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Christian Devotional – July 3, 2015
Read Mark chapter 13 VERSE: Mark 13:31–Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away. TRUTH: As we look around us, what do we see that will last Our possessions won’t last. The house, the car, the garden, our jobs, nothing will last. The only thing that will truly endure through time is God’s Word. Do we treasure and value the Word of God with the importance that it deserves, knowing that it will outlast anything else we have? RESPONSE: Father, Your Word will endure. No matter what else goes on, Your Word will remain. I will place my trust in You and Your Word and…
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Christian Devotional – May 19, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 119 VERSE: Psalm 119:136–Streams of tears flow from my eyes, for your law is not obeyed. TRUTH: This, the longest chapter in the Bible, is written as a love song to God’s Word. How much do we love God’s Word? Are we broken wen we see others dismiss it or down-play it? When people disobey or ignore God’s Word, it should break our hearts, just as it breaks God’s heart. Then, it should propel us into action. We can’t simply stand by while God’s Word is dishonored and disobeyed. What are we doing to help people come back to God’s Word? RESPONSE: Father, I love Your Word…
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Christian Devotional – January 19, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 19 VERSE: Psalm 19:7–The law of the Lord is perfect, refreshing the soul. The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy, making wise the simple. TRUTH: The Bible, this amazing book of God, provides us the words of life. This verse and the ones following it, show some of the ways that God’s Word impacts us. It refreshes us and makes us wise. In the following verses, we see that it also gives joy and refreshing. Do we feel that we are lacking any of these? God’s Word is the answer to those needs. We must seek out God’s words for ourselves so that we may experience the blessing…
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Christian Devotional – November 28, 2014
Read Matthew chapter 24 VERSE: Matthew 24:35–Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away. TRUTH: Everything we see around us and everything that we know will one day all pass away. We cannot place our trust or our hope in anything that we can see, feel, taste, touch because one day it will all be gone. Only the words of God will last. Are we hearing those words, listening to them, and doing what they say? They are the only thing that matters. RESPONSE: Father, Your words are amazing. I will love You and will follow You because You will endure and will last. Thank…
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Christian Devotional – November 8, 2014
Read Matthew chapter 4 VERSE: Matthew 4:4–Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.'” TRUTH: What do we depend on to sustain us through our day? Are we spiritually healthy or do we look spiritually malnourished and underfed? We MUST have God’s Word in our lives and hearts daily as that is the source and substance of life for us as believers and followers of Jesus Christ. We live on it and it sustains us. Are we eating regularly on a diet of God’s Word or are we trying to get by with unhealthy substitutes.…
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Christian Devotional – October 16, 2014
Read 2 Samuel chapter 23 VERSE: 2 Samuel 23:2–The Spirit of the Lord spoke through me, his word was on my tongue. TRUTH: Does this describe every word that we speak? If not, why not? God works in and through us every day and as we surrender to Him, He will work and speak through us even more. If we are not surrendered to Him, then our words and actions will be our own, not His. Are we surrendered to Him today and allowing Him to fill us so that His words become our words? RESPONSE: Father, I surrender to You today. Take me and use me as You will.…
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Christian Devotional – June 6, 2014
Read 1 John chapter 2 VERSE: 1 John 2:14–I write to you dear children, because you know the Father. I write to you fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God lives in you, and you have overcome the evil one. TRUTH: The believers that John were writing to knew God and because they did, they were strong and the Word of God lived in them. Because the Word of God lived in them, they were able to overcome the evil one. How do we overcome the evil one? We overcome through the…
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Christian Devotional – April 1, 2014
Read Deuteronomy chapter 17 VERSE: Deuteronomy 17:19–It is to be with him, and he is to read it all the days of his life so that he may learn to revere the Lord his God and follow carefully all the words of this law and these decrees. TRUTH: The king of the Israelite people was to be an expert in God’s law. He was to write his own copy of that law and have it with him everywhere he went. As a person who regularly enforced God’s law, he had to know it and understand it and live it out in his own life. How can we hope to keep…
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Christian Devotional – January 1, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 1 VERSE: Psalm 1:2–but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night. TRUTH: The person that this describes will be able to stand firm in the face of temptation. She will be prosperous. she will grow and improve. She will see success in all she does. As we start a new year, what are we looking for in the coming year? What are we resolved to see change about our life? We should start with our focus on God’s Word because as we delight in it and meditate on it, we will see everything else in our…
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Christian Devotional – November 10, 2013
VERSE: Nehemiah 8:12–Then all the people went away to eat and drink, to send portions of food and to celebrate with great joy, because they now understood the words that had been made known to them. TRUTH: What is our response when we have heard the word of the Lord? As we hear and understand God’s word, we are to celebrate with great joy! God’s word is a blessing to us and we celebrate with great joy as God reveals Himself to us through His word. Each time we have an opportunity to come before Him and read or hear His word is an opportunity for great joy. RESPONSE: Father,…