Devotionals

February 19, 2018

Ephesians 2:1-10 New Living Translation (NLT)

In the days of Noah, God brought a flood.  Noah and his family were in the ark; they were both saved by the water and saved from the water.  They were saved by the Spirit from the flooding judgment of Almighty God.  And, that water of the Spirit is a picture of baptism that now saves us through a response to God from a clean conscience.  Baptism is effective because of the resurrection of Jesus Christ (1 Peter 3:20-21).

Because of the Spirit, we are now made alive with the resurrected Christ.  We are baptized into the Spirit of Christ.  We can follow his lead for our lives and we can have his strength to live in the love and presence of God so we can do the good things he has planned for us.  There is no fear and no judgment; we are saved to Testify!

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Daily Reading 11-13-17

Psalm 63:1-8 The Voice (VOICE)

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Daily Reading 11-10-17

Matthew 24:1-14 The Voice (VOICE)

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Daily Reading 11-9-17

Psalm 78:1-7 New Living Translation (NLT)

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Daily Reading 11-8-17

Proverbs 16:21-25 New Living Translation (NLT)

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Daily Reading 11-7-17

Psalm 5:8-10 Living Bible (TLB)

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Daily Reading 11-6-17

Psalm 5:1-6 Good News Translation (GNT)

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Daily Reading 11-3-17

Psalm 43:5 Good News Translation (GNT)

Human emotions are fickle; they can run high and then low without much warning.  As well, they can be difficult to tame and bring under the authority of the Lord.  When our emotions run low and we find ourselves sad or discouraged, we should not just “sit in our sadness.”  Instead, we need to open the Word of God and receive wisdom from the many heroes of the faith.  What did they do when they felt this way?  They meditated on the goodness of the Lord. 

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Daily Reading 11-1-17

Matthew 5:1-12 Amplified Bible (AMP)

Over the past three days the Lord has been drawing my attention to the word, “Blessed or Blessing.”  In the Greek, the word “blessed” is translated using many different descriptive words that are all interconnected.  In today’s passage, I will use brackets to highlight a greater understanding of the word “blessed,” as well as the response of God on behalf of those pursuing the “blessing.”  Enjoy the teaching for today from the Word of God; you who are blessed of the Lord.

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Daily Reading 10-30-17

James 2:8-13 Living Bible

Mercy is defined as not getting what you deserve; punishment is withheld.  We have all broken God’s Laws in some way; all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God.  We deserve the punishment for sin; eternal separation from God.  But because of God’s mercy (loving kindness) and grace we are forgiven.  God withholds the punishment we deserve, because Jesus paid the price and died for our sin. He took our place.  Extravagant gratitude is the proper response for such a Gift.

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