With new years there are new resolutions, and a dusting off of old ones too, but by February 14th 80% have failed. Life has a way of getting in it’s jabs, even when we don’t know we’re in a battle. How much more if you’re in it to make a difference! So after taking that…
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I am pretty sure I’ve found out the best New Years resolution we could ever have—spend more time with God! I’ve also realized it’s great to read the Bible during my devotional times. Mind-blowing, I know! So I’ll be reading The One Year Chronological Bible this year as part of my plans for 2019. Would…
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God invites us to join with Him in an adventure that will change the world. Sometimes that call is to do something radical in your community or work. Often we have to let go of something we’re familiar with like comfort, safety, or just knowing what’s next to be able to follow God into the…
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Nothing satisfies the soul, like a word from God. We must come to the place where we live by His word, like the sustenance of the food we eat. In the dry wilderness, Satan confronted our Lord, in the hunger of His fast, with a temptation to prove His sonship and transform a stone into bread.…
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We’re all too familiar with God bidding us away from bad things. We struggle with depravity but accept His call with excitement to walk by the Spirit (Galatians 5:16-24). We leap for joy out of darkness into His marvelous light (1 Peter 2:9). But when He says to let go of something good, it’s a bitter-sweet…
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Jesus said, “I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly” (John 10:10 NASB). These seven keys to living an abundant life with God boil down to this… Your every day (and every moment) relationship with God is the greatest blessing. I could list passages for days on this, but thought seven was a good number! 😉 Read…
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Who has seen their need for God’s mercy and grace? If we glimpsed our vast debt to the King and how greatly He’s forgiven us—could we not love Him? He looks for who will recognize the gulf He spanned to adopt us in adoration. God proclaims over you, “My child, all your sins are forgiven,” canceling the…
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What are we living for? Are our eyes on the earthly or heavenly reward? Christ Jesus calls you upward, citizen of heaven, to grasp what He died for you to take. Let go of worldly accomplishments so you can gain the prize that will not fade. Press on towards the goal— … the surpassing value of knowing Christ…
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God has a plan which He works tirelessly to accomplish. As believers in Christ, we have the opportunity to join with Him and make eternal impressions in our lives and the lives of people around us. He desires to, and will, unify everything to give Jesus the glory He deserves. “He has showered His kindness…
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Jesus’s whisper echoed in my spirit, “Freely you have received; freely give.” My heart is tender this morning as I pray and thank Him for giving His life on the cross. When I write, I always want my words to be from Him to you. So I had asked Jesus, “What do you want to say?” Jesus…
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