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Christian Devotional – June 1, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 132 VERSE: Psalm 132:9–May your priests be clothed with your righteousness, may your faithful people sing for joy. TRUTH: God is enough to make us sing for joy. As we are faithful to Him, we see all that He is doing for us and we know that we are able to be joyful in His presence, no matter the circumstance. We know that God takes our sins, forgives them, and that He clothes us with His righteousness so that we might be clean in His presence. Have we asked for that forgiveness? RESPONSE: Father, I want You more than anything else in this world. I desire to…
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Christian Devotional – May 31, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 131 VERSE: Psalm 1311–My heart is not proud, Lord, my eyes are not haughty; I do not concern myself with great matters or things too wonderful for me. TRUTH: Interestingly enough, this is not a statement that is encouraged in today’s society. We encourage people to seek things that are great and higher. We try to move ourselves into positions in this world where we will be higher up and more advanced. God wants us to be concerned about this world, but the way we do that is to be concerned about God. As we are focused on Him, we will see the things around us that…
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Christian Devotional – May 30, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 130 VERSE: Psalm 130:7–Israel, put your hope in the Lord, for with the Lord is unfailing love and with him is full redemption. TRUTH: Why should we put our hope in the Lord? This verse is very clear that we can hope in Him because He is unfailing love and redemption. Where else will we find someone who knows all about us, sees all our faults, loves us anyway, and even is willing to redeem us and restore us? This is cause for great hope! God sees who we are and all that we have done, yet he continues to love us and offer us redemption through…
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Christian Devotional – May 29, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 129 VERSE: Psalm 129:2–They have greatly oppressed me from my youth, but they have not gained victory over me. TRUTH: Israel here is speaking about all the enemies that they have faced and that have come against them. They have indeed been greatly oppressed throughout their history. However, they were never defeated. Because we belong to Jesus, we will also experience great oppression and difficulty in our lives, however, we are not defeated. Jesus Christ is victorious and through Him, we will also experience victory. We don’t have to feel oppressed as we remember the truth of our victory in Christ. RESPONSE: Father, You are victorious and…
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Christian Devotional – May 28, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 128 VERSE: Psalm 128:1–Blessed are all who fear the Lord, who walk in obedience to him. TRUTH: What does it mean to fear the Lord? We are to respect and reverence Him. He is holy and powerful and worthy of all our devotion. We are to obey Him. As we fear the Lord, we will obey His commands and seek to walk in his ways. As we are walking in obedience, this verse indicates that we will be blessed by the Lord. While that blessing may take many different forms, we never have to doubt that God will bless those who are faithful to Him. Are we…
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Christian Devotional – May 27, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 127 VERSE: Psalm 127:1–Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the guards stand watch in vain. TRUTH: If we are doing anything outside of or apart from God, we are destined for failure. The Lord is the One who gives purpose to all we do and the One who is capable of being successful. If we are trying to accomplish anything without Him, , all our effort is completely wasted. What are we trying to accomplish today? Are we allowing Him to accomplish it through us? RESPONSE: Father, I want my actions and attitudes to matter…
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Christian Devotional – May 26, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 126 VERSE: Psalm 126:6–Those who go out weeping carrying seed to sow, will return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves with them. TRUTH: Even in the difficult and hard times, God is there. If we will continue to sow the seed of His Word in our lives, we will see His harvest come and will experience the joy that comes with reaping a bountiful harvest. RESPONSE: Father, in You there is joy. Even when things seem darkest, You are working to bring about Your will and Your harvest. I will praise You for being the God of the harvest, the joyful harvest.
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Christian Devotional – May 25, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 125 VERSE: Psalm 125:1–Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be shaken but endures forever. TRUTH: When we are fully trusting in the Lord, we will not be shaken. We will not feel that we are being tossed around with no direction. If we feel that way in our day to day life, it’s because we are not fully trusting in the Lord. Will we focus on Him and trust Him in everything today? RESPONSE: Father, You cannot be shaken and because I trust in You, I can’t be shaken either. I will stand firm in all that You allow me to…
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Christian Devotional – May 24, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 124 VERSE: Psalm 124:8–Our help is in the name of the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth TRUTH: Where does our help come from? When we are at our lowest and facing the most dire of circumstances, we need to know beyond a shadow of a doubt who is capable of saving the day. God is!! He is the maker of heaven and earth and He is our salvation and our help in time of trouble. There is power in the name of the Lord and there is power in the name of Jesus Christ. He is our help and through Him we can trust that…
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Christian Devotional – May 23, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 123 VERSE: Psalm 123:3–Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy on us, for we have endured no end of contempt. TRUTH: The Christian life is difficult and there are plenty of times when we are ridiculed or put down because of our relationships with God. However, those others are not the people that we are to be pleasing to; we are to be pleasing to God. He is the One who is able to have mercy on us and as a result, we should be much more concerned with what He thinks of us. Are we enduing contempt from others today? We can ask Him for the…