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Christian Devotional – January 13, 2015
Read Psalms chapter 13 VERSE: Psalm 13:5–But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation. TRUTH: No matter what difficulty David is going through, he trusts in the Lord. He knows the Lord and he knows His love and salvation, so he can fall back on the truths about who God is while He waits on God’s timing to deliver him. Do we trust in God’s unfailing love? Do we rejoice in His salvation? Even when times are difficult, we hold on to the truth that God will be who He says He is. RESPONSE: Father, I praise You for the truth of who You are…
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Christian Devotional – January 12, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 12 VERSE: Psalm 12:1–Help, Lord, for no one is faithful anymore; those who are loyal have vanished from the human race. TRUTH: There are certainly days and times when I have felt this way. Being betrayed or abandoned by everyone I thought was supposed to stand with me hurts and can make it difficult to trust people going forward. David had been there. He prayed to God about it because he knew that even if the whole world left him and abandoned him, God would remain. We can hold on to the same hope. No matter what others do, God will never leave us or forsake us.…
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Christian Devotional – January 11, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 11 VERSE: Psalm 11:1–In the Lord I take refuge. How then can you say to me: “Flee like a bird to your mountain.” TRUTH: I take refuge in the Lord. I do not have to flee. I don’t have to retreat. I can stand firm exactly where God has placed me because He is my refuge and wherever He is, I am safe. We can get afraid and fearful as we go through difficult times, but if we are doing what God has us to do, there is no safer place to be. I will take refuge in the Lord and will stand firm even in the…
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Christian Devotional – January 10, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 10 VERSE: Psalm 10:4–In his pride the wicked man does not seek him; in all his thoughts there is no room for God. TRUTH: What a great definition of pride: someone who has no room in their thoughts for God. Are we so consumed with our plans and our ideas that we have no room in our thoughts for God? When we exclude God, we are saying that we don’t need Him and we aren’t dependent on Him. This is prideful and is sin. Will we repent of our pride and begin again? RESPONSE: Father, I want You in every part of my life. I confess that my…
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Christian Devotional – January 9, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 9 VERSE: Psalm 9:13-14–Lord, see how my enemies persecute me! Have mercy and lift me up from the gates of death, that I may declare your praises in the gates of daughter Zion, and there rejoice in your salvation. TRUTH: David, like many of us, prayed asking God to save him from troubles and persecution. However, David gave the Lord a specific reason to save him. He asked to be saved so that he could declare the praises of God. Do we ask for God to rescue us from situation? Why? God desire His glory and He does things for His own glory. If He chooses to…
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Christian Devotional – January 8, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 8 VERSE: Psalm 8:2–Through the praise of children and infants you have established a stronghold against your enemies, to silence the foe and the avenger. TRUTH: God does so many things that seem counter-intuitive to us. In this verse, He talks about building a stronghold and silencing enemies based on the praise of children. We must be very careful to never discount what someone says or does for God as God can use anyone to bring praise and glory to Himself, even children. Do we recognize what a strong and powerful God we have who can use absolutely anyone who comes to Him, even children and infants?…
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Christian Devotional – January 7, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 7 VERSE: Psalm 7:9–Bring to an end the violence of the wicked and make the righteous secure–you, the righteous God who probes minds and hearts. TRUTH: God knows our minds and our thoughts, but even more than that, He knows the minds and hearts of those who are wicked as well. God sees every motive and every action of every single person. He knows the best way to bring to an end the violence and evil that wicked people do. Not just to bring it to an end, but to display His glory in such a way that they might see it and be convicted and changed.…
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Christian Devotional – January 6, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 6 VERSE: Psalm 6:4–Turn, Lord, and deliver me; save me because of your unfailing love. TRUTH: Sometimes we misunderstand why God saves us. He doesn’t offer us salvation because of how good we are or how bad we are. He doesn’t do it because we ask or beg Him. He doesn’t even do it because we deserve it or because He owes us for some reason. He loves us and His love is unfailing. He will always love us and since His offer of salvation is based on Him and not on us, we can’t do anything that would cause Him to take it back or not…
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Christian Devotional – January 5, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 5 VERSE: Psalm 5:3–In the morning Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly. TRUTH: We are often very good about bringing our requests to God. Sometimes it may feel that is all we are doing is asking God for help. Yet, this verse mentions two interesting additions. First, do we bring our requests to God first time, or are we waiting until we’ve tried all our own solutions first? Second, do we wait expectantly? When we bring our requests, we are to bring them first thing in the situation and we should expect an answer. God hears…
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Christian Devotional – January 4, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 4 VERSE: Psalm 4:8–In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone make me dwell in safety. TRUTH: No matter what we are going through, we can rest in peace. God makes us dwell in safety. A favorite trick of the enemy is to keep us from sleeping thanks to worry and doubt. We will lie awake in our beds worrying and analyzing instead of waiting and asking. God gives us peace and we can rest in Him knowing that He brings peace and safety. RESPONSE: Father, Your peace is all I want. You give me the ability to trust You for all things and…