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Christian Devotional – April 2, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 80 VERSE: Psalm 80:19–Restore us, Lord God Almighty, make your face shine on us, that we may be saved. TRUTH: Have you ever seen something that was old and broken down which was later restored to its original beauty? It may have been a car or antique furniture or even a house. The change is amazing! God is capable of doing that, and so much more, with our lives. This verse is repeated three times in this chapter, emphasizing its importance. Through God’s power, we can be restored and saved. No matter the condition of our life, God is able to restore us and make us new.…
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Christian Devotional – April 1, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 79 VERSE: Psalm 79:9–Help us, God our Savior, for the glory of your name; deliver us and forgive our sins for your name’s sake. TRUTH: Why would God save us? Why does he concern Himself with the difficulties and problems we face? He is God and it would seem that He has bigger things to do. However, here the verse indicates the reason the psalmist is asking for help. He wants God’s name to be glorified. We have claimed God as our Savior and God has claimed us as His children. God saves us and delivers us because of the glory that this displays to the world.…
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Christian Devotional – March 31, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 78 VERSE: Psalm 78:38–Yet he was merciful; he forgave their iniquities and did not destroy them. Time after time he restrained his anger and did not stir up his full wrath. TRUTH: This psalm gives a history of the people of Israel and shows over and over again how God has moved and worked. The people would forget and turn away from Him and yet He would forgive them and save them. God does the same in our lives. No matter how bad we have been or how many times we have rejected Him. He is always waiting and ready to forgive us and save us. Will…
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Christian Devotional – March 30, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 77 VERSE: Psalm 77:14–You are the God who performs miracles; you display your power among the peoples. TRUTH: God was a God who performed miracles and He is still a God of the miraculous today. As the Creator of all things, God is able to work and move in any way He chooses for whatever purpose He wants. If we are looking, we will see God’s power everyday around us as He is displaying His power for all to see. God does the miraculous in our lives. RESPONSE: Father, take my life and use me today to display Your power for all around me. You are God…
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Christian Devotional – March 29, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 76 VERSE: Psalm 76:11–Make vows to the Lord your God and fulfill them; let all the neighboring lands bring gifts to the One to be feared. TRUTH: Do what we say we’re going to do. When we make a vow or a promise, we are to fulfill it. Even more so, when we make a promise to God, a failure to follow through is a sin. God is holy and we are to be bring a gift of obedience to Him. Think about all the things we have promised to do for God. Are we fulfilling our vows? RESPONSE: Father, thank You for reminding me what I’ve…
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Christian Devotional – March 28, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 75 VERSE: Psalm 75:2–You say, “I choose the appointed time; it is I who judge with equity.” TRUTH: Here, God declares something about Himself. He says that He chooses the timing for all events and also that He will judge. The verse indicates that He will judge with equity. God doesn’t play favorites when it comes to sin. Either people have accepted His free gift of salvation through His Son Jesus Christ, or they haven’t. We can trust God to be fair and righteous in the judgments that He hands out. God has the perfect time and the perfect judgment for those who have chosen to reject…
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Christian Devotional – March 27, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 74 VERSE: Psalm 74:16–The day is yours and your also the night; you established the sun and moon. TRUTH: God is the Creator od all things and that includes time and all that time contains. The day and the night, both are creations of God. Because He established them, He also controls them and the things that occur during them. Do we give God praise and are we in awe of all the power He has? RESPONSE: Father, You determine the path of every single day and night. You created them, You control them, and they are Yours. I will praise You for Your power and control…
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Christian Devotional – March 26, 2015
After that short break to go through Ephesians, we’re going to pick up where we left off in Psalm. Read Psalm chapter 73 VERSE: Psalm 73:25–Whom have I in heaven by you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you. TRUTH: When we take a look around us, what do we really have? Our possessions are fragile and can be destroyed or taken away. People in our life experience illness and death. All that we truly have that will last is our relationship with God. Are we able to say, like the psalmist, that we have nothing and want nothing besides God? RESPONSE: Father, You are all I truly have…
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Christian Devotional – March 19, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 72 VERSE: Psalm 72:17–May his name endure forever; may it continue as long as the sun. Then all nations will be blessed through him, and they will call him blessed. TRUTH: All the nations will be blessed through the Son of David. Jesus was the promised Messiah who came and was born to forever bless all the nations. The name of Jesus will endure forever. This psalm is prophetic about the coming of Jesus Christ. As a result of coming to Christ, we are to be a blessing to all nations and to share the message of Jesus Christ with all nations. Are we showing the blessing…
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Christian Devotional – March 18, 2015
Read Psalm chapter 71 VERSE: Psalm 71:14–As for me, I will always have hope; I will praise you more and more. TRUTH: Always. The verse says “always.” We are to always have hope. Not a pie-in-the-sky type of fantasy hope, but a confident expectation that God is who He says He is and will do what He’s said He’s going to do. We can always hope. Because we have hope every second of every day, we can praise our wonderful Father who is the reason and basis for our hope. Outside of Him, we would have no hope. Because of Him, we ALWAYS have hope. RESPONSE: Father, You are truly…