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Christian Devotional – March 29, 2014
Read Deuteronomy chapter 14 VERSE: Deuteronomy 14:22 Be sure to set aside a tenth of all that your fields produce each year. TRUTH: The people were to bring a tithe, or ten percent, of the produce of the fields back to God. This was a way to demonstrate obedience and faith in the Lord. The people had to have faith that God would provide enough to meet their needs. Do we have faith that God will meet our needs? If so, we will give back to God with no hesitation. RESPONSE: Father, take what is Yours. You give me everything I have and I can trust in You that You…
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Christian Devotional – March 28, 2014
Read Deuteronomy chapter 13 VERSE: Deuteronomy 13:4–It is the Lord your God you must follow, and him you must revere. Keep his commands and obey him; serve him and hold fast to him. TRUTH: The last several verses and chapters have talked about the importance of obeying God and following Him, but this verse adds one more idea: hold fast to him. We are to cling to God, desperately, intently, whole-heartedly. We cannot hope to follow Him unless we are clinging to Him like a drowning man to a life-preserver. Do we hold fast to God through every circumstance that comes our way? RESPONSE: Father, life throws me ups and downs…
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Christian Devotional – March 27, 2014
Read Deuteronomy chapter 12 VERSE: Deuteronomy 12:4–You must not worship the Lord your God in this way. TRUTH: The other religious people had others ways to worship their gods. They would perform sacrifices and rituals to their gods, but they would include things that were despicable and sinful in their worship practices. God wants it understood that what we do matters as much as why we do it. If we are doing the wrong thing, no amount of saying that it is “for God” will make it right. We must do the things of God in His way as that is what brings Him glory. RESPONSE: Father, I will follow…
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Christian Devotional – March 26, 2014
Read Deuteronomy chapter 11 VERSE: Deuteronomy 11:7–But it was your own eyes that saw all these great things the Lord has done. TRUTH: Moses reminded the people, they should continue to believe that God can take care of them because they have been witnesses to the glory of God. They have no excuse; they’ve seen God move and work. In the New Testament, Jesus says that people who haven’t seen and yet believe are blessed, but what does that say about those who have seen? God has done amazing things in our lives. Will we believe what we haven’t seen yet and be blessed? Will we believe and remember what…
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Christian Devotional – March 25, 2014
Read Deuteronomy chapter 10 VERSE: Deuteronomy 10:13–and to observe the Lord’s command and decrees that I am giving to you today for your own good TRUTH: Why does God command us to obey and follow Him? It is for His glory, but it is also for our good. He knows what is best for us. He has our best in mind, because it also brings Him the most glory. We have to realize that God gives us commands for our own good. Do we follow Him, knowing that He has our best in mind? RESPONSE: Father, You know what is best for me. I will trust You and follow You…
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Christian Devotional – March 24, 2014
Read Deuteronomy chapter 9 VERSE: Deuteronomy 9:5–It is not because of your righteousness or your integrity that you are going in to take possession of this land; but on account of the wickedness of these nations, the Lord your God will drive them out before you, to accomplish what he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. TRUTH: God wanted the people to understand they had not been good enough to deserve this blessing. God had simply chosen them and was making it possible for them to overcome those stronger than they. We do not deserve the blessings of God in our life. We are not entitled to…
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Christian Devotional – March 23, 2014
Read Deuteronomy chapter 8 VERSE: Deuteronomy 8:3–He humbled you, causing you to hunger and then feeding you with manna, which neither you nor your ancestors had known, to teach you that man does not live by bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord. TRUTH: Moses is reminding the people of a time when God allowed them to go through a time of difficulty. They had no food. Then, in the midst of their problem, God provided the solution in a way that they had never seen or heard before. Why did God do this? God had a lesson to teach them and it’s…
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Christian Devotional – March 21, 2014
Read Deuteronomy chapter 6 VERSE: Deuteronomy 6:5–Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. TRUTH: God gives this command to the people of Israel. They are to love Him with everything they are. Their entire being is to be concerned with love for God so that there is room for nothing else. Do we look at God in this way? Are we loving God with absolutely everything in us? RESPONSE: Father, You are so worthy of our love. You are deserving of my heart, my soul, and my strength. I will use them all to convey my love for…
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Christian Devotional – March 20, 2014
Read Deuteronomy chapter 5 VERSE: Deuteronomy 5:32–so be careful to do what the Lord your God has commanded you, do not turn aside to the right or to the left. TRUTH: Satan really works to make the paths on the right and left look so appealing, but we are to keep on the path of obedience that God has for us. Are we being careful to only do what God commands us? If we are not focused and attentive, we will be distracted and turn aside. RESPONSE: Father, Your ways are perfect and You lead us in the way we should go. I will stay focused on Your will and…
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Christian Devotional – March 19, 2014
Read Deuteronomy chapter 4 VERSE: Deuteronomy 4:39–Acknowledge and take to heart this day that the Lord is God in heaven above and on earth below. There is no other. TRUTH: God is God, there is no other. This is an amazing truth that we are to not just acknowledge, but take to heart. It’s not enough to just know facts about God and who He is. We must make a commitment to follow Him and obey Him with all that we are. Do we take God and His commands to heart? RESPONSE: Father, You are God. You are over all things in heaven and on earth. I know that, but…