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Christian Devotional – September 14, 2016
Read 2 Kings chapter 24 VERSE: 2 Kings 24:13–As the Lord had declared, Nebuchadnezzar removed the treasures from the temple of the Lord and from the royal palace, and cut up the gold articles that Solomon king of Israel had made for the temple of the Lord. TRUTH: The phrase, “As the Lord declared” is such a strong and, in this case, sad phrase. The people had been given warning. They knew it was coming. They had been warned, yet they did not repent and they did not change. As a result, they lost everything, just as the Lord had said they would. God keeps His promises, both the promises…
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Christian Devotional – March 25, 2016
Read Joshua chapter 21 VERSE: Joshua 21:45–Not one of all the Lord’s good promises to Israel failed, every one was fulfilled. TRUTH: Every one of God’s promises to Israel was fulfilled. There wasn’t a single one that God forgot about or let slip. If God promised it to Israel, He did it. God hasn’t changed who He is and so even today when God promises us something, we can count on it being fulfilled. Do we act and live each day confident in the promises of God? We should! God is not a man that He should lie (Numbers 23:19) so we can hope in the promises of God. RESPONSE:…
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Christian Devotional – March 21, 2016
Read Joshua chapter 17 VERSE: Joshua 17:4–They went to Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders and said, “The Lord commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our relatives.” So Joshua gave them an inheritance along with the brothers of their father, according to the Lord’s command. TRUTH: Several years back, this issue of an inheritance for a man who only had daughters had been brought to Moses and he went to the Lord and they discussed it and the Lord indicated that they were to give an inheritance to these daughters as well. Now that the time has come to hand out the inheritance, the…
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Christian Devotional – February 4, 2016
Read Genesis chapter 49 VERSE: Genesis 49:29–Then he gave them these instructions: “I am about to be gathered to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite.” TRUTH: Jacob recognized that his time was about to come and he would die. He was in Egypt, but he also knew that God had promised that his descendants would return from there back to the land that God had promised his fathers Abraham and Isaac. As a result. He made plans to be returned there himself. Are we so confident in the promises of God that we will stake our life and our…
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Christian Devotional – January 12, 2016
Read Genesis chapter 28 VERSE: Genesis 28:15–I am with you and I will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised. TRUTH: As Jacob was leaving, reaping the consequences of his deceit against his brother, he lay down and had a dream. In that dream God appeared to him, which seems to be the first time that God had spoken to him. In this, God explains that He is Lord over all and that Jacob is destined to return to this land. God makes him a promise. When we are…
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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 22, 2015
Read Genesis chapter 7 VERSE: Genesis 7:16–The animals going in were male and female of every living thing, as God had commanded Noah. Then the Lord shut him in. TRUTH: As Noah had finished up making the ark, now it was time for God to do His part. God led Noah to go into the ark and then God filled it with all the animals that He had promised would go in. Finally, God shut the door. When God asks us to do something, He will always follow through on His part of the deal. He will keep His promises and work to make sure that those things that seem…
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Christian Devotional – August 7, 2015
Read Luke chapter 1 VERSE: Luke 1:20–And now you will be silent and not able to speak until the day this happens, because you did not believe my words, which will come true at their appointed time. TRUTH: What would happen if God made us mute every time we didn’t believe one of His promises? Would we ever talk? For Zechariah, he had several months of silence as He waited and watched what God would do and how God would fulfill His promise. We can trust that God will do what He says He will do and that He is going to be faithful to us and to Himself. God…
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Christian Devotional – September 30, 2014
Read 2 Samuel chapter 7 VERSE: 2 Samuel 7:25–“And now Lord God, keep forever the promise you have made concerning your servant and his house. Do as you promised.” TRUTH: David received a word from the Lord that contained a promise. When David went to pray, he prayed that promise back to God. It is very powerful to pray God’s words back to God. It shows understanding and agreement with all that He has said. God has given us several promises in the Bible and that is such a great list to pray back to God, showing Him that we understand and acknowledge God’s promises in our life. RESPONSE: Father,…
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Christian Devotional – December 9, 2013
VERSE: Numbers 23:19–God is not human that he should lie, not a human being that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfill? TRUTH: Because we are around people so much, we get used to being skeptical about what they say and what they promise. However, God is not like that. If He says it, He’ll do it. We can count on Him to fulfill everything that He has promised that He would do. Do we trust in God and His promises? RESPONSE: Father, I praise You for being trustworthy. You always fulfill Your promises and I will never doubt…