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Christian Devotional – September 24, 2016
Read Romans chapter 8 VERSE: Romans 8:18–I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that revealed in us. TRUTH: No matter what we are going through and no matter how difficult we are experiencing things, nothing we go through will even begin to compare with the glory that will be revealed in us through Jesus Christ. When we see Him face to face and we are able to understand His purpose for everything, we will have no doubt of the glory that God received as a result of all that we went through. The little minor sufferings that we experience won’t begin to compare. Even…
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Christian Devotional – October 25, 2013
VERSE: Hebrews 5:8–Son though he was, he learned obedience from what he suffered. TRUTH: Jesus Christ, the perfect Son of God, learned obedience from going through suffering. He learned what it was to experience pain and problems and hindrances to obedience, yet He continued on in the obedience, yet He continued on in obedience. How do we learn obedience? We learn obedience the same way Jesus learned, through suffering. When we go through suffering, are we learning obedience through that time or are we just enduring suffering? RESPONSE: Father, suffering is hard, but it is the way in which You teach obedience. I pray You will continue to work with…
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Christian Devotional – June 10, 2013
VERSE: Acts 9:16–I will show him how much he must suffer for my name. TRUTH: Jesus has appeared to Saul and Saul has been miraculously transformed from being a destroyer of Christians to a believer on Christ. However, he has been left blind by the encounter. God comes to Ananias and tells him to go to Saul and pray for him. When Ananias hesitates, God reveals this information about His plans for Saul. This verse is amazing and terrifying at the same time. I and amazed that God has set plans and thoughts regarding His desires for us. This is terrifying because sometimes I know that these plans may involve…
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Christian Devotional – June 6, 2013
VERSE: Acts 5:41–The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing because they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name. TRUTH: First, the apostles rejoiced through the suffering and persecution they were facing. They considered it something to celebrate. Second, they considered suffering to be a determining factor of whether or not they were being worthy of the Christian life. Do we consider suffering and persecution to be the mark of a flourishing and effective Christian life? The apostles did. The people of this world do not understand our obedience to God and so if we are standing up and sharing the message of Jesus Christ, we will experience suffering…