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Christian Devotional – March 2, 2016
Read Joshua chapter 1 VERSE: Joshua 1:9–“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” TRUTH: Joshua was facing a monumental task. Moses, the amazing leader of the Israelites had just died and he had the unenviable task of filling his shoes and leading the people of Israel. They weren’t going to be just sticking around where they were, Joshua was leading them on a military crusade to go in and conquer the land that God had promised them. I’m sure Joshua spent many sleepless nights wondering how in the…
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Christian Devotional – November 15, 2013
VERSE: Nehemiah 13:11–So I rebuked the officials and asked them, “Why is the house of God neglected?” Then I called them together and stationed them at their posts. TRUTH: After Nehemiah got everything settled, he went back to Babylon to fulfill his duty to the king there. Some time passed and he returned to Jerusalem and found that they had not continued as he had instructed. Nehemiah then set about cleaning house, so to speak. He set things straights and put things back where they belonged. Do we have the courage to point out and seek to correct the things we see where people have been disobedient to God? We…
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Christian Devotional – June 2, 2013
VERSE: Acts 27:25–So keep up your courage, men, for I have faith in God that it will happen just as he told me. TRUTH: Courage and faith go together. We will have courage only in the areas where we have faith. As we trust in God and believe that He will do what He says, then we can act in confidence with courage. Do we confidently obey what God has directed us to do? We know that our courage to do what He asks is a direct reflection of our faith in what God has promised us. RESPONSE: Father, this statement was true for Paul and it is true for…
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Christian Devotional – February 28, 2013
VERSE: 1 Chronicles 28:20–David also said to Solomon his son, “Be strong and courageous and do the work. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord God, my God, is with you. He will not fail you or forsake you until all the work for the services of the temple of the Lord is finished.” TRUTH: Solomon had been tasked with a job by both God and his father, David. David encouraged him to be strong and do the work. When we are given a responsibility from God, our response should be: be strong and do the work. God promises to be with us and to help us do…
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Christian Devotional – February 20, 2013
VERSE: 1 Chronicles 20:6-7–In still another battle, which took place at Gath, there was a huge man with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot, twenty-four in all. He also was descended from Rapha. When he taunted Israel, Jonathan son of Shimea, David’s brother, killed him. TRUTH: Another big man from the Philistines came and began taunting Israel. Jonathan remembered his uncle David who fought Goliath, and he went out and killed this six-fingered, six-toed man for taunting the nation of Israel and her God. When we hear about the amazing things God does in the lives of others, do we realize that He can do…