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Christian Devotional – February 13, 2018
How well do you sleep? It may seem like a strange question, yet so much is spent on sleep aids, pills, beds, etc, that it’s hard to discount the fact that many people struggle to fall asleep, stay asleep, and feel refreshed from their sleep. Why is that? Read through Psalm chapter 4. You have put gladness in my heart, More than when their grain and new wine abound. In peace I will both lie down and sleep, For You alone, O Lord , make me to dwell in safety. Psalms 4:7-8 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.4.7-8.NASB I know when I am lying awake during the night, I am often thinking about all…
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Christian Devotional – February 11, 2018
Running. That’s the background for today’s Psalm, chapter 3. David was running from his own son who was trying to incite a coup and take over the throne. David, the great king, humbled and on the run, writes these words. But You, O Lord , are a shield about me, My glory, and the One who lifts my head. Psalms 3:3 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.3.3.NASB Thankfully, my children have never tried to kill me, but I have certainly been in situations where others didn’t like me much and were making all kinds of untrue accusations. Here, we see that David didn’t have to protect himself, God was his shield. David couldn’t rely…
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Christian Devotional – February 10, 2018
We think we know so much. I don’t know about you, but it’s easy for me to forget that I really don’t know as much as I think I know most of the time. Many people get an idea that they know more than they actually do. When that happens, God laughs. Read Psalm chapter 2. He who sits in the heavens laughs, The Lord scoffs at them. Psalms 2:4 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.2.4.NASB All those people coming up with all these grand plans and the Lord just laughs. I know that He has laughed at my plans several times before. So the question I have to ask myself is why I…
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Christian Devotional – February 9, 2018
What’s the difference between the blessed person and the wicked person? This question is the basis for Psalm 1. As you read through that chapter, this verse stands out. He will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water, Which yields its fruit in its season And its leaf does not wither; And in whatever he does, he prospers. Psalms 1:3 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.1.3.NASB As it is referring to the blessed person, we can see some of the benefits of living a life focused on obedience to God. While some of the chapter deals with a direct comparison between the blessed and wicked, this verse explains specifically some of…
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Christian Devotional – February 8, 2018
What is the gospel message? It’s very simple and is mentioned in Luke 24:28-53. and He said to them, “Thus it is written, that the Christ would suffer and rise again from the dead the third day, and that repentance for forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed in His name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem. Luke 24:46-47 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/luk.24.46-47.NASB These two verses give the entire gospel message. Jesus Christ came and lived, died, and rose again so that we would be able to have access top forgiveness of sins based on His Righteousness. If we have received that mercy, we have a command to share that message with…
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Christian Devotional – February 7, 2018
What’s the best sermon you have ever heard? Is there one that has been memorable to you or really stuck out to you? While there have been many great preachers over the years, I think the sermon I would most have enjoyed hearing was mentioned in Luke 24:1-27. Then beginning with Moses and with all the prophets, He explained to them the things concerning Himself in all the Scriptures. Luke 24:27 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/luk.24.27.NASB Jesus was walking along with some disciples who didn’t recognize him. Then He begins to preach. He goes back through the history and explains everything that had been foretold and how everything punted to Jesus being the…
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Christian Devotional – February 6, 2018
How do we respond when someone is mean to us our attacks us? Jesus shows us how we should respond in Luke 23:26-56. But Jesus was saying, “Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing.” And they cast lots, dividing up His garments among themselves. Luke 23:34 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/luk.23.34.NASB This may be one of the most difficult verses to understand. So often we experience people trading us wrongly and we respond by looking for ways to get even or to get ahead. Instead Jesus shows us Berri clearly what it means to forgive others. He had been wrongly accused and is being unjustly punished, yet he…
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Christian Devotional – February 5, 2018
We ask God lots of questions; do we believe His answer? During Jesus’s trial, He was asked multiple questions over and over again. Yet the people chose not to believe His answers. Read Luke 23:1-25. So Pilate asked Him, saying, “Are You the King of the Jews?” And He answered him and said, ” It is as you say.” Luke 23:3 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/luk.23.3.NASB Jesus says that he is the king of the Jews. He says that he is the holy one. He says that he is the truth. Will we believe Him and trust Him and base our lives on these truths? Or will we just keep asking questions and…
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Christian Devotional – February 3, 2018
How well do we know ourselves? Often people think they know themselves very well and know exactly what they would or wouldn’t do in a situation. Peter certainly thought he did. He had told Jesus that He would never betray him, yet there he wasdenying Jesus 3 times. Read Luke 22:46-71. The Lord turned and looked at Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how He had told him, “Before a rooster crows today, you will deny Me three times.” Luke 22:61 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/luk.22.61.NASB Despite all his assurances to the Lord that he wouldn’t do it, He did. Jesus knows us better than we know ourselves. He knows…
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Christian Devotional – February 2, 2018
Do we focus on our need to overcome temptation? Or do we just wait and figure that we will wing it when we are facing trials? See what Jesus says in Luke 22:24-48 and said to them, “Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray that you may not enter into temptation.” Luke 22:46 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/luk.22.46.NASB We need to just expect that we are going to go through temptations. They are going to happen. Will we be ready for them? Jesus is telling His disciple to get up and pray so that they will be ready and will be able to overcome. Yet we need to be just as ready.…