VERSE:
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal
life in Christ Jesus our Lord. - Romans 6:23
THOUGHT:
Our sin earns us death. God's grace gives us life. The
difference between these two extremes? The Cross of Christ which
spans the chasm of our sin and brings us to the mercy, forgiveness,
and redemption of God!
PRAYER:
Holy Father, our Lord and Savior… Continue
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VERSE:
Yet I am always with you; you hold me by my right hand. You
guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will take me into
glory. Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I
desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the
strength of my heart and my portion forever. Psalm 73:23-26
THOUGHT:
In times of confusion, we can take comfort that while we may not
understand… Continue
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Most Gracious and Holy God, our Lord and Savior Christ Jesus,
In the busyness of our day, we sometimes forget to stop to Thank You for all that is good in our life. Our Blessings are many and our heart is filled with gratefulness for the gift of living, for the ability to love and be loved, for the opportunity to see the everyday wonders of creation, for sleep and water, for a mind that thinks and a body that feels. We Thank You, too, for those things in our life that are less… Continue
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VERSE:
My son, keep your father's commands and do not forsake your
mother's teaching. Proverbs 6:20
THOUGHT:
So often today, we discount the wisdom of those who have come
before us and who want to share with us the collective wisdom that
was handed down to them by their predecessors. Let's be especially
attentive over the next few weeks to those who are older and have
proven themselves faithful. At the same… Continue
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VERSE:
How great is your goodness, which you have stored up for those
who fear you, which you bestow in the sight of men on those who
take refuge in you.- Psalm 31:19
THOUGHT:
Out of this psalm which begins in desperation, we find a
crescendo of faith. While things may seem bleak, God will not
abandon his children. Those who reverence God will not be
forgotten. Far from ignoring his children, God has stored up… Continue
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VERSE:
Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with
actions and in truth. 1 John 3:18
THOUGHT:
"Talk is cheap." "Actions speak louder than words." Let's show
our love for our family, our friends, and brothers and sisters in
Christ by the way we live and what we do for each other.
PRAYER:
O Precious Lord, our God. Thank You Loving and generous God, my Abba Father. We Thank You… Continue
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VERSE:
I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the
glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation,
so that you may know him better.
THOUGHT:
One of the best things we can pray for each other, and for
ourselves, is that we might better know God. The Holy Spirit helps
us better know God (1 Cor. 2), worship God (John 4), and speak to
God (Rom. 8). Let's ask God to use his Spirit to help… Continue
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VERSE:
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or
hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? .. No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. - Romans 8:35-37
THOUGHT:
"More than conquerors." What a great phrase. In Christ, this is
who we are: "more than conquerors." No hardship, enemy, physical disaster, not even death, can separate us from Jesus.… Continue
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VERSE:
Instead, you ought to say, "If it is the Lord's will, we will
live and do this or that."- James 4:15
THOUGHT:
While I like to have choices and I like to be responsible for my
own decisions, I am truly thankful that God allows me to submit my life to his will and place my trust in him. The Father is at work in me to do his will (Phil. 2:13) and to work for my best good (Rom. 8:28).
PRAYER:
We… Continue
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VERSE:
As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our
transgressions from us. - Psalm 103:12
THOUGHT:
Praise and thank God our Father. He doesn't just forgive our
sins; he removes them from us completely!
PRAYER:
Loving and merciful Father and holy God, Our Lord and Savior Christ Jesus, Thank You for giving us the great gift of forgiveness. Now, Beloved, Christ Jesus, who is Lord of… Continue
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VERSE:
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans
to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a
future." Jeremiah 29:11
THOUGHT:
Jeremiah was telling God's people that 70 years after the
devastation, God would deliver and restore them. Despite the fact
that they had repeatedly abandoned God, he would not abandon them or his promises to them. He would be faithful. In fact, God was… Continue
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VERSE:
I delight greatly in the LORD; my soul rejoices in my God. For
he has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a
robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom adorns his head like a
priest, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
THOUGHT:
This is God's promise to his people after their Messiah comes
with healing and power to bless them with the Lord's favor. In many ways, this is our promise as… Continue
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VERSE:
He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.
THOUGHT:
Sometimes what we need to do is very simple and plain, isn't it?
I need to handle those around me justly -- practicing patience and
dealing with others in fairness, without partiality. I need to
practice mercy -- blessing others in… Continue
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VERSE:
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive
us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
THOUGHT:
Confessing our sins means that we view our sin the same way that God does -- the same revulsion and disdain for them. This kind of confession opens our hearts to the flood of heaven's grace (see Psalm 51). God shares with us the sweet liberation from sin… Continue
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VERSE:
Bless the LORD who satisfies your desires with good things so
that your youth is renewed like the eagle's. Psalm 103:5
THOUGHT:
God is a God of renewal and blessing. His desire to renew and
bless us is not just a desire to bless us just once with our
salvation. God desires to bless us daily. His steadfast love is new
every morning as he faithfully pours… Continue
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VERSE:
Or don't you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ
Jesus were baptized into his death? We were therefore buried with
him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was
raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may
live a new life. - Romans 6:3-4
THOUGHT:
Baptism is far more than getting wet or checking off another
thing on our obedience to do list. You see,… Continue
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VERSE:
Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and your plans will succeed. - Proverbs 16:3
THOUGHT:
The real question behind this promise is very simple: How do I
define success for my plans? The answer is very simple as well:
bringing glory to God for his grace (see Eph. 1:6, 12, 14).
Committing our works and plans to God means surrendering them to God's will (James 4:13-15), trusting that God will be glorified in
them… Continue
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Holy and merciful God, our Lord and Savior Christ Jesus, we come before you this morning praising your Holy name, Thank You Lord for giving us eyes to see, a heart willing to serve, and hands ready to help the people in my path who need a burden lifted. Lord Christ Jesus, we stand in the gap, for all of Your children who stand in need. Lord we know that we have not always done, what You would have us to do, and we confess this, knowing that… Continue
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PRAYER:
Father,our Lord and Savior Christ Jesus, We thank You for Your incomparable and generous Grace. You lavished this grace upon us through Christ Jesus' death on the Cross. We thank You for the salvation that we have received through His sacrifice. Please make our own sin abhorrent to us. Give us a passion for Holiness and a deeper appreciation of what it cost You to make us Holy.
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Heavenly Father,
Each and every day we receive Blessings from You. But when we watch the news, we tend to focus on the negative and not the positive. Even though we know that you are in control, we cannot stop but think about the war in Iraq, and the struggles of our world. Weather we agree with the war or not, we all still need to ask You, in the Precious name of Christ Jesus, to watch over and protect our troops wherever they serve stateside and abroad. We fervently ask You to… Continue
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