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Christian Devotional – October 20, 2017
The mighty tongue! We all know that the words we say are powerful, but did we realize that life and death hang in the balance because of our words? Reading through Proverbs 18:12-24, we see verse 21. The words that we say have incredible impact and if we truly understood their power, we would be so much more careful with how we used our words. Solomon wants us to grasp the impact of the words that we say. Are we listening to ourselves and how we are coming across to others by what we say? Are our words a reflection of our relationship with Jesus Christ?
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Christian Devotional – November 22, 2016
Read Job chapter 14 VERSE: Job 14:17–My offenses will be sealed up in a bag; you will cover over my sin. TRUTH: Job, still speaking here, is reminded that he has sinned. He knows that there have been things that he has done that have offended God and have not bee holy and pure. Job also knows that because he has come to God and is seeking after Him fully and faithfully, God has made a way for those sins to be taken away. Job knows that his sins will be sealed up and God is able to cover over his sin. We have that same because of our relationship…
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Christian Devotional – October 28, 2016
Read 1 Timothy chapter 5 VERSE: 1 Timothy 5:24–The sins of some are obvious, reaching the place of judgment ahead of them; the sins of others trail behind them. TRUTH: We do not see everyone’s sin. We see the sins of some people; others we don’t see, but we know they are there, simply because the Bible is clear that all have sinned. No matter who knows about our sins, we can be sure that Jesus Christ knows and He died for them on the cross. He has paid for them all, so that we can find freedom and forgiveness from our sins. RESPONSE: Father, I need Your forgiveness every…
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Christian Devotional – September 22, 2016
Read Romans chapter 6 VERSE: Romans 6:11–In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus. TRUTH: What do we consider alive in our lives and what is considered dead? Anything that is dead in our lives no longer has any pull over us. It can’t sway or influence our decision. Dead things don’t clamor for our attention or beg to be noticed. If we are to consider ourselves dead to everything that is sin around us. We have a lot of things that will no longer have any pull on us. Is the only thing that attracts us Jesus? Is He the only…
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Christian Devotional – July 13, 2016
Read 1 Peter chapter 2 VERSE: 1 Peter 2:24–“He himself bore our sins” in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; “by his wounds you have been healed.” TRUTH: Jesus Christ didn’t just come, live, die, and rise again. He came with purpose and everything that He did had meaning behind it. He bore our sins on the cross so that we might be able to die to sins. Jesus knew that without His sacrifice, we had no hope of being able to die to our sins. Instead we would just die in our sins. Because of Jesus we can die…
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Christian Devotional – January 23, 2016
Read Genesis chapter 39 VERSE: Genesis 39:9–“No one is greater in this house than I am. My master has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. How then could I do such a wicked thing and sin against God?” TRUTH: Joseph understood something very important about temptation. He knew that if he gave in to temptation, he wouldn’t be sinning against Potipher, although it would damage their relationship for sure. He wouldn’t be sinning against the wife, although she is the one begging for him. He wouldn’t even be sinning against himself, although he would most certainly endure the consequences of his actions. Joseph knew that…
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Christian Devotional – January 11, 2016
Read Genesis chapter 27 VERSE: Genesis 27:13–His mother said to him, “My son, let the curse fall on me. Just do what I say; go and get them for me.” TRUTH: As parents, we would often do anything for our children. However, in this case, Rebekah allowed herself to sin for her child. We must draw the line and not allow our love for our children to blind us to our need to keep God first in our lives. Our love for our children should never outweigh our love for God. As we are looking to help our children succeed and grow, we must be continually mindful that we are…
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Christian Devotional – December 20, 2015
Read Genesis chapter 5 VERSE: Genesis 5:3–When Adam had lived 130 years, he had a son in his own likeness, in his own image; and he named him Seth. TRUTH: When God created Adam, He stated that He made Adam in God’s own image and likeness: perfect. Then Adam sinned and fell from grace. Therefore, when Adam had children, they were in his likeness and his image: sinful. As a result, we are born sinful with our sin nature. We need a Savior, even from our very conception. God knew this and sent Jesus Christ to be the answer and to bring up back into the image and likeness of…
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Christian Devotional – December 19, 2015
Read Genesis chapter 4 VERSE: Genesis 4:7–If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must rule over it. TRUTH: The simple question that is asked is still very profound. If you do right, will you not be accepted? God reminds us that we have choice to make and that choice affects our relationship with God. If we look down the path of sin, then we need to understand that sin desires not just to be part of our life, but to rule in our life.…
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Christian Devotional – October 15, 2015
Read James chapter 2 VERSE: James 2:10–For whomever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it. TRUTH: This verse goes directly against one very popular idea that many people have. Often, you will hear people talk about how they’re a pretty good person and they think they’ve done enough good things to get them to heaven. This verse indicates that it’s not about doing most things right, it’s about doing EVERYTHING right. If we stumble at just one spot; if we sin just one time, then we are guilty of breaking the entire law. We must realize that if we…