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Christian Devotional – June 11, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 142 VERSE: Psalm 142:3–When my spirit grows faint within me, it is you who watch over my way. In the path where I walk people have hidden a snare for me. TRUTH: Are we tired and weary? The psalmist was tired, too. The psalmist understood that even when we are at the very end of ourselves, God is still there waiting and watching over our way. God knows we have our limits; He created us, after all. God knows we are going to encounter things that are too big, too daunting, too overwhelming for us and because of that He knows that He must be the One…
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Christian Devotional – June 10, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 141 VERSE: Psalm 141:3–Set a guard over my mouth, Lord; keep watch over the door of my lips. TRUTH: Oh, how often do we need one of these! It seems I am daily saying something that I wish I could take back or change. The Lord knows that we will struggle with what we say because we struggle with what we think each and every day. Typically, what we are thinking will find a way or circumstance to slip out of our lips. Today, I will turn my thoughts over to the Lord so that He will guard my mouth and make sure that it says only…
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Christian Devotional – June 9, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 140 VERSE Psalm 140:7–Sovereign Lord, my strong deliverer, you shield my head in the day of battle. TRUTH: God is not just our deliverer, He is our strong deliverer. He doesn’t have to push and fight in order to help us through, He is the strong force that is able to move us to exactly where He would have us be. He also shields our head in the day of battle. He is like the helmet that we put on to guard our head as we plunge into something dangerous. But, more than just guarding us from physical injury, God also can shield our thoughts from the…
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Christian Devotional – June 8, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 139 VERSE: Psalm 139:16–Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be. TRUTH: God has seen us and knows us. He knew us even before we were born. God knit us together and created each and every one of us individually. God knew the days that we were pass on this earth before we even began the journey of this life. This is very comforting to me because I know that nothing is going to happen that is outside of His control or that takes Him by surprise. Will we trust Him…
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Christian Devotional – June 7, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 138 VERSE: Psalm 138:7–Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve my life. You stretch out your hand against the anger of my foes; with your right hand you save me. TRUTH: We can only find safety and stability in one person, Jesus Christ. As God is with us, walking with us through the difficulties, we can trust in His strength and salvation to help us make it through. I love how it saw “walk in the midst of trouble,” for often God doesn’t pull us out of the trouble we are in, but he will allow us to go through it with Him right…
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Christian Devotional – June 6, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 137 VERSE: Psalm 137:5–If I forget you, Jerusalem, may my right hand forget its skill. TRUTH: This chapter, written while the Israelites were in exile in Babylon, is a reminder of how very important Jerusalem was to them. The idea for us, is that Jerusalem represented the place of God’s presence in their lives. We are to remember and rest in God’s presence and His peace. We must continue to see Him at work in our lives every day. If we forget that, then we might as well forget everything else that we have known, for nothing else matters outside of our relationship with God. RESPONSE: Father,…
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Christian Devotional – June 5, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 136 VERSE: Psalm 136:1–Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good. His love endures forever. TRUTH: This verse kicks off an entire chapter that discusses the enduring love of God. God is good and we are to give Him thanks. No matter what we do or where we end up, He loves us. God’s love is a powerful and amazing aspect of who He is. Do we take for granted the love of God? Or, are we daily thankful for all that His loves means to us and for us? RESPONSE: Father, Your love endures no matter what is going around me and because of that,…
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Christian Devotional – June 4, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 135 VERSE: Psalm 135:15-18–The idols of the nations are silver and gold, made by human hands. They have mouths, but cannot speak, eyes, but cannot see. They have ears, but cannot hear, nor is there breath in their mouths. Those who make them will be like them, and so will all who trust in them. TRUTH: We become what we worship. Do we worship money? We will turn into cold, calculating, people with no care of concern about the other people in our lives, because that is what money itself is. Do we worship time? We will be obsessed about how every minute of every day is…
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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 – June 2, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 133 VERSE: Psalm 133:1–How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity. TRUTH: Do we seek to be united to our brothers and sisters in Christ? We are the children of God and through Him, we are to be working and serving together. How focused are we on working together, or are we trying to do thing individually? God has moved and worked in the lives of each one of us and only through Him will we have unity. RESPONSE: Father, I desire to experience Your unity with Your children. I know that You are the author of unity and I will come…