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Christian Devotional – November 12, 2014
Read Matthew chapter 8 VERSE: Matthew 8:10–When Jesus heard this, he was amazed and said to those following him, “Truly I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith.” TRUTH: This soldier had come to Jesus with a request, and he was completely ready and willing to believe what Jesus said. He didn’t need to see if with his own eyes. He didn’t need to watch it happen. He had faith that if Jesus said it would be done, it would be done. We have the opportunity to come to Jesus all the time and to bring our requests to Him. Do we have the…
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Christian Devotional – November 11, 2014
Read Matthew chapter 7 VERSE: Matthew 7:8–For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. TRUTH God rewards the diligent. As we diligently seek after Him, He allows Himself to be found. If we ask questions, then He will give us answers. As we knock, He will open up Himself and reveal Himself to us. Sometimes we quit too early in our search to know and understand more about God. We must be focused and diligent to ask, seek, and knock for He has promised that we will be answered. RESPONSE: Father, I will continue to ask, seek, and…
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Christian Devotional – November 10, 2014
Read Matthew chapter 6 VERSE: Matthew 6:27–Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life? TRUTH: We tend to worry a lot. Since our culture prizes the ability to solve our own problems, we often find ourselves tempted to worry and plan everything about our life. However, only God knows everything about us and our circumstances. He is the one we should trust regarding all things on our life. We cannot change our circumstances by worrying about them, only by trusting and obeying God. Will we trust or will we worry? We can’t do both. RESPONSE: Father, You are the one that I am willing…
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Christian Devotional – November 9, 2014
Read Matthew chapter 5 VERSE: Matthew 5:16–In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven. TRUTH: We are to display the love of Christ through our actions. However, our good deeds are not to gain praise for ourselves, but praise for God. When people see what we’ve done, do they praise God? What is the measure by which we know whether our deeds have been truly what they ought to be. Do our actions point people toward praising God? RESPONSE: Father, I praise You and thank You for all that You do through me. Please keep…
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Christian Devotional – November 8, 2014
Read Matthew chapter 4 VERSE: Matthew 4:4–Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.'” TRUTH: What do we depend on to sustain us through our day? Are we spiritually healthy or do we look spiritually malnourished and underfed? We MUST have God’s Word in our lives and hearts daily as that is the source and substance of life for us as believers and followers of Jesus Christ. We live on it and it sustains us. Are we eating regularly on a diet of God’s Word or are we trying to get by with unhealthy substitutes.…
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Christian Devotional – November 7, 2015
Read Matthew chapter 3 VERSE: Matthew 3:6–Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River. TRUTH: Baptism does not save us. Confessing our sins to God is what God desires. As we confess our sins and repent to God, then God saves us through Jesus Christ. We are baptized as a testimony of the work God has already done in our life. Have we come to the place where we have made a personal decision to confess our sins to God? Have we made that decision public in order to testify to the world what God has done in our lives? RESPONSE: Father, You have offered forgiveness when…
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Christian Devotional – November 6, 2014
Read Matthew chapter 2 VERSE: Matthew 2:8–He sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for this child. As soon as you find him, return to me, so that I too may go and worship him.” TRUTH: The magi were asked to look carefully for Jesus, yet they had already shown their diligence for looking for Him by coming this far. Herod wanted to convey his concern to the magi to trick them. Still, the search for Jesus is one of the most important things we can do in our life. God know when our search for Jesus is sincere and when its not. Will we keep searching…
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Christian Devotional – November 5, 2014
Read Matthew chapter 1 VERSE: Matthew 1:21–She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins. TRUTH: Jesus’ purpose in coming to earth was clear. He is to be the savior for those who are lost in their sin. Each and every one of us fit that description. As we start to contemplate all that He is and does for us, we cannot deny His purpose. Jesus came to save people from their sins. RESPONSE: Father, You sent Jesus because we needed a savior. I needed a savior. Thank You for seeing me where I…
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Christian Devotional – November 4, 2014
Read Hosea chapter 14 VERSE: Hosea 14:4–I will heal their waywardness and love them freely, for my anger has turned away from them. TRUTH: As the people chose to repent and return to God, He promised to heal them and love them. When we acknowledge our sin and return to Him, God returns to us and restores us. As we are returning to Him, He will restore us. Are we willing to repent? He will heal us and love us. RESPONSE: Father, I need Your love and healing in my life. I will return to You. I will turn over the areas of my life I have been holding on…
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Christian Devotional – November 2, 2014
Read Hosea chapter 12 VERSE: Hosea 12:8–Ephraim boasts, “I am very rich. I have become wealthy. With all my wealth they will not find in me any iniquity or sin.” TRUTH: Ephraim assumed that because they were wealthy, they were immune to the effects of sin. They felt they were immune even to sin itself. However, nothing will keep us from experiencing the results of our sin except Jesus Christ. What do we trust in today? Do we trust in riches? Do we trust in power or position? Only Jesus Christ saves! RESPONSE: Father, nothing I have or could do on my own will save me. Only You save me…