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Christian Devotional – May 9, 2014
Read Ecclesiastes chapter 5 VERSE: Ecclesiastes 5:10–Whoever loves money never has enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with their income. This too is meaningless. TRUTH: What do we love? Sure, many of us wouldn’t admit it directly, but our actions and attitudes display a love of money and things money can buy. The problem with that is, like this verse states, money never satisfies. When we love something, we can never have enough of it, yet only God can truly satisfy us. When we love God, we will always be seeking for more of Him. If we love money, we will always be seeking for more money. The list…
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Christian Devotional – April 17, 2014
Read Deuteronomy chapter 33 VERSE: Deuteronomy 33:12–About Benjamin he said: “Let the beloved of the Lord rest secure in him, for he shields him all day long, and the one the Lord loves rests between his shoulders.” TRUTH: As Moses blessed the people one last time, this is the blessing He bestowed on the people of Benjamin. The beloved of the Lord can rest securely in Him. As followers of Jesus Christ, we are called the children of God. We are His beloved. We can rest securely in Him knowing that He protects and shields us from everything. Nothing comes to us that hasn’t first gone through Him. We can…
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Christian Devotional – February 2, 2014
Read Revelation chapter 2 VERSE: Revelation 2:4–Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first. TRUTH: Remember how excited we were when we first committed our lives to Jesus Christ? That excitement and love for Him is to be how we characterize our relationship with Him always going forward. Do we lack joy and excitement in our walk with Christ? Perhaps we have left our first love. We must repent and come back to Him. He can restore our joy and love as we restore our relationship with Him. RESPONSE: Father, I desire Your love to come through my life. I confess that I…
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Christian Devotional – January 17, 2014
Read Proverbs chapter 17 VERSE: Proverbs 17:9–Whoever would foster love covers over an offense, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends. TRUTH: When someone wrongs us and offends us, how do we respond? According to this verse, we should try to foster love. If we deal with that offense just between ourselves and the other person, we can foster love. However, if we start repeating everything that happened to others, then we will separate close friends. We should take care of the issues and concerns as quietly as we can and not seek to broadcast another’s wrongs to other people. RESPONSE: Father, when we find out something that another…
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Christian Devotional – January 6, 2014
Read Proverbs Chapter 6 VERSE: Proverbs 6:16–There are six things the Lord hates, seven that are detestable to him. TRUTH: There are other verses in scripture that discuss how God is love, and He certainly is. However, He does not love everything. The Lord has several things that He does hate. The next few verses here indicate the list of seven things, but essentially, it all comes down to sin. God hates sin. Do we love the things that God loves and hate the things that God hates? RESPONSE: Father I desire to love what You love and hate what You hate. I desire to love all people just as…
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Christian Devotional – January 3, 2014
Read Proverbs chapter 3 VERSE: Proverbs 3:3–Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. TRUTH: Love and faithfulness are often quickly cast aside when we encounter trouble and difficulties. We start to assume that we must become selfish and trust in our own abilities to get out of situations instead of continuing to love people and trust in God. It requires discipline to continue to love and have faith in God in the midst of difficult situations. We must actively choose these things because they do not come naturally. What will we choose when we are faced with…
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Christian Devotional – November 16, 2013
VERSE: Jude 21–keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life. TRUTH: We are waiting for the day when we will be brought to heaven, so what should we be doing in the meantime? We are to keep ourselves in God’s love. Would everything we do be considered displaying God’s love? The love of God is demonstrated to others through us, so we are to be a messenger for God every day. RESPONSE: Father, I pray that Your love will shine through me as a beacon to those who are around me today. As I am waiting for…
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Christian Devotional – March 7, 2013
VERSE: 2 Chronicles 6:14–He said: “Lord, the God of Israel, there is no God like you in heaven or on earth–you who keep your covenant of love with your servants who continue wholeheartedly in your way.” TRUTH: Of all the other gods that people serve throughout the world, only the one true God is the only one out of all the other false gods who have a covenant based on love. God loves us and desires a relationship with us, not just blind servitude like other religions. Are we seeking a relationship of love with Him? Are we living out the love that He has for us? RESPONSE: Father, You…