Tag: Christian devotional
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Sticking with the Program
Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails. Proverbs 19:21 Last Saturday morning, God woke me up early. Like early, early. I mean 3 am early. I tossed and I turned and my thoughts ran amok like sheep that refused to be counted. I tried to pray,…
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The Answer is in the Word
All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. 2 Timothy 3:16 Sweet friends, the enemy works hard to make us feel insecure,…
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Not Lucky, Blessed
If you fully obey the Lord your God and carefully follow all his commands I give you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations on earth. All these blessings will come on you and accompany you if you obey the Lord your God… Deuteronomy 28:1-2 Though my favorite color…
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Embracing When God Says “Don’t”
Joyful are people of integrity, who follow the instructions of the Lord. Psalm 119:1 I participated in a study once in which the author encouraged us to look at every “Don’t” in the Bible and read it as “Don’t hurt yourself”. For example, many might read Ephesians 5:18 as “Do not get drunk with wine” and feel…
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Joy in the Trial
Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. James 1:2-4 One of my favorite things about the Book of James is that James didn’t mince…
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Who. Are. You?
I know my own and my own know me. John 10:14 When our routines are more than a bit off…When our priorities are being shifted by someone or something else…When our roles change with the passing of time… Like a bad rewrite of Through the Looking Glass, there are times in our lives when everything…
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3-12-23 Sunday Encouragement
Come and see what our God has done, what awesome miracles her performs for his people! He made a dry path through the red se, and his people across on foot. There we rejoiced in him. Psalm 66:5-6 Circumstances come into our lives that make it feel everything has gone sideways or upside down even.…
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3-11-23 Saturday Encouragement
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are called according to His purpose. Romans 8:28 Just as the tulip must winter underground, we too have seasons of waiting and rest. Just as the tulip must endeavor to break through the dirt into the light,…
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To Be Content
For I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content. Philippians 4:11 Arrested at least three times. Imprisoned also. Shipwrecked twice. Stoned by an angry crowd to the point that they thought he was dead and drug his body outside the city walls to rot. Lashed 39 times in 5 different sessions, always…
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Throwback Thursday: 3-9-23
Clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Colossians 3:12-13 Almost 3 years have passed since I wrote the reflection below and dear friends, all I can say is God is good. All. The. Time. The truths below are still very…
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