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Christian Devotional – October 4, 2016
Read Romans chapter 16 VERSE: Romans 16:20–The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you. TRUTH: The victory has already been decided. We can sake up and go through our day today knowing that God will be the one to crush Satan and that Satan’s defeat is already assured. We can know that all that God is doing will be for victory and if we will trust Him, we will see that He is more than able to do all that is needed for His own glory. Are we living in victory today? After all, God has won and…
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Christian Devotional – October 3, 2016
Read Romans chapter 15 VERSE: Romans 15:13–May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. TRUTH: Hope, true hope, only comes from God. Only through Him can we truly find something to hope in. As we look at our lives, will we understand that only through Jesus can we truly experience joy, peace, and hope. What’s more, our hope isn’t just for ourselves, we are to overflow with hope so that others may be impacted by what they see in us and find themselves turning to the source…
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Christian Devotional – October 1, 2016
Read Romans chapter 14 VERSE: Romans 14:12–So then, each of us will give an account of ourselves to God. TRUTH: We will be held accountable for the actions that we have taken and the choices that we have made. If we will remember this more often, that may have an impact on what our choices actually are. We can have a tendency to make the “easy” choice in the moment, forgetting just how much our decisions can affect those people around, and ultimately, the fact that God Himself sees what we do and we will have to give an answer to Him for our reasons. What choices will we make…
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Christian Devotional – September 30, 2016
Read Romans chapter 13 VERSE: Romans 13:14–Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the flesh. TRUTH: What are we putting on today? As we get up and get ready to head out into our day, are we making a conscious choice to include Jesus Christ with us as we go? You see, we will do one or the other of these two things listed above. Either we will be clothed in Jesus Christ and allowing Him to make the choices and influence our thoughts and behaviors, or we will be motivated by our fleshly lusts and desires. If…
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Christian Devotional – September 29, 2016
Read Romans chapter 12 VERSE: Romans 12:12–Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. TRUTH: These three commands are very simply stated and very straightforward, yet they can be some of the most difficult things to do. Hope is where we are trusting in something that hasn’t happened yet, but that we are confident will. We are to be joyful in our expectation of what will come. Affliction can be any type of difficulty, trial, persecution, or the like. We are to be patient as we go through and endure these things. Finally, prayer is our conversation with God and we are to be constantly diligent to speak…
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Christian Devotional – September 28, 2016
Read Romans chapter 11 VERSE: Romans 11:6–And if by grace, then it cannot be based on works; if it were, grace would no longer be grace. TRUTH: Grace is grace. It cannot be earned or deserved, otherwise, it wouldn’t be grace any longer. Are we busy trying to earn our way to grace, not really realizing that grace can’t be earned. We need to bring ourselves to Jesus and just allow Him to take us as we are. He sees all that we do and all that we are and he still offers us grace if we are willing to just accept it. Will we accept the grace that Jesus…
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Christian Devotional – September 27, 2016
Read Romans chapter 10 VERSE: Romans 10:17–Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ. TRUTH: Our faith is not blind faith. We must know what we are to have faith in. We know that through hearing the message in the Word of Christ. Our faith is to have roots and to be well grounded in the Word of God. If we are not consistently feeding ourselves more and more of the Word of God, then our Faith with wither and will ultimately fail us when we need it, or our faith will be in the wrong thing and we will be…
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Christian Devotional – September 26, 2016
Read Romans chapter 9 VERSE: Romans 9:21–Does not the potter have the right to make out of the same lump of clay some pottery for special purposes and some for common use? TRUTH: Our potter, God the Father, has a purpose and a use for each and every one of us. The thing that we each need to remember, though, is that ultimate decision on who He uses for what is up to Him. He will use each and every one of us for His glory, but how He chooses to do that is up to His decision and our obedience. While we often want to be used for “special”…
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Christian Devotional – September 21, 2016
Read Romans chapter 5 VERSE: Romans 5:2–through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God. TRUTH: Everything that we have is made possible by Jesus Christ. He is the One through whom we have gained access and He is the only thing that is worth boasting about. We are nothing apart from our relationship with Jesus Christ. What are we boasting about today? Are we boasting in our own strengths and abilities? Do we boast in the works of our hands or the thoughts of our mind? Anything that we have that…
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Christian Devotional – September 19, 2016
Read Romans chapter 3 VERSE: Romans 3:24–and all are justified by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. TRUTH: After just saying that everyone has sinned and all have fallen short, Paul goes on here to explain that everyone can be justified by grace through the redemption of Jesus Christ. We don’t have to stay in our sins. We have a way out and we can be made right. Jesus Christ made the way for us to be justified by grace. The choice is still ours to accept His grace or not, but it is available for all. Have we accepted it? Will we share that with…