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Christian Devotional – January 30, 2013
VERSE: John 20:21–Again Jesus said, “Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.” TRUTH: Jesus came with a purpose. The Father sent Jesus to the world with a message of hope and peace, but also with the purpose of sacrifice. We also have the same purpose. We are to bring the message of hope and peace into the world. We will have to sacrifice in order to be able to do that. Are we willing to be sent in the world just as Christ was sent? RESPONSE: Father, Your message is one of hope and life. You sent Jesus to make that possible through…
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Christian Devotional – January 29, 2013
VERSE: John 19:38–Later, Joseph of Arimathea asked Pilate for the body of Jesus. Now Joseph was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly because he feared the Jewish leaders. With Pilate’s permission, he came and took the body away. TRUTH: Joseph was a disciple in secret, but when Jesus was crucified, he stepped out of the shadows and conquered his fear. He took a stand and made his allegiance with Jesus very public by asking for Jesus’ body. Are we a disciple in secret and fear or are we a disciple of Jesus for all to see? RESPONSE: Father, I desire the boldness to follow You openly and wholeheartedly today. You are…
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Christian Devotional – January 28, 2013
VERSE: John 18:11–Jesus commanded Peter, “Put the sword away! Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given me?” TRUTH: How many of us would have interpreted Peter’s actions as wrong if this situation? After all, Jesus had just prayed to God to find some way out of the path that was coming. It would have been easy for Jesus to see Peter’s actions and think, “Oh, they’re going to fight for me, that is how God is going to change the plan so I don’t have to go through suffering and death. Yea, Peter! Fight!” Instead, Jesus knew what God’s plan for Him was and he had prayed…
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Christian Devotional – January 27, 2013
VERSE: John 17:15–My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one. TRUTH: There may be times when we have looked at our situation or circumstances and wished that we could just escape and go home to glory. Yet that is not what Jesus prayed for His disciples. He didn’t ask the Father to take them to heaven to escape the hardships and temptations of this world. Instead, He prayed that they would remain and be protected from evil. God has a plan and purpose for us and as long as He leaves us in the world we have…
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Christian Devotional – January 26, 2013
VERSE: John 16:33–I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world. TRUTH: Following Jesus is no guarantee of a happy, worry-free life. In fact, Jesus promises us the opposite. In this world we will have trouble. In this world there will be problems and difficulties and things that cause us to lose heart. But Jesus tells us we are to take heart for two reasons. First, in Jesus we have peace. Second, Jesus has overcome the world. Even in the midst of troubles and problems we can have peace and…
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Wichita Kansas Christian Devotional Author And Speaker Kristi Burchfiel Chosen As One Of ’50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading’
Kristi Burchfiel is a Christian devotional author and speaker who believes in ‘living in the world while living out the word’. Burchfiel was chosen from a field of hundreds of authors who appeared on The Authors Show Radio in 2012 [January 15, 2013, Wichita, KS] Christian devotional author and speaker Kristi Burchfiel has been chosen as one of ’50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading’. Her honors came as the result of an appearance on The Authors Show in which she discussed her Christian devotional series of books. “Being chosen as one of the 50 Greater Writers You Should Be Reading for 2012,” Burchfiel stated, “is such an honor for…
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Christian Devotional – January 25, 2013
VERSE: John 15:1–I am the true vine, and my Father is the vine gardener. TRUTH: If Jesus is the true vine then there are false vines out there we must be on guard against. We must only choose to attach ourselves to the true vine and be nourished only by the true vine, Jesus Christ. He is the one who supplies our needs and keeps us going. Are we a part of the true vine? RESPONSE: Father, I pray that You will show Yourself to me today. I don’t want to rely on anything but You. Help me see the false vines in my life so that I can steer…
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Christian Devotional – December 16, 2010
VERSE: Genesis 21:1–Then the Lord took note of Sarah as He had said, and the Lord did for Sarah as He had promised. VERSE: God took note of her. He followed through on what He had promised to her. Do we believe the Lord when He promises things to us? Do we think about God taking note of us as He fulfills His promises? How beautiful is it to think of God taking note of us. RESPONSE: Lord, thank You for remembering me and taking note of me! Help me wait and be patient as You fulfill Your promises in Your timing.
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Christian Devotional – December 15, 2010
VERSE: Genesis 20:6–Then God said to him, ‘Yes I know that in the integrity of your heart you have done this and I also kept you from sinning against Me; therefore I did not let you touch her.’ TRUTH: God is taking care of us even when we don’t realize it. God kept Abimelech from sinning in this situation even though he didn’t know that it was sin. RESPONSE: Lord, please protect me from things that I do not understand so that I may be pleasing to You in every situation.
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Christian Devotional – December 14, 2010
VERSE: Genesis 19:16–But he hesitated so the men seized his hand and the hand of his wife and the hands of his two daughters, for the compassion of the Lord was upon him, and they brought him out and put him outside the city. TRUTH: To Lot, this probably didn’t seem like compassion. They were dragged outside of the town, away from their home. God is compassionate, even when it doesn’t seem like it at the time. RESPONSE: Lord, thank You for Your mercy and compassion even when it doesn’t feel like that’s what it is.