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Christian Devotional – January 5, 2016
Read Genesis chapter 21 VERSE: Genesis 21:6–Sarah said, “God has brought me laughter, and everyone who hears about this will laugh with me.” TRUTH: Originally Sarah was laughing out of disbelief that this could happen. Now, she is laughing out of joy at the wonders of Almighty God. When she laughs this time, she indicates that others will laugh with her. When God works and moves in our lives, we get excited and want the opportunity to share with others all that god has done and worked and moved in our lives. Today, share with others the joy that you have as God has worked and moved in your life.…
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Christian Devotional – January 4, 2016
Read Genesis chapter 20 VERSE: Genesis 20:6–Then God said to him in the dream, “Yes, I know you did this with a clear conscience, and so I have kept you from sinning against me.” TRUTH: Abimelek, the king of this area, was a godless man. Abraham says so later in this chapter, yet here we have this godless man being addressed by God Almighty. More than that, God explains to Abimelek that He has kept Abimelek from sinning in this particular case. How can we think that God doesn’t care about those who don’t follow Him. God cares about all people and He desires to see all people come to…
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Christian Devotional – January 3, 2016
Read Genesis chapter 19 VERSE: Genesis 19:29–So when God destroyed the cities of the plains, he remembered Abraham, and he brought out Lot of the catastrophe that overthrew the cities where Lot had lived. TRUTH: Lot wasn’t saved because of something that he had done. Lot was saved because of his relationship with Abraham. He was Abraham’s nephew, so out of respect for Abraham, Lot was saved. We are the same way. There’s nothing that we have done or could do that would merit God choosing to save us on our own. Instead, we are saved, or not saved, based on our relationship to Jesus Christ alone. What is our…
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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…