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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 15, 2016
Read 1 Peter chapter 4 VERSE 1 Peter 4:11–If anyone speaks, they should do so as one who speaks the very words of God. If anyone serves, they should do so with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ. To him be the glory and the power for ever and ever, Amen. TRUTH: Let’s take inventory. When we look back at the words we spoke yesterday, do they look like they were the words of God? When we look back at the way we served yesterday, did we even serve at all? If we did serve was in in God’s strength…
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Christian Devotional – January 26, 2016
Read Genesis chapter 41 VERSE: Genesis 41:16–“I can’t do it,” Joseph replied to Pharaoh, “but God will give Pharaoh the answer he desires.” TRUTH: Do we recognize what God can and does do through us, or do we take credit ourselves for the things that God does in and through us? When we have successes, we have to recognize who gave us the skills, knowledge, and opportunity to be successful. Only God is able to make things come together for success. God will not be pleased if we are busy taking credit for the things that God has done. This can be difficult to do and it goes against our…
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Christian Devotional – June 19, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 150 VERSE: Psalm 150:6–Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord. TRUTH: Are you breathing this morning? That’s really the only question to ask when it comes to whether to praise the Lord or not. We always have something to praise the Lord for and as the verse states, if we have breath in our lungs, then we should be praising God. Do we lift up His name and praise Him for every breath that we have taken today? RESPONSE Father, You are so worthy of praise and You have provided everything to me. I will lift You up and worship You. Thank You…
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Christian Devotional – June 18, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 149 VERSE: Psalm 149:3–Let them praise his name with dancing and make music to him with timbrel and harp. TRUTH: God loves for His people to praise Him, and He loves for that praise to be in lots of different ways. We can offer praise to God in so many ways and it’s important to have variety in our praise. We can dance, we can use instruments, we can use our voices, all of these can be done to offer praise to God. RESPONSE: Father, You inhabit the praise of Your people and You are delighted by multiple types of praise. I will lift up my praise…
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Christian Devotional – June 17, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 148 VERSE: Psalm 148:5–let them praise the name of the Lord, for at his command they were created. TRUTH: Everything should be praising the Lord. Why? We should praise the Lord just because we exist. We were created by God and even if He did nothing else for us, that alone would be reason enough to praise Him. However, God does so much more for us even beyond that. Do we praise God as He deserves? RESPONSE: Father, I will praise You and lift You up today. I know that You are holy and that You are the creator of all things. You are truly awesome and…
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Christian Devotional – June 15, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 146 VERSE: Psalm 146:2–I will praise the Lord all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live. TRUTH: Praising and worshipping God is not just for young people or just for old people. Praising God is for all people for as long as they live. The Lord is worthy of praise for all He does throughout our lives. Each season of our life we have so much to praise Him for. He is worthy of our praise regardless of where we are in our life. RESPONSE: Father, I praise You now and through all that is in my life today. I…
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Christian Devotional – June 3, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 134 VERSE: Psalm 134:2–Lift up your hands in the sanctuary and praise the Lord. TRUTH: How do we praise God? Do we use words? Do we sing, pray, shout, whisper, wave our hands, stand, sit, kneel? All of these and so much more can be done in praise and worship to God. As we are in His house, we can offer praise to God for He is worthy! RESPONSE: Father, I will lift You up and praise You more. I will use all of me to praise You, keep me in Your hand as I seek to exalt You through my words and actions.
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Christian Devotional – May 17, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 117 VERSE: Psalm 117:1–Praise the Lord, all you nations, extol him, all you peoples. TRUTH: We talk about how we each need to praise God, but how often do we think about all the nations praising God. We are not alone in our praise. We are not praising Him by ourselves. We are part of a huge grouping of peoples all across the earth who are lifting up and praising God. Will we let our voice be heard and know that we are never alone. RESPONSE: Father, I am so glad to be able to join the millions and billions of other believers across the globe who…
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Christian Devotional – May 15, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 115 VERSE: Psalm 115:1–Not to us, Lord, not to us, but to your name be the glory, because of your love and faithfulness. TRUTH: Do we seek to bring glory to ourselves or to God? When we do things are we looking for the recognition and praise or are we seeking to proclaim God’s glory? God alone deserves the praise and He is the one who is behind anything good that we do. Will we bring praise and glory to Him? RESPONSE: Father, I will praise You and lift You up. You are the source of anything good in my life, and I will praise You for…