Category: devotions

THE TEMPLEPsalm 133, 134, 1 Corinthians 6 “Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.” The Temple that was built by Solomon was, …

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A MAN AFTER GOD’S HEART2 Samuel 7 and Psalm 132 After the king was settled in his palace and the Lord had given him rest from all his enemies around him, he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of God remains in a tent.” …

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LIVING FOR GOODRomans 12 “Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves. Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality.” In Romans 12, Paul calls …

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SOBER JUDGEMENTRomans 12:3-8 “For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you.” Coming from the idea that our transformation to be …

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YOUR TRUE AND PROPER WORSHIPRomans 12 “Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.” When you read Paul saying “this is your true and proper worship” you have to take notice because …

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THE SON OF GODJohn 5 “Very truly I tell you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be judged but has crossed over from death to life. Very truly I tell you, a time is coming and has now come when the dead will hear the …

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DO YOU WANT TO GET WELL?John 5 “Sir,” the invalid replied, “I have no one to help me into the pool when the water is stirred. While I am trying to get in, someone else goes down ahead of me.” It would seem that here is a man who had given up. He is alone …

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I REMEMBER THE DEVOTION OF YOUR YOUTHJeremiah 2 “‘I remember the devotion of your youth, how as a bride you loved me and followed me through the wilderness, through a land not sown. Israel was holy to the Lord, the firstfruits of his harvest; all who devoured her were held guilty, and disaster overtook them,’” …

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THE WORD OF THE LORDJeremiah 1 The word of the Lord came to me, saying, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.” In today’s world, the individual is king and the right and power of …

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YOUR LOVE IS BETTER THAN LIFEPsalm 63-65 “I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power and your glory.” In some ways David’s declaration that God’s love is better than life is startling; after all, without life you cannot appreciate that love! The point, of course, is that without God’s love life itself …

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