-the-sky type of fantasy hope, but a confident expectation that God is who He says He is and will do what He’s said He’s going to do. We can always hope. Because we have hope every second of every day, we can praise our wonderful Father who is the reason and basis for our hope. Outside of Him, we would have no hope. Because of Him, we ALWAYS have hope. RESPONSE: Father, You are truly…
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Christian Devotional – March 17, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 70 VERSE: Psalm 70:4–But may all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you; may those who long for your saving help always say, “The Lord is great!” TRUTH: When we are in the midst of the difficult and hard times, do we rejoice in the Lord? Sure, we rejoice when He saves and rescues us from difficulties, but do we rejoice BEFORE He saves us? Even while in the midst of the hard times when we can’t see the way out, we are to praise God and acknowledge Him. Will we praise Him before He intervenes? RESPONSE: Father, You are the same yesterday, today, and…
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Christian Devotional – March 16, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 69 VERSE: Psalm 69:6–Lord, the Lord Almighty, may those who hope in you not be disgraced because of me; God of Israel, may those who seek you not be put to shame because of me. TRUTH: My relationship with God is between God and I, yet others can easily view it and see how I am doing. I want to be an encouragement and hope to others who are watching. I want God to be glorified in all that I do and the way I reflect all that God is in my life. I desire to be a hope, not a disgrace so that others may be…
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Christian Devotional – March 15, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 68 VERSE: Psalm 68:19–Praise be to Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens. TRUTH: He daily bears our burden. This is simply a statement of fact, no conditions or requirements. We are to praise Him because He is our Savior and He bears our burdens. The question becomes, do we let Him bear our burdens? Instead, we often tell Him about them and then take them back to lug around on our own. We seek to carry them instead of releasing them to the One who can carry them. Are we allowing Him to do what He wants to do, daily bear our burdens?…
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Christian Devotional – March 14, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 67 VERSE: Psalm 67:7–May God bless us still, so that all the ends of the earth will fear him. TRUTH: Why would God bless us? We don’t deserve it and we can’t earn His blessing. Yet God, in His wisdom, blesses us so that we can be a blessing to others. Through us, God is able to touch the lives of many other people and help them see Him and know Him. Will we allow others into our lives so that they may be blesses through us? RESPONSE: Father, use me today to be a blessing to others. Thank You for Your blessing and allow me to…
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Christian Devotional – March 13, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 66 VERSE: Psalm 66:12–You let people ride over our heads; we went through fire and water, but you brought us to a place of abundance. TRUTH: God had allowed the people to go through difficult times. They experienced the trials and persecutions, but they also saw God’s deliverance to bring them out to a place of abundance. God never promised us a pain-free path through life. He knew we would experience difficulties and He allows that so we will have an opportunity to grow. Will we continue through the trials so that we will come through to the place of abundance? RESPONSE: Father, keep me focused on…