Daily Devotion: November 21, 2024

“The sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.” 

Romans 8:18

What this verse is telling us is simple. Yes, we will suffer in the present but we will be rewarded for it. David Livingstone was a Scottish physician, a Christian missionary out of the London missionary society and an explorer of Africa. In 1857 he gave a speech at Cambridge University: “People talk of the sacrifice I have made in spending so much o

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Daily Devotion: November 20, 2024

"Praise be to the LORD my Rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle. He is my loving God and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer, my shield, in whom I take refuge, who subdues peoples under me.” Psalm 144:2. 

As a Christian do you have times in your life that make you feel like you’re fighting a war rather than feeling all warm and fuzzy?  Most of us can probably relate. We sometimes feel like we are in a battle spiritually and the truth is that we do

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Daily Devotion: November 19, 2024

Silence has its place vs Silence can be a sin

Silence can become a practice of humility. Life seems to require our performance but God doesn’t need us to do anything. He can make the rocks cry out in praise to Him if we don’t. I hope God never has to do that because we failed to praise Him. Being silent does have its place. We sometimes should learn to listen and be slow to speak, the Bible tells us this, James 1:19-20. Our words can build up or tear down which is why we mu

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Daily Devotion: November 18, 2024

“There is no fear in love [dread does not exist], but full-grown (complete, perfect) love turns fear out of doors.” 1 John 4:18

THROW OUT YOUR FEARS

When you were young and said a bad word, your parents may have threatened to wash your mouth out with soap. Well, if FEAR is a DIRTY Word, then FAITH in God’s UNCONDITIONAL LOVE for you is like soap! Too many put the cart before the horse. We believe that God accepts us based on the degree of our love for Him rather than on the

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Daily Devotion: November 17, 2024

What does the Bible say about etiquette / manners?

Etiquette is a set of specific rules designed to ensure polite behavior in a group or within a culture. When someone knows and follows the expected rules for behavior, we say that person has good etiquette or good manners. Part of being properly socialized within a culture is learning what that culture considers acceptable behavior in dining, conversation, and attire. Proper etiquette can vary from culture to culture, so it

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Daily Devotion: November 16, 2024

“To serve or be served" studying God's word in Mark 10:45 we are told that Jesus, the son of God didn't come to be served but came to serve and minister to others.  Think about that..... "For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many." Mark 10:45. Jesus, our Lord God gives us a loving example of servitude to others and we too must remember to live our life in servitude to others. From healing the sick and po

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Daily Devotion: November 15, 2024

Athaliah and Jehosheba

This study of the Bible we are looking at two women in the southern area of Israel known as Judah.  One was out to destroy the line of Judah and the other to preserve it.  Athelia was as bad a queen as any fairy tale could produce.  People feared her for her ruthlessness in killing her own grandsons and promoting Baal worship just like her parents Ahab and Jezebel. Athalia married the king of Judah thereby uniting the north and south. When the king di

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Daily Devotion: November 14, 2024

The Shulammite Woman 

Read and Reflect on Song of Songs 1:2-4; 2:10-13; 8:6-8 (Song of Solomon)

The Shulamite woman is a character in the Bible's Song of Solomon, where she is referred to as the bride and is called a "princess". The Shulamite's relationship with her mother, brothers, and the man she loved is described in the poem in Song of Songs (Solomon). 

Praise God that nothing can separate us from His love.

Thank God that Christ's passion has rendered us beautiful in the

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Daily Devotion: November 13, 2024

Do you keep a Journal/Diary Or Want To Start One? Here are Fifty Journal Writing Prompts to help you get started

Lord, give me discernment in all areas of my life, especially ______…Help me to know your truth, Lord, and stand firm on it, even when______…Help me to block out the noise of the world so I can______…Help me renew my mind with your promises so ______…May your Word be the cornerstone of my life ______…Root me in your identity and not the things of this world so it...
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Daily Devotion November 12, 2024

1 Corinthians 15:1-3 “Now brothers, I want to clarify for you the gospel I proclaimed to you; you received it and have taken your stand on it. You are also saved by it, if you hold to the message I proclaimed to you — unless you believed for no purpose. For I passed on to you as most important what I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures” 

Our life gets so busy and It is so easy to get caught up in the daily tasks, planning, and logistics

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Daily Devotion: November 11, 2024

Are we all a ‘doubting Thomas’?

In the Book of John 20 these verses detail the resurrection of Jesus and beginning in John 20:24 it shares the story of Thomas (called Didymus) a disciple who wasn’t present when Jesus appeared to the other disciples after His resurrection. When the others told him that they had seen Jesus and that He was in fact alive, Thomas declared that only would he believe Jesus had risen from the dead if he was able to personally see Jesus himself and

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Daily Devotion: November 10, 2024

“Enjoy life with the wife you love all the days of your fleeting life which has been given to you under the sun” Ecclesiastes 9:9 CSB

Contentment is the key to a happy marriage. When asked what makes us contented in marriage, we inevitably point to things our partner does, or is, that please us. When asked what makes us discontented, we indicate what they do, or are, that displeases us. We focus on what’s right or wrong about them, making ourselves happy or unhappy. But con

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Daily Devotion: November 9, 2024

We read in Genesis 30:21, 34 and Genesis 46:15 about Dinah who was Jacob's only named daughter from his marriage to Leah. She grew up in a home with ten older and two younger brothers. We learn about her family struggles that likely stemmed from two sisters that married the same man. Dinah’s mother Leah and her sister Rachel were rivals for Jacob’s love and Leah always had known that Jacob had a deeper love for Rachel than he had for her. We are not told in this story how

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Daily Devotion: November 8, 2024

In Psalm 27:4-5, David writes, "One thing have I asked of the LORD, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to inquire in His temple. For He will hide me in His shelter in the day of trouble; He will conceal me under the cover of His tent; He will lift me high upon a rock."

What a beautiful reminder that even in the midst of chaos, we can always find refuge in God's presence. When the

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Daily Devotion: November 7, 2024

One of the most beautiful verses in the Bible can be found in Isaiah 30:18 KJV “Therefore the Lord is waiting to show you mercy, and is rising up to show you compassion, for the Lord is a just God. All who wait patiently for him are happy.”  What a beautiful picture this gives us of our God, the One true God over the universe, The Sovereign King over all creation is literally “waiting” even longing to show us mercy and compassion. It gives the view that our Heavenly Father

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