Category: devotions

THE GOOD SOILLuke 8 “Mary (called Magdalene) from whom seven demons had come out; Joanna the wife of Chuza, the manager of Herod’s household; Susanna; and many others. These women were helping to support them out of their own means.” I love these women and the many others barely mentioned in the bible. I don’t …

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THE TREE OF LIFELuke 8 “A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path; it was trampled on, and the birds ate it up. Some fell on rocky ground, and when it came up, the plants withered because they had no moisture. Other seed fell …

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JESUS AND THE HOLY SPIRITLuke 3 and 4 And as he was praying, heaven was opened and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.” This is, in a sense, Jesus’ public …

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A GOOD SOLDIER OF CHRIST2 Timothy 2 “Join with me in suffering, like a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No one serving as a soldier gets entangled in civilian affairs, but rather tries to please his commanding officer.” Malachi told his fellow Jews what God felt about what they offered him: “When you bring injured, …

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THE DARK VALLEYS2 Timothy 1 “I thank God, whom I serve, as my ancestors did, with a clear conscience, as night and day I constantly remember you in my prayers. Recalling your tears, I long to see you, so that I may be filled with joy.” I wonder if you have had periods in your …

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A LIFE WITH GODPsalm 123, 124, 125 “Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be shaken but endures forever.” It is very common for modern man to want the benefit but not pay the price and obviously when it comes to God, the price is life, and this is too …

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WORSHIPPsalm 122 I rejoiced with those who said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord.” For many Christians, going to church on Sundays is at best an obligation, to fulfil a duty and to meet expectations. They endure through the songs, prayers and the sermon and rejoice when the worship is …

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EL ELOHE ISRAELGenesis 32-33 “O God of my father Abraham, God of my father Isaac, Lord, you who said to me, ‘Go back to your country and your relatives, and I will make you prosper,’ I am unworthy of all the kindness and faithfulness you have shown your servant. I had only my staff when …

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THE GOD OF ABRAHAM, ISAAC AND JACOBGenesis 31 Then God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream at night and said to him, “Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.” We shouldn’t take God’s warning to Laban to mean he should not speak at all; Laban said a lot …

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THE BLESSING OF GOD’S PEOPLEGenesis 30 “If I have found favor in your eyes, please stay. I have learned by divination that the Lord has blessed me because of you.” I firmly believe that Christians are a blessing to others just by being obedient to God and his Word. God’s wisdom and God’s ways are …

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