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Christian Devotional – August 18, 2016
Read 2 Kings chapter 1 VERSE: 2 Kings chapter 1:13–So the king sent a third captain with his fifty men. This third captain went up and fell on his knees before Elijah. “Man of God,” he begged, “please have respect for my life and the lives of these fifty men, your servants.” TRUTH: This is such an interesting story. We have an evil king who has gotten injured, has been told by God that he will die, and now is seeking to capture or kill the prophet who pronounced God’s plan. The king send people to come get the prophet, but each group sent is burned alive by fire from…
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Christian Devotional – August 8, 2016
Read 1 Kings chapter 15 VERSE: 1 Kings 15:11–Asa did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, as his father David had done. TRUTH: For each and every king that is listed, there is one sentence that indicates their obedience to the Lord. In this chapter, Asa is the only one who received a passing grade from the Lord. This leads to two questions, we should ask ourselves. First, if God were to sum up our entire life into one sentence, would it show that we did what was right in God’s eyes or not? Second, would we continue to be obedient to God even if we were…
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Christian Devotional – August 5, 2016
Read 1 Kings chapter 13 VERSE: 1 Kings 13:17–“I have been told by the word of the Lord, ‘You must not eat bread or drink water there or return by the way you came.'” TRUTH: The prophet had been given a message to give King Jeroboam and he went and delivered that message. However, the prophet had also been given instruction regarding how to deliver that message and what he could and couldn’t do while he was on his trip to deliver the message. Unfortunately, even though he could articulate what he was supposed to do, he didn’t follow through on it and do it. We can be given great…
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Christian Devotional – July 30, 2016
Read 1 Kings chapter 8 VERSE: 1 Kings 8:58–May he turn our hearts to him, to walk in obedience to him and keep the commands, decrees and laws he gave our ancestors. TRUTH: As Solomon was dedicating the temple, he began his conclusion with this. We must remember this same for ourselves today. If God doesn’t give us the strength to walk in His way, we have no hope of being able to accomplish that. We must continually turn our hearts toward Him because only as we are focused on Him will we be able to obey Him. Our obedience is a sign that we love Him. Are we keeping…
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Christian Devotional – July 27, 2016
Read 1 Kings chapter 5 VERSE: 1 Kings 5:7–When Hiram heard Solomon’s message, he was greatly pleased and said, “Praise be to the Lord today, for he has given David a wise son to rule over this great nation.” TRUTH: When we are following God’s commands, other people will notice. More than that, they will be drawn to praise God as a result of the things that we do. Hiram praised God for the way that Solomon was responding. When we respond to the people around us, do others result in praise God because of us? RESPONSE: Father, I know that if I am giving my own responses, people will…
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Christian Devotional – July 23, 2016
Read 1 Kings chapter 2 VERSE: 1 Kings 2:3–and observe what the Lord your God requires. Walk in obedience to him and keep his decrees and commands, his laws and regulations, as written in the Law of Moses. Do this so that you may prosper in all you do and wherever you go. TRUTH: David is giving his final words of wisdom to his son Solomon. David knew that he didn’t have much time left on earth before he died and he wanted to be sure that he gave his son everything that he needed to be an effective king. This was his statement of wisdom: obey the Lord. If…
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Christian Devotional – July 5, 2016
Read Haggai chapter 1 VERSE: Haggai 1:6–You have planted much, but harvested little. You eat, but never have enough. You drink, but never have your fill. You put on clothes, but are not warm. You earn wages, only to put them in a purse with holes in it. TRUTH: The people had a problem. They had not been obedient to the Lord, so as a result, everything they did was affected. It didn’t matter how good they were at doing what they were doing, it didn’t measure up and always seemed to fall short. We don’t realize that God is the One who gives success, not our own personal efforts.…
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Christian Devotional – June 11, 2016
Read Jonah chapter 1 VERSE: Jonah 1:2–“Go to the great city of Ninevah and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me. TRUTH: Have you ever felt like God was telling you to do something that terrified you. What about times when He told you to do something that made you mad? For Jonah, this command did both at the same time. He was so terrified and angry that he ran from God and tried desperately to get away from God and God’s plan. Of course, that didn’t work out very well and he ended up getting an all-inclusive 3 night stay in the belly of a…
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Christian Devotional – June 7, 2016
Read Hebrews chapter 10 VERSE: Hebrews 10:24–and let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. TRUTH: We need each other. As the body of Christ, we are to come together for purpose. We are to worship and praise God together and we are to encourage one another. Part of worshipping an encouraging each other is to continue to push each other toward love and good deeds. Just like a cowboy uses spurs to urge their horses forward at a faster pace, so we are to urge one another on faster and faster toward all the love and good deed that God has for…
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Christian Devotional – March 22, 2016
Read Joshua chapter 18 VERSE: Joshua 18:3–So Joshua said to the Israelites: “How long will you wait before you begin to take possession of the land that the Lord, the God of you ancestors, has give to you?” TRUTH: It kind of sounds strange. God gives you a gift, yet you wait and wait to and take it. Finally, Joshua had to ask the question, “How long until you get up and go get the gift that God has given you?” When God has promised to be with us and to give us victory over the things that we are going to encounter as we are obedient to Him, why…