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free devotional guides for your quiet time
GRACERomans 5:12-6:23 But where sin increased, grace increased all the more, so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Someone taught me to distinguish between forgiveness, mercy and grace. Forgiveness is to set aside the offence the offended party …
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BE HOLY, BECAUSE I AM HOLY1 Peter 1:13-2:3 But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do. The logic is simple, straightforward and undeniable. You conform to the values of your master. You represent him, and the things you do, the lifestyle you display, your choices, your priorities, …
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THE SALVATION OF YOUR SOULS1 Peter 1:3-13 … for you are receiving the end result of your faith, the salvation of your souls. Firstly, a new birth. This is not just new circumstances, or a new lease of life having been justified—it is a fundamental change in your being. Here Peter does not speak of …
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“The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.” (1 Corinthians 15:56) I’m struggling with fulfilling what I believe to be human standards so I thought to search for wisdom in this phrase for comfort. Am I right in thinking I’m suffering from being unable to fulfill the “law” as …
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“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. The hired hand is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep.” (John 10:11-12) The focus is on who Jesus is and who the sheep are to him. It basically says that I am the Shepherd who is all …
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THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERDMatthew 9:35-38, Psalm 23 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Life without God is like sheep without a shepherd: Not only are you left to fend for yourself, but you never know better: what you go …
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Psalm 23:4-6 The psalmist does not say how he got there. It could be through temptation he landed there, or it could be just a part of his life’s journey, or it could even be that the Shepherd led him there. This is a time of darkness, of fear, of not knowing the outcome. But …
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