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Christian Devotional – October 11, 2015
Read James chapter 2 VERSE: James 2:5–Listen, my dear brothers and sisters. Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom he promised those who love him? TRUTH: We do not see as God sees. When we look at situations and at people, we don’t see the same things that God sees. God, in His wisdom, has chosen those things that are poor, lowly, and seeming not much in the eyes of the world and has often allowed them to be beacons of faith, obedience, and love. Regardless of the material possessions that God has…
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Christian Devotional – July 2, 2015
Read Mark chapter 12 VERSE: Mark 12:44–They gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything–all she had to live on. TRUTH: How do we give? Do we give to God out of our abundance or out of our need? Do we wait until we have everything that will satisfy us, or do we give to God first? Jesus here calls out the importance of sacrifice. When we give anything, money, time, etc and we give out of sacrifice, then we are displaying faith in God and in His ability to provide for us. If we are always worried about making sure that we are…
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Christian Devotional – June 24, 2015
Read Mark chapter 4 VERSE: Mark 4:40–He said to his disciples, “Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?” TRUTH: Faith and Fear are opposites. Where one exists, the other cannot. As we allow fear into our thoughts, faith is diminished. As we hold to our faith in God, fear diminishes. When we look around ourselves and our experiences, do we see fear or do we see faith reflected? What drives us and our decisions: fear or faith? Just as Jesus pointed out to the disciples if we are allowing fear to guide us, we will not experience the peace that comes from resting in our faith…
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Christian Devotional – March 8, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 61 VERSE: Psalm 61:5–For you, God, have heard my vows; you have given me the heritage of those who fear your name. TRUTH: Sometimes we get caught up with our family heritage and thinking about whether we are living up to those who have gone before us. Sometimes our family heritage is less than stellar and we get down on ourselves thinking we can’t rise above where we come from. However, God is very clear here that as we come to Him and commit ourselves to Him, He makes us part of His heritage. We know have a kinship with those other believers who have gone before…
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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…