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Christian Devotional – January 8, 2016
Read Genesis chapter 24 VERSE: Genesis 24:15–Before he had finished praying, Rebekah came out with her jar on her shoulder. She was the daughter of Bethuel son of Milkal, who was the wife of Abraham’s brother Nahor. TRUTH: We have so many requests that we bring to God. Sometimes it seems to take forever to see the results of those prayers. Sometimes the results come immediately. If we are following God moment by moment, we will bring our moment by moment needs to Him. God is concerned even with the little things in our lives. He is working out the very specifics of how we can be in line with…
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Christian Devotional – January 7, 2016
Read Genesis chapter 23 VERSE: Genesis 23:16–Abraham agreed to Ephron’s terms and weighed out for him the price he had named in the hearing of the Hittities: four hundred shekels of silver to the weight current among the merchants. TRUTH: Abraham was mourning the loss of his wife and he was looking for a place to bury her. He went to purchase a burial plot, but the person selling the plot insisted that he buy, not only the cave, but also the entire field. Then, the price was a hugely inflated price for a field in that day and time. There will always be people who are trying to take…
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Christian Devotional – January 6, 2016
Read Genesis chapter 22 VERSE: Genesis 22:14–So Abraham called that place The Lord Will Provide. And to this day it is said, “On the mountain of the Lord it will be provided.” TRUTH: Have we experienced God’s provision in our lives? As we are continuing to seek after Him, He will allow us to go through difficult times that will test whether we are truly depending on God or not. As we go through those times and see God move and sustain us, we have increased faith and trust in God. Each time God works in our lives is an opportunity to trust in more fully and completely. Will we…
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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…