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Join Dr. Pete Pawelek as he shares exciting news about the evolution of the Daily Devo. In this episode, discover how God leads us through new beginnings and the spiritual insight inspired by Isaiah 43:19. Learn about the transition from podcast to written format and the importance of subscribing to continue receiving these inspirational messages. Be a part of this fresh journey and ensure you don't miss any of the transformative insights by subscribing at PastorPete.org.
Join Dr. Pete Pawelek for a special edition of The Daily Devo, as he discusses the exciting changes happening at Pastor Pete Ministries. Discover the significance of seasons in both life and ministry, and prepare for the transition from audio to text format for the Daily Devo. Visit the website for more updates, and explore the new app available on all major platforms. Embrace the evolving journey and become a part of the future of Pastor Pete Ministries.
Join Dr. Pete Pawelek on The Daily Devo as he delves into the profound concept of God's sovereignty. In this episode, Dr. Pawelek explores the biblical teaching that God possesses all power and is the ruler of all things, doing whatever he pleases according to his own good pleasure. Through this understanding, we can find hope, joy, and confidence in God's divine plan for us, even when life doesn't go our way. Discover how acknowledging God's sovereignty can transform your perspective and strengthen your faith. Visit pastorpete.org to support this listener-funded ministry and continue exploring the depths of God's wisdom.
In this episode of The Daily Devo, Dr. Pete looks at 2 Samuel 22, exploring King David's declaration of God as his rock, fortress, and deliverer. Dr. Pete emphasizes the importance of turning to God as our ultimate refuge in times of trouble, rather than relying on worldly solutions. Through insightful analysis, he encourages listeners to seek a safe haven in God's presence, assuring them of His unfailing protection and guidance.
Join Dr. Pete as he reflects on the significance of finding strength and security in God alone, reminding us of the eternal truth that amidst life's challenges, God remains our steadfast fortress and unwavering rock. For more resources and information, visit pastorpete.org.
In this edition of The Daily Devo with Dr. Pete Pawelek, we explore the enduring challenge of dealing with people who seem to thrive on conflict. Guided by Psalms 120, Dr. Pete offers biblical strategies to navigate these difficult interactions. From embracing a posture of prayer to doing our part and striving for holiness, this episode imparts practical wisdom for those seeking peace in turbulent relationships. Tune in to learn how to foster harmony and reflect divine love even when faced with opposition.
Welcome to The Daily Devo with Dr. Pete Pawelek. In today's episode, we explore the profound lessons from the book of Joshua, reflecting on God's unwavering promises and the enduring potential within all of us, regardless of age. The narrative takes us through Joshua's journey as a leader who, despite his advanced years, remains instrumental in guiding his people and fulfilling divine purposes.
Discover how Joshua's story encourages us to see the value and purpose in every season of life. Even as Joshua approached the end of his life, he continued to inspire, equip, and lead by example, showing that God can still work through us, no matter our age. Tune in as we delve into the timeless truth that nobody is obsolete in God's eyes, as long as they have life and breath in them.
Welcome to this edition of The Daily Devo with Dr. Pete Pawelek. Today's reflection is centered on Joshua chapter 22, emphasizing timeless principles that remain constant. Explore the message of loving the Lord your God with all your heart and soul, walking in His ways, and keeping His commands as central to a fulfilled life.
In this episode, Dr. Pete Pawelek delves into the story of Nehemiah from the Bible, exploring how he dealt with rumors and criticism while rebuilding Jerusalem's walls. Learn three essential principles Nehemiah employed to overcome adversity: giving less attention to critics, understanding that opportunity often brings opposition, and recognizing that major victories come from significant battles. Join Dr. Pawelek as he offers insights and encouragement to help navigate criticism in your own life. For more resources, visit PastorPete.org.
Welcome to The Daily Devo with Dr. Pete Pawelek, where we delve into the profound question from the 116th Psalm - "How can I repay the Lord for all the good he has done for me?" While acknowledging that salvation is through grace alone, this episode explores heartfelt responses to God's generosity. Learn how to uplift the cup of salvation, proclaim the gospel with joy, and pay careful attention to His commands as ways to honor the Lord.
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Join Dr. Pete Pavelik as he shares a personal update in this special edition of The Daily Devo.
In this episode, hear about some exciting developments at Pastor Pete Ministries, including the launch of a new app and changes to the Daily Devo format. Stay connected and become part of the mission to spread the good news of Jesus worldwide.
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Join Pastor Pete Pawelek in this insightful episode of the Daily Devo, where he delves into the teachings of the book of James, emphasizing the importance of asking God for wisdom and approaching Him with unwavering faith. Pastor Pete highlights that wisdom is a divine gift that enriches every aspect of our lives, and encourages listeners to boldly present their requests to God, free from doubt and full of confidence.
Tune in to understand how coming to God with a bold confidence and aligning our prayers with His will can lead to profound spiritual growth. Visit PastorPete.org for more spiritual insights.
In this insightful episode, Dr. Pete Pawelek invites us to explore a fresh perspective on the familiar Biblical story of Moses and the burning bush from Exodus chapter 3. Dr. Pete reflects on how our busy lives can cause us to overlook the significant 'burning bushes' around us – unique moments that may carry divine messages or opportunities. He challenges listeners to pause and investigate these signs, suggesting that God might be waiting for us to take notice and act. Tune in and be inspired to seek out and embrace the extraordinary cues in your life.
Join Dr. Pete Pawelek in this enlightening episode of the Daily Devo as he delves into the profound wisdom of Proverbs 25:21-22. Discover the principles of blessing and forgiving your enemies with a pure heart and why true kindness, devoid of ulterior motives, can lead to spiritual rewards.
Through personal anecdotes and biblical insights, Dr. Pawelek encourages listeners to take the high road by showing compassion to adversaries, reflecting the teachings of Jesus. Tune in and learn how to transform relationships and elevate your spiritual path with genuine acts of love.
In this episode of the Daily Devo, Dr. Pete Pawelek delves into Proverbs 25, exploring the Christian principle of kindness and forgiveness even towards those who oppose us. He underscores the importance of pure motives when doing good, encouraging listeners to bless their enemies not out of spite but from a genuine desire to honor the Lord. Dr. Pete shares his personal insights on how such acts of love and compassion can transform lives and serve as a testament to one’s faith. Tune in to understand how your actions, guided by sincerity and devoid of ill intent, contribute to a rewarding spiritual journey.
In this episode of The Daily Devo, Dr. Pete Pawelek dives into the transformative power of Jesus' call to "follow me, and I will make you fishers of men." Drawing from Matthew 4:19, he explores how Jesus invited his disciples into a process of change, emphasizing that spiritual transformation takes time and effort.
Dr. Pawelek highlights the purpose behind this transformation—to reach the lost and make the world a better place. He reminds us that our personal spiritual growth is not just for self-improvement but for impacting the world around us. Listen as he encourages listeners to embrace their mission as 'fishers of men,' making a difference in the lives of others through the power of Christ.
In this enlightening episode of "The Daily Devo," Dr. Pete Pawelek delves into Matthew Chapter 2, exploring the profound joy experienced by the wise men during their journey to meet Jesus. Discover three transformative steps to be overwhelmed by deep joy in your life by aligning with God's purpose, embracing His direction, and sharing your gifts generously.
Join Dr. Pawelek as he unfolds the secret to finding joy in fulfilling God's will. Learn how being in the place where God wants you and committing to your divine purpose can lead to a life overflowing with joy. Whether it's offering your time, talents, or treasures, find out how being generous in spirit enhances your journey with faith. Don't miss this episode for inspiring insights on living a joyful and purposeful life.
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In this episode of The Daily Devo, Dr. Pete Pawelek explores the importance of discerning who we allow to influence our lives. By examining Ecclesiastes chapter 7, Dr. Pawelek emphasizes the value of heeding wise counsel over the "songs of fools." He challenges listeners to reflect on the voices they trust, urging them to prioritize truth and wisdom, even when it involves difficult conversations. Visit pastorpete.org for more insights from Pastor Pete Ministries.
Welcome to this edition of the Daily Devo with Dr. Pete Pawelek. Join us as we explore the profound story from Matthew 9, where the faith and dedication of friends lead to miraculous healing. This episode emphasizes the significance of surrounding ourselves with a supportive and caring circle of friends.
Dr. Pawelek reflects on personal experiences, sharing valuable insights into the dynamics of friendship circles. He stresses the importance of having loyal and faithful friends who truly care, rather than expanding one's circle without consideration.
Be inspired to evaluate your own circle of friends and to become the kind of friend who genuinely cares for others, just as the friends did for the paralytic man. For more resources, visit pastorpete.org.
In this episode of The Daily Devo, Dr. Pete Pawelek delves into the story of Joseph from Matthew chapter 1. As he navigates the complex situation surrounding Mary's miraculous pregnancy, Joseph faces a tough decision - choosing between societal ease and spiritual righteousness. With insights from scripture, Dr. Pavelik encourages listeners to reflect on Joseph's courage and faith, especially when the right choice isn't the simplest.
Join us as we explore how acts of integrity, though challenging, are essential in our journey as followers of Christ. Dr. Pete Pawelek's message resonates with anyone who has faced the dilemma of choosing between the right and easy paths, urging believers to always strive for righteousness.
In this episode of The Daily Devo, Pastor Pete encourages listeners to stay vigilant even when they feel strong. Drawing from 1 Corinthians 10:12, he highlights the subtle dangers we face in times of discouragement, excitement, and weariness. Pastor Pete emphasizes the importance of awareness and vigilance against the threats that can lead us away from our faith.
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In this episode of the Daily Devo with Pastor Pete, explore the profound concept of being a blessing to God. Pastor Pete reflects on Psalm 134, exploring how simple acts of worship and obedience can uplift and bless the Lord. He shares personal insights on the joy of communion with God and encourages listeners to prioritize worship, prayer, and reading the Bible in their daily lives.
Join Pastor Pete as he delves into what it means to be the hands and feet of Jesus and how each of us can bless God through our actions. Discover how being who God has called us to be can naturally result in blessing the Lord's heart. Don't forget to visit pastorpete.org for more insights and inspiration.
Join Dr. Pete Pawelek in this enlightening episode of The Daily Devo as he delves into the teachings of 2 Timothy chapter 2. Discover how God's Word guides us to reject foolish and ignorant disputes and embrace gentleness, teaching, and patience in our daily lives.
Whether you're facing criticism or daily interactions, explore how to turn the other cheek and use every opportunity to teach and grow in your faith. Listen in to cultivate a life of peace and purpose in serving others. Visit www.pastorpete.org to support this ministry.
In today's episode of The Daily Devo, Pastor Pete reflects on the wisdom found in Proverbs 17:14, which teaches the importance of preventing conflicts before they escalate. Using the historical tale of the 1894 baseball brawl between the Baltimore Orioles and the Boston team, Pastor Pete illustrates how quickly disputes can spiral out of control, leading to unforeseen and destructive consequences. He encourages listeners to seek peaceful resolutions and to consider the broader impact of their words and actions.
Pastor Pete emphasizes that while most disagreements may not result in physical confrontations, even verbal disputes can cause significant harm to relationships. Through prayer and thoughtful reflection, believers are urged to find alternative solutions and to embody peace in all aspects of life, from family relationships to workplaces and communities.
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Join Dr. Pete Pawelek in this inspiring episode of The Daily Devo as he delves into the life of Ezra, a scribe whose influence came not from political power but from his unwavering faithfulness to God's Word. In a time of confusion and need for spiritual guidance in Israel, Ezra emerged as a beacon of truth and direction.
Discover the three life-changing steps Ezra exemplified: his determination to study the Word of the Lord, to obey it, and to teach its statutes. Reflect on the importance of being people of the Word amidst the distractions of today, and the role of obedience and sharing in true spiritual transformation.
This episode encourages listeners to embrace Ezra's example, fostering a deeper connection with God and impacting the world through faith and action.
This episode of the Daily Devo with Dr. Pete Pawelek explores the profound meaning of being personally invited to something truly special. Reflecting on a personal invitation he received from a famous friend, Dr. Pawelek draws a parallel to the ultimate invitation found in Revelation 19:9—being invited to the marriage feast of the Lamb. He explains this is not just a symbolic gesture but a real promise for those who belong to Christ, highlighting how our seats at this divine banquet are not earned but gifted through Jesus' sacrifice.
In this episode, you'll hear Dr. Pete's encouragement to live with the awareness and joy of your promised place in God's family, where joy, beauty, and perfect communion await you. Instead of merely surviving on worldly offerings, we're encouraged to embrace our reserved places at Jesus' infinite and abundant table. As you join the conversation, consider whether you are living in the truth of your divine invitation. visit www.pastorpete.org for more resources.
Join Dr. Pete Pawelek in this edition of the Daily Devo as we delve into Matthew chapter 6, exploring the teachings of Jesus on authentic prayer. Discover what it truly means to connect with God, focusing on the sincerity of your heart rather than the display of your words.
This episode sheds light on Jesus' admonition against performative prayer in public spaces, emphasizing the importance of personal and private conversation with the divine. Uncover the finer points of praying with genuine motivation, transcending the superficial and reaching a deeper spiritual connection.
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In this enlightening episode of The Daily Devo, Dr. Pete delves into the profound teachings of Proverbs chapter 3. Join him as he shares personal reflections on trusting the Lord with all your heart and explores the challenges of relying on God's understanding rather than your own. This devotional encourages listeners to cultivate a deep trust in God, not just during life's significant challenges but in everyday moments as well. Visit PastorPete.org for more resources and devotional materials.
In this episode of The Daily Devo, Dr. Pete delves into the teachings of Matthew chapter 19, where Jesus makes time for children in his life. He emphasizes the importance of loving and protecting children, highlighting how Jesus valued them and granted them kingdom significance. This powerful narrative from the Bible serves as a reminder of our duty to nurture and defend the vulnerable among us, especially the young.
Dr. Pawelek also recommends watching the impactful movie "Sound of Freedom," which sheds light on the harsh realities of child sex trafficking. He underscores the responsibility each of us holds to be vigilant and proactive in addressing this global crisis, urging listeners to be the change-makers in their communities.
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Join Dr. Pete in this inspiring episode of Daily Devo as we delve into 2 Corinthians chapter 12. Discover the profound message of embracing weakness to experience God's immense power and grace. Learn how Paul's persistent thorn became a platform for showcasing God's strength, offering encouragement for those enduring painful and humbling challenges.
Despite our desire for relief and escape from struggles, God's promise remains steadfast: His grace is sufficient for us. Explore how true strength is found in relying on God's power, even when facing life's persistent difficulties. Be encouraged to lean into your weaknesses, as they serve as a testament to God's unending grace and strength.
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Welcome to another edition of The Daily Devo with Dr. Pete. In this episode, we delve into the challenging topic of faithfulness and the frustration that often accompanies it. Inspired by Galatians 6:9, Dr. Pete offers encouragement to those who feel weary in their journey of doing good.
Discover the promise that, despite the slow pace of growth in God's kingdom, your efforts are not in vain. Through personal anecdotes and biblical insights, you're reminded of the value of patience and perseverance in your faith journey.
Don't lose heart; the harvest is promised at the right time if you persist. Your quiet acts of obedience, kindness, and prayer are being noticed, and a fruitful season awaits if you do not give up. Visit pastorpete.org for more resources and support in your spiritual journey.
In this episode of the Daily Devo, Dr. Pete explores a powerful narrative from Matthew 14, where Jesus transforms the seemingly insufficient into more than enough. We delve into the idea of limitations and how, in the hands of Jesus, these perceived scarcities can turn into opportunities for growth and blessing.
Join us as Dr. Pete encourages listeners to trust in God with what they have, no matter how small or insignificant it may seem. By offering our limited resources to Jesus, we allow His power to multiply and bless not only us but also those around us.
Discover the hidden potential in redefining 'enough' through faith and obedience, transforming your limitations into abundant blessings.
In this episode of The Daily Devo, Dr. Pete Pawelek explores the powerful message of Genesis 16:13, where Hagar, feeling alone and forgotten, encounters God and names Him El-Roi, meaning "the God who sees me." This story is a profound reminder that God sees and cares for each of us, regardless of our circumstances. Whether feeling overlooked or insignificant, this divine assurance provides hope and comfort, emphasizing that we are never alone and always seen by Him.
Dr. Pete discusses how knowing that God sees us can transform our lives, helping us to realize that we are loved, cared for, and not invisible. Tune in to discover how you, too, are seen by a loving God who actively participates in your life's journey.
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Join us in today's episode of The Daily Devo, where Pastor Pete shares a powerful message of hope and encouragement from Psalms 112. Despite the hardships and challenges we face, God's light shines brightest in our darkest moments. Through a touching story of a family's journey with illness, we are reminded of the power of faith and the strength that comes from trusting in the Lord. Discover how to hold onto hope and find light even in the most difficult times. Visit PastorPete.org for more resources and to connect.
Join Dr. Pete Pawelek in today's edition of Daily Devo as he delves into Exodus 4:12, exploring the theme of feeling unqualified in the face of God's call. Discover the reassuring message that God equips those He calls, and find encouragement to step out in faith despite fears and doubts.
Through Moses' story, we understand the importance of trusting God to provide words and strength in times of uncertainty. Whether it's sharing the gospel, encouraging others, or answering a personal calling, learn to overcome hesitations and embrace the mission God has for you. Visit PastorPete.org for more resources and join us for more inspiring lessons.
Welcome to another inspiring edition of The Daily Devo with Dr. Pete Pawelek. In this episode, we are reminded of the powerful truth from Hebrews 6:10 that God sees everything, including our unseen acts of service. While others may not notice or acknowledge our efforts, God never forgets the work and love we demonstrate in His name.
Listen in and be encouraged to continue serving, knowing that your faithfulness makes a lasting impact. Visit Dr. Pete at pastorpete.org for more resources and connection. Bless someone today with your service!
In this episode of The Daily Devo, Pastor Pete dives into Philippians chapter 2 to explore the qualities of dependable friendships. Drawing lessons from Paul’s relationship with Timothy. Pastor Pete challenges listeners to examine their own friendships and become people others can count on. He emphasizes the value of being a reliable friend, urging us to be present and dependable, just like Timothy was to Paul.
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In this episode of The Daily Devo, Dr. Pete explores the profound message of contending for faith as depicted in the Book of Jude. As believers, we are urged to passionately defend and live out our faith, especially in today's challenging culture. However, Dr. emphasizes the importance of avoiding a contentious approach.
Using personal anecdotes and timeless wisdom, he guides listeners on speaking the truth in love and embracing everyone from a place of truth. This balanced approach not only strengthens personal faith but also fosters a more harmonious community. Join Dr. Pete on pastorpete.org for further insights on living a faith-filled life.
This episode of The Daily Devo with Dr. Pete delves into the profound messages of Romans Chapter 12, emphasizing the importance of genuine love and honor. Dr. Pete encourages us to transcend worldly competitions by focusing on outdoing one another in love, prayer, and honor as God desires. Explore how these values can transform your life and bring glory to God. Visit PastorPete.org for more resources and connections.
Join Pastor Pete in this insightful episode of the Daily Devo, where he explores the importance of preventing conflicts before they escalate. Reflecting on Proverbs 17:14 and a historic 1894 baseball game incident, Pastor Pete highlights how quickly disputes can spiral out of control, causing widespread destruction.
Through a blend of biblical wisdom and historical anecdotes, this episode offers practical advice on avoiding conflicts in marriages, workplaces, and communities. Pastor Pete urges listeners to seek alternative, peaceful solutions and invites them to think, pray, and connect with him at pastorpete.org, for further engagement and spiritual growth.
Join Dr. Pete in this enlightening episode of the Daily Devo as he delves into Acts chapter 8. Discover how Philip's immediate obedience to God's call serves as a powerful lesson for us all. Dr. Pete explores the importance of being sensitive to the Spirit and acting with urgency when God calls us to action.
Learn how Philip's willingness to follow the Spirit's promptings leads to a life-changing encounter and the birth of the Ethiopian church. Are there callings in your life that you're hesitating to act upon? Dr. Pete challenges us to "Giddy up and go"—to act on God's instructions without delay.
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Join Pastor Pete Pawelek in this enriching episode of The Daily Devo as he delves into the profound moments of Revelation chapter 1. Discover the significance of Jesus's touch upon the Apostle John while exiled on the island of Patmos, and explore how this powerful encounter exemplifies the unchanging presence of Christ in our lives. Pastor Pete also shares information on biblical tours that trace significant journeys, inviting listeners to deepen their understanding of the scriptures in an interactive way. If you want to go on a biblical tour with Pete you can sign up to be notified about the next trip if you click here.
In this episode, Pastor Pete extends his gratitude to his global audience, particularly recognizing the significant growth of listeners in South Asia, with Nepal leading the way. He dives into a profound message from Ephesians chapter four, urging Christians to actively participate in their faith journey by shedding the old self and embracing the new. Pastor Pete emphasizes the importance of moving beyond complacency, encouraging believers to put on the new self, live righteously, and be the hands and feet of Jesus. Tune in for an inspiring call to action and deepen your spiritual commitment.
Join Pastor Pete Pawelek in this edition of the Daily Devo as he delves into the book of Proverbs, specifically Proverbs 20, to uncover the importance of honesty and integrity in our daily lives. Discover how the age-old wisdom of Proverbs parallels modern issues of fairness, using illustrative examples from the world of chess and everyday life challenges.
Pastor Pete emphasizes the significance of maintaining honest scales, metaphorically and literally, urging us to be individuals of character and integrity. Whether it's in games or life, fairness and honesty are virtues that matter profoundly to the Lord. Explore these timeless lessons and more on pastorpete.org.
Join Dr. Pete Pawelek in this uplifting episode of The Daily Devo as he delves into the powerful message of Romans chapter 8. Discover how, through faith in Christ, we are more than conquerors, and nothing can separate us from the love of God. Reflect on your own battles and find encouragement in the assurance that God can lead you to victory in every situation. Don’t miss the opportunity to explore more resources and support The Daily Devo at pastorpete.org.
Join Dr. Pete Pawelek in this enlightening episode of Daily Devo as he delves into the art of decision-making through a biblical lens. Reflecting on Proverbs 14:12, Dr. Pete explores common pitfalls in decision-making by examining the stories of various biblical figures and their missteps.
Discover the HALT acronym as a practical guide to help make wiser choices by avoiding decisions when you're hungry, angry, lonely, or tired. Tune in to gain insights and inspiration drawn from scripture, ensuring your choices align more closely with the path right to the Lord.
In this episode of the Daily Devo, Dr. Pete Pawelek invites listeners to ponder a profound question: What if the Lord was not on our side? Inspired by Psalms 124, Dr. Pete delves into the significance of God's unwavering support and love. He reflects on the many ways in which God cares for us, ranging from the sacrifice of His Son to the intimate details of knowing our every thought.
Through this exploration, the episode emphasizes the importance of gratitude for God's continual presence and protection. Listeners are encouraged to consider life without divine support and to cherish the reality that God is always for us. The invitation is extended to those who haven't yet embraced God's love, urging them to reflect on the transformative power of a relationship with the Lord.
Tune in to gain a deeper understanding of God's enduring love and why it's crucial to appreciate His presence in our lives. Visit pastorpete.org to explore more episodes and deepen your spiritual journey.
Join Dr. Pete Pawelek in this thought-provoking episode of the Daily Devo, as he delves into the biblical perspective on the power of the tongue. Discover why the tongue is considered the most potent part of the body according to Proverbs 18:21, and how our words can wield life or death.
Dr. Pete challenges listeners to be mindful of their speech, emphasizing the importance of using our words to uplift, encourage, and bless others. He urges us to recognize the profound impact our speech can have, and to utilize this power for positive, life-giving purposes in accordance with God's will.
Don't miss this opportunity to reflect on the incredible influence of your words and to commit to using them wisely. Visit pastorpete.org for more insights and to support the ministry's ongoing work.
Welcome to this edition of the Daily Devo with Dr. Pete Pawelek. In today's episode, we explore the profound joy found in Psalms chapter 90, verse 14, which encourages us to be filled with joy and gladness all our days. Dr. Pete reflects on how rejoicing should be an integral part of a believer's life, regardless of life's challenges.
Dive into the biblical insights from Apostle Paul, Prophet Isaiah, and Nehemiah, emphasizing how joy not only uplifts our spirits but also influences those around us positively. Discover how embracing joy strengthens our faith and enables us to embody the light and love of Jesus in the world.
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Join Dr. Pete Pawelek on The Daily Devo as he delves into the profound story of Joseph from Genesis 50:20. In this episode, discover how Joseph's life, filled with betrayal and suffering, reveals the larger tapestry of God's redemptive plan. Despite the many trials and injustices he faced, Joseph understood that what was intended for evil, God used for good. This episode offers hope and encouragement for those experiencing their own trials, highlighting that God can turn our deepest wounds into platforms for healing and salvation.
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Join Dr. Pete Pawelek for another uplifting edition of The Daily Devo, where he draws inspiration from Revelation 21:5 to bring encouragement to those feeling overwhelmed by life's brokenness. Despite the fractures in our world and personal lives, God's promise of making everything new offers hope and restoration. Discover how God is actively renewing hearts, restoring hope, and rebuilding lives, transforming beauty from ashes and peace from pain. Tune in to this episode and find solace in the assurance that God is in control and working toward making all things new.
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In this moving episode of The Daily Devo, we talk about the powerful message found in Ephesians 1:7, highlighting the indispensable role of Jesus' blood in the redemption and forgiveness of sins. Dr. Pete passionately emphasizes the importance of having the blood of Jesus cover your life, no matter your circumstances, possessions, or relationships. He stresses that true salvation and a right relationship with God can only be attained through Christ's sacrifice, urging listeners to seek forgiveness not through worldly means, but through the transformative power of Jesus' blood.
In today's episode with Dr. Pete Pawelek, we dive into Revelation 3:8, exploring the profound significance of the open doors that Jesus promises to His faithful followers. Discover the unwavering hope and purpose behind the divine opportunities that no one can shut, regardless of your circumstances or past.
Join Dr. Pete as he encourages you to embrace these opportunities with faithfulness, holding onto God's promises even in the face of life's challenges. Remember, your strength lies not in your power, but in your commitment to His Word. As you navigate through life's pressures and uncertainties, be assured that the doors God opens for you remain open, inviting you to step into His purpose and hope.
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Do you want to hear God speak to you? I pray you have had a great week and an amazing weekend. I love that God is always speaking to His people. Today, I have a few key points for you regarding this topic.
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You need to know when to keep your mouth shut. Take it from someone who has learned this lesson the hard way. If you want to support this ministry or check out our new website, visit us at www.pastorpete.org.
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Praise God... He hears our prayers! I am praying you have a great week. Jonah prayed from the belly of a fish. I would love for you to join me later this year for our tour of the 7 Churches of Revelation. I am leading a Biblical tour in October of this year. Click here to check it out. Imagine reading the Word and praying in these places. I hope you will pray about joining us this October.
Welcome to the final episode of our stewardship series in The Daily Devo with Dr. Pete Pawelek. Join us as we explore the vital responsibility of stewarding the gospel, the most precious message entrusted to us by God. Reflecting on key Scripture passages, we will discuss how to guard, share, and grow in the truth of the gospel, standing firm amidst cultural challenges. Be inspired to embrace your role as an ambassador for Christ, sharing and deepening your understanding of the gospel each day.
Join Dr. Pete Pawelek in The Daily Devo as he explores the biblical principles of stewardship, focusing on how to manage the treasures God has entrusted to us. In this episode, learn about the importance of tithes and offerings in deepening your faith and contributing to God's kingdom. Discover practical steps to become a good steward and align your financial practices with divine purposes. Tune in for a spiritual insight that not only enriches your understanding but also encourages a generous heart.
In this episode of The Daily Devo, Dr. Pete Pawelek discusses the art of stewarding the unique talents and gifts bestowed upon us by God. Drawing from biblical teachings, listeners are invited to recognize the divine source of their abilities, respond with faithfulness, and reinvest for God's kingdom. Through meaningful insights, explore how to utilize your God-given talents for the glory of God and the benefit of others. Join Pastor Pete as he challenges and encourages believers to reflect on their gifts and use them wisely in all aspects of life.
Join Dr. Pete Pawekej in this insightful episode of The Daily Devo as he explores the importance of being good stewards of our time. Delve into biblical wisdom with teachings from Ephesians and Colossians, and learn practical steps to maximize every moment for eternal purposes.
Dr. Pawelek shares three essential tips to better manage time—prioritizing the eternal, finding purpose in every moment, and planning with wisdom. Discover how to make the most of your time, aligning it with God's will, and live a life filled with divine intentions.
Join Dr. Pete Pawelek in "The Daily Devo" as he delves into the concept of stewardship in a new series focused on the five key areas we are called to manage for God's glory. In this first episode, explore the profound call to honor our bodies as temples of the Holy Spirit and to engage meaningfully in the body of Christ, the church. Discover practical insights on how to better steward your physical health and contribute to building up the community of believers. Reflect on the balance between personal care and communal involvement as part of your spiritual journey.
Join Pastor Pete Pawelek in this edition of the Daily Devo as he explores the true meaning of "living right." Despite the trials and struggles that life may bring, find encouragement in the steadfast faith of Paul, who turns his imprisonment into a powerful testimony for Christ. Discover how living within God's will ensures that, ultimately, nothing can go wrong. Pastor Pete inspires us to live boldly for Jesus and stay true to His purpose.
In this episode of The Daily Devo, Dr. PetePawelek explores the poignant and tragic story of Wolfgang Derricks, a man whose life teaches us about the depths of loneliness. Found dead in his apartment after five years without being missed, Wolfgang's tale serves as a somber reminder of the importance of human connection and purpose.
Dr. Pawelek delves into the true nature of loneliness, arguing that it is not merely the absence of people but the absence of purpose in life. Through biblical insights and personal reflections, he encourages listeners to seek relationships and live beyond selfish ambitions.
Join Dr. Pawelek as he invites you to reflect on your own life, urging everyone to find purpose by serving others, as highlighted in the scripture Philippians 2:3-4.
In this episode of the Daily Devo, Pastor Pete reflects on his journey of rediscovering the joy of the Sabbath through his doctoral thesis. By examining Luke Chapter 23 and the practices surrounding the Sabbath, he challenges listeners to prioritize rest amidst life's demands. Pastor Pete emphasizes that while rest is not a commandment for New Testament believers, the benefits of taking a dedicated time to rest are immense. He invites everyone to embrace the blessings of rest, encouraging them to incorporate a Sabbath rhythm into their lives, even if it's just a few hours a week.
Join Pastor Pete in this thought-provoking episode of The Daily Devo as he reflects on Psalms 105, verse 3. In a world where honor is frequently given to celebrities and public figures, Pastor Pete challenges us to redirect our focus to honoring the Lord above all.
Explore the significance of glorifying God and seeking His holy name with sincerity and determination. Pastor Pete encourages listeners to elevate their spiritual commitments and prioritize honoring God in their daily lives. Visit pastorpete.org for more resources and to connect further with the community.
Join Pastor Pete in this edition of The Daily Devo as he delves into the powerful prophecies of Isaiah 53, unveiling the significance of Christ being counted among the rebels. Explore the concept of humanity's inherent rebellion against God and the grace offered through Jesus' intercession.
Today we reflect on the transformative message of salvation and the hope it brings, urging listeners to acknowledge their sins, embrace faith in Christ, and rejoice in the assurance of salvation through His sacrifice.
This episode explores the profound words of Jesus in John Chapter 4, where He expresses that true fulfillment comes from doing the will of the Father. Dr. Pete delves into the concept of spiritual food, illustrating how it transcends the physical nourishment that the world offers. Jesus' mission was to accomplish the work of God, providing a template of purpose and focus for His disciples.
Listeners are encouraged to reflect on their own spiritual journey, contemplating whether they are truly feeding on the divine mission intended for them rather than getting sidetracked by worldly distractions. Dr. Pete invites everyone to seek sustenance in the spiritual calling that brings eternal satisfaction and to evaluate the "food" they consume daily.
In the concluding episode of the series on hard hearts, Dr. Pete Pawelek emphasizes the importance of surrounding oneself with a godly community. He shares insights on how community plays a crucial role in softening a hardened heart through love, encouragement, and shared faith. Join The Daily Devo for a dose of spiritual guidance and discover how connecting with others can bring warmth and tenderness into our lives.
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Welcome to The Daily Devo with Dr. Pete Pawelek. In this episode, we explore the surprising yet crucial role of obedience in softening a hard heart. Drawing from James 1:22, we delve into how every step of obedience to God opens pathways to spiritual renewal and a more pliable heart.
Discover the ways in which acting on God's truth can align us with His will, transforming our hearts and lives. Whether it's forgiving someone, serving others, or surrendering hidden sins, obedience cultivates love, joy, and peace.
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In this episode of The Daily Devo, Dr. Pete Pawelek shares profound insights on moving beyond the ritualistic aspects of prayer to cultivate a genuine relationship with God. Discover how prayer softens hard hearts, aligns our desires with God's will, and brings healing to bitterness. Dr. Pawelek invites listeners to embrace prayer not as a mandatory ritual but as a meaningful dialogue that revives and transforms. Tune in to explore how you can deepen your prayer life today and let God guide and counsel you through life's challenges.
Welcome to another enlightening edition of The Daily Devo with Dr. Pete Pawelek. Today, we explore the crucial steps to take when we recognize our hearts have grown cold and distant. Discover how immersing in scripture can act as a divine hammer, breaking through spiritual callouses and transforming even the hardest of hearts. Be encouraged to make a fresh commitment to engage with God's Word daily, allowing it to realign your spirit and soften your heart. Join us on this journey of spiritual renewal and find out how the powerful truths in God's Word can impact your life. Don't forget to visit pastorpete.org for more insights.
In this episode of The Daily Devo, Dr. Pete explores the profound concept of spiritual heart transformation. Using his uncle's heart transplant story as a metaphor, Dr. Pawelek delves into the biblical promise from Ezekiel 36:26, highlighting how only God can replace a heart of stone with a heart of flesh. He emphasizes the necessity of surrender and repentance to invite this divine change, offering hope and encouragement for those seeking renewal. Join Dr. Paveli as he discusses signs of a hard heart and how sincere prayer and faith can invite God's miraculous work in our lives.
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In this episode of The Daily Devo, Dr. Pete Pawelek concludes the initial segment of a series focusing on the hardness of heart. Join him as he discusses the indicators of a hardened heart and introduces the upcoming transition toward heart restoration. Discover how Galatians 5:22-23 highlights the absence of spiritual fruit as a key symptom of a hard heart, exemplified by Pharaoh's life in the Bible. As Dr. Pawelek emphasizes the importance of a soft heart filled with the Spirit, explore how qualities like love, joy, peace, and kindness can flourish in our lives. Tune in for practical insights on reviving a proper relationship with God and ensuring your life bears the fruits of the Spirit.
In this episode, Dr. Pete Pawelek delves into the topic of fearing the wrong things and how it can lead to a hardened heart. Drawing from Galatians 1.10, he highlights the importance of seeking God's approval over man's and illustrates this with the example of Pharaoh. Despite knowing God's power, Pharaoh feared losing his reputation more than he feared God, a mistake still prevalent today.
Dr. Pete challenges listeners to reflect on whether the fear of others' opinions is hindering their spiritual journey, and he encourages embracing a soft heart focused on following God fearlessly. This episode is a part of a series that exposes the signs of a hard heart and offers guidance on overcoming it to nurture a genuine connection with God.
Welcome to The Daily Devo with Dr. Pete Pawelek, where we delve into the series on the hardness of heart. Today, we explore a critical sign of a hardened heart: when joy and pleasure are derived more from sin than from our Savior. Tune in as Dr. Pavelik examines the reasons why individuals might love darkness over light, using Pharaoh's example to highlight the dangers of rejecting God's truth. Discover how loving sin can blind us to God's purpose and how nurturing a supple heart can lead to spiritual transformation. Join us on this journey, and find helpful resources to enrich your faith.
In this episode of The Daily Devo, Dr. Pete Pawelek explores the consequences of having a hardened heart that blocks out godly wisdom and refuses correction. Drawing insights from Proverbs 1 and the story of Pharaoh, Dr. Pavelik highlights the importance of embracing godly counsel to avoid disaster.
Listeners are encouraged to evaluate their own receptiveness to divine guidance and consider the roles of pastors, mentors, and loved ones as vessels of God's wisdom. A call to action is made to cultivate a teachable heart, open to God's correction and blessing.
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Today Dr. Pete Pawelek continues this series on the dangers of a hardened heart. Exploring themes from the Bible, particularly Ephesians 4:18-19, he identifies the signs of a callous heart and the importance of conviction. Through the story of Pharaoh, listeners are reminded of the spiritual peril of ignoring the conviction of sin. Dr. Pavelik encourages a return to sensitivity and warns of the consequences of indifference in our spiritual journey. Visit pastorpete.org for more insights and support this ministry.
In this episode of The Daily Devo, Dr. Pete delves into the perilous path of bitterness and unforgiveness using Pharaoh's story as a cautionary tale. Despite witnessing God's power firsthand, Pharaoh's refusal to forgive and release his resentment led to his ultimate downfall. This discussion highlights the teachings of Ephesians 4:31-32, urging us to shed bitterness, anger, and malice, embracing kindness, compassion, and forgiveness instead. By examining Pharaoh's hardened heart, we learn the importance of choosing grace over grudges to experience true freedom and healing. Tune in to reflect on the grudges you might hold and embrace the transformative power of forgiveness.
Join Dr. Pete in this enlightening episode of the Daily Devo, where he delves into the concept of the hardness of heart, specifically focusing on spiritual apathy and indifference. Drawing parallels between the biblical accounts of Pharaoh and the church of Laodicea, the episode underscores the dangers of spiritual lukewarmness.
Dr. Pavelik reads from Revelation 3:15-16, emphasizing that spiritual apathy is never an acceptable attitude for the Lord. By exploring Pharaoh's repeated indifference to God's power despite witnessing numerous miracles, listeners are reminded of the importance of maintaining a fervent and obedient relationship with God.
The episode offers practical advice on how to rejuvenate your spiritual life, urging listeners to examine their own hearts for signs of apathy. Dr. Pavelik encourages everyone to seek a renewed passion for prayer, worship, and a genuine connection with the Lord.
Join Dr. Pete in this insightful episode of The Daily Devo, where he explores the dangers of pride and self-sufficiency as indicators of a hard heart. Through the story of Pharaoh, Dr. Pete illustrates how reliance on one's own strength can lead to downfall, highlighting the importance of humility and submission to God. Discover the grace that awaits when we surrender our pride and trust in God's guidance. Reflect on your own life and learn how to soften your heart to embrace His love and wisdom.
Welcome to The Daily Devo, where we continue our exploration of the hardness of heart. In this episode, we delve into the second significant symptom of a hard heart: a lack of repentance. Through the story of Pharaoh and insights from Romans 2:5, we uncover how an unwillingness to repent can lead to a buildup of wrath and eventual judgment.
Pharaoh’s repeated refusal to repent, despite witnessing miraculous events and receiving God’s relief, serves as a cautionary tale. His story exemplifies how a hardened heart traps one in a cycle of rebellion, preventing divine interventions from bearing fruit.
We are reminded of the urgent need to recognize and confess any areas in our lives where we have not repented, regardless of how insignificant they might seem. Embracing repentance can soften our hearts and open us to God’s transformative works.
Join us today in self-reflection and openness to God's voice. If these messages resonate with you, visit pastorpete.org and share your experiences. Let us together strive for a softened heart that allows God's greatness to flourish within us.
Join Dr. Pete in this enlightening edition of The Daily Devo, as he explores the concept of a hard heart from the biblical perspective of Exodus chapter 5. In this episode, Dr. Pete sheds light on the first symptoms of heart hardness, illustrated by Pharaoh's defiance against God's command. Discover how resistance to God's word can be a warning sign of a hardening heart and learn how to correct it before it leads you astray.
Don't miss the chance to delve into this crucial discussion and find ways to protect yourself and others from the dangers of spiritual stubbornness. Visit Pastor Pete's website www.pastorpete.org for more insights and support the ministry to continue receiving valuable guidance from The Daily Devo series.
In this episode of The Daily Devo, Dr. Pete explores the transformative teaching of Jesus from Matthew 9:17, emphasizing the necessity of change for spiritual, mental, and emotional growth. He illustrates how life’s continuous transformation demands new mindsets, habits, and perspectives.
Learn why old methods may hinder new movements of God and discover the importance of staying teachable and flexible in your faith journey. Dr. Pete encourages us to embrace change as God's ongoing work in our lives, guiding us towards new missions and stages of growth.
Today, listeners are invited to reflect on the poignant message from Romans 10:14 about the necessity of preaching and sharing the word of God.
Welcome to The Daily Devo with Dr. Pete Pawelek! In this episode, we explore the significance of catching the "little foxes" that can potentially ruin the vineyards of our lives and relationships. Drawing from Song of Songs 2:15, Dr. Pete emphasizes the importance of maintaining alignment with God to safeguard our lives against unnoticed issues.
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Welcome to another inspiring episode of the Daily Devo with Dr. Pete Pawelek. Today’s discussion centers around the key to safeguarding our relationships, ministries, health, and overall life by anticipating the little foxes that sneak into our vulnerability. Drawing insights from Song of Solomon 2:15, Dr. Pawelek emphasizes the significance of being vigilant and proactive. Join us in exploring these practical steps and ensure you're a step ahead of any sly surprises life throws your way. Visit pastorpete.org to stay connected and enriched. Tune in tomorrow for more empowering reflections.
Join Dr. Pete Pawelek in this enlightening episode of The Daily Devo, where we delve into Song of Solomon 2:15 and the significance of catching the "little foxes" that threaten our lives. This episode sheds light on the importance of recognizing and addressing small but destructive forces that creep into our existence, drawing from biblical wisdom.
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In this episode, we revisit the importance of dealing with the small issues in our lives, the 'little foxes' that threaten to ruin our relationships and other aspects of life. Referencing Song of Solomon 2:15, we'll discuss practical steps you can take to recognize and address these threats before they cause more significant harm.
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In this episode of The Daily Devo, Dr. Pete Pawelek looks at an intriguing passage from the Song of Solomon, chapter 2, highlighting the significance of 'little foxes' in our lives. These seemingly innocent creatures symbolize the small yet potentially destructive elements that can undermine our relationships and personal well-being.
Join Dr. Pavelik as he uncovers how to maintain a strong defense against these 'little foxes', ensuring that they do not ruin the vineyard of our lives and relationships.
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Today's Daily Devo is inspired by Psalms 44:8, urging us to boast in God all day long.
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Welcome to this edition of the Daily Devo with Pastor Pete Pawelek. In this episode, Pastor Pete dives into 1 John 5:4, offering a message of hope and empowerment for those facing various attacks in life. Whether the struggle is financial, health-related, or emotional, this message is for you. Pastor Pete emphasizes the power of faith and the spiritual weapons available to fight back against adversity.
He encourages listeners to resist the devil and arm themselves with prayer and the Word of God. Remembering that life's troubles are temporary, Pastor Pete provides guidance on focusing on God's greater purpose and eternal glory. Don't miss this inspiring message of resilience and faith.
What a profound question Jesus asked two blind men: "Do you believe that I can do this?". Today, we explore Matthew 9:28 and discover how faith is not merely a belief in what Jesus can do but a trust in who He is.
This episode reveals the threefold purpose behind Jesus’ question: to test our faith, focus our beliefs, and prepare us for His transformative power. Understand how faith positions us to receive God's work in our lives and invites us to respond, "Yes, Lord, I believe."
Reflect on your personal challenges and find inspiration to trust beyond circumstances. Visit pastorpete.org for more insights and join us tomorrow for another uplifting edition of The Daily Devo.
Join Pastor Pete for this message from Romans Chapter 3. As we explore the scripture, Pastor Pete emphasizes the universal nature of sin and the sole solution to humanity's greatest problem. Uncover the truth that while no one is righteous, redemption is available through Jesus alone, not through works or the law.
Praising God for His faithfulness, Pastor Pete encourages listeners to embrace this message of hope and share it with others. Visit pastorpete.org for more resources and to support this transformative ministry.
In today's episode of The Daily Devo, Dr. Pete Pawelek takes us on a reflective journey through Psalm 66:5, unveiling the wonders of God all around us. He invites listeners to personally experience God's works in their lives, emphasizing their awe-inspiring and deeply personal nature.
Join Dr. Pete as he unpacks the significance of these divine acts and offers practical application points for recognizing and sharing these wonders. Discover how to open your eyes to the everyday miracles, share your experiences, and use this Psalm as a prayer of praise.
In this engaging edition of The Daily Devo, Pastor Pete Pawelek explores a light-hearted yet profound narrative about Jesus' disciple, Thomas, and his quest for direction. Through a humorous lens, Pastor Pete delves into Thomas' inquiry from John 14 and reflects on the nature of asking for guidance.
Reflecting on a personal anecdote about getting lost, Pastor Pete highlights the common reluctance of asking for directions, drawing a parallel to Thomas’ humility in seeking guidance from Jesus. Thomas' request leads to a pivotal response from Jesus, who declares Himself as "the way, the truth, and the life." This timeless message emphasizes that Jesus is the only path to reaching the Father.
The episode encourages listeners to adopt Thomas’ humility and seek Jesus for direction in their own lives, reinforcing the belief that Jesus' guidance remains unwavering and relevant today. Pastor Pete invites everyone to connect and explore more resources on pastorpete.org.
In this uplifting episode of the Daily Devo, Dr. Pete Pawelek encourages listeners to delve into Psalms 105, highlighting the importance of seeking God's strength and presence in our lives. Through thoughtful reflection on verses 4 and 5, Dr. Pete reminds us of God's wondrous works and urges us to focus not just on His blessings but on a deeper connection with Him.
Listeners are invited to explore the concept of seeking God's face, a practice of truly understanding and recognizing His eternal presence beyond mere gifts and provisions. This episode provides both comfort and inspiration, encouraging a more profound relationship with God that extends beyond our immediate desires.
Join Dr. Pete on this spiritual journey and discover the peace and strength that come from seeking God's strength and face. Don't forget to share this message with friends and visit pastorpete.org for more spiritual insights.
In this episode of The Daily Devo, Dr. Pete Pawelek explores the pivotal teachings of Mark chapter 11, focusing on the power and necessity of forgiveness in our spiritual life. The message underscores the unconditioned call to forgive without exceptions, as taught by Jesus. Holding grudges can hinder our prayer life, and Dr. Pawelek challenges listeners to self-reflect and embrace forgiveness fully.
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Today Dr. Pete Pawelek reminds us of the incredible trade made at the cross and invites us to embrace the transformative trades Jesus offers. Connect and find more resources at PastorPete.org.
In a world eager for answers about the end times, today, Pastor Pete discusses how Jesus often guides us through a journey of patience and faith rather than giving direct answers, much like his response to the disciples on the Mount of Olives.
Explore how this passage encourages believers to embrace the mystery of God's timing and focus on living each day ready for His return, fostering a deeper understanding and sharing the good news of the gospel.
Welcome to The Daily Devo with Pastor Pete Pawelek. In today's episode, Pastor Pete reflects on a transformative moment from the Gospel of Luke, exploring how believers often complicate evangelism. The story highlights the simplicity of sharing the gospel through personal testimony, inspired by Jesus' encounter with a man healed from demonic possession. Pastor Pete emphasizes that sharing the good news is about telling others what God has done in our lives. Listen in to be encouraged to share your faith in its most authentic and straightforward form.
Welcome to another edition of the Daily Devo with Dr. Pete Pawelek. In today's episode, Dr. Pete talks about the unavoidable nature of offenses in our lives, drawing from the insightful words of Luke 17:1. He emphasizes the importance of spiritual readiness, urging us to prepare for inevitable offenses while safeguarding our hearts from becoming sources of hurt.
Dr. Pete further explores the necessity of pursuing forgiveness and engaging in self-reflection to understand our role in the cycle of offense. Ultimately, he encourages listeners to embody Christ's love and grace, responding to life's challenges with mercy and using them as opportunities to demonstrate the transformative power of faith.
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In this powerful episode of The Daily Devo, Dr. Pete Pawelek delves into John 5:24, exploring the transformative journey of faith that begins with hearing the Word of God. Discover the significance of prioritizing the Word in our daily lives and how it leads to a steadfast belief in God's promises.
Dr. Pete emphasizes the assurance of eternal life that comes with true belief, revealing the unimaginable freedom and protection from judgment found in Christ. Join us as we rejoice in the passage from spiritual death to a vibrant, abundant life of faith and freedom.
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In this episode of The Daily Devo, Dr. Pete Pawelek explores the comforting message of Psalm 37:24, reminding us that despite our falls and failures, we are never forgotten by God. With a focus on encouragement, Dr. Pete emphasizes God's unwavering support and love, urging listeners to find hope and strength in His guidance.
Dr. Pete shares personal reflections on falling and failing, those inevitable human experiences, and reassures listeners that God's hand is always there to lift us up and provide forgiveness. He encourages us to pass on this message of hope to those around us, especially to anyone going through difficult times.
Join Dr. Pete in embracing the assurance that although we may stumble, God's love and support remain constant. Listen today and be inspired to share the good news: God never forgets us, no matter how many times we fall or fail.
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Join Dr. Pete Pawelek for this special New Year's edition of The Daily Devo. As we enter 2025, explore the importance of scripture as an illuminating guide in our lives, drawing from the powerful words of Psalm 119:105.
Dr. Pete encourages listeners to participate in a transformative 90-day Bible reading challenge using a popular app. This initiative aims to inspire a deeper connection with God's word, promising personal growth and new perspectives. Click here if you want to join the group and take that challenge!
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Do you have enough? Today, Dr. Pete Pawelek explores the theme of contentment in our spiritual journey. Discover the timeless conversation between Jesus and Philip, where Jesus reveals that our constant yearning for more may overlook the abundance already present in our lives.
Pastor Pete challenges us to reflect on areas where we feel we lack and invites us to consider the sufficiency of God's provision. Through thoughtful reflection and prayer, we can uncover how God has been meeting our needs, even when we fail to recognize it.
By examining our own desires and understanding the profound truth that God is always with us and providing for us, we can begin to find true contentment. Tune in and explore the question: When is enough ever truly enough?
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Today, Pastor Pete discusses how Jesus was dishonored on earth, contrasting it with the honor given to Him. He highlights our tendency to honor worldly figures and ourselves, urging a redirection of worship solely to Jesus, the only truly worthy one.
Explore the scripture's depiction of heaven, where countless angels and creatures acknowledge Jesus's worthiness, clearly illustrating that He alone deserves glory, honor, and praise. Pastor Pete encourages listeners to dedicate their worship, efforts, and lives solely to Jesus, advocating for a life that proclaims 'Worthy is the Lamb' in every aspect.
A heartfelt invitation to make Jesus the focus of our adoration and a powerful reminder of His supreme worthiness await in this spiritually enriching episode.
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Today, Pastor Pete encourages listeners to cherish the good times and remain aware of the ever-present challenges in our fallen world. Whether you are experiencing a season of joy or facing difficulties, he urges you to hold fast to Jesus, find solace in His faithfulness, and remember the hope of good times to come. Stay connected with Pastor Pete at pastorpete.org for more insights and resources.
Today we discover the profound assurance that we all have an advocate in Jesus Christ, who stands as the atoning sacrifice for our sins and those of the entire world.
Pastor Pete reflects on the genuine and compassionate words of John, emphasizing the grace and blessing found in knowing that Jesus is our advocate with the Father. Through an engaging analogy with legal advocates, Pastor Pete illustrates how Jesus steps in, speaks for us, and helps us in ways we cannot do ourselves.
Rejoice in the good news of having Jesus as our advocate and the joy it brings to our hearts. Tune in to be reminded of the unique role Jesus plays in our lives and express gratitude for His willingness to be our advocate.
In this episode, Pastor Pete highlights the importance of praising the Lord in every aspect of our lives. Whether we're in the house of the Lord, out in our communities, or reflecting in solitude, there are countless ways to express gratitude and joy.
Join Pastor Pete in this edition of The Daily Devo as he delves into the profound message of love found in John chapter 15. Explore the incredible concept of how Jesus loves us just as the Father has loved Him, and the importance of remaining in that love by keeping His commands.
Pastor Pete reflects on the critical relationship between obedience and love, urging listeners to not take God's love for granted. By understanding and following His commands, we can truly remain in His love and share it with others. Tune in for an inspiring message that encourages you to treasure and hold onto the love of God.
Today, Pastor Pete delves into the powerful words of Jeremiah 17, focusing on the heartfelt plea in verse 14. This episode encourages listeners to reflect on the unwavering confidence Jeremiah had in God's promises.
Pastor Pete shares insights on the reliability of God's word, contrasting it with the fallibility of human commitments. He emphasizes that while people may unintentionally let us down, God's promises are unbreakable and absolute. Tune in for a message of hope and reassurance, reminding you to trust in God's steadfast promises.
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In this episode of the Daily Devo, Dr. Pete Pawelek delves into a profound question from John 18: "Who are you seeking?" This pivotal inquiry, posed by Jesus during a critical moment, serves as a reflective point for listeners. As we explore the motives of those who sought Jesus in the scriptures, Dr. Pawelek challenges us to examine our own lives and consider who we are truly seeking.
Are we placing our hope in worldly figures or in Jesus Christ? Dr. Pawelek emphasizes the importance of seeking Jesus daily and offers guidance on how to do so through Bible study, church fellowship, and spiritual resources. Join the conversation and find inspiration to focus your life on seeking Christ above all else.
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In this compelling episode of "The Daily Devo," Dr. Pete Pawelek explores the profound message of perseverance in the face of persecution, drawing from the words of Jesus in John 16:1. Reflecting on the sacrifices of early Christian martyrs, Dr. Pawelek highlights the courage and unwavering faith of figures like Peter, Paul, and Polycarp, reminding us of the ongoing struggle for religious freedom throughout history.
Despite the belief that persecution is a relic of the past, evidence shows that many still endure suffering for their faith today. Dr. Pawelek offers three essential practices to help believers remain steadfast in their convictions: training through spiritual disciplines, testifying boldly about their faith, and trusting in God's promises.
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Join Dr. Pete in this uplifting episode of the Daily Devo as he delves into the transformative power of the words "I love you." Reflecting on John 15, we explore how expressing love can inspire and uplift those around us.
Dr. Pawelek reminds us that even when we feel unloved, God's love is always present. He encourages listeners to take the time to tell others they love them, as these are powerful, life-giving words. Visit pastorpete.org for more inspirational content and to connect with Dr. Pete Pawelek.
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Jeremiah 31:16–17 (CSB) —16This is what the Lord says: Keep your voice from weeping and your eyes from tears, for the reward for your work will come— this is the Lord’s declaration— and your children will return from the enemy’s land. 17There is hope for your future— this is the Lord’s declaration— and your children will return to their own territory.
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Join Dr. Pete Pawelek in this enlightening episode of the Daily Devo as he delves into the age-old question: "How do you know who to listen to?" Drawing insights from Acts 27, where the Apostle Paul warns of an impending shipwreck, Dr. Pete explores the importance of discernment in decision-making.
Through the story of Paul, learn the key principles of identifying true expertise, resisting the pressure of the majority, and evaluating the motives behind decisions. Discover how spiritual wisdom and attentiveness to warnings can guide us away from unnecessary hardships.
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Welcome to this edition of the Daily Devo with Dr. Pete Pawelek, where we explore the truth from God's Word. Today's episode delves into Psalms 84, focusing on the concept of a 'happy place' and where true happiness is found.
Dr. Pete discusses how Psalms 84 highlights the joy and strength found in being close to God. Whether it’s a physical place or a state of mind, we all have places that make us feel happy. However, the ultimate happy place is in the presence of the Lord, where joy and blessings abound.
Join Dr. Pete as he encourages you to spend time with God, in prayer, in His Word, and in quiet reflection, to discover the unparalleled happiness that comes from residing in His presence. Visit pastorpete.org for more resources and inspiration.
Welcome to another edition of the Daily Devo with Dr. Pete Pawelek. In this episode, Dr. Pete reflects on a powerful passage from Acts chapter 16, where Paul and Silas are imprisoned yet remain steadfast in their faith. Despite their unjust circumstances, they choose to pray and sing hymns, impacting those around them.
This episode serves as a reminder that others observe how we handle life's challenges. Dr. Pete prays for listeners to find strength and courage like Paul and Silas, to remain focused on God even when faced with trials. May this message inspire you to respond with faith and praise, no matter the circumstance.
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Welcome to another episode of The Daily Devo with Pastor Pete. In this edition, Pastor Pete delves into the pursuit of happiness and the teachings of Psalm 119. He explores how following God's instructions and keeping His decrees can lead to true joy and fulfillment in life.
Join Pastor Pete as he encourages listeners to embrace God's path, even when it requires discipline and sacrifice, with the promise of a more fulfilling life. Visit pastorpete.org for more resources to support your spiritual journey.
Today we explore the powerful lines, "My hope is built on nothing less than Jesus's blood and righteousness," and reflect on where your hope truly lies. Dr. Pawelek emphasizes the importance of leaning on Jesus, the solid rock, amidst the sinking sands of life.
Be inspired to stand firm in your faith and avoid the traps of worldly distractions. Visit PastorPete.org for more insights and upcoming content that you won't want to miss. Stand on the rock of Jesus, and have an incredible day!
Join Pastor Pete in this episode of The Daily Devo as he explores the profound connection between our focus and our faith. Drawing inspiration from Hebrews 12, Pastor Pete emphasizes the importance of fixing our eyes on Jesus, the source and perfecter of our faith, to cultivate a faith that endures life's trials and temptations.
Pastor Pete encourages listeners to reflect on the foundation of their faith and challenges them to keep their eyes on Jesus amidst life's distractions and challenges. Whether you're facing a trial, temptation, or a simple daily frustration, the key to a steadfast faith lies in where you direct your focus.
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Welcome to this edition of The Daily Diva with Dr. Pete Pawelek. In today's insightful episode, we delve into a powerful verse from 1 John 1:8, which warns us about the deception of denying our sin. Dr. Pawelek shares a compelling story about Martin Luther, the pivotal figure of the Reformation, and his relentless pursuit of righteousness through confession.
Discover how Luther's struggle to find the end of his sin led to a profound realization of the depth of human wretchedness and the necessity of God's grace. This episode challenges us to view our sins with honesty and gratitude for divine mercy rather than comparing ourselves to others.
Join us as we explore the importance of acknowledging our sinfulness and embracing the grace offered through faith. Visit pastorpete.org for more uplifting content and to support our ministry's mission. God bless you!
Starting with Romans 6:23, Dr. Pete challenges us to reevaluate our perception of sin. He highlights the danger of becoming too familiar with sin, drawing parallels with how familiarity can dull our fear of deadly things like rattlesnakes and unhealthy habits like soda consumption.
Through vivid examples, he reminds us that while we might grow accustomed to certain dangers, sin remains a perilous force in our lives. The episode serves as a powerful reminder to not underestimate the gravity of sin and to seek the gift of eternal life through Jesus Christ.
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In this episode, Pastor Pete reflects on the magnificence of the night sky as a testament to the Creator's glory, inspired by Psalm 19. The heavens, without uttering a single word, proclaim the work of God's hands to the entire earth, reminding us of His love and purpose for each of us.
Join Pastor Pete as he encourages us to see the night sky as a divine message of God's presence and power. Whether it's the stars on your evening commute or the full moon illuminating the night, these celestial wonders invite us to marvel at the Creator who knows us intimately and loves us deeply. Be inspired to recognize this silent symphony and let it fill your heart with hope and purpose.
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Today, we delve into the teachings of Jesus from John chapter 14, focusing on the essence of obedience as a true expression of love for Christ. Pastor Pete reflects on the powerful message encapsulated in John 14:15, where Jesus emphasizes the importance of keeping His commands as a demonstration of love.
Throughout the episode, Pastor Pete shares his personal journey of striving to be a better disciple and follower of Christ. He challenges listeners to reflect on their own level of obedience, encouraging them to be a genuine reflection of Jesus by knowing, believing, and following His Word.
Join Pastor Pete in this thought-provoking episode as he inspires you to set the goal of obedience in your daily life, urging you to be the hands and feet of Jesus. For more insights and to connect with Pastor Pete, visit pastorpete.org. Tune in tomorrow for another enriching Daily Devo.
Join Pastor Pete in this episode of The Daily Devo as he delves into the profound message of Psalm 28, focusing on verses 8 and 9. Discover the source of true strength and why relying on anything other than the Lord is a fleeting endeavor.
Pastor Pete explores the common human tendency to attribute strength to worldly possessions, achievements, or status. He emphasizes that true, lasting strength comes from the Lord, who is the stronghold and shepherd of His people.
Reflect on this timeless truth and consider where your strength truly comes from. Share this powerful message and scripture with others, and embrace the enduring strength that only the Lord can provide.
Join Dr. Pete in this insightful episode of The Daily Devo as he explores Proverbs 25:4-5, focusing on the importance of surrounding oneself with the right people. Drawing a parallel with the intense process of purifying silver, Dr. Pete emphasizes the effort required to cultivate meaningful and pure relationships.
He delves into the challenges of finding individuals who will stand by you, hold you accountable, and encourage you. Just as refining silver is a demanding task, so is ensuring that those around you are positive influences. Tune in for an inspiring message about perseverance in nurturing a righteous and supportive circle.
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Welcome to this edition of The Daily Devo with Dr. Pete Pawelek. In this brief yet impactful episode, we delve into Psalms 106, exploring the theme of remembering God's goodness and the tendency to forget His works.
Dr. Pete encourages listeners to pause and reflect on the blessings and mercies God has shown us, even in challenging times. He shares insights on how quickly we can move from praising God to forgetting His deeds, urging us to be mindful and grateful.
Join Dr. Pete for this four-minute devotional and find inspiration to reconnect with God's grace. Remember to visit PastorPete.org for more resources and consider supporting their outreach programs.
In this edition of the Daily Devo Pastor Pete continues his series on what it means to be Christ's ambassadors, focusing on 2 Corinthians 5:20.
Discover how repentance is the foundational step, as emphasized by scriptures from Matthew, Luke, and Acts, and learn the critical beliefs about Jesus that are necessary for salvation. Finally, understand the importance of confessing Jesus as Lord, as outlined in Romans 10:9.
Whether you're seeking salvation or aiming to be a more effective ambassador for Christ, this episode offers practical insights and encouragement. Visit PastorPete.org for more resources and to support these ministries. Be an ambassador for Jesus today!
In this episode of the Daily Devo Dr. Pete delves into 2 Corinthians 5:20, exploring the profound role of being an ambassador for Christ. Discover the essence of pleading on Christ's behalf for reconciliation with God, a message that transcends all boundaries and touches every individual, regardless of their status or background.
Dr. Pavelic emphasizes the simplicity and urgency of this plea, urging listeners to focus on eternal reconciliation as the foundation for true salvation. As ambassadors for Christ, the call to be reconciled to God is not only a message for the world but a reminder for us to align our lives with this divine purpose.
Visit pastorpete.org to learn more about this mission and explore ways to support this and other ministries. Embrace the joy, mercy, and love of God's kingdom by responding to the heartfelt plea: be reconciled to God.
In today's episode, we delve into 2 Corinthians 5:20, exploring the profound role we play as ambassadors for Christ. Dr. Pete emphasizes that God is making His appeal through us, urging us to reflect on this powerful truth.
We discuss the Greek word "parakleo," which means to call someone to come closer, highlighting that our mission is a personal and urgent invitation to others. As ambassadors, we carry the authority of Christ and are tasked with proclaiming His message through both our actions and words.
Join us as we unpack the significance of being a good ambassador for Jesus, and remember, God is making His appeal through you. Tune in tomorrow for another uplifting episode of The Daily Devo, and visit PastorPete.org for more insights.
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Today we are in 2 Corinthians chapter 5.
Welcome to another edition of The Daily Devo with Dr. Pete. In today's episode, we continue our exploration of Isaiah 30:1, diving deeper into the theme of rebellion and the lessons we can learn from Judah's experience.
Dr. Pete outlines five key lessons to help us navigate our own struggles with rebellion: trusting in God's plan, avoiding rebellion, seeking God's counsel, being wary of worldly alliances, and preventing sin from compounding. Each lesson is rooted in the context of Judah's alliance with Egypt and their deviation from God's will.
Join us as we unpack these insights and learn how to apply them to our lives, fostering obedience, peace, and hope. Don't forget to share this episode with friends and connect with Dr. Pete at PastorPete.org.
Let's talk about rebellious children! Welcome to The Daily Devo with Dr. Pete Pawelek. In this episode, Dr. Pete delves into Isaiah 30:1, focusing on the rebellious nature of Judah as they seek alliances against God's will. Instead of turning to God, they rely on Egypt for protection, highlighting their misguided plans and misplaced trust.
Dr. Pete draws a parallel to our own lives, asking if we, too, have ever acted independently from God's guidance. He emphasizes the importance of placing our faith, hope, and trust in God alone rather than in worldly entities like politics, leaders, or doctors.
Join us tomorrow as Dr. Pete unpacks more key points and applications from this verse. Don't forget to visit PastorPete.org for more resources and to become a supporter of The Daily Devo.
Welcome to this edition of the Daily Devo with Dr. Pete Pawelek. Today, we delve into the power of the questions Jesus asks in the Gospels, focusing on a profound moment from John 5. Discover the significance of Jesus' question, "Do you want to get well?" and learn why it's crucial to answer the questions He poses to us directly and honestly. Join us as we explore the deeper meaning behind this scripture and apply its lessons to our daily walk with Jesus. For more resources and ways to support our ministry, visit PastorPete.org.
Thank you for joining me again for another time in God's Word and a time of prayer.
Today, we're diving into the awe-inspiring words of Job 38. This passage struck me like a thunderbolt, and I felt compelled to share it with you. We'll explore the greatness of our Creator, who established the earth, set its dimensions, and commands the seas. It's a powerful reminder of how small and insignificant we are compared to His infinite wisdom and love.
If you've been questioning God or struggling with doubts, I invite you to let go of those concerns for a moment. Acknowledge His goodness, His grandeur, and His deep love for you. Let's take this time to appreciate His magnificence and find peace in His presence.
Join me in a heartfelt prayer as we express our love and gratitude to our amazing God, who has done things beyond our comprehension and continues to bless us daily.
May you have a blessed day, and I look forward to our next visit together. Amen. Come visit me at www.pastorpete.org
Welcome to this edition of the Daily Devo with Pastor Pete. Today, we dive into John chapter 14, focusing on the profound words of Jesus: "If you love me, you will keep my commands." Visit www.pastorpete.org for more resources or to become a financial supporter of this ministry.
Today, Pastor Pete reflects on the importance of genuine obedience to Christ's teachings as a true expression of our love for Him. He challenges us to examine our own lives and strive to be better disciples, not out of legalism, but from a heartfelt desire to reflect Jesus in our actions.
Join us in this introspective journey and discover how you can deepen your relationship with Christ through obedience. Visit pastorpete.org for more insights and resources.
Hello there, this is Pastor Pete. Thank you for joining me for this edition of the Daily Devo. Don't forget to visit my website, pastorpete.org for more resources and to sign up for Daily Devo emails.
Today, I reflected on Deuteronomy 31:8, where Moses reassures Joshua that the Lord will always be with him. This powerful message is a reminder that even in moments of loneliness, we are never truly alone because God is always with us.
Throughout the Bible, many leaders felt alone—Jacob, Joseph, Elijah, Jeremiah, Nehemiah, Christ, and Paul. Feeling alone is a common experience, especially for leaders. However, Moses' words remind us to not be afraid or discouraged because God's presence is a constant.
Amy Weatherly's words offer further encouragement, reminding us that not everyone will like or include us, but it's essential to focus on those who uplift and support us. Your energy and heart are precious, and it's okay to protect them.
If you're feeling lonely, remember Moses' reassurance: "The Lord is the one who will go before you. He will be with you. He will not leave you or abandon you. Do not be afraid or discouraged." God is with you, and you are precious to Him.
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Where can you find comfort during tough times? This episode delves into the ultimate sources of comfort, especially when you're facing a bad day or difficult situation.
We often turn to food or other temporary fixes, but there's a greater comforter available to us. Discover how God, the Father of mercies, and His followers can provide the solace you need.
Learn why God is the source of all comfort and how He uses us to extend His comforting hand to others. Get inspired to be a vessel of comfort to those around you with simple acts of kindness.
Join us and explore these profound sources of comfort that can transform your life and the lives of those you care about.
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Join Pastor Pete for today's Daily Devo as he delves into Psalms 86. Reflecting on the first 10 verses, Pastor Pete shares insights on approaching God with humility and recognizing our dependence on His grace and love.
In this episode, Pastor Pete emphasizes the importance of acknowledging our neediness and faithfulness before God, rather than presenting a list of demands. He encourages listeners to come before God in their true state and experience His faithful love and mercy.
Conclude the session with a heartfelt prayer, seeking God's guidance, provision, and peace that surpasses all understanding. Tune in for a spiritually enriching time and be reminded of God's greatness and His attentive care for those who call upon Him.
Hey everyone sorry I missed yesterday. I am out of town right now and I forgot my microphone to record back at the office. Here is an old daily devo on worry. I hope you enjoy it. I will put up another rerun tomorrow then we will be back on track next week.
Join Dr. Pete in this edition of Daily Devo as he delves into Philippians 4:6-7, exploring the transformative power of prayer and worship in overcoming worry. Through insightful reflections and practical advice, learn how to present your requests to God with thanksgiving and experience the peace that surpasses all understanding.
Discover the wisdom of Apostle Paul and understand how to replace daily anxieties with trust and gratitude. Tune in to find encouragement and strength to face life's challenges with a heart centered on worship rather than worry.
Join Dr. Pete for today's edition of the Daily Devo, where we explore Acts 22 and the important lessons it holds for us. In this episode, Dr. Pete talks about the moment when Paul was instructed by God to leave Jerusalem and relates it to our own experiences of finding ourselves in places we shouldn't be.
Discover the three crucial steps we must take when we recognize we're in the wrong place: recognizing the situation, repenting, and removing ourselves from it. Dr. Pete Pawelek offers practical advice on how to listen to the Holy Spirit and trust in God's guidance, encouraging us to act promptly and faithfully.
Don't miss this insightful discussion that could help you navigate your own spiritual journey. Visit PastorPete.org for more resources and to support the ministry. May God bless you today!
Welcome to another edition of The Daily Devo with Dr. Pete. In today's episode, we delve into Psalms 122, reflecting on the recent events in Israel and the importance of praying for peace in Jerusalem. Dr. Pete shares personal experiences and encourages us to remember the spiritual significance of Jerusalem and the need to pray for the saints in Israel. Join us for a few moments of scripture and heartfelt reflection. For more insights, visit PastorPete.org.
Welcome to this edition of The Daily Devo with Dr. Pete. This week, we've been exploring what it means to stand firm in faith. If you missed any previous episodes, we encourage you to start from the beginning for a complete understanding. These devotions are only four minutes long, designed to inspire, equip, and encourage you each day with a study of God's Word.
In today's episode, Dr. Pete focuses on the importance of shunning evil to stand firm, as instructed in Philippians 4:1 and 1 Thessalonians 5:22. He emphasizes the need to turn away from evil and remove it from our lives to avoid temptation and maintain a strong, unwavering faith. Join us as we learn how to identify and shun evil, ensuring it doesn't take root in our hearts, homes, or relationships.
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Welcome to this edition of The Daily Devo with Pastor Pete Pawelek, where we spend four minutes unpacking a scripture or a thought from God's Word to encourage us.
This week, we're exploring how to stand firm in the Lord, inspired by Philippians 4:1. Today, we discuss the importance of seeking what we truly want to find. Just like a game of hide and seek, our efforts and priorities determine what we eventually discover.
Jesus gives us profound advice in Matthew 6:33: "But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be provided for you." As believers, seeking God's kingdom should be our foremost priority.
Examine your heart. What are you seeking? If it’s anything other than the kingdom of God, adjust your focus today. Stand firm in your faith and pursue the goodness, grace, and generosity of God.
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Welcome to another edition of the Daily Devo with Dr. Pete. In today's episode, we continue our series on how believers can stand firm in the Lord. Dr. Pete emphasizes the importance of being sober-minded and alert, drawing from the Apostle Peter's advice in 1 Peter 5:8.
Dr. Pete clarifies that sobriety in this context is not just about abstaining from alcohol but maintaining an alert and clear mind to avoid the pitfalls of worldly distractions. He shares practical examples and encourages listeners to examine areas in their lives where they may have let their guard down.
Join us as we explore how to stay vigilant against our adversary, the devil, and stand firm in our faith. Don't forget to visit www.pastorpete.org for more resources and to share this message with friends. God bless, and see you tomorrow!
Welcome to part two of Dr. Pete's daily Devo series on standing firm in Christ. Building on yesterday's discussion about immersing ourselves in scripture, today's episode delves into a surprising yet powerful strategy: full surrender to the Lord.
Dr. Pete explores the profound concept of submitting your life and will to God, drawing insights from James 4:7. Learn how a daily practice of saying "yes" to God's plan can fortify your spiritual resilience against the challenges and pressures of today's world.
Join us in this transformative journey of faith and discover the strength that comes from wholehearted surrender. Visit pastorpete.org for more resources, and tune in tomorrow for the next installment.
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In today's episode, we explore a fundamental question: How can we stand firm in the Lord?
I've recently had many conversations with people facing various hardships—divorce, health diagnoses, family conflicts. At the heart of these struggles is a common desire to honor the Lord and stand firm in faith. But how do we achieve this? This week, we'll embark on a series to uncover practical ways to stand firm in the Lord, beginning with the importance of grounding ourselves in scripture.
Philippians 4:1 reminds us to stand firm in the Lord. To do so, we must immerse ourselves in God's word. Psalms 119:105 says, "Your word is a lamp for my feet and a light on my path." Daily engagement with scripture equips us to withstand life's challenges and spiritual battles. Whether you read a few minutes before bed, listen on your commute, or meditate during breaks, integrating scripture into your life is essential.
Join me tomorrow for part two as we continue our series on standing firm in the Lord. Until then, visit PastorPete.org for more resources. See you tomorrow!
In this episode, Pastor Pete reflects on Philippians 1:6, a scripture that has provided him with strength and assurance throughout his faith journey.
Pastor Pete emphasizes the certainty that God will complete the good work He has started in each of us. He encourages listeners to hold on to this truth, regardless of their current circumstances.
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In today's edition of the Daily Devo, Dr. Pete delves into Ephesians chapter 6, emphasizing the importance of spiritual strength and the true nature of our battles. He reminds us that our struggles are not against flesh and blood but against spiritual forces of darkness.
Dr. Pete encourages listeners to rely on the Lord's vast strength, especially when facing personal challenges such as marital, parental, career, or emotional battles. He underscores the necessity of fighting the right fight - a spiritual one, and not to waste energy on worldly conflicts.
Join Dr. Pete as he provides uplifting words of support and reminds us that God is with us in every struggle. For more insights and encouragement, visit pastorpete.org.
Welcome to another episode of The Daily Devo with Pastor Pete. In today's devotion, we delve into Matthew chapter 4, focusing on the calling of the first disciples, Simon Peter and Andrew, and their transformation from fishermen to disciples of Christ.
Pastor Pete emphasizes how God uses our existing skills and professions to fulfill His divine purpose. Whether you are a plumber, teacher, nurse, or any other profession, God can transform and use your abilities for His glory.
Join Pastor Pete as he reflects on the powerful message of being open to God's calling and allowing Him to use our lives for His kingdom. Be encouraged to embrace your unique skills and let God guide you in becoming who you were created to be.
Don't miss this inspiring episode, and remember to visit www.pastorpete.org for more resources and past devotions. Amen.
The mess you are in does not change the mission you are on!
Matthew 28:16–20 (CSB) —16The eleven disciples traveled to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had directed them. 17When they saw him, they worshiped, but some doubted. 18Jesus came near and said to them, “All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth. 19Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20teaching them to observe everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
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Be faith-centered.
2 Corinthians 5:7 (CSB) —7For we walk by faith, not by sight.
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Be hope centered.
Romans 12:12–13 (CSB) —12Rejoice in hope; be patient in affliction; be persistent in prayer. 13Share with the saints in their needs; pursue hospitality.
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Be gospel centered!
Acts 8:1–4 (CSB) —1Saul agreed with putting him to death. On that day a severe persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout the land of Judea and Samaria. 2Devout men buried Stephen and mourned deeply over him. 3Saul, however, was ravaging the church. He would enter house after house, drag off men and women, and put them in prison. 4So those who were scattered went on their way preaching the word.
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Be Trinity centered...
Matthew 28:19–20 (CSB) —19Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20teaching them to observe everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
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Be biblically centered!!!
Psalm 19:7–11 (CSB) —7The instruction of the Lord is perfect, renewing one’s life; the testimony of the Lord is trustworthy, making the inexperienced wise. 8The precepts of the Lord are right, making the heart glad; the command of the Lord is radiant, making the eyes light up. 9The fear of the Lord is pure, enduring forever; the ordinances of the Lord are reliable and altogether righteous. 10They are more desirable than gold— than an abundance of pure gold; and sweeter than honey dripping from a honeycomb. 11In addition, your servant is warned by them, and in keeping them there is an abundant reward.
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We have a BIG problem and a BIG promise.
2 Corinthians 5:16–17 (CSB) —16From now on, then, we do not know anyone from a worldly perspective. Even if we have known Christ from a worldly perspective, yet now we no longer know him in this way. 17Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has passed away, and see, the new has come!
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Don't let your guard down.
Acts 27:13 (CSB) —13When a gentle south wind sprang up, they thought they had achieved their purpose. They weighed anchor and sailed along the shore of Crete.
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God is still working!
John 5:17–18 (CSB) —17Jesus responded to them, “My Father is still working, and I am working also.” 18This is why the Jews began trying all the more to kill him: Not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God his own Father, making himself equal to God.
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Are you a lion or a gazelle?
1 Peter 5:8–9 (CSB) —8Be sober-minded, be alert. Your adversary the devil is prowling around like a roaring lion, looking for anyone he can devour. 9Resist him, firm in the faith, knowing that the same kind of sufferings are being experienced by your fellow believers throughout the world.
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The Lord already knows all about it.
Psalm 139:1–7 (CSB) —1Lord, you have searched me and known me. 2You know when I sit down and when I stand up; you understand my thoughts from far away. 3You observe my travels and my rest; you are aware of all my ways. 4Before a word is on my tongue, you know all about it, Lord. 5You have encircled me; you have placed your hand on me. 6This wondrous knowledge is beyond me. It is lofty; I am unable to reach it. 7Where can I go to escape your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence?
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Pride will diminish your gratitude.
Ephesians 5:20–21 (CSB) —20giving thanks always for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, 21submitting to one another in the fear of Christ.
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Pride will deprive us of spiritual growth.
Proverbs 19:20 (CSB) —20Listen to counsel and receive instruction so that you may be wise later in life.
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A spirit of pride will distract you from your purpose and your mission.
James 4:6 (CSB) —6But he gives greater grace. Therefore he says: God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble.
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Don't let pride destroy your judgment.
Proverbs 26:12 (CSB) —12Do you see a person who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
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Sorry everyone, last week was a real challenge. I had internet issues and some other stuff that caused me to miss a few days. It happens from time to time. That being said we should be on track now.
This one thing will distort your reality.
Proverbs 29:23 (CSB) —23A person’s pride will humble him, but a humble spirit will gain honor.
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God loves you!
Psalm 91:9–16 (CSB) —9Because you have made the Lord—my refuge, the Most High—your dwelling place, 10no harm will come to you; no plague will come near your tent. 11For he will give his angels orders concerning you, to protect you in all your ways. 12They will support you with their hands so that you will not strike your foot against a stone. 13You will tread on the lion and the cobra; you will trample the young lion and the serpent. 14Because he has his heart set on me, I will deliver him; I will protect him because he knows my name. 15When he calls out to me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will rescue him and give him honor. 16I will satisfy him with a long life and show him my salvation.
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Look to the ROCK!
Isaiah 51:1 (CSB) —1Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness, you who seek the Lord: Look to the rock from which you were cut, and to the quarry from which you were dug.
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Our God is victorious, and so are we!
Psalm 98:1–3 (CSB) —1Sing a new song to the Lord, for he has performed wonders; his right hand and holy arm have won him victory. 2The Lord has made his victory known; he has revealed his righteousness in the sight of the nations. 3He has remembered his love and faithfulness to the house of Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen our God’s victory.
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Have you ever made a bad choice?
Matthew 27:20–24 (CSB) —20The chief priests and the elders, however, persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to execute Jesus. 21The governor asked them, “Which of the two do you want me to release for you?” “Barabbas!” they answered. 22Pilate asked them, “What should I do then with Jesus, who is called Christ?” They all answered, “Crucify him!” 23Then he said, “Why? What has he done wrong?” But they kept shouting all the more, “Crucify him!” 24When Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but that a riot was starting instead, he took some water, washed his hands in front of the crowd, and said, “I am innocent of this man’s blood. See to it yourselves!”
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How high can you count?
Psalm 147:4–6 (CSB) —4He counts the number of the stars; he gives names to all of them. 5Our Lord is great, vast in power; his understanding is infinite. 6The Lord helps the oppressed but brings the wicked to the ground.
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Psalm 130:3–6 (CSB) —3Lord, if you kept an account of iniquities, Lord, who could stand? 4But with you there is forgiveness, so that you may be revered. 5I wait for the Lord; I wait and put my hope in his word. 6I wait for the Lord more than watchmen for the morning— more than watchmen for the morning.
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What is it that grieves the heart of Jesus?
Mark 3:5–6 (CSB) —5After looking around at them with anger, he was grieved at the hardness of their hearts and told the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out, and his hand was restored. 6Immediately the Pharisees went out and started plotting with the Herodians against him, how they might kill him.
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What can you finish today?
2 Chronicles 5:1 (CSB) —1So all the work Solomon did for the Lord’s temple was completed. Then Solomon brought the consecrated things of his father David—the silver, the gold, and all the utensils—and put them in the treasuries of God’s temple.
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I just love a good ending.
Revelation 22:20–21 (CSB) —20He who testifies about these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon.” Amen! Come, Lord Jesus! 21The grace of the Lord Jesus be with everyone. Amen.
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Would you like to eat breakfast with Jesus?
John 21:12–14 (CSB) —12“Come and have breakfast,” Jesus told them. None of the disciples dared ask him, “Who are you?” because they knew it was the Lord. 13Jesus came, took the bread, and gave it to them. He did the same with the fish. 14This was now the third time Jesus appeared to the disciples after he was raised from the dead.
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How can you praise the Lord...part 2.
Psalm 146:1–2 (CSB) —1Hallelujah! My soul, praise the Lord. 2I will praise the Lord all my life; I will sing to my God as long as I live.
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How can we praise the Lord...part 1.
Psalm 146:1–2 (CSB) —1Hallelujah! My soul, praise the Lord. 2I will praise the Lord all my life; I will sing to my God as long as I live.
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Do what you so you are going to do!
Ecclesiastes 5:4–6 (CSB) —4When you make a vow to God, don’t delay fulfilling it, because he does not delight in fools. Fulfill what you vow. 5Better that you do not vow than that you vow and not fulfill it. 6Do not let your mouth bring guilt on you, and do not say in the presence of the messenger that it was a mistake. Why should God be angry with your words and destroy the work of your hands?
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Praise God for our chapter 9!
Read Acts chapters 8 & 9 today... what a difference a chapter makes!
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Walk in faith!
Acts 10:30–33 (CSB) —30Cornelius replied, “Four days ago at this hour, at three in the afternoon, I was praying in my house. Just then a man in dazzling clothing stood before me 31and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your acts of charity have been remembered in God’s sight. 32Therefore send someone to Joppa and invite Simon here, who is also named Peter. He is lodging in Simon the tanner’s house by the sea.’ 33So I immediately sent for you, and it was good of you to come. So now we are all in the presence of God to hear everything you have been commanded by the Lord.”
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That's no way to talk!
Matthew 26:74–75 (CSB) —74Then he started to curse and to swear with an oath, “I don’t know the man!” Immediately a rooster crowed, 75and Peter remembered the words Jesus had spoken, “Before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.” And he went outside and wept bitterly.
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You might be the answer to someone's poverty.
Proverbs 19:17 (CSB) —17Kindness to the poor is a loan to the Lord, and he will give a reward to the lender.
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Get up and stand here.
Luke 6:6–11 (CSB) —6On another Sabbath he entered the synagogue and was teaching. A man was there whose right hand was shriveled. 7The scribes and Pharisees were watching him closely, to see if he would heal on the Sabbath, so that they could find a charge against him. 8But he knew their thoughts and told the man with the shriveled hand, “Get up and stand here.” So he got up and stood there. 9Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you: Is it lawful to do good on the Sabbath or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?” 10After looking around at them all, he told him, “Stretch out your hand.” He did, and his hand was restored. 11They, however, were filled with rage and started discussing with one another what they might do to Jesus.
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This is the question you need to ask.
Luke 9:18 (CSB) —18While he was praying in private and his disciples were with him, he asked them, “Who do the crowds say that I am?”
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If you can lose it, it is not yours anyway.
Luke 12:15 (CSB) —15He then told them, “Watch out and be on guard against all greed, because one’s life is not in the abundance of his possessions.”
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Luke 5:16 (CSB) —16Yet he often withdrew to deserted places and prayed.
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Luke 5:16 (CSB) —16Yet he often withdrew to deserted places and prayed.
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Luke 5:16 (CSB) —16Yet he often withdrew to deserted places and prayed.
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Psalm 112:2–10 (CSB) —2His descendants will be powerful in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed. 3Wealth and riches are in his house, and his righteousness endures forever. 4Light shines in the darkness for the upright. He is gracious, compassionate, and righteous. 5Good will come to the one who lends generously and conducts his business fairly. 6He will never be shaken. The righteous one will be remembered forever. 7He will not fear bad news; his heart is confident, trusting in the Lord. 8His heart is assured; he will not fear. In the end he will look in triumph on his foes. 9He distributes freely to the poor; his righteousness endures forever. His horn will be exalted in honor. 10The wicked one will see it and be angry; he will gnash his teeth in despair. The desire of the wicked leads to ruin.
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Luke 2:51–52 (CSB) —51Then he went down with them and came to Nazareth and was obedient to them. His mother kept all these things in her heart. 52And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and with people.
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Let's strive to know the Lord.
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Hosea 6:1–3 (CSB) —1Come, let’s return to the Lord. For he has torn us, and he will heal us; he has wounded us, and he will bind up our wounds. 2He will revive us after two days, and on the third day he will raise us up so we can live in his presence. 3Let’s strive to know the Lord. His appearance is as sure as the dawn. He will come to us like the rain, like the spring showers that water the land.
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Don't miss your blessing!
Luke 10:23–24 (CSB) —23Then turning to his disciples he said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see the things you see! 24For I tell you that many prophets and kings wanted to see the things you see but didn’t see them; to hear the things you hear but didn’t hear them.”
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Where do you put your trust?
Jeremiah 17:5 (CSB) —5This is what the Lord says: Cursed is the person who trusts in mankind. He makes human flesh his strength, and his heart turns from the Lord.
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Who will get the glory?
Psalm 115:1 (CSB) —1Not to us, LORD, not to us, but to your name give glory because of your faithful love, because of your truth.
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You just never know what the Lord is going to do.
Deuteronomy 34:10–12 (CSB) —10No prophet has arisen again in Israel like Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face. 11He was unparalleled for all the signs and wonders the Lord sent him to do against the land of Egypt—to Pharaoh, to all his officials, and to all his land— 12and for all the mighty acts of power and terrifying deeds that Moses performed in the sight of all Israel.
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What do you do when you can't understand God's plan?
Deuteronomy 34:4–7 (CSB) —4The Lord then said to him, “This is the land I promised Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, ‘I will give it to your descendants.’ I have let you see it with your own eyes, but you will not cross into it.” 5So Moses the servant of the Lord died there in the land of Moab, according to the Lord’s word. 6He buried him in the valley in the land of Moab facing Beth-peor, and no one to this day knows where his grave is. 7Moses was one hundred twenty years old when he died; his eyes were not weak, and his vitality had not left him.
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All provision comes from the Lord.
John 3:16 (CSB) —16For God loved the world in this way: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.
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Exodus 14:14 (CSB) —14The Lord will fight for you, and you must be quiet.”
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You Might not know her name but you know her story.
Exodus 2:1 (CSB) —1Now a man from the family of Levi married a Levite woman.
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How lovely is your dwelling place...
Psalm 83:1–2 (CSB) —1God, do not keep silent. Do not be deaf, God; do not be quiet. 2See how your enemies make an uproar; those who hate you have acted arrogantly.
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Get going...!
Philippians 3:13 (CSB) —13Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and reaching forward to what is ahead,
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The cure for worry and anxiety.
Luke 12:22–34 (CSB) —22Then he said to his disciples, “Therefore I tell you, don’t worry about your life, what you will eat; or about the body, what you will wear. 23For life is more than food and the body more than clothing. 24Consider the ravens: They don’t sow or reap; they don’t have a storeroom or a barn; yet God feeds them. Aren’t you worth much more than the birds? 25Can any of you add one moment to his life span by worrying? 26If then you’re not able to do even a little thing, why worry about the rest? 27“Consider how the wildflowers grow: They don’t labor or spin thread. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendor was adorned like one of these. 28If that’s how God clothes the grass, which is in the field today and is thrown into the furnace tomorrow, how much more will he do for you—you of little faith? 29Don’t strive for what you should eat and what you should drink, and don’t be anxious. 30For the Gentile world eagerly seeks all these things, and your Father knows that you need them. 31“But seek his kingdom, and these things will be provided for you. 32Don’t be afraid, little flock, because your Father delights to give you the kingdom. 33Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Make money-bags for yourselves that won’t grow old, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys. 34For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
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Come and see the man...
John 4:27–31 (CSB) —27Just then his disciples arrived, and they were amazed that he was talking with a woman. Yet no one said, “What do you want?” or “Why are you talking with her?” 28Then the woman left her water jar, went into town, and told the people, 29“Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Messiah?” 30They left the town and made their way to him. 31In the meantime the disciples kept urging him, “Rabbi, eat something.”
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Jesus has prayed for you.
John 17:20–26 (CSB) —20“I pray not only for these, but also for those who believe in me through their word. 21May they all be one, as you, Father, are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us, so that the world may believe you sent me. 22I have given them the glory you have given me, so that they may be one as we are one. 23I am in them and you are in me, so that they may be made completely one, that the world may know you have sent me and have loved them as you have loved me. 24“Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, so that they will see my glory, which you have given me because you loved me before the world’s foundation. 25Righteous Father, the world has not known you. However, I have known you, and they have known that you sent me. 26I made your name known to them and will continue to make it known, so that the love you have loved me with may be in them and I may be in them.”
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Good morning, everyone. Our verse for today is Deuteronomy 12:32, where God instructs the Israelites to be careful to follow His commands exactly as given. Let’s explore the importance of obedience and adherence to God’s Word.
Deuteronomy 12:32 (CSB) —32Be careful to do everything I command you; do not add anything to it or take anything away from it.
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Good morning, friends. Today’s verse comes from 1 Corinthians 8:9, where Paul advises us to be mindful of our actions and their impact on others, especially those who are weaker in faith. Let’s dive into this message and understand the importance of being considerate and responsible in our freedom.
1 Corinthians 8:9 (CSB) —9But be careful that this right of yours in no way becomes a stumbling block to the weak.
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Good morning, everyone. Today’s verse is from 1 Corinthians 3:10, where Paul speaks about the importance of building on the foundation of Christ with care. Let’s explore what it means to be careful in how we build our lives on this foundation.
1 Corinthians 3:10–11 (CSB) —10According to God’s grace that was given to me, I have laid a foundation as a skilled master builder, and another builds on it. But each one is to be careful how he builds on it. 11For no one can lay any foundation other than what has been laid down. That foundation is Jesus Christ.
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Good morning, friends. Today’s verse is from Job 36:18, which gives us a caution about the allure of riches and the dangers of being led astray. Let’s delve into this important message and learn how we can remain steadfast in our faith.
Job 36:18–19 (CSB) —18Be careful that no one lures you with riches; do not let a large ransom lead you astray. 19Can your wealth or all your physical exertion keep you from distress?
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Good morning, everyone. Our verse today is Matthew 6:1, where Jesus teaches us about the motives behind our righteous actions. Let’s explore what it means to serve and live righteously with the right heart.
Matthew 6:1 (CSB) —1“Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. Otherwise, you have no reward with your Father in heaven.
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Who are you?
John 1:19–23 (CSB) —19This was John’s testimony when the Jews from Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him, “Who are you?” 20He didn’t deny it but confessed, “I am not the Messiah.” 21“What then?” they asked him. “Are you Elijah?” “I am not,” he said. “Are you the Prophet?” “No,” he answered. 22“Who are you, then?” they asked. “We need to give an answer to those who sent us. What can you tell us about yourself?” 23He said, “I am a voice of one crying out in the wilderness: Make straight the way of the Lord—just as Isaiah the prophet said.”
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Let's find a reason to sing.
Psalm 147:7–9 (CSB) —7Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving; play the lyre to our God, 8who covers the sky with clouds, prepares rain for the earth, and causes grass to grow on the hills. 9He provides the animals with their food, and the young ravens what they cry for.
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Who is Jesus?
Matthew 22:41–46 (CSB) —41While the Pharisees were together, Jesus questioned them, 42“What do you think about the Messiah? Whose son is he?” They replied, “David’s.” 43He asked them, “How is it then that David, inspired by the Spirit, calls him ‘Lord’: 44The Lord declared to my Lord, ‘Sit at my right hand until I put your enemies under your feet’? 45“If David calls him ‘Lord,’ how, then, can he be his son?” 46No one was able to answer him at all, and from that day no one dared to question him anymore.
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Who are you?
John 1:19–23 (CSB) —19This was John’s testimony when the Jews from Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him, “Who are you?” 20He didn’t deny it but confessed, “I am not the Messiah.” 21“What then?” they asked him. “Are you Elijah?” “I am not,” he said. “Are you the Prophet?” “No,” he answered. 22“Who are you, then?” they asked. “We need to give an answer to those who sent us. What can you tell us about yourself?” 23He said, “I am a voice of one crying out in the wilderness: Make straight the way of the Lord—just as Isaiah the prophet said.”
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What has the Lord said to you?
Jeremiah 17:19 (CSB) —19This is what the Lord said to me, “Go and stand at the People’s Gate, through which the kings of Judah enter and leave, as well as at all the gates of Jerusalem.
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What if we all just followed the advice of this one verse today?
Psalm 34:14 (CSB) —14Turn away from evil and do what is good; seek peace and pursue it.
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What is your heart's desire for those you love?
Romans 10:1 (CSB) —1Brothers and sisters, my heart’s desire and prayer to God concerning them is for their salvation.
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Sowers know how to scatter seeds.
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Never stop crying out to Jesus.
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Well done, good and faithful servant.
Matthew 25:21 (CSB) —21“His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You were faithful over a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Share your master’s joy.’
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Fear and freedom can't walk together.
Psalm 27:1–3 (CSB) —1The Lord is my light and my salvation— whom should I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life— whom should I dread? 2When evildoers came against me to devour my flesh, my foes and my enemies stumbled and fell. 3Though an army deploys against me, my heart will not be afraid; though a war breaks out against me, I will still be confident.
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It sure is getting dark!
John 8:12 (CSB) —12Jesus spoke to them again: “I am the light of the world. Anyone who follows me will never walk in the darkness but will have the light of life.”
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When is Jesus coming back?
Luke 17:20–21 (CSB) —20When he was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, he answered them, “The kingdom of God is not coming with something observable; 21no one will say, ‘See here!’ or ‘There!’ For you see, the kingdom of God is in your midst.”
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Don't be hard-headed.
Psalm 95:6–7 (CSB) —6Come, let’s worship and bow down; let’s kneel before the Lord our Maker. 7For he is our God, and we are the people of his pasture, the sheep under his care. Today, if you hear his voice:
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1 Peter 1:13 (CSB) —13Therefore, with your minds ready for action, be sober-minded and set your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
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Let's talk about the goodness of God!
Psalm 28:8–9 (CSB) —8The Lord is the strength of his people; he is a stronghold of salvation for his anointed. 9Save your people, bless your possession, shepherd them, and carry them forever.
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There is much more to life than this life.
2 Corinthians 5:1–5 (CSB) —1For we know that if our earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal dwelling in the heavens, not made with hands. 2Indeed, we groan in this tent, desiring to put on our heavenly dwelling, 3since, when we are clothed, we will not be found naked. 4Indeed, we groan while we are in this tent, burdened as we are, because we do not want to be unclothed but clothed, so that mortality may be swallowed up by life. 5Now the one who prepared us for this very purpose is God, who gave us the Spirit as a down payment.
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Every season is a little different.
Ecclesiastes 7:10 (CSB) —10Don’t say, “Why were the former days better than these?” since it is not wise of you to ask this.
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He loved them all the way till the end.
John 13:1 (CSB) —1Before the Passover Festival, Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart from this world to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.
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The Lord bears our burdens.
Psalm 68:19 (CSB) —19Blessed be the Lord! Day after day he bears our burdens; God is our salvation. Selah
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There is plenty to be afraid of...
Psalm 56:3–6 (CSB) —3When I am afraid, I will trust in you. 4In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me? 5They twist my words all day long; all their thoughts against me are evil. 6They stir up strife, they lurk, they watch my steps while they wait to take my life.
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Have you ever needed a little help?
Psalm 40:1–3 (CSB) —1I waited patiently for the Lord, and he turned to me and heard my cry for help. 2He brought me up from a desolate pit, out of the muddy clay, and set my feet on a rock, making my steps secure. 3He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear, and they will trust in the Lord.
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What should we do when everything falls apart?
Job 1:20 (CSB) —20Then Job stood up, tore his robe, and shaved his head. He fell to the ground and worshiped,
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You can't outgive the Lord.
2 Corinthians 9:6–8 (CSB) —6The point is this: The person who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the person who sows generously will also reap generously. 7Each person should do as he has decided in his heart—not reluctantly or out of compulsion, since God loves a cheerful giver. 8And God is able to make every grace overflow to you, so that in every way, always having everything you need, you may excel in every good work.
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Genesis 28:13–17 (CSB) —13The Lord was standing there beside him, saying, “I am the Lord, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your offspring the land on which you are lying. 14Your offspring will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out toward the west, the east, the north, and the south. All the peoples on earth will be blessed through you and your offspring. 15Look, I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go. I will bring you back to this land, for I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.” 16When Jacob awoke from his sleep, he said, “Surely the Lord is in this place, and I did not know it.” 17He was afraid and said, “What an awesome place this is! This is none other than the house of God. This is the gate of heaven.”
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Is that the Holy Spirit talking to me?
Acts 13:4 (CSB) —4So being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus.
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Wickedness can not win!
Proverbs 29:16 (CSB) —16When the wicked increase, rebellion increases, but the righteous will see their downfall.
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Detox your doubt!
Psalm 77:11–15 (CSB) —11I will remember the Lord’s works; yes, I will remember your ancient wonders. 12I will reflect on all you have done and meditate on your actions. 13God, your way is holy. What god is great like God? 14You are the God who works wonders; you revealed your strength among the peoples. 15With power you redeemed your people, the descendants of Jacob and Joseph. Selah
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Why do doubts arise in your heart?
Luke 24:37–38 (CSB) —37But they were startled and terrified and thought they were seeing a ghost. 38“Why are you troubled?” he asked them. “And why do doubts arise in your hearts?
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2 Timothy 3:1–5 (CSB) —1But know this: Hard times will come in the last days. 2For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, proud, demeaning, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3unloving, irreconcilable, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, without love for what is good, 4traitors, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, 5holding to the form of godliness but denying its power. Avoid these people.
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Genesis 28:13–17 (CSB) —13The Lord was standing there beside him, saying, “I am the Lord, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your offspring the land on which you are lying. 14Your offspring will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out toward the west, the east, the north, and the south. All the peoples on earth will be blessed through you and your offspring. 15Look, I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go. I will bring you back to this land, for I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.” 16When Jacob awoke from his sleep, he said, “Surely the Lord is in this place, and I did not know it.” 17He was afraid and said, “What an awesome place this is! This is none other than the house of God. This is the gate of heaven.”
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We must be devoted to the right things!
Colossians 4:2 (CSB) —2Devote yourselves to prayer; stay alert in it with thanksgiving.
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Isaiah 40:28–31 (CSB) —28Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the whole earth. He never becomes faint or weary; there is no limit to his understanding. 29He gives strength to the faint and strengthens the powerless. 30Youths may become faint and weary, and young men stumble and fall, 31but those who trust in the Lord will renew their strength; they will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not become weary, they will walk and not faint.
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Psalm 121:1–2 (CSB) —1I lift my eyes toward the mountains. Where will my help come from? 2My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.
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Let go and let God...
Philippians 3:15–16 (CSB) —15Therefore, let all of us who are mature think this way. And if you think differently about anything, God will reveal this also to you. 16In any case, we should live up to whatever truth we have attained.
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Daniel from Florida asked me a great question, and I wanted to address it today on the Daily Devo. This one is a bit longer than normal, but I think you will find it valuable.
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How can we remain steadfast?
1 Corinthians 15:58 (CSB) —58Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the Lord’s work, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
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Welcome to this edition of The Daily Devo with Pastor Pete. In this episode, we ponder life's big questions, focusing in particular on the complex matter of making big mistakes and finding redemption. If you're seeking guidance or simply want to delve deeper into your faith, join us. Additional resources can be found on the pastorpete.org website, where you can sign up for daily devotionals via email.
Drawing from 1 Corinthians 15, Pete digs into the Apostle Paul’s powerful message about the Gospel, emphasizing not just belief in Jesus' death and resurrection but also the potentially transformative impact of grace when we stumble. Everyone makes mistakes, but we have the tendency to let these errors drag us down or convince us we're unworthy of God's favor or use in His work. But as Pete highlights, God's grace is always sufficient, covering our sins and our blunders.
In a spirit of humility and honesty similar to the Apostle Paul's, Pete encourages us to recognize our mishaps as part of a broader journey. Paul, once a persecutor of the church, later found redemption and was a compelling ambassador for the Gospel through God's grace. His experience should serve as a reminder that everyone makes mistakes but that the grace of God is enough for us all.
It's vital to remember that God’s grace is not a license to continue in sin, rather it is a testament to His unfailing love and forgiveness. Instead of getting stuck in the past or feeling disqualified because of mistakes, we are encouraged to embrace God's grace, understanding that we are loved and seen as worthy. Visit pastorpete.org for further guidance and encouragement, and join us tomorrow for another enriching Devo.
Proverbs 30:7–9 (CSB) —7Two things I ask of you; don’t deny them to me before I die: 8Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me. Give me neither poverty nor wealth; feed me with the food I need. 9Otherwise, I might have too much and deny you, saying, “Who is the Lord?” or I might have nothing and steal, profaning the name of my God.
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Join Dr. Pete Pawelek in another enlightening episode of "The Daily Devo". In this episode, Dr. Pete reflects on the importance of belief and faith in our lives, examining it through the lens of scriptures from John Chapter 10, verses 22 and 25. Have you been shying away from receiving divine wisdom because you struggle to believe in it entirely?
Dr. Pete challenges listeners to examine their personal beliefs, their inner conflicts related to faith, and confront those areas of their lives where they have difficulty believing. Is it something related to your finances, your marriage, your past or future? The challenge is to truly resonate with God’s word and believe in His divine revelation.
Belief is crucial because if we continue to neglect our faith and push it off to the side, its potential to impact and change our lives remains unfulfilled. Don't fall into the pattern of disbelief exhibited by the Jews in John Chapter 10. Today, choose to believe what God has said, confront any undermining disbelief, and open yourself to receiving divine wisdom.
Step into the power of belief with Dr. Pete and see how it can bring profound transformation to your life. Visit pastorpete.org to learn more and catch each daily slice of divine wisdom.
Hallelujah!
Psalm 106:1–3 (CSB) —1Hallelujah! Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his faithful love endures forever. 2Who can declare the Lord’s mighty acts or proclaim all the praise due him? 3How happy are those who uphold justice, who practice righteousness at all times.
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Galatians 1:6–9 (CSB) —6I am amazed that you are so quickly turning away from him who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—7not that there is another gospel, but there are some who are troubling you and want to distort the gospel of Christ. 8But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to what we have preached to you, a curse be on him! 9As we have said before, I now say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to what you received, a curse be on him!
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Galatians 1:6–9 (CSB) —6I am amazed that you are so quickly turning away from him who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—7not that there is another gospel, but there are some who are troubling you and want to distort the gospel of Christ. 8But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to what we have preached to you, a curse be on him! 9As we have said before, I now say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to what you received, a curse be on him!
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Galatians 1:6–9 (CSB) —6I am amazed that you are so quickly turning away from him who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—7not that there is another gospel, but there are some who are troubling you and want to distort the gospel of Christ. 8But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to what we have preached to you, a curse be on him! 9As we have said before, I now say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to what you received, a curse be on him!
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Galatians 1:6–9 (CSB) —6I am amazed that you are so quickly turning away from him who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—7not that there is another gospel, but there are some who are troubling you and want to distort the gospel of Christ. 8But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to what we have preached to you, a curse be on him! 9As we have said before, I now say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to what you received, a curse be on him!
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Have you ever made a BIG mistake?
1 Corinthians 15:9–12 (CSB) —9For I am the least of the apostles, not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. 10But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me. 11Whether, then, it is I or they, so we proclaim and so you have believed. 12Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, how can some of you say, “There is no resurrection of the dead”?
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To the darkness of confusion, Jesus is the light of clarity.
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To The darkness of hate, Jesus is the light of love.
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To The darkness of despair, Jesus is the light of Hope.
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To the darkness of self centeredness Jesus is the light of selflessness
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To the darkness of division, Jesus is the light of unity.
John 17:21
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Where does your help come from?
Everyone needs a friend who will come to your rescue.
Genesis 14:14–16 (CSB) —14When Abram heard that his relative had been taken prisoner, he assembled his 318 trained men, born in his household, and they went in pursuit as far as Dan. 15And he and his servants deployed against them by night, defeated them, and pursued them as far as Hobah to the north of Damascus. 16He brought back all the goods and also his relative Lot and his goods, as well as the women and the other people.
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Everyone needs a friend who will come to your rescue.
Genesis 14:14–16 (CSB) —14When Abram heard that his relative had been taken prisoner, he assembled his 318 trained men, born in his household, and they went in pursuit as far as Dan. 15And he and his servants deployed against them by night, defeated them, and pursued them as far as Hobah to the north of Damascus. 16He brought back all the goods and also his relative Lot and his goods, as well as the women and the other people.
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Leadership is hard...
Acts 14:23 (CSB) —23When they had appointed elders for them in every church and prayed with fasting, they committed them to the Lord in whom they had believed.
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What does the Lord hate?
Proverbs 6:16–19 (CSB) —16The Lord hates six things; in fact, seven are detestable to him: 17arrogant eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, 18a heart that plots wicked schemes, feet eager to run to evil, 19a lying witness who gives false testimony, and one who stirs up trouble among brothers.
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Everyone wants someone to hear them...
Psalm 34:17 (CSB) —17The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears, and rescues them from all their troubles.
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The law cannot give life, but grace gives life abundantly.
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Galatians 3:21–26 (CSB) —21Is the law therefore contrary to God’s promises? Absolutely not! For if the law had been granted with the ability to give life, then righteousness would certainly be on the basis of the law. 22But the Scripture imprisoned everything under sin’s power, so that the promise might be given on the basis of faith in Jesus Christ to those who believe. 23Before this faith came, we were confined under the law, imprisoned until the coming faith was revealed. 24The law, then, was our guardian until Christ, so that we could be justified by faith. 25But since that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian, 26for through faith you are all sons of God in Christ Jesus.
John 10:10 (CSB) —10… I have come so that they may have life and have it in abundance.
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The law brings division and judgment, but grace brings reconciliation and mercy.
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James 2:10–11 (CSB) —10For whoever keeps the entire law, and yet stumbles at one point, is guilty of breaking it all. 11For he who said, Do not commit adultery, also said, Do not murder. So if you do not commit adultery, but you murder, you are a lawbreaker.
Ephesians 2:14–15 (CSB) —14For he is our peace, who made both groups one and tore down the dividing wall of hostility. In his flesh, 15he made of no effect the law consisting of commands and expressed in regulations, so that he might create in himself one new man from the two, resulting in peace.
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The law points to sin, but grace points to Jesus.
Romans 7:7 (CSB) —7What should we say then? Is the law sin? Absolutely not! But, I would not have known sin if it were not for the law. For example, I would not have known what it is to covet if the law had not said, Do not covet.
John 1:16–17 (CSB) —16Indeed, we have all received grace upon grace from his fullness, 17for the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
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The law brings a sense of guilt and shame, but grace brings freedom from condemnation.
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Romans 8:1–4 (CSB) —1Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus, 2because the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and death. 3For what the law could not do since it was weakened by the flesh, God did. He condemned sin in the flesh by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh as a sin offering, 4in order that the law’s requirement would be fulfilled in us who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.
James 2:10–11 (CSB) —10For whoever keeps the entire law, and yet stumbles at one point, is guilty of breaking it all. 11For he who said, Do not commit adultery, also said, Do not murder. So if you do not commit adultery, but you murder, you are a lawbreaker.
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The law focuses on external purity, but grace transforms the heart, leading to true holiness.
Matthew 23:25–26 (CSB) —25“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.26Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup, so that the outside of it may also become clean.
2 Corinthians 5:17 (CSB) —17Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has passed away, and see, the new has come!
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Watch your mouth.
Ecclesiastes 5:2–3 (CSB) —2Do not be hasty to speak, and do not be impulsive to make a speech before God. God is in heaven and you are on earth, so let your words be few. 3Just as dreams accompany much labor, so also a fool’s voice comes with many words.
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You have permission to rest.
Ecclesiastes 4:4–6 (CSB) —4I saw that all labor and all skillful work is due to one person’s jealousy of another. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind. 5The fool folds his arms and consumes his own flesh. 6Better one handful with rest than two handfuls with effort and a pursuit of the wind.
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Value the people around you
Ecclesiastes 4:9–12 (CSB) —9Two are better than one because they have a good reward for their efforts. 10For if either falls, his companion can lift him up; but pity the one who falls without another to lift him up. 11Also, if two lie down together, they can keep warm; but how can one person alone keep warm? 12And if someone overpowers one person, two can resist him. A cord of three strands is not easily broken.
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Value the moment
Ecclesiastes 3:1–8 (CSB) —1There is an occasion for everything, and a time for every activity under heaven: 2a time to give birth and a time to die; a time to plant and a time to uproot; 3a time to kill and a time to heal; a time to tear down and a time to build; 4a time to weep and a time to laugh; a time to mourn and a time to dance; 5a time to throw stones and a time to gather stones; a time to embrace and a time to avoid embracing; 6a time to search and a time to count as lost; a time to keep and a time to throw away; 7a time to tear and a time to sew; a time to be silent and a time to speak; 8a time to love and a time to hate; a time for war and a time for peace.
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Avoid seeking futile fulfillment!
Ecclesiastes 12:13–14 (CSB) —13When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is this: fear God and keep his commands, because this is for all humanity. 14For God will bring every act to judgment, including every hidden thing, whether good or evil.
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God is so awesome!
Isaiah 40:25–26 (CSB) —25“To whom will you compare me, or who is my equal?” asks the Holy One. 26Look up and see! Who created these? He brings out the stars by number; he calls all of them by name. Because of his great power and strength, not one of them is missing.
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What do you do when you don't understand what God is doing?
John 13:6–9 (CSB) —6He came to Simon Peter, who asked him, “Lord, are you going to wash my feet?” 7Jesus answered him, “What I’m doing you don’t realize now, but afterward you will understand.” 8“You will never wash my feet,” Peter said. Jesus replied, “If I don’t wash you, you have no part with me.” 9Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, not only my feet, but also my hands and my head.”
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What do you do when you don't understand what God is doing?
John 13:6–9 (CSB) —6He came to Simon Peter, who asked him, “Lord, are you going to wash my feet?” 7Jesus answered him, “What I’m doing you don’t realize now, but afterward you will understand.” 8“You will never wash my feet,” Peter said. Jesus replied, “If I don’t wash you, you have no part with me.” 9Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, not only my feet, but also my hands and my head.”
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What do you do when you don't understand what God is doing?
John 13:6–9 (CSB) —6He came to Simon Peter, who asked him, “Lord, are you going to wash my feet?” 7Jesus answered him, “What I’m doing you don’t realize now, but afterward you will understand.” 8“You will never wash my feet,” Peter said. Jesus replied, “If I don’t wash you, you have no part with me.” 9Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, not only my feet, but also my hands and my head.”
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God is the answer, and God is enough!
Psalm 105:12–15 (CSB) —12When they were few in number, very few indeed, and resident aliens in Canaan, 13wandering from nation to nation and from one kingdom to another, 14he allowed no one to oppress them; he rebuked kings on their behalf: 15“Do not touch my anointed ones, or harm my prophets.”
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How do you make things right when you don't even know what you did wrong?
1 Samuel 20:1 (CSB) —1David fled from Naioth in Ramah and came to Jonathan and asked, “What have I done? What did I do wrong? How have I sinned against your father so that he wants to take my life?”
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The only thing standing between you and heaven is you...
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Every problem in your life comes from one of two places...
Romans 8:31–39 (CSB) —31What, then, are we to say about these things? If God is for us, who is against us? 32He did not even spare his own Son but gave him up for us all. How will he not also with him grant us everything? 33Who can bring an accusation against God’s elect? God is the one who justifies. 34Who is the one who condemns? Christ Jesus is the one who died, but even more, has been raised; he also is at the right hand of God and intercedes for us. 35Who can separate us from the love of Christ? Can affliction or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? 36As it is written: Because of you we are being put to death all day long; we are counted as sheep to be slaughtered. 37No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, 39nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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God does not need my help, but he lets me help!
1 Samuel 5:8–9 (CSB) —8So they called all the Philistine rulers together and asked, “What should we do with the ark of Israel’s God?” “The ark of Israel’s God should be moved to Gath,” they replied. So they moved the ark of Israel’s God. 9After they had moved it, the Lord’s hand was against the city of Gath, causing a great panic. He afflicted the people of the city, from the youngest to the oldest, with an outbreak of tumors.
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Every problem in your life comes from one of two places...
Romans 8:31–39 (CSB) —31What, then, are we to say about these things? If God is for us, who is against us? 32He did not even spare his own Son but gave him up for us all. How will he not also with him grant us everything? 33Who can bring an accusation against God’s elect? God is the one who justifies. 34Who is the one who condemns? Christ Jesus is the one who died, but even more, has been raised; he also is at the right hand of God and intercedes for us. 35Who can separate us from the love of Christ? Can affliction or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? 36As it is written: Because of you we are being put to death all day long; we are counted as sheep to be slaughtered. 37No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, 39nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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If you don't repent, you will perish.
Luke 13:1–5 (CSB) —1At that time, some people came and reported to him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices. 2And he responded to them, “Do you think that these Galileans were more sinful than all the other Galileans because they suffered these things? 3No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all perish as well. 4Or those eighteen that the tower in Siloam fell on and killed—do you think they were more sinful than all the other people who live in Jerusalem? 5No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all perish as well.”
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You can be thankful and grateful even when everything is going wrong.
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Are you making every effort to rest?
Hebrews 4:9–11 (CSB) —9Therefore, a Sabbath rest remains for God’s people. 10For the person who has entered his rest has rested from his own works, just as God did from his. 11Let us, then, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall into the same pattern of disobedience.
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You can trust the Lord!
Psalm 125:1–2 (CSB) —1Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion. It cannot be shaken; it remains forever. 2The mountains surround Jerusalem and the Lord surrounds his people, both now and forever.
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What are some things that divide your mind? Put them in the comments.
Psalm 86:11 (CSB) —11Teach me your way, Lord, and I will live by your truth. Give me an undivided mind to fear your name.
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Today, I want to encourage you to teach your children the word of God. This is not always easy, but it is always important.
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Let's talk about the SOP...
Ephesians 6:12 (CSB) —12For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers of this darkness, against evil, spiritual forces in the heavens.
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Today I want to encourage you and remind you of the importance of remembering everything. It matters more than you think! Do you like these videos? If so, be sure you go over to my YouTube page. Smash the "thumbs up" button and the "subscribe" button so you will get notified each day as I post more.
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Doubt will destroy your faith!
John 20:6–10 (CSB) —6Then, following him, Simon Peter also came. He entered the tomb and saw the linen cloths lying there. 7The wrapping that had been on his head was not lying with the linen cloths but was folded up in a separate place by itself. 8The other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, then also went in, saw, and believed. 9For they did not yet understand the Scripture that he must rise from the dead. 10Then the disciples returned to the place where they were staying.
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You can do this and need to do this!
1 Thessalonians 5:11 (CSB) —11Therefore encourage one another and build each other up as you are already doing.
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Even when everything is going wrong, your heart can still be right!
Job 31
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Stop It!
Galatians 5:1 (CSB) —1For freedom, Christ set us free. Stand firm, then, and don’t submit again to a yoke of slavery.
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He is soooooooooo good!
Psalm 106:1–3 (CSB) —1Hallelujah! Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his faithful love endures forever. 2Who can declare the Lord’s mighty acts or proclaim all the praise due him? 3How happy are those who uphold justice, who practice righteousness at all times.
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He is the KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS!
Ephesians 1:20–23 (CSB) —20He exercised this power in Christ by raising him from the dead and seating him at his right hand in the heavens—21far above every ruler and authority, power and dominion, and every title given, not only in this age but also in the one to come. 22And he subjected everything under his feet and appointed him as head over everything for the church, 23which is his body, the fullness of the one who fills all things in every way.
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There is no neutrality with Jesus.
Luke 2:33–35 (CSB) —33His father and mother were amazed at what was being said about him. 34Then Simeon blessed them and told his mother Mary, “Indeed, this child is destined to cause the fall and rise of many in Israel and to be a sign that will be opposed—35and a sword will pierce your own soul—that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.”
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What if the Lord was not on your side?
Psalm 124:1–8 (CSB) —1If the Lord had not been on our side— let Israel say— 2if the Lord had not been on our side when people attacked us, 3then they would have swallowed us alive in their burning anger against us. 4Then the water would have engulfed us; the torrent would have swept over us; 5the raging water would have swept over us. 6Blessed be the Lord, who has not let us be ripped apart by their teeth. 7We have escaped like a bird from the hunter’s net; the net is torn, and we have escaped. 8Our help is in the name of the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.
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Do you need a little hope?
Titus 2:11–14 (CSB) —11For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, 12instructing us to deny godlessness and worldly lusts and to live in a sensible, righteous, and godly way in the present age, 13while we wait for the blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ. 14He gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to cleanse for himself a people for his own possession, eager to do good works.
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Psalm 118:25–26 (CSB) —25Lord, save us! Lord, please grant us success! 26He who comes in the name of the Lord is blessed. From the house of the Lord we bless you.
1 Corinthians 12:4–11 (CSB) —4Now there are different gifts, but the same Spirit. 5There are different ministries, but the same Lord. 6And there are different activities, but the same God works all of them in each person. 7A manifestation of the Spirit is given to each person for the common good: 8to one is given a message of wisdom through the Spirit, to another, a message of knowledge by the same Spirit, 9to another, faith by the same Spirit, to another, gifts of healing by the one Spirit, 10to another, the performing of miracles, to another, prophecy, to another, distinguishing between spirits, to another, different kinds of tongues, to another, interpretation of tongues. 11One and the same Spirit is active in all these, distributing to each person as he wills.
Ephesians 1:7–10 (CSB) —7In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace 8that he richly poured out on us with all wisdom and understanding. 9He made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure that he purposed in Christ 10as a plan for the right time—to bring everything together in Christ, both things in heaven and things on earth in him.
Psalm 28:6–7 (CSB) —6Blessed be the Lord, for he has heard the sound of my pleading. 7The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart celebrates, and I give thanks to him with my song.
Acts 4:6–8 (CSB) —6with Annas the high priest, Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and all the members of the high-priestly family. 7After they had Peter and John stand before them, they began to question them: “By what power or in what name have you done this?” 8Then Peter was filled with the Holy Spirit and said to them, “Rulers of the people and elders:
What is priceless to you?
Psalm 36:5–9 (CSB) —5Lord, your faithful love reaches to heaven, your faithfulness to the clouds. 6Your righteousness is like the highest mountains, your judgments like the deepest sea. Lord, you preserve people and animals. 7How priceless your faithful love is, God! People take refuge in the shadow of your wings. 8They are filled from the abundance of your house. You let them drink from your refreshing stream. 9For the wellspring of life is with you. By means of your light we see light.
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Do you loathe the Lord?
Numbers 21:5 (CSB) —5The people spoke against God and Moses: “Why have you led us up from Egypt to die in the wilderness? There is no bread or water, and we detest this wretched food!”
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Why not work while you wait?
Acts 17:15–17 (CSB) —15Those who escorted Paul brought him as far as Athens, and after receiving instructions for Silas and Timothy to come to him as quickly as possible, they departed. 16While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was deeply distressed when he saw that the city was full of idols. 17So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and with those who worshiped God, as well as in the marketplace every day with those who happened to be there.
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You can't receive what you don't believe...
John 10:22–26 (CSB) —22Then the Festival of Dedication took place in Jerusalem, and it was winter. 23Jesus was walking in the temple in Solomon’s Colonnade. 24The Jews surrounded him and asked, “How long are you going to keep us in suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly.” 25“I did tell you and you don’t believe,” Jesus answered them. “The works that I do in my Father’s name testify about me. 26But you don’t believe because you are not of my sheep.
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Do you wanna be radical and pray a dangerous prayer today?
Colossians 1:9–14 (CSB) —9For this reason also, since the day we heard this, we haven’t stopped praying for you. We are asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding, 10so that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him: bearing fruit in every good work and growing in the knowledge of God, 11being strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, so that you may have great endurance and patience, joyfully 12giving thanks to the Father, who has enabled you to share in the saints’ inheritance in the light. 13He has rescued us from the domain of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son he loves. 14In him we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
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When we come into His presence, we should bring these two things.
Psalm 100:1–5 (CSB) —1Let the whole earth shout triumphantly to the Lord! 2Serve the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. 3Acknowledge that the Lord is God. He made us, and we are his— his people, the sheep of his pasture. 4Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise. Give thanks to him and bless his name. 5For the Lord is good, and his faithful love endures forever; his faithfulness, through all generations.
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God is enough!
Psalm 7:17 (CSB) —17I will thank the Lord for his righteousness; I will sing about the name of the Lord Most High.
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Thank the Lord for everything, even the little things.
2 Corinthians 8:16 (CSB) —16Thanks be to God, who put the same concern for you into the heart of Titus.
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The hardest prayer to pray...
Matthew 26:42–43 (CSB) —42Again, a second time, he went away and prayed, “My Father, if this cannot pass unless I drink it, your will be done.” 43And he came again and found them sleeping, because they could not keep their eyes open.
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Everyone needs a faithful friend, and everyone needs to be a faithful friend.
Proverbs 17:17 (CSB) —17A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a difficult time.
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The problem with expectations
Luke 8:40 (CSB) —40When Jesus returned, the crowd welcomed him, for they were all expecting him.
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Small things make a big impact.
Titus 3:1–3 (CSB) —1Remind them to submit to rulers and authorities, to obey, to be ready for every good work, 2to slander no one, to avoid fighting, and to be kind, always showing gentleness to all people. 3For we too were once foolish, disobedient, deceived, enslaved by various passions and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, detesting one another.
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If you preach the gospel, people will be offended.
Matthew 11:4–6 (CSB) —4Jesus replied to them, “Go and report to John what you hear and see: 5The blind receive their sight, the lame walk, those with leprosy are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor are told the good news, 6and blessed is the one who isn’t offended by me.”
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Great integrity requires great effort.
Proverbs 19:1 (CSB) —1Better a poor person who lives with integrity than someone who has deceitful lips and is a fool.
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Everyone is a slave to something.
Matthew 6:24 (CSB) —24“No one can serve two masters, since either he will hate one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.
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Every choice has a consequence.
Proverbs 16:25 (CSB) —25There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end is the way to death.
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Take a risk!
Matthew 27:57–61 (CSB) —57When it was evening, a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph came, who himself had also become a disciple of Jesus. 58He approached Pilate and asked for Jesus’s body. Then Pilate ordered that it be released. 59So Joseph took the body, wrapped it in clean, fine linen, 60and placed it in his new tomb, which he had cut into the rock. He left after rolling a great stone against the entrance of the tomb. 61Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were seated there, facing the tomb.
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The anger danger...
Proverbs 19:19 (CSB) —19A person with intense anger bears the penalty; if you rescue him, you’ll have to do it again.
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Only you know...
Ezekiel 37:1–3 (CSB) —1The hand of the Lord was on me, and he brought me out by his Spirit and set me down in the middle of the valley; it was full of bones. 2He led me all around them. There were a great many of them on the surface of the valley, and they were very dry. 3Then he said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” I replied, “Lord God, only you know.”
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Be a person of integrity!
Psalm 26:11–12 (CSB) —11But I live with integrity; redeem me and be gracious to me. 12My foot stands on level ground; I will bless the Lord in the assemblies.
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Being a pastor is weird...
2 Timothy 4:9 (CSB) —9Make every effort to come to me soon...
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Below is the thing that has been going around Facebook. These are not my words, but I will say this guy nailed it! Pastoring is weird!
Pastoring is weird. I've poured my heart and soul into people who now act like I don't exist. I've done hours of counseling and deliverance with people who later deleted me. I've publicly honored people who chose to slander me and act like I was a villain. And then there's people I rarely have conversations with that honor and respect me to the highest degree. Some leaders have washed my feet while others have thrown dirt on my name.
Pastoring is weird. I'm too much for some, yet too little for others. The same preaching that convicts one person angers another. The same sermon that was boring to one was massively impactful to another. Praised for being so loving and graceful, yet slandered for being too loving and graceful in certain situations.
Pastoring is weird. We're accused of just wanting money, yet we're also expected to live in humble poverty like a lowly shepherd. If you have nice things, then you're greedy and materialistic. If you don't have nice things, then you must be in rebellion since God isn't blessing you. People are always asking us for our personal time, money, and resources. Yet when we set healthy boundaries to care for our mental health and our families, we're considered selfish.
Pastoring is weird. Everything you say and do can and will be used against you by anyone disgruntled, annoyed, petty, or even just bored. Every mistake is broadcasted as proof that you're unqualified, yet victories seem less talked about because they're expected. Your personal life, hobbies, interests, friendships, relationships, ministry alignments, and family are under a constant microscope and being monitored by people searching for faults and failures.
Pastoring is weird. You give everything you have and somehow still feel like you didn't give enough. You never meet certain people's expectations. You didn't do enough according to someone's opinion. And there's always someone confident they could do a better job, yet all they do is criticize from the sidelines.
Pastoring is weird. You try your best to protect the sheep from wolves and somehow in the process you end up accused of being a wolf yourself. Sometimes other shepherds who don't even know you spread lies about you and your flock.
Pastoring is weird... and yet there's so much fulfillment in precious moments. The feeling you get when someone gives their life to Christ is beautiful. When you marry a couple who met at your church, bring restoration to a broken family, or dedicate a child that mom and dad prayed hard for makes everything else worth it. When you're asked for by name to be with someone in their last moments. When you're the first person they seek when they need hope. When the healing comes. When the deliverance comes. When the breakthrough comes. When someone who thought they had no purpose gets discipled and preaches their first sermon. When the glory of the Lord fills the room and the congregation goes wild without restraint in His presence. Nothing compares to this.
Pastoring is weird. It's challenging, heartbreaking, and can be discouraging, but it's also fulfilling, inspiring, and awesomely life-changing. I don't have to do this, I GET to do this. Pastoring is not for the faint of heart. It can be brutal, but it can also be beautiful. Pastoring is weird, but I guess I'm weird too.
(Ps. Pray for your pastors and leaders! Statistics show that almost 20% of pastors battle depression and 85% of seminary graduates to enter ministry will leave ministry within the first 5 years. Preaching is only part of the job, we are at war behind the scenes, please war for us and with us.) Credit: Joshua Reyes
What do you do when your joy is gone?
Psalm 32:1–2 (CSB) —1How joyful is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered! 2How joyful is a person whom the Lord does not charge with iniquity and in whose spirit is no deceit!
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When you don't know what God's doing... pray.
Esther 4:14–17 (CSB) —14If you keep silent at this time, relief and deliverance will come to the Jewish people from another place, but you and your father’s family will be destroyed. Who knows, perhaps you have come to your royal position for such a time as this.” 15Esther sent this reply to Mordecai: 16“Go and assemble all the Jews who can be found in Susa and fast for me. Don’t eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my female servants will also fast in the same way. After that, I will go to the king even if it is against the law. If I perish, I perish.” 17So Mordecai went and did everything Esther had commanded him.
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God's word on the matter is always God's will in the matter.
Hebrews 4:12–13 (CSB) —12For the word of God is living and effective and sharper than any double-edged sword, penetrating as far as the separation of soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It is able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart. 13No creature is hidden from him, but all things are naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must give an account.
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Like it or not you are not the boss...
Jeremiah 32:26–27 (CSB) —26The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah: 27“Look, I am the Lord, the God over every creature. Is anything too difficult for me?
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Why don't most people really trust the Lord?
Romans 8:28 (CSB) —28We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.
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Your priorities are important if you are going to really understand and trust in God's soveringty.
Colossians 3:1–4 (CSB) —1So if you have been raised with Christ, seek the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 2Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. 3For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. 4When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.
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What do you have planned today?
Proverbs 19:21 (CSB) —21Many plans are in a person’s heart, but the Lord’s decree will prevail.
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God can do whatever He pleases.
Psalm 115:3 (CSB) —3Our God is in heaven and does whatever he pleases.
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Deception is a weapon.
Revelation 20:7–8 (CSB) —7When the thousand years are completed, Satan will be released from his prison 8and will go out to deceive the nations at the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them for battle. Their number is like the sand of the sea.
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You are the body!
1 Corinthians 12:27–31 (CSB) —27Now you are the body of Christ, and individual members of it. 28And God has appointed these in the church: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, next miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, leading, various kinds of tongues. 29Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all do miracles? 30Do all have gifts of healing? Do all speak in tongues? Do all interpret? 31But desire the greater gifts. And I will show you an even better way.
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Will you praise the Lord with all of your heart today?
Psalm 111:1 (CSB) —1Hallelujah! I will praise the Lord with all my heart in the assembly of the upright and in the congregation.
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Are you a child of God?
John 1:12–13 (CSB) —12But to all who did receive him, he gave them the right to be children of God, to those who believe in his name, 13who were born, not of natural descent, or of the will of the flesh, or of the will of man, but of God.
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Everything should be said in truth, but not everything that is true should be said.
Proverbs 21:23 (CSB) —23The one who guards his mouth and tongue keeps himself out of trouble.
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Jesus is your friend.
John 15:12–15 (CSB) —12“This is my command: Love one another as I have loved you. 13No one has greater love than this: to lay down his life for his friends. 14You are my friends if you do what I command you. 15I do not call you servants anymore, because a servant doesn’t know what his master is doing. I have called you friends, because I have made known to you everything I have heard from my Father.
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Guard your heart!
Proverbs 4:23 (CSB) —23Guard your heart above all else, for it is the source of life.
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Hide and seek!
Psalm 27:7–10 (CSB) —7Lord, hear my voice when I call; be gracious to me and answer me. 8My heart says this about you: “Seek his face.” Lord, I will seek your face. 9Do not hide your face from me; do not turn your servant away in anger. You have been my helper; do not leave me or abandon me, God of my salvation. 10Even if my father and mother abandon me, the Lord cares for me.
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Will you praise the Lord with all of your heart today?
Psalm 111:1 (CSB) —1Hallelujah! I will praise the Lord with all my heart in the assembly of the upright and in the congregation.
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Are you a child of God?
John 1:12–13 (CSB) —12But to all who did receive him, he gave them the right to be children of God, to those who believe in his name, 13who were born, not of natural descent, or of the will of the flesh, or of the will of man, but of God.
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This is really, really hard but totally worth it!
Matthew 18:22 (CSB) —22“I tell you, not as many as seven,” Jesus replied, “but seventy times seven.
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Have you ever been rejected?
Romans 15:7 (CSB) —7Therefore welcome one another, just as Christ also welcomed you, to the glory of God.
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Who is like our God?
Exodus 15:11–13 (CSB) —11Lord, who is like you among the gods? Who is like you, glorious in holiness, revered with praises, performing wonders? 12You stretched out your right hand, and the earth swallowed them. 13With your faithful love, you will lead the people you have redeemed; you will guide them to your holy dwelling with your strength.
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What are you pursuing?
Proverbs 21:21 (CSB) —21The one who pursues righteousness and faithful love will find life, righteousness, and honor.
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You were called to this!
1 Peter 2:21–25 (CSB) —21For you were called to this, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps. 22He did not commit sin, and no deceit was found in his mouth; 23when he was insulted, he did not insult in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten but entrusted himself to the one who judges justly. 24He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree; so that, having died to sins, we might live for righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed. 25For you were like sheep going astray, but you have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
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Honor and serve the Lord with your entire life.
1 Peter 2:9–10 (CSB) —9But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his possession, so that you may proclaim the praises of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. 10Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people; you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
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Are you a trader?
Ecclesiastes 7:1 (CSB) —1A good name is better than fine perfume, and the day of one’s death is better than the day of one’s birth.
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Do you love God?
John 14:15 (CSB) —15“If you love me, you will keep my commands.
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Your feet will go wherever your eyes are fixed.
Proverbs 4:25–26 (CSB) —25Let your eyes look forward; fix your gaze straight ahead. 26Carefully consider the path for your feet, and all your ways will be established.
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What is your calling?
1 Corinthians 1:26–31 (CSB) —26Brothers and sisters, consider your calling: Not many were wise from a human perspective, not many powerful, not many of noble birth. 27Instead, God has chosen what is foolish in the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen what is weak in the world to shame the strong. 28God has chosen what is insignificant and despised in the world—what is viewed as nothing—to bring to nothing what is viewed as something, 29so that no one may boast in his presence. 30It is from him that you are in Christ Jesus, who became wisdom from God for us—our righteousness, sanctification, and redemption 31—in order that, as it is written: Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.
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Some people just want to fight...
Psalm 120:7 (CSB) —7I am for peace; but when I speak, they are for war.
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What to do when people talk bad about you...
Nehemiah 6:6–7 (CSB) —6In it was written: It is reported among the nations—and Geshem agrees—that you and the Jews plan to rebel. This is the reason you are building the wall. According to these reports, you are to become their king 7and have even set up the prophets in Jerusalem to proclaim on your behalf, “There is a king in Judah.” These rumors will be heard by the king. So come, let’s confer together.
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When you pray don't do this.
Matthew 6:5–8 (CSB) —5“Whenever you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites, because they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by people. Truly I tell you, they have their reward. 6But when you pray, go into your private room, shut your door, and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you. 7When you pray, don’t babble like the Gentiles, since they imagine they’ll be heard for their many words. 8Don’t be like them, because your Father knows the things you need before you ask him.
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This is easy to say but hard to do.
Proverbs 3:5–7 (CSB) —5Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding; 6in all your ways know him, and he will make your paths straight. 7Don’t be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and turn away from evil.
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God loves the children, and so should we.
Matthew 19:13–15 (CSB) —13Then little children were brought to Jesus for him to place his hands on them and pray, but the disciples rebuked them. 14Jesus said, “Leave the little children alone, and don’t try to keep them from coming to me, because the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” 15After placing his hands on them, he went on from there.
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Jesus is coming back!
Revelation 22:6–7 (HCSB) —6Then he said to me, “These words are faithful and true. And the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent His angel to show His slaves what must quickly take place.” 7“Look, I am coming quickly! The one who keeps the prophetic words of this book is blessed.”
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No matter what, this never changes...
Joshua 22:1–5 (HCSB) —1Joshua summoned the Reubenites, Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh 2and told them, “You have done everything Moses the Lord’s servant commanded you and have obeyed me in everything I commanded you. 3You have not deserted your brothers even once this whole time but have carried out the requirement of the command of the Lord your God. 4Now that He has given your brothers rest, just as He promised them, return to your homes in your own land that Moses the Lord’s servant gave you across the Jordan. 5Only carefully obey the command and instruction that Moses the Lord’s servant gave you: to love the Lord your God, walk in all His ways, keep His commands, remain faithful to Him, and serve Him with all your heart and all your soul.”
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Just because you are old does not mean you are obsolete!
Joshua 13:1 (HCSB) —1Joshua was now old, getting on in years, and the Lord said to him, “You have become old, getting on in years, but a great deal of the land remains to be possessed.
Joshua 23:14–16 (HCSB) —14“I am now going the way of all the earth, and you know with all your heart and all your soul that none of the good promises the Lord your God made to you has failed. Everything was fulfilled for you; not one promise has failed. 15Since every good thing the Lord your God promised you has come about, so He will bring on you every bad thing until He has annihilated you from this good land the Lord your God has given you. 16If you break the covenant of the Lord your God, which He commanded you, and go and worship other gods, and bow down to them, the Lord’s anger will burn against you, and you will quickly disappear from this good land He has given you.”
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How can you repay the Lord?
Psalm 116:12–14 (HCSB) —12How can I repay the Lord for all the good He has done for me? 13I will take the cup of salvation and call on the name of Yahweh. 14I will fulfill my vows to the Lord in the presence of all His people.
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Special episode of the Daily Devo... God is doing a new thing! Check the show notes below for links mentioned in the podcast.
Philippians 1:3–5 (HCSB) —3I give thanks to my God for every remembrance of you, 4always praying with joy for all of you in my every prayer, 5because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now.
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Ask for it!
James 1:5–8 (CSB) —5Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God—who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly—and it will be given to him. 6But let him ask in faith without doubting. For the doubter is like the surging sea, driven and tossed by the wind. 7That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord, 8being double-minded and unstable in all his ways.
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Is God waiting on you?
Exodus 3:3–4 (CSB) —3So Moses thought, “I must go over and look at this remarkable sight. Why isn’t the bush burning up?” 4When the Lord saw that he had gone over to look, God called out to him from the bush, “Moses, Moses!” “Here I am,” he answered.
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Follow this principle with the right motives.
Proverbs 25:21–22 (CSB) —21If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink, 22for you will heap burning coals on his head, and the Lord will reward you.
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Jesus will not leave you!
John 14:18–19 (CSB) —18“I will not leave you as orphans; I am coming to you. 19In a little while the world will no longer see me, but you will see me. Because I live, you will live too.
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Let's go fishing!
Matthew 4:19 (CSB) —19“Follow me,” he told them, “and I will make you fish for people.”
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Overwhelmed with joy.
Matthew 2:9–11 (CSB) —9After hearing the king, they went on their way. And there it was—the star they had seen at its rising. It led them until it came and stopped above the place where the child was. 10When they saw the star, they were overwhelmed with joy. 11Entering the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and falling to their knees, they worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
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Who you listen to matters!
Ecclesiastes 7:5 (CSB) —5It is better to listen to rebuke from a wise person than to listen to the song of fools,
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Your circle matters.
Matthew 9:1–2 (CSB) —1So he got into a boat, crossed over, and came to his own town. 2Just then some men brought to him a paralytic lying on a stretcher. Seeing their faith, Jesus told the paralytic, “Have courage, son, your sins are forgiven.”
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Just because your life is done doesn't mean God is.
Proverbs 25:1 (CSB) —1These too are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of King Hezekiah of Judah copied.
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The Right thing and the easy thing are not always the same thing.
Matthew 1:19 (CSB) —19So her husband, Joseph, being a righteous man, and not wanting to disgrace her publicly, decided to divorce her secretly.
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You can fall even when you are strong.
1 Corinthians 10:12 (CSB) —12So, whoever thinks he stands must be careful not to fall.
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You can bless God today.
Psalm 134:1–3 (CSB) —1Now bless the Lord, all you servants of the Lord who stand in the Lord’s house at night! 2Lift up your hands in the holy place and bless the Lord! 3May the Lord, Maker of heaven and earth, bless you from Zion.
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If you can learn to reject these your life will be so much better!
2 Timothy 2:23 (CSB) —23But reject foolish and ignorant disputes, because you know that they breed quarrels.
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Stop the fight before it starts.
Proverbs 17:14 (CSB) —14To start a conflict is to release a flood; stop the dispute before it breaks out.
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Contend for the faith!
Jude 3 (CSB) —3Dear friends, although I was eager to write you about the salvation we share, I found it necessary to write, appealing to you to contend for the faith that was delivered to the saints once for all.
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Jesus touched him...
Revelation 1:17–18 (CSB) —17When I saw him, I fell at his feet like a dead man. He laid his right hand on me and said, “Don’t be afraid. I am the First and the Last, 18and the Living One. I was dead, but look—I am alive forever and ever, and I hold the keys of death and Hades.
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God gives you permission to outdo other people in this way...
Romans 12:9–10 (CSB) —9Let love be without hypocrisy. Detest evil; cling to what is good. 10Love one another deeply as brothers and sisters. Take the lead in honoring one another.
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Getty up and GO!
Acts 8:29–30 (CSB) —29The Spirit told Philip, “Go and join that chariot.” 30When Philip ran up to it, he heard him reading the prophet Isaiah, and said, “Do you understand what you’re reading?”
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Meditate on God's word it matters more than you think.
Proverbs 30:5 (CSB) —5Every word of God is pure; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
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Never make a bad decision again.
Proverbs 14:12 (CSB) —12There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end is the way to death.
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Who can you really count on?
Philippians 2:19–23 (CSB) —19Now I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon so that I too may be encouraged by news about you. 20For I have no one else like-minded who will genuinely care about your interests; 21all seek their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ. 22But you know his proven character, because he has served with me in the gospel ministry like a son with a father. 23Therefore, I hope to send him as soon as I see how things go with me.
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Just be honest!
Proverbs 20:23 (CSB) —23Differing weights are detestable to the Lord, and dishonest scales are unfair.
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You must do your part!
Ephesians 4:20–25 (CSB) —20But that is not how you came to know Christ, 21assuming you heard about him and were taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus, 22to take off your former way of life, the old self that is corrupted by deceitful desires, 23to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, 24and to put on the new self, the one created according to God’s likeness in righteousness and purity of the truth. 25Therefore, putting away lying, speak the truth, each one to his neighbor, because we are members of one another.
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Loneliness is not the absense of people it is the absense of purpose.
Philippians 2:3–4 (CSB) —3Do nothing out of selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility consider others as more important than yourselves. 4Everyone should look not to his own interests, but rather to the interests of others.
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You can win this fight!
1 John 5:4 (CSB) —4because everyone who has been born of God conquers the world. This is the victory that has conquered the world: our faith.
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What would you stake your life on?
Philippians 1:21–26 (CSB) —21For me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. 22Now if I live on in the flesh, this means fruitful work for me; and I don’t know which one I should choose. 23I am torn between the two. I long to depart and be with Christ—which is far better—24but to remain in the flesh is more necessary for your sake. 25Since I am persuaded of this, I know that I will remain and continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith, 26so that, because of my coming to you again, your boasting in Christ Jesus may abound.
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Don't you just love it when God does something new?
Isaiah 43:18–19 (CSB) —18“Do not remember the past events; pay no attention to things of old. 19Look, I am about to do something new; even now it is coming. Do you not see it? Indeed, I will make a way in the wilderness, rivers in the desert.
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Praise the Lord for his patience.
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2 Peter 3:8–9 (CSB) —8Dear friends, don’t overlook this one fact: With the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years like one day. 9The Lord does not delay his promise, as some understand delay, but is patient with you, not wanting any to perish but all to come to repentance.
We can all use a little more JOY!
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Psalm 90:14 (CSB) —14Satisfy us in the morning with your faithful love so that we may shout with joy and be glad all our days.
You can put this fire out!
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Proverbs 26:20–22 (CSB) —20Without wood, fire goes out; without a gossip, conflict dies down. 21As charcoal for embers and wood for fire, so is a quarrelsome person for kindling strife. 22A gossip’s words are like choice food that goes down to one’s innermost being.
There is always something to worry about!
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Matthew 6:25–27 (CSB) —25“Therefore I tell you: Don’t worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Isn’t life more than food and the body more than clothing? 26Consider the birds of the sky: They don’t sow or reap or gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you worth more than they? 27Can any of you add one moment to his life span by worrying?
Why do so many people ignore the word of God?
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Psalm 119:89–96 (CSB) —89Lord, your word is forever; it is firmly fixed in heaven. 90Your faithfulness is for all generations; you established the earth, and it stands firm. 91Your judgments stand firm today, for all things are your servants. 92If your instruction had not been my delight, I would have died in my affliction. 93I will never forget your precepts, for you have given me life through them. 94I am yours; save me, for I have studied your precepts. 95The wicked hope to destroy me, but I contemplate your decrees. 96I have seen a limit to all perfection, but your command is without limit.
We can count on these things...
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1 John 5:14–15 (CSB) —14This is the confidence we have before him: If we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. 15And if we know that he hears whatever we ask, we know that we have what we have asked of him.
He is soooooooooo worthy!
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Revelation 5:12–14 (CSB) —12They said with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb who was slaughtered to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing! 13I heard every creature in heaven, on earth, under the earth, on the sea, and everything in them say, Blessing and honor and glory and power be to the one seated on the throne, and to the Lamb, forever and ever! 14The four living creatures said, “Amen,” and the elders fell down and worshiped.
Lord, purify our hearts!
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Psalm 51:1–10 (CSB) —1Be gracious to me, God, according to your faithful love; according to your abundant compassion, blot out my rebellion. 2Completely wash away my guilt and cleanse me from my sin. 3For I am conscious of my rebellion, and my sin is always before me. 4Against you—you alone—I have sinned and done this evil in your sight. So you are right when you pass sentence; you are blameless when you judge. 5Indeed, I was guilty when I was born; I was sinful when my mother conceived me. 6Surely you desire integrity in the inner self, and you teach me wisdom deep within. 7Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. 8Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones you have crushed rejoice. 9Turn your face away from my sins and blot out all my guilt. 10God, create a clean heart for me and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
Don't miss out on eternity in heaven!
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Luke 18:18 (CSB) —18A ruler asked him, “Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
This is not your story.
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Joshua 1:1–5 (CSB) —1After the death of Moses the Lord’s servant, the Lord spoke to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’s assistant: 2“Moses my servant is dead. Now you and all the people prepare to cross over the Jordan to the land I am giving the Israelites. 3I have given you every place where the sole of your foot treads, just as I promised Moses. 4Your territory will be from the wilderness and Lebanon to the great river, the Euphrates River—all the land of the Hittites—and west to the Mediterranean Sea. 5No one will be able to stand against you as long as you live. I will be with you, just as I was with Moses. I will not leave you or abandon you.
What is the best thing you have in your life today?
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Psalm 16:1–2 (CSB) —1Protect me, God, for I take refuge in you. 2I said to the Lord, “You are my Lord; I have nothing good besides you.”
It's never to early to be an example.
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1 Timothy 4:11–16 (CSB) —11Command and teach these things. 12Don’t let anyone despise your youth, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, and in purity. 13Until I come, give your attention to public reading, exhortation, and teaching. 14Don’t neglect the gift that is in you; it was given to you through prophecy, with the laying on of hands by the council of elders. 15Practice these things; be committed to them, so that your progress may be evident to all. 16Pay close attention to your life and your teaching; persevere in these things, for in doing this you will save both yourself and your hearers.
How should we pray?
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Luke 11:1–4 (CSB) —1He was praying in a certain place, and when he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John also taught his disciples.” 2He said to them, “Whenever you pray, say,Father,your name be honored as holy.Your kingdom come. 3Give us each day our daily bread. 4And forgive us our sins,for we ourselves also forgive everyone in debt to us.And do not bring us into temptation.”
Is it right for you to be angry?
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Jonah 4:1–4 (CSB) —1Jonah was greatly displeased and became furious. 2He prayed to the Lord, “Please, Lord, isn’t this what I said while I was still in my own country? That’s why I fled toward Tarshish in the first place. I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger, abounding in faithful love, and one who relents from sending disaster. 3And now, Lord, take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.” 4The Lord asked, “Is it right for you to be angry?”
Today is my birthday and the Lord gave me an important message to share with you today. Everyone is going to die, but you better not die without this...
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Ephesians 1:7 (CSB) —7In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace
Nothing can go wrong as long as you are living right!
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Philippians 1:12–14 (CSB) —12Now I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that what has happened to me has actually advanced the gospel, 13so that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard, and to everyone else, that my imprisonment is because I am in Christ. 14Most of the brothers have gained confidence in the Lord from my imprisonment and dare even more to speak the word fearlessly.
Do you really want to hear from the Lord?
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1 Kings 19:11–13 (CSB) —11Then he said, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the Lord’s presence.” At that moment, the Lord passed by. A great and mighty wind was tearing at the mountains and was shattering cliffs before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. 12After the earthquake there was a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire there was a voice, a soft whisper. 13When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his mantle and went out and stood at the entrance of the cave. Suddenly, a voice came to him and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”
Sometimes you just need to keep your mouth shut.
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Mark 14:61 (CSB) —61But he kept silent and did not answer. Again the high priest questioned him, “Are you the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed One?”
Give me some of that food!
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John 4:32–34 (CSB) —32But he said, “I have food to eat that you don’t know about.” 33The disciples said to one another, “Could someone have brought him something to eat?” 34“My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work,” Jesus told them.
Stop trying to make the Lord who you want Him to be.
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Nahum 1:2–3 (CSB) —2The Lord is a jealous and avenging God; the Lord takes vengeance and is fierce in wrath. The Lord takes vengeance against his foes; he is furious with his enemies. 3The Lord is slow to anger but great in power; the Lord will never leave the guilty unpunished. His path is in the whirlwind and storm, and clouds are the dust beneath his feet.
Love is a very powerful and important thing!
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John 15:9–10 (CSB) —9“As the Father has loved me, I have also loved you. Remain in my love. 10If you keep my commands you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love.
This kind of hurt my feelings...
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Romans 3:9–18 (CSB) —9What then? Are we any better off? Not at all! For we have already charged that both Jews and Greeks are all under sin, 10as it is written: There is no one righteous, not even one. 11There is no one who understands; there is no one who seeks God. 12All have turned away; all alike have become worthless. There is no one who does what is good, not even one. 13Their throat is an open grave; they deceive with their tongues. Vipers’ venom is under their lips. 14Their mouth is full of cursing and bitterness. 15Their feet are swift to shed blood; 16ruin and wretchedness are in their paths, 17and the path of peace they have not known. 18There is no fear of God before their eyes.
What's so good about this?
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Isaiah 53:4–6 (CSB) —4Yet he himself bore our sicknesses, and he carried our pains; but we in turn regarded him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. 5But he was pierced because of our rebellion, crushed because of our iniquities; punishment for our peace was on him, and we are healed by his wounds. 6We all went astray like sheep; we all have turned to our own way; and the Lord has punished him for the iniquity of us all.
Everybody suffers...
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Luke 24:25–26 (CSB) —25He said to them, “How foolish you are, and how slow to believe all that the prophets have spoken! 26Wasn’t it necessary for the Messiah to suffer these things and enter into his glory?”
It happens faster than you think...
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Psalm 103:15–19 (CSB) —15As for man, his days are like grass— he blooms like a flower of the field; 16when the wind passes over it, it vanishes, and its place is no longer known. 17But from eternity to eternity the Lord’s faithful love is toward those who fear him, and his righteousness toward the grandchildren 18of those who keep his covenant, who remember to observe his precepts. 19The Lord has established his throne in heaven, and his kingdom rules over all.
I don't have time to rest!
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Luke 23:56 (CSB) —56Then they returned and prepared spices and perfumes. And they rested on the Sabbath according to the commandment.
The work must go on!
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Mark 1:14–15 (CSB) —14After John was arrested, Jesus went to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God: 15“The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!”
Look to the Rock!
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Isaiah 51:1 (CSB) —1Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness, you who seek the Lord: Look to the rock from which you were cut, and to the quarry from which you were dug.
Honor His Holy Name!
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Psalm 105:3 (CSB) —3Boast in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
Enough is never enough...
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John 14:8–11 (CSB) —8“Lord,” said Philip, “show us the Father, and that’s enough for us.” 9Jesus said to him, “Have I been among you all this time and you do not know me, Philip? The one who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? 10Don’t you believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words I speak to you I do not speak on my own. The Father who lives in me does his works. 11Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me. Otherwise, believe because of the works themselves.
That really is my rooster, he must understand me because he crowed in the most perfect spot TWICE!!! Listen close today. You will hear him in the background.
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Matthew 26:34 (CSB) —34“Truly I tell you,” Jesus said to him, “tonight, before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.”
Jesus, and Jesus alone, is worthy of our praise!
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Revelation 5:11–14 (CSB) —11Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels around the throne, and also of the living creatures and of the elders. Their number was countless thousands, plus thousands of thousands. 12They said with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb who was slaughtered to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing! 13I heard every creature in heaven, on earth, under the earth, on the sea, and everything in them say, Blessing and honor and glory and power be to the one seated on the throne, and to the Lamb, forever and ever! 14The four living creatures said, “Amen,” and the elders fell down and worshiped.
Was Jesus' disciple Thomas a man or a woman?
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John 14:5–7 (CSB) —5“Lord,” Thomas said, “we don’t know where you’re going. How can we know the way?” 6Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. 7If you know me, you will also know my Father. From now on you do know him and have seen him.”
Jesus is not a rebel, but you are!
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Isaiah 53:12 (CSB) —12Therefore I will give him the many as a portion, and he will receive the mighty as spoil, because he willingly submitted to death, and was counted among the rebels; yet he bore the sin of many and interceded for the rebels.
When you boil it all down, what is it that really matters?
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Job 29:12–17 (CSB) —12For I rescued the poor who cried out for help, and the fatherless child who had no one to support him. 13The dying blessed me, and I made the widow’s heart rejoice. 14I clothed myself in righteousness, and it enveloped me; my just decisions were like a robe and a turban. 15I was eyes to the blind and feet to the lame. 16I was a father to the needy, and I examined the case of the stranger. 17I shattered the fangs of the unjust and snatched the prey from his teeth.
Just give us the answer already, Jesus...
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Matthew 24:3–8 (CSB) —3While he was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples approached him privately and said, “Tell us, when will these things happen? And what is the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?” 4Jesus replied to them, “Watch out that no one deceives you. 5For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Messiah,’ and they will deceive many. 6You are going to hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, because these things must take place, but the end is not yet. 7For nation will rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. 8All these events are the beginning of labor pains.
It's not easy to endure, but we must!
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Matthew 24:9–14 (CSB) —9“Then they will hand you over to be persecuted, and they will kill you. You will be hated by all nations because of my name. 10Then many will fall away, betray one another, and hate one another. 11Many false prophets will rise up and deceive many. 12Because lawlessness will multiply, the love of many will grow cold. 13But the one who endures to the end will be saved. 14This good news of the kingdom will be proclaimed in all the world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
You can pray to God from anywhere!
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Jonah 2:1–2 (CSB) —1Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the belly of the fish: 2I called to the Lord in my distress, and he answered me. I cried out for help from deep inside Sheol; you heard my voice.
It's not a bicycle it's a time machine!
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Romans 10:14–15 (CSB) —14How, then, can they call on him they have not believed in? And how can they believe without hearing about him? And how can they hear without a preacher? 15And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news.
We are making this way harder then it needs to be...
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Luke 8:39 (CSB) —39“Go back to your home, and tell all that God has done for you.” And off he went, proclaiming throughout the town how much Jesus had done for him.
The God of Goshen is the God of Glory!
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Exodus 9:26 (CSB) —26The only place it didn’t hail was in the land of Goshen, where the Israelites were.
Your heart can harbor pride or be the genesis of repentance.
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2 Chronicles 32:25–26 (CSB) —25However, because his heart was proud, Hezekiah didn’t respond according to the benefit that had come to him. So there was wrath on him, Judah, and Jerusalem. 26Then Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart—he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem—so the Lord’s wrath didn’t come on them during Hezekiah’s lifetime.
Is it right for you to be angry?
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Jonah 4:1–4 (CSB) —1Jonah was greatly displeased and became furious. 2He prayed to the Lord, “Please, Lord, isn’t this what I said while I was still in my own country? That’s why I fled toward Tarshish in the first place. I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger, abounding in faithful love, and one who relents from sending disaster. 3And now, Lord, take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.” 4The Lord asked, “Is it right for you to be angry?”
Getting old ain't for sissies...
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Isaiah 46:3–4 (CSB) —3“Listen to me, house of Jacob, all the remnant of the house of Israel, who have been sustained from the womb, carried along since birth. 4I will be the same until your old age, and I will bear you up when you turn gray. I have made you, and I will carry you; I will bear and rescue you.
You can't fix your faith until you fix your eyes!
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Hebrews 12:2 (CSB) —2keeping our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith. For the joy that lay before him, he endured the cross, despising the shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
What is it that declares the glory of God to the entire world?
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Psalm 19:1–4 (CSB) —1The heavens declare the glory of God, and the expanse proclaims the work of his hands. 2Day after day they pour out speech; night after night they communicate knowledge. 3There is no speech; there are no words; their voice is not heard. 4Their message has gone out to the whole earth, and their words to the ends of the world. In the heavens he has pitched a tent for the sun.
The Lord is our helper and refuge!
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Psalm 46:1–3 (CSB) —1God is our refuge and strength, a helper who is always found in times of trouble. 2Therefore we will not be afraid, though the earth trembles and the mountains topple into the depths of the seas, 3though its water roars and foams and the mountains quake with its turmoil. Selah
We should long for and love one another.
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Philippians 4:1–2 (CSB) —1So then, my dearly loved and longed for brothers and sisters, my joy and crown, in this manner stand firm in the Lord, dear friends. 2I urge Euodia and I urge Syntyche to agree in the Lord.
How do we walk in love?
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1 John 4:16 (CSB) —16And we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and the one who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him.
Where does your strength come from?
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Psalm 28:8–9 (CSB) —8The Lord is the strength of his people; he is a stronghold of salvation for his anointed. 9Save your people, bless your possession, shepherd them, and carry them forever.
The daily devo is growing... and God gets all the Glory for it!
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1 Corinthians 3:7 (CSB) —7So, then, neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth.
We have an advocate!
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1 John 2:1–2 (CSB) —1My little children, I am writing you these things so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ the righteous one. 2He himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours, but also for those of the whole world.
Sometimes it can be hard to hear from the Lord...
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Psalm 28:1–2 (CSB) —1Lord, I call to you; my rock, do not be deaf to me. If you remain silent to me, I will be like those going down to the Pit. 2Listen to the sound of my pleading when I cry to you for help, when I lift up my hands toward your holy sanctuary.
The people you surround yourself with matter!
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Proverbs 25:4–5 (CSB) —4Remove impurities from silver, and material will be produced for a silversmith. 5Remove the wicked from the king’s presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness.
God can do anything He wants to do...
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Jeremiah 17:14 (CSB) —14Heal me, Lord, and I will be healed; save me, and I will be saved, for you are my praise.
Can a cow declare the presence of the Lord?
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Job 36:22–33 (CSB) —22Look, God shows himself exalted by his power. Who is a teacher like him? 23Who has appointed his way for him, and who has declared, “You have done wrong”? 24Remember that you should praise his work, which people have sung about. 25All mankind has seen it; people have looked at it from a distance. 26Yes, God is exalted beyond our knowledge; the number of his years cannot be counted. 27For he makes waterdrops evaporate; they distill the rain into its mist, 28which the clouds pour out and shower abundantly on mankind. 29Can anyone understand how the clouds spread out or how the thunder roars from God’s pavilion? 30See how he spreads his lightning around him and covers the depths of the sea. 31For he judges the nations with these; he gives food in abundance. 32He covers his hands with lightning and commands it to hit its mark. 33The thunder declares his presence; the cattle also, the approaching storm.
Are you giving the lord thanks?
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Colossians 1:3–4 (CSB) —3We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, 4for we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all the saints
Good news... the Lord is your friend and is FOR YOU!
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Romans 8:31–34 (CSB) —31What, then, are we to say about these things? If God is for us, who is against us? 32He did not even spare his own Son but gave him up for us all. How will he not also with him grant us everything? 33Who can bring an accusation against God’s elect? God is the one who justifies. 34Who is the one who condemns? Christ Jesus is the one who died, but even more, has been raised; he also is at the right hand of God and intercedes for us.
Don't linger in your laziness.
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Proverbs 6:6–9 (CSB) —6Go to the ant, you slacker! Observe its ways and become wise. 7Without leader, administrator, or ruler, 8it prepares its provisions in summer; it gathers its food during harvest. 9How long will you stay in bed, you slacker? When will you get up from your sleep?
Can you fill in the blank?
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John 14:15–16 (CSB) —15“If you love me, you will keep my commands. 16And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever.
You might be lonely, but you are never alone!
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Deuteronomy 31:8 (CSB) —8The Lord is the one who will go before you. He will be with you; he will not leave you or abandon you. Do not be afraid or discouraged.”
There is a great problem and a really great promise in our text today!
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2 Corinthians 5:16–17 (CSB) —16From now on, then, we do not know anyone from a worldly perspective. Even if we have known Christ from a worldly perspective, yet now we no longer know him in this way. 17Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has passed away, and see, the new has come!
Watch out for that gentle south wind.
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Acts 27:13–14 (CSB) —13When a gentle south wind sprang up, they thought they had achieved their purpose. They weighed anchor and sailed along the shore of Crete. 14But before long, a fierce wind called the “northeaster” rushed down from the island.
God is always working!!!
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John 5:17–18 (CSB) —17Jesus responded to them, “My Father is still working, and I am working also.” 18This is why the Jews began trying all the more to kill him: Not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God his own Father, making himself equal to God.
Be careful how and who you judge...
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1 Corinthians 4:1–5 (CSB) —1A person should think of us in this way: as servants of Christ and managers of the mysteries of God. 2In this regard, it is required that managers be found faithful. 3It is of little importance to me that I should be judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I don’t even judge myself. 4For I am not conscious of anything against myself, but I am not justified by this. It is the Lord who judges me. 5So don’t judge anything prematurely, before the Lord comes, who will both bring to light what is hidden in darkness and reveal the intentions of the hearts. And then praise will come to each one from God.
God loves you; He really, really does!
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Psalm 91:9–13 (CSB) —9Because you have made the Lord—my refuge, the Most High—your dwelling place, 10no harm will come to you; no plague will come near your tent. 11For he will give his angels orders concerning you, to protect you in all your ways. 12They will support you with their hands so that you will not strike your foot against a stone. 13You will tread on the lion and the cobra; you will trample the young lion and the serpent.
Be careful what you admire...
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Luke 16:14–15 (CSB) —14The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, were listening to all these things and scoffing at him. 15And he told them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves in the sight of others, but God knows your hearts. For what is highly admired by people is revolting in God’s sight.
Are you a lion or a gazelle?
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1 Peter 5:8–9 (CSB) —8Be sober-minded, be alert. Your adversary the devil is prowling around like a roaring lion, looking for anyone he can devour. 9Resist him, firm in the faith, knowing that the same kind of sufferings are being experienced by your fellow believers throughout the world.
Have you ever made a BIG mistake? I know I have made my fair share of them...
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Matthew 27:20–26 (CSB) —20The chief priests and the elders, however, persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to execute Jesus. 21The governor asked them, “Which of the two do you want me to release for you?” “Barabbas!” they answered. 22Pilate asked them, “What should I do then with Jesus, who is called Christ?” They all answered, “Crucify him!” 23Then he said, “Why? What has he done wrong?” But they kept shouting all the more, “Crucify him!” 24When Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but that a riot was starting instead, he took some water, washed his hands in front of the crowd, and said, “I am innocent of this man’s blood. See to it yourselves!” 25All the people answered, “His blood be on us and on our children!” 26Then he released Barabbas to them and, after having Jesus flogged, handed him over to be crucified.
Well, that's no way to talk!
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Matthew 26:74–75 (CSB) —74Then he started to curse and to swear with an oath, “I don’t know the man!” Immediately a rooster crowed, 75and Peter remembered the words Jesus had spoken, “Before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.” And he went outside and wept bitterly.
The Lord already knows all about it!
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Psalm 139:1–6 (CSB) —1Lord, you have searched me and known me. 2You know when I sit down and when I stand up; you understand my thoughts from far away. 3You observe my travels and my rest; you are aware of all my ways. 4Before a word is on my tongue, you know all about it, Lord. 5You have encircled me; you have placed your hand on me. 6This wondrous knowledge is beyond me. It is lofty; I am unable to reach it.
What is it that grieves the heart of Christ?
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Mark 3:5 (CSB) —5After looking around at them with anger, he was grieved at the hardness of their hearts and told the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out, and his hand was restored.
Sometimes you need to turn the other cheek.
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Matthew 5:38–42 (CSB) —38“You have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. 39But I tell you, don’t resist an evildoer. On the contrary, if anyone slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also. 40As for the one who wants to sue you and take away your shirt, let him have your coat as well. 41And if anyone forces you to go one mile, go with him two. 42Give to the one who asks you, and don’t turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.
I am so glad the Lord does not keep score!
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Psalm 130:3–4 (CSB) —3Lord, if you kept an account of iniquities, Lord, who could stand? 4But with you there is forgiveness, so that you may be revered.
If you can lose it, then it's really not yours anyway.
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Luke 12:15 (CSB) —15He then told them, “Watch out and be on guard against all greed, because one’s life is not in the abundance of his possessions.”
Even when the Lord puts it all together for you, you still gotta walk in faith!
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Acts 10:30–33 (CSB) —30Cornelius replied, “Four days ago at this hour, at three in the afternoon, I was praying in my house. Just then a man in dazzling clothing stood before me 31and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your acts of charity have been remembered in God’s sight. 32Therefore send someone to Joppa and invite Simon here, who is also named Peter. He is lodging in Simon the tanner’s house by the sea.’ 33So I immediately sent for you, and it was good of you to come. So now we are all in the presence of God to hear everything you have been commanded by the Lord.”
What are they going to do? Kill us?
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Psalm 118:5–7 (CSB) —5I called to the Lord in distress; the Lord answered me and put me in a spacious place. 6The Lord is for me; I will not be afraid. What can a mere mortal do to me? 7The Lord is my helper; therefore, I will look in triumph on those who hate me.
What can you finish today?
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2 Chronicles 5:1 (CSB) —1So all the work Solomon did for the Lord’s temple was completed. Then Solomon brought the consecrated things of his father David—the silver, the gold, and all the utensils—and put them in the treasuries of God’s temple.
It's good to have a friend who will rescue you!
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Genesis 14:14–16 (CSB) —14When Abram heard that his relative had been taken prisoner, he assembled his 318 trained men, born in his household, and they went in pursuit as far as Dan. 15And he and his servants deployed against them by night, defeated them, and pursued them as far as Hobah to the north of Damascus. 16He brought back all the goods and also his relative Lot and his goods, as well as the women and the other people.
I love a good ending...
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Revelation 22:20–21 (CSB) —20He who testifies about these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon.” Amen! Come, Lord Jesus! 21The grace of the Lord Jesus be with everyone. Amen.
Come and have breakfast...
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John 21:12–14 (CSB) —12“Come and have breakfast,” Jesus told them. None of the disciples dared ask him, “Who are you?” because they knew it was the Lord. 13Jesus came, took the bread, and gave it to them. He did the same with the fish. 14This was now the third time Jesus appeared to the disciples after he was raised from the dead.
How high can you count?
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Psalm 147:4–6 (CSB) —4He counts the number of the stars; he gives names to all of them. 5Our Lord is great, vast in power; his understanding is infinite. 6The Lord helps the oppressed but brings the wicked to the ground.
Strive to know the Lord!
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Hosea 6:1–3 (CSB) —1Come, let’s return to the Lord. For he has torn us, and he will heal us; he has wounded us, and he will bind up our wounds. 2He will revive us after two days, and on the third day he will raise us up so we can live in his presence. 3Let’s strive to know the Lord. His appearance is as sure as the dawn. He will come to us like the rain, like the spring showers that water the land.
Don't miss the blessings that are right in front of you!
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Luke 10:23–24 (CSB) —23Then turning to his disciples he said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see the things you see! 24For I tell you that many prophets and kings wanted to see the things you see but didn’t see them; to hear the things you hear but didn’t hear them.”
If you are putting your trust in anything other then the Lord, you are putting it in the wrong place!
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Jeremiah 17:5 (CSB) —5This is what the Lord says: Cursed is the person who trusts in mankind. He makes human flesh his strength, and his heart turns from the Lord.
How Lovely is your dwelling place?
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Psalm 84:1–2 (CSB) —1How lovely is your dwelling place, Lord of Armies. 2I long and yearn for the courts of the Lord; my heart and flesh cry out for the living God.
You can't get to where you are going, unless you actually get going!
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Philippians 3:12–14 (CSB) —12Not that I have already reached the goal or am already perfect, but I make every effort to take hold of it because I also have been taken hold of by Christ Jesus. 13Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and reaching forward to what is ahead, 14I pursue as my goal the prize promised by God’s heavenly call in Christ Jesus.
I am so thankful for each of you!
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Philippians 1:3–5 (CSB) —3I give thanks to my God for every remembrance of you, 4always praying with joy for all of you in my every prayer, 5because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now.
There is more to life, then this life.
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2 Corinthians 5:1–5 (CSB) —1For we know that if our earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal dwelling in the heavens, not made with hands. 2Indeed, we groan in this tent, desiring to put on our heavenly dwelling, 3since, when we are clothed, we will not be found naked. 4Indeed, we groan while we are in this tent, burdened as we are, because we do not want to be unclothed but clothed, so that mortality may be swallowed up by life. 5Now the one who prepared us for this very purpose is God, who gave us the Spirit as a down payment.
Every season in life is different.
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Ecclesiastes 7:10 (CSB) —10Don’t say, “Why were the former days better than these?” since it is not wise of you to ask this.
He loved them to the end!
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John 13:1 (CSB) —1Before the Passover Festival, Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart from this world to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.
How thankful are you today?
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Colossians 1:3–4 (CSB) —3We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, 4for we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all the saints
I wanted you to meet my family today. We all wanted to wish you a very Merry Christmas. May the Lord bless you wherever you are in the world today!
As we approach Christmas and gathering with our family and friends lets all remember how much our words matter. Blessings to you and yours!
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James 5:12 (CSB) —12Above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath. But let your “yes” mean “yes,” and your “no” mean “no,” so that you won’t fall under judgment.
Matthew 5:13 (CSB) —13“You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt should lose its taste, how can it be made salty? It’s no longer good for anything but to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet.
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There is a cure for worry and anxiety...
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Luke 12:22–34 (CSB) —22Then he said to his disciples, “Therefore I tell you, don’t worry about your life, what you will eat; or about the body, what you will wear. 23For life is more than food and the body more than clothing. 24Consider the ravens: They don’t sow or reap; they don’t have a storeroom or a barn; yet God feeds them. Aren’t you worth much more than the birds? 25Can any of you add one moment to his life span by worrying? 26If then you’re not able to do even a little thing, why worry about the rest? 27“Consider how the wildflowers grow: They don’t labor or spin thread. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendor was adorned like one of these. 28If that’s how God clothes the grass, which is in the field today and is thrown into the furnace tomorrow, how much more will he do for you—you of little faith? 29Don’t strive for what you should eat and what you should drink, and don’t be anxious. 30For the Gentile world eagerly seeks all these things, and your Father knows that you need them. 31“But seek his kingdom, and these things will be provided for you. 32Don’t be afraid, little flock, because your Father delights to give you the kingdom. 33Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Make money-bags for yourselves that won’t grow old, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys. 34For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
God is there to bear your burdens.
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Psalm 68:19 (CSB) —19Blessed be the Lord! Day after day he bears our burdens; God is our salvation. Selah
There is so much in life to we are afraid of...
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Psalm 56:3–4 (CSB) —3When I am afraid, I will trust in you. 4In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?
How mighty, magnificent and marvelous is our God?
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Isaiah 40:25–26 (CSB) —25“To whom will you compare me, or who is my equal?” asks the Holy One. 26Look up and see! Who created these? He brings out the stars by number; he calls all of them by name. Because of his great power and strength, not one of them is missing.
Just because things are going right, it does not mean everything can't go wrong...
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Luke 9:43–45 (CSB) —43And they were all astonished at the greatness of God. While everyone was amazed at all the things he was doing, he told his disciples, 44“Let these words sink in: The Son of Man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men.” 45But they did not understand this statement; it was concealed from them so that they could not grasp it, and they were afraid to ask him about it.
It's so awesome when everyone is getting along!
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Psalm 133:1–3 (CSB) —1How delightfully good when brothers live together in harmony! 2It is like fine oil on the head, running down on the beard, running down Aaron’s beard onto his robes. 3It is like the dew of Hermon falling on the mountains of Zion. For there the Lord has appointed the blessing— life forevermore.
What would you eradicate from your life?
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1 Peter 2:1–3 (CSB) —1Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all slander. 2Like newborn infants, desire the pure milk of the word, so that by it you may grow up into your salvation, 3if you have tasted that the Lord is good.
This hurts...
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Matthew 17:22–23 (CSB) —22As they were gathering together in Galilee, Jesus told them, “The Son of Man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men. 23They will kill him, and on the third day he will be raised up.” And they were deeply distressed.
This is the greatest question you can ever ask yourself or someone else.
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Luke 9:18–20 (CSB) —18While he was praying in private and his disciples were with him, he asked them, “Who do the crowds say that I am?” 19They answered, “John the Baptist; others, Elijah; still others, that one of the ancient prophets has come back.” 20“But you,” he asked them, “who do you say that I am?” Peter answered, “God’s Messiah.”
Do you want to be happy?
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Psalm 112:1 (CSB) —1Hallelujah! Happy is the person who fears the Lord, taking great delight in his commands.
I am not sure what happened yesterday but many people did not get this Devo... the devil has sure been working through the tech end of things this week. I guess this is a message he does not want to be heard. So I am sending it out again today, praying it will be delivered to everyone. In a world full of wrong, do whats right!
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Acts 27:3 (CSB) —3The next day we put in at Sidon, and Julius treated Paul kindly and allowed him to go to his friends to receive their care.
Even a cow can declare the presence of the Lord... so can you!
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Job 36:22–33 (CSB) —22Look, God shows himself exalted by his power. Who is a teacher like him? 23Who has appointed his way for him, and who has declared, “You have done wrong”? 24Remember that you should praise his work, which people have sung about. 25All mankind has seen it; people have looked at it from a distance. 26Yes, God is exalted beyond our knowledge; the number of his years cannot be counted. 27For he makes waterdrops evaporate; they distill the rain into its mist, 28which the clouds pour out and shower abundantly on mankind. 29Can anyone understand how the clouds spread out or how the thunder roars from God’s pavilion? 30See how he spreads his lightning around him and covers the depths of the sea. 31For he judges the nations with these; he gives food in abundance. 32He covers his hands with lightning and commands it to hit its mark. 33The thunder declares his presence; the cattle also, the approaching storm.
The Lord is for you so who can be against you?
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Psalm 27:7–12 (CSB) —7Lord, hear my voice when I call; be gracious to me and answer me. 8My heart says this about you: “Seek his face.” Lord, I will seek your face. 9Do not hide your face from me; do not turn your servant away in anger. You have been my helper; do not leave me or abandon me, God of my salvation. 10Even if my father and mother abandon me, the Lord cares for me. 11Because of my adversaries, show me your way, Lord, and lead me on a level path. 12Do not give me over to the will of my foes, for false witnesses rise up against me, breathing violence.
Temptation is a terrible and tragic thing...
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Matthew 4:8–11 (CSB) —8Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. 9And he said to him, “I will give you all these things if you will fall down and worship me.” 10Then Jesus told him, “Go away, Satan! For it is written: Worship the Lord your God, and serve only him.” 11Then the devil left him, and angels came and began to serve him.
If you could ask the Lord for two things what would they be?
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Proverbs 30:7–9 (CSB) —7Two things I ask of you; don’t deny them to me before I die: 8Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me. Give me neither poverty nor wealth; feed me with the food I need. 9Otherwise, I might have too much and deny you, saying, “Who is the Lord?” or I might have nothing and steal, profaning the name of my God.
What are you devoted to?
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Colossians 4:2 (CSB) —2Devote yourselves to prayer; stay alert in it with thanksgiving.
This is a dangerous prayer you can pray this Monday as you start your week.
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Psalm 26:1–3 (CSB) —1Vindicate me, Lord, because I have lived with integrity and have trusted in the Lord without wavering. 2Test me, Lord, and try me; examine my heart and mind. 3For your faithful love guides me, and I live by your truth.
How long is your fuse when it comes to anger?
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Ecclesiastes 7:9 (CSB) —9Don’t let your spirit rush to be angry, for anger abides in the heart of fools.
There are no ungifted disciples in the Kingdom of God...
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1 Corinthians 12:4–7 (CSB) —4Now there are different gifts, but the same Spirit. 5There are different ministries, but the same Lord. 6And there are different activities, but the same God works all of them in each person. 7A manifestation of the Spirit is given to each person for the common good:
Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Sorry this is probably not what you expected for todays daily devo... its more of an update and a big THANK YOU than a devotional. WARNING its over 10 minutes long... sorry! I pray you are all well. I truly am so thankful for you!
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What will people be like in the last days?
2 Timothy 3:1–5 (CSB) —1But know this: Hard times will come in the last days. 2For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, proud, demeaning, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3unloving, irreconcilable, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, without love for what is good, 4traitors, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, 5holding to the form of godliness but denying its power. Avoid these people.
Hallelujah!
Psalm 106:1–3 (CSB) —1Hallelujah! Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his faithful love endures forever. 2Who can declare the Lord’s mighty acts or proclaim all the praise due him? 3How happy are those who uphold justice, who practice righteousness at all times.
If you have ever been betrayed take a listen to this devo!
Matthew 17:22–23 (CSB) —22As they were gathering together in Galilee, Jesus told them, “The Son of Man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men. 23They will kill him, and on the third day he will be raised up.” And they were deeply distressed.
If you have ever struggled to hear from the Lord today's devo is for you!
Psalm 28:1–2 (CSB) —1Lord, I call to you; my rock, do not be deaf to me. If you remain silent to me, I will be like those going down to the Pit. 2Listen to the sound of my pleading when I cry to you for help, when I lift up my hands toward your holy sanctuary.
You won't find any satisfaction outside of the Lord!
Psalm 107:1–9 (CSB) —1Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his faithful love endures forever. 2Let the redeemed of the Lord proclaim that he has redeemed them from the power of the foe 3and has gathered them from the lands— from the east and the west, from the north and the south. 4Some wandered in the desolate wilderness, finding no way to a city where they could live. 5They were hungry and thirsty; their spirits failed within them. 6Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble; he rescued them from their distress. 7He led them by the right path to go to a city where they could live. 8Let them give thanks to the Lord for his faithful love and his wondrous works for all humanity. 9For he has satisfied the thirsty and filled the hungry with good things.
Leadership is hard! If you don't believe me give it a try...
Acts 14:23 (CSB) —23When they had appointed elders for them in every church and prayed with fasting, they committed them to the Lord in whom they had believed.
Be sure you have your mind and your hope set in the right place!
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1 Peter 1:13 (CSB) —13Therefore, with your minds ready for action, be sober-minded and set your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
He is the KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS...
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Ephesians 1:20–23 (CSB) —20He exercised this power in Christ by raising him from the dead and seating him at his right hand in the heavens—21far above every ruler and authority, power and dominion, and every title given, not only in this age but also in the one to come. 22And he subjected everything under his feet and appointed him as head over everything for the church, 23which is his body, the fullness of the one who fills all things in every way.
What is your hearts desire?
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Romans 10:1 (CSB) —1Brothers and sisters, my heart’s desire and prayer to God concerning them is for their salvation.
Fear and freedom don't go together.
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Psalm 27:1–3 (CSB) —1The Lord is my light and my salvation— whom should I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life— whom should I dread? 2When evildoers came against me to devour my flesh, my foes and my enemies stumbled and fell. 3Though an army deploys against me, my heart will not be afraid; though a war breaks out against me, I will still be confident.
Everyone wants to be heard...
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Psalm 34:17–18 (CSB) —17The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears, and rescues them from all their troubles. 18The Lord is near the brokenhearted; he saves those crushed in spirit.
You can work even while you wait!
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Acts 17:15–17 (CSB) —15Those who escorted Paul brought him as far as Athens, and after receiving instructions for Silas and Timothy to come to him as quickly as possible, they departed. 16While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was deeply distressed when he saw that the city was full of idols. 17So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and with those who worshiped God, as well as in the marketplace every day with those who happened to be there.
We have redemption through His blood.
Ephesians 1:7–10 (CSB) —7In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace 8that he richly poured out on us with all wisdom and understanding. 9He made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure that he purposed in Christ 10as a plan for the right time—to bring everything together in Christ, both things in heaven and things on earth in him.
Grant us success...
Psalm 118:25–26 (CSB) —25Lord, save us! Lord, please grant us success! 26He who comes in the name of the Lord is blessed. From the house of the Lord we bless you.
You can't receive what you refuse to believe...
John 10:22–25 (CSB) —22Then the Festival of Dedication took place in Jerusalem, and it was winter. 23Jesus was walking in the temple in Solomon’s Colonnade. 24The Jews surrounded him and asked, “How long are you going to keep us in suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly.” 25“I did tell you and you don’t believe,” Jesus answered them. “The works that I do in my Father’s name testify about me.
I can do whatever I want... or can I?
1 Corinthians 10:23–24 (CSB) —23“Everything is permissible,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible,” but not everything builds up. 24No one is to seek his own good, but the good of the other person.
Some things are more important than other things.
Matthew 23:23–26 (CSB) —23“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You pay a tenth of mint, dill, and cumin, and yet you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy, and faithfulness. These things should have been done without neglecting the others. 24Blind guides! You strain out a gnat, but gulp down a camel! 25“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup, so that the outside of it may also become clean.
Come see the man!!!
John 4:27–31 (CSB) —27Just then his disciples arrived, and they were amazed that he was talking with a woman. Yet no one said, “What do you want?” or “Why are you talking with her?” 28Then the woman left her water jar, went into town, and told the people, 29“Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Messiah?” 30They left the town and made their way to him. 31In the meantime the disciples kept urging him, “Rabbi, eat something.”
The quickest path to victory can be through your vulnerability!
Lamentations 2:19 (CSB) —19Arise, cry out in the night from the first watch of the night. Pour out your heart like water before the Lord’s presence. Lift up your hands to him for the lives of your children who are fainting from hunger at the head of every street.
You can trust the Lord!
Psalm 125:1–2 (CSB) —1Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion. It cannot be shaken; it remains forever. 2The mountains surround Jerusalem and the Lord surrounds his people, both now and forever.
There is something special about the gift of kindness.
Acts 28:1–2 (CSB) —1Once safely ashore, we then learned that the island was called Malta. 2The local people showed us extraordinary kindness. They lit a fire and took us all in, since it was raining and cold.
Your friendships can bring glory to God.
1 Samuel 18:1–2 (CSB) —1When David had finished speaking with Saul, Jonathan was bound to David in close friendship, and loved him as much as he loved himself. 2Saul kept David with him from that day on and did not let him return to his father’s house.
Have you ever made a mistake?
1 Corinthians 15:9–11 (CSB) —9For I am the least of the apostles, not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. 10But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me. 11Whether, then, it is I or they, so we proclaim and so you have believed.
Do you need a rescue or a refuge today?
Psalm 31:1–5 (CSB) —1Lord, I seek refuge in you; let me never be disgraced. Save me by your righteousness. 2Listen closely to me; rescue me quickly. Be a rock of refuge for me, a mountain fortress to save me. 3For you are my rock and my fortress; you lead and guide me for your name’s sake. 4You will free me from the net that is secretly set for me, for you are my refuge. 5Into your hand I entrust my spirit; you have redeemed me, Lord, God of truth.
Jesus prayed for you!
John 17:20–26 (CSB) —20“I pray not only for these, but also for those who believe in me through their word. 21May they all be one, as you, Father, are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us, so that the world may believe you sent me. 22I have given them the glory you have given me, so that they may be one as we are one. 23I am in them and you are in me, so that they may be made completely one, that the world may know you have sent me and have loved them as you have loved me. 24“Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, so that they will see my glory, which you have given me because you loved me before the world’s foundation. 25Righteous Father, the world has not known you. However, I have known you, and they have known that you sent me. 26I made your name known to them and will continue to make it known, so that the love you have loved me with may be in them and I may be in them.”
Where are you?
Genesis 3:8–9 (CSB) —8Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden at the time of the evening breeze, and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden. 9So the Lord God called out to the man and said to him, “Where are you?”
The Lord always keeps His promises!
Genesis 28:13–17 (CSB) —13The Lord was standing there beside him, saying, “I am the Lord, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your offspring the land on which you are lying. 14Your offspring will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out toward the west, the east, the north, and the south. All the peoples on earth will be blessed through you and your offspring. 15Look, I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go. I will bring you back to this land, for I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.” 16When Jacob awoke from his sleep, he said, “Surely the Lord is in this place, and I did not know it.” 17He was afraid and said, “What an awesome place this is! This is none other than the house of God. This is the gate of heaven.”
Do you want God to look upon your life with favor?
Isaiah 66:1–2 (CSB) —1This is what the Lord says: Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool. Where could you possibly build a house for me? And where would my resting place be? 2My hand made all these things, and so they all came into being. This is the Lord’s declaration. I will look favorably on this kind of person: one who is humble, submissive in spirit, and trembles at my word.
Church people can me mean!
Luke 14:1–6 (CSB) —1One Sabbath, when he went in to eat at the house of one of the leading Pharisees, they were watching him closely. 2There in front of him was a man whose body was swollen with fluid. 3In response, Jesus asked the law experts and the Pharisees, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?” 4But they kept silent. He took the man, healed him, and sent him away. 5And to them, he said, “Which of you whose son or ox falls into a well, will not immediately pull him out on the Sabbath day?” 6They could find no answer to these things.
Is there anyone or anything that can be compared to God?
Isaiah 40:12–18 (CSB) —12Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand or marked off the heavens with the span of his hand? Who has gathered the dust of the earth in a measure or weighed the mountains on a balance and the hills on the scales? 13Who has directed the Spirit of the Lord, or who gave him counsel? 14Who did he consult? Who gave him understanding and taught him the paths of justice? Who taught him knowledge and showed him the way of understanding? 15Look, the nations are like a drop in a bucket; they are considered as a speck of dust on the scales; he lifts up the islands like fine dust. 16Lebanon’s cedars are not enough for fuel, or its animals enough for a burnt offering. 17All the nations are as nothing before him; they are considered by him as empty nothingness. 18With whom will you compare God? What likeness will you set up for comparison with him?
What is priceless to you?
Psalm 36:5–9 (CSB) —5Lord, your faithful love reaches to heaven, your faithfulness to the clouds. 6Your righteousness is like the highest mountains, your judgments like the deepest sea. Lord, you preserve people and animals. 7How priceless your faithful love is, God! People take refuge in the shadow of your wings. 8They are filled from the abundance of your house. You let them drink from your refreshing stream. 9For the wellspring of life is with you. By means of your light we see light.
Your enemy wants to destroy you!
1 Peter 5:6–9 (CSB) —6Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, so that he may exalt you at the proper time, 7casting all your cares on him, because he cares about you. 8Be sober-minded, be alert. Your adversary the devil is prowling around like a roaring lion, looking for anyone he can devour. 9Resist him, firm in the faith, knowing that the same kind of sufferings are being experienced by your fellow believers throughout the world.
Do you loathe the Lord?
Numbers 21:5 (CSB) —5The people spoke against God and Moses: “Why have you led us up from Egypt to die in the wilderness? There is no bread or water, and we detest this wretched food!”
What comes out of your mouth matters!
Proverbs 18:7–8 (CSB) —7A fool’s mouth is his devastation, and his lips are a trap for his life. 8A gossip’s words are like choice food that goes down to one’s innermost being.
You can do it!!!
1 Corinthians 2:1–5 (CSB) —1When I came to you, brothers and sisters, announcing the mystery of God to you, I did not come with brilliance of speech or wisdom. 2I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. 3I came to you in weakness, in fear, and in much trembling. 4My speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, 5so that your faith might not be based on human wisdom but on God’s power.
The love of God is just awesome!
Psalm 136:1–10 (CSB) —1Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good. His faithful love endures forever. 2Give thanks to the God of gods. His faithful love endures forever. 3Give thanks to the Lord of lords. His faithful love endures forever. 4He alone does great wonders. His faithful love endures forever. 5He made the heavens skillfully. His faithful love endures forever. 6He spread the land on the waters. His faithful love endures forever. 7He made the great lights: His faithful love endures forever. 8the sun to rule by day, His faithful love endures forever. 9the moon and stars to rule by night. His faithful love endures forever. 10He struck the firstborn of the Egyptians His faithful love endures forever.
God resists the proud...
James 4:6 (CSB) —6But he gives greater grace. Therefore he says: God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble.
Fear can blind you from what God is doing in your life or the life of someone else.
Acts 9:26–28 (CSB) —26When he arrived in Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, since they did not believe he was a disciple. 27Barnabas, however, took him and brought him to the apostles and explained to them how Saul had seen the Lord on the road and that the Lord had talked to him, and how in Damascus he had spoken boldly in the name of Jesus. 28Saul was coming and going with them in Jerusalem, speaking boldly in the name of the Lord.
Can you see whats happening right in front of your face?
John 9:8–12 (CSB) —8His neighbors and those who had seen him before as a beggar said, “Isn’t this the one who used to sit begging?” 9Some said, “He’s the one.” Others were saying, “No, but he looks like him.” He kept saying, “I’m the one.” 10So they asked him, “Then how were your eyes opened?” 11He answered, “The man called Jesus made mud, spread it on my eyes, and told me, ‘Go to Siloam and wash.’ So when I went and washed I received my sight.” 12“Where is he?” they asked. “I don’t know,” he said.
A blind spot will put you in a bad spot.
Matthew 7:1–5 (CSB) —1“Do not judge, so that you won’t be judged. 2For you will be judged by the same standard with which you judge others, and you will be measured by the same measure you use. 3Why do you look at the splinter in your brother’s eye but don’t notice the beam of wood in your own eye? 4Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the splinter out of your eye,’ and look, there’s a beam of wood in your own eye? 5Hypocrite! First take the beam of wood out of your eye, and then you will see clearly to take the splinter out of your brother’s eye.
Let's pray a dangerous prayer today!
Psalm 26:1–3 (CSB) —1Vindicate me, Lord, because I have lived with integrity and have trusted in the Lord without wavering. 2Test me, Lord, and try me; examine my heart and mind. 3For your faithful love guides me, and I live by your truth.
How long is your fuse?
Ecclesiastes 7:9 (CSB) —9Don’t let your spirit rush to be angry, for anger abides in the heart of fools.
The Lord wants to, and will help you!
Psalm 28:6–7 (CSB) —6Blessed be the Lord, for he has heard the sound of my pleading. 7The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart celebrates, and I give thanks to him with my song.
If you are trusting in anything other than the Lord you are trusting in the wrong thing!
Isaiah 40:28–31 (CSB) —28Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the whole earth. He never becomes faint or weary; there is no limit to his understanding. 29He gives strength to the faint and strengthens the powerless. 30Youths may become faint and weary, and young men stumble and fall, 31but those who trust in the Lord will renew their strength; they will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not become weary, they will walk and not faint.
You can't out give God...
2 Corinthians 9:6–8 (CSB) —6The point is this: The person who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the person who sows generously will also reap generously. 7Each person should do as he has decided in his heart—not reluctantly or out of compulsion, since God loves a cheerful giver. 8And God is able to make every grace overflow to you, so that in every way, always having everything you need, you may excel in every good work.
Doubt will destroy your faith!
John 20:26–29 (CSB) —26A week later his disciples were indoors again, and Thomas was with them. Even though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” 27Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and look at my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Don’t be faithless, but believe.” 28Thomas responded to him, “My Lord and my God!” 29Jesus said, “Because you have seen me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe.”
Are you willing to wait for the Lord?
Psalm 33:20–22 (CSB) —20We wait for the Lord; he is our help and shield. 21For our hearts rejoice in him because we trust in his holy name. 22May your faithful love rest on us, Lord, for we put our hope in you.
Do you love a good surprise?
1 Thessalonians 5:1–6 (CSB) —1About the times and the seasons: Brothers and sisters, you do not need anything to be written to you. 2For you yourselves know very well that the day of the Lord will come just like a thief in the night. 3When they say, “Peace and security,” then sudden destruction will come upon them, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape. 4But you, brothers and sisters, are not in the dark, for this day to surprise you like a thief. 5For you are all children of light and children of the day. We do not belong to the night or the darkness. 6So then, let us not sleep, like the rest, but let us stay awake and be self-controlled.
What we rejoice in matters!
Luke 10:17–20 (CSB) —17The seventy-two returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name.” 18He said to them, “I watched Satan fall from heaven like lightning. 19Look, I have given you the authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and over all the power of the enemy; nothing at all will harm you. 20However, don’t rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”
Have you ever felt like someone is watching you?
Psalm 33:13–22 (CSB) —13The Lord looks down from heaven; he observes everyone. 14He gazes on all the inhabitants of the earth from his dwelling place. 15He forms the hearts of them all; he considers all their works. 16A king is not saved by a large army; a warrior will not be rescued by great strength. 17The horse is a false hope for safety; it provides no escape by its great power. 18But look, the Lord keeps his eye on those who fear him— those who depend on his faithful love 19to rescue them from death and to keep them alive in famine. 20We wait for the Lord; he is our help and shield. 21For our hearts rejoice in him because we trust in his holy name. 22May your faithful love rest on us, Lord, for we put our hope in you.
Where would you go?
Acts 12:11–14 (CSB) —11When Peter came to himself, he said, “Now I know for certain that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from Herod’s grasp and from all that the Jewish people expected.” 12As soon as he realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John who was called Mark, where many had assembled and were praying. 13He knocked at the door of the outer gate, and a servant named Rhoda came to answer. 14She recognized Peter’s voice, and because of her joy, she did not open the gate but ran in and announced that Peter was standing at the outer gate.
Where Does your help come from?
Psalm 121:1–2 (CSB) —1I lift my eyes toward the mountains. Where will my help come from? 2My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.
Do you want to know what the Lord Hates?
Proverbs 6:16–19 (CSB) —16The Lord hates six things; in fact, seven are detestable to him: 17arrogant eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, 18a heart that plots wicked schemes, feet eager to run to evil, 19a lying witness who gives false testimony, and one who stirs up trouble among brothers.
Consistency is important!
Hebrews 13:8 (CSB) —8Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
Don't you love it when things are crystal clear?
Romans 8:9–11 (CSB) —9You, however, are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God lives in you. If anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to him. 10Now if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the Spirit gives life because of righteousness. 11And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead lives in you, then he who raised Christ from the dead will also bring your mortal bodies to life through his Spirit who lives in you.
You can be so close and still be so far away.
Mark 10:17–22 (CSB) —17As he was setting out on a journey, a man ran up, knelt down before him, and asked him, “Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 18“Why do you call me good?” Jesus asked him. “No one is good except God alone. 19You know the commandments: Do not murder; do not commit adultery; do not steal; do not bear false witness; do not defraud; honor your father and mother.” 20He said to him, “Teacher, I have kept all these from my youth.” 21Looking at him, Jesus loved him and said to him, “You lack one thing: Go, sell all you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.” 22But he was dismayed by this demand, and he went away grieving, because he had many possessions.
There is no other god like our God!
Isaiah 46:8–10 (CSB) —8“Remember this and be brave; take it to heart, you transgressors! 9Remember what happened long ago, for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and no one is like me. 10I declare the end from the beginning, and from long ago what is not yet done, saying: my plan will take place, and I will do all my will.
You never know what God is going to do!
Acts 8:6–8 (CSB) —6The crowds were all paying attention to what Philip said, as they listened and saw the signs he was performing. 7For unclean spirits, crying out with a loud voice, came out of many who were possessed, and many who were paralyzed and lame were healed. 8So there was great joy in that city.
Sometimes we see the glory of God the clearest in the middle of the darkness.
Psalm 102:12–17 (CSB) —12But you, Lord, are enthroned forever; your fame endures to all generations. 13You will rise up and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show favor to her— the appointed time has come. 14For your servants take delight in its stones and favor its dust. 15Then the nations will fear the name of the Lord, and all the kings of the earth your glory, 16for the Lord will rebuild Zion; he will appear in his glory. 17He will pay attention to the prayer of the destitute and will not despise their prayer.
Our God is an everlasting God!
Psalm 90:1–6 (CSB) —1Lord, you have been our refuge in every generation. 2Before the mountains were born, before you gave birth to the earth and the world, from eternity to eternity, you are God. 3You return mankind to the dust, saying, “Return, descendants of Adam.” 4For in your sight a thousand years are like yesterday that passes by, like a few hours of the night. 5You end their lives; they sleep. They are like grass that grows in the morning— 6in the morning it sprouts and grows; by evening it withers and dries up.
Let us run!
Hebrews 12:1–2 (CSB) —1Therefore, since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every hindrance and the sin that so easily ensnares us. Let us run with endurance the race that lies before us, 2keeping our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith. For the joy that lay before him, he endured the cross, despising the shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Seek the right stuff!
Matthew 6:32–7:1 (CSB) —32For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be provided for you. 34Therefore don’t worry about tomorrow, because tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. 1“Do not judge, so that you won’t be judged.
Have you ever needed some help in a day of distress or times of trouble?
Psalm 40:1–3 (CSB) —1I waited patiently for the Lord, and he turned to me and heard my cry for help. 2He brought me up from a desolate pit, out of the muddy clay, and set my feet on a rock, making my steps secure. 3He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear, and they will trust in the Lord.
Do you wanna be radical and pray a dangerous prayer today?
Colossians 1:9–14 (CSB) —9For this reason also, since the day we heard this, we haven’t stopped praying for you. We are asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding, 10so that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him: bearing fruit in every good work and growing in the knowledge of God, 11being strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, so that you may have great endurance and patience, joyfully 12giving thanks to the Father, who has enabled you to share in the saints’ inheritance in the light. 13He has rescued us from the domain of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son he loves. 14In him we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
This is a great challenge for us to live up to today!
Philippians 2:5–8 (CSB) —5Adopt the same attitude as that of Christ Jesus, 6who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God as something to be exploited. 7Instead he emptied himself by assuming the form of a servant, taking on the likeness of humanity. And when he had come as a man, 8he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death— even to death on a cross.
Worry, fear, and anxiety are contagious!
1 Samuel 17:10–11 (CSB) —10Then the Philistine said, “I defy the ranks of Israel today. Send me a man so we can fight each other!” 11When Saul and all Israel heard these words from the Philistine, they lost their courage and were terrified.
Relationships can be difficult!
Ephesians 4:1–6 (CSB) —1Therefore I, the prisoner in the Lord, urge you to walk worthy of the calling you have received, 2with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, 3making every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. 4There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to one hope at your calling—5one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6one God and Father of all, who is above all and through all and in all.
Have you ever found yourself in a place where you needed a little extra help?
Isaiah 41:8–10 (CSB) —8But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, descendant of Abraham, my friend— 9I brought you from the ends of the earth and called you from its farthest corners. I said to you: You are my servant; I have chosen you; I haven’t rejected you. 10Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will help you; I will hold on to you with my righteous right hand.
Can a miracle be extraordinary?
Acts 19:11–12 (CSB) —11God was performing extraordinary miracles by Paul’s hands, 12so that even facecloths or aprons that had touched his skin were brought to the sick, and the diseases left them, and the evil spirits came out of them.
Our God is so BIG!
Psalm 44:1–3 (CSB) —1God, we have heard with our ears— our ancestors have told us— the work you accomplished in their days, in days long ago: 2In order to plant them, you displaced the nations by your hand; in order to settle them, you brought disaster on the peoples. 3For they did not take the land by their sword— their arm did not bring them victory— but by your right hand, your arm, and the light of your face, because you were favorable toward them.
How you live your life matters!
2 Timothy 1:13–14 (CSB) —13Hold on to the pattern of sound teaching that you have heard from me, in the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. 14Guard the good deposit through the Holy Spirit who lives in us.
If you love the world a little, you love it a little too much!
James 4:4 (CSB) —4You adulterous people! Don’t you know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? So whoever wants to be the friend of the world becomes the enemy of God.
Do you need a little extra help today?
Isaiah 41:8–10 (CSB) —8But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, descendant of Abraham, my friend— 9I brought you from the ends of the earth and called you from its farthest corners. I said to you: You are my servant; I have chosen you; I haven’t rejected you. 10Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will help you; I will hold on to you with my righteous right hand.
It's hard to imagine how powerful God is...
Job 26:7–14 (CSB) —7He stretches the northern skies over empty space; he hangs the earth on nothing. 8He wraps up the water in his clouds, yet the clouds do not burst beneath its weight. 9He obscures the view of his throne, spreading his cloud over it. 10He laid out the horizon on the surface of the waters at the boundary between light and darkness. 11The pillars that hold up the sky tremble, astounded at his rebuke. 12By his power he stirred the sea, and by his understanding he crushed Rahab. 13By his breath the heavens gained their beauty; his hand pierced the fleeing serpent. 14These are but the fringes of his ways; how faint is the word we hear of him! Who can understand his mighty thunder?
How do you respond when God does not act or react the way you expect?
Matthew 26:50–54 (CSB) —50“Friend,” Jesus asked him, “why have you come?” Then they came up, took hold of Jesus, and arrested him. 51At that moment one of those with Jesus reached out his hand and drew his sword. He struck the high priest’s servant and cut off his ear. 52Then Jesus told him, “Put your sword back in its place because all who take up the sword will perish by the sword. 53Or do you think that I cannot call on my Father, and he will provide me here and now with more than twelve legions of angels? 54How, then, would the Scriptures be fulfilled that say it must happen this way?”
Worry is a heavy burden to carry!
Proverbs 12:25 (CSB) —25Anxiety in a person’s heart weighs it down, but a good word cheers it up.
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James 1:2–4 (CSB) —2Consider it a great joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you experience various trials, 3because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance. 4And let endurance have its full effect, so that you may be mature and complete, lacking nothing.
Could you use a little more confidence?
Psalm 108:1–4 (CSB) —1My heart is confident, God; I will sing; I will sing praises with the whole of my being. 2Wake up, harp and lyre! I will wake up the dawn. 3I will praise you, Lord, among the peoples; I will sing praises to you among the nations. 4For your faithful love is higher than the heavens, and your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.
Whats the biggest house you have ever been in?
John 14:1–4 (CSB) —1“Don’t let your heart be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. 2In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you? 3If I go away and prepare a place for you, I will come again and take you to myself, so that where I am you may be also. 4You know the way to where I am going.”
What do you want said at your funeral?
Psalm 51:1–5 (CSB) —1Be gracious to me, God, according to your faithful love; according to your abundant compassion, blot out my rebellion. 2Completely wash away my guilt and cleanse me from my sin. 3For I am conscious of my rebellion, and my sin is always before me. 4Against you—you alone—I have sinned and done this evil in your sight. So you are right when you pass sentence; you are blameless when you judge. 5Indeed, I was guilty when I was born; I was sinful when my mother conceived me.
A splendid and spectacular mystery.
Psalm 139:13–16 (CSB) —13For it was you who created my inward parts; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. 14I will praise you because I have been remarkably and wondrously made. Your works are wondrous, and I know this very well. 15My bones were not hidden from you when I was made in secret, when I was formed in the depths of the earth. 16Your eyes saw me when I was formless; all my days were written in your book and planned before a single one of them began.
Who is Jesus?
Matthew 22:41–46 (CSB) —41While the Pharisees were together, Jesus questioned them, 42“What do you think about the Messiah? Whose son is he?” They replied, “David’s.” 43He asked them, “How is it then that David, inspired by the Spirit, calls him ‘Lord’: 44The Lord declared to my Lord, ‘Sit at my right hand until I put your enemies under your feet’? 45“If David calls him ‘Lord,’ how, then, can he be his son?” 46No one was able to answer him at all, and from that day no one dared to question him anymore.
What has the Lord said to you?
Jeremiah 17:19 (CSB) —19This is what the Lord said to me, “Go and stand at the People’s Gate, through which the kings of Judah enter and leave, as well as at all the gates of Jerusalem.
Some people have no idea who they are...
John 1:19–23 (CSB) —19This was John’s testimony when the Jews from Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him, “Who are you?” 20He didn’t deny it but confessed, “I am not the Messiah.” 21“What then?” they asked him. “Are you Elijah?” “I am not,” he said. “Are you the Prophet?” “No,” he answered. 22“Who are you, then?” they asked. “We need to give an answer to those who sent us. What can you tell us about yourself?” 23He said, “I am a voice of one crying out in the wilderness: Make straight the way of the Lord—just as Isaiah the prophet said.”
We all have a reason to sing!
Psalm 147:7–9 (CSB) —7Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving; play the lyre to our God, 8who covers the sky with clouds, prepares rain for the earth, and causes grass to grow on the hills. 9He provides the animals with their food, and the young ravens what they cry for.
What if Christians just did this...
Titus 3:1–3 (CSB) —1Remind them to submit to rulers and authorities, to obey, to be ready for every good work, 2to slander no one, to avoid fighting, and to be kind, always showing gentleness to all people. 3For we too were once foolish, disobedient, deceived, enslaved by various passions and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, detesting one another.
God is the center of heaven, not you!
Revelation 7:13–17 (CSB) —13Then one of the elders asked me, “Who are these people in white robes, and where did they come from?” 14I said to him, “Sir, you know.” Then he told me: These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation. They washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. 15For this reason they are before the throne of God, and they serve him day and night in his temple. The one seated on the throne will shelter them: 16They will no longer hunger; they will no longer thirst; the sun will no longer strike them, nor will any scorching heat. 17For the Lamb who is at the center of the throne will shepherd them; he will guide them to springs of the waters of life, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.
Mark 1:39–42 (CSB) —39He went into all of Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and driving out demons. 40Then a man with leprosy came to him and, on his knees, begged him, “If you are willing, you can make me clean.” 41Moved with compassion, Jesus reached out his hand and touched him. “I am willing,” he told him. “Be made clean.” 42Immediately the leprosy left him, and he was made clean.
The message of Christ always has been and always will be offensive.
Matthew 11:4–6 (CSB) —4Jesus replied to them, “Go and report to John what you hear and see: 5The blind receive their sight, the lame walk, those with leprosy are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor are told the good news, 6and blessed is the one who isn’t offended by me.”
Do you want to be happy?
Psalm 119:1–4 (CSB) —1How happy are those whose way is blameless, who walk according to the Lord’s instruction! 2Happy are those who keep his decrees and seek him with all their heart. 3They do nothing wrong; they walk in his ways. 4You have commanded that your precepts be diligently kept.
Deuteronomy 34:1–5 (CSB) —1Then Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, which faces Jericho, and the Lord showed him all the land: Gilead as far as Dan, 2all of Naphtali, the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, all the land of Judah as far as the Mediterranean Sea, 3the Negev, and the plain in the Valley of Jericho, the City of Palms, as far as Zoar. 4The Lord then said to him, “This is the land I promised Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, ‘I will give it to your descendants.’ I have let you see it with your own eyes, but you will not cross into it.” 5So Moses the servant of the Lord died there in the land of Moab, according to the Lord’s word.
Figs... I love figs!
Jeremiah 24:3–7 (CSB) —3The Lord said to me, “What do you see, Jeremiah?” I said, “Figs! The good figs are very good, but the bad figs are extremely bad, so bad they are inedible.” 4The word of the Lord came to me: 5“This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Like these good figs, so I regard as good the exiles from Judah I sent away from this place to the land of the Chaldeans. 6I will keep my eyes on them for their good and will return them to this land. I will build them up and not demolish them; I will plant them and not uproot them. 7I will give them a heart to know me, that I am the Lord. They will be my people, and I will be their God because they will return to me with all their heart.
Sometimes the best thing you can tell someone is "wait here until I hear from the Lord."
Numbers 9:8 (CSB) —8Moses replied to them, “Wait here until I hear what the Lord commands for you.”
Do you like new things?
Lamentations 3:22–24 (CSB) —22Because of the Lord’s faithful love we do not perish, for his mercies never end. 23They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness! 24I say, “The Lord is my portion, therefore I will put my hope in him.”
Sometimes you gotta take a risk!
Matthew 27:57–61 (CSB) —57When it was evening, a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph came, who himself had also become a disciple of Jesus. 58He approached Pilate and asked for Jesus’s body. Then Pilate ordered that it be released. 59So Joseph took the body, wrapped it in clean, fine linen, 60and placed it in his new tomb, which he had cut into the rock. He left after rolling a great stone against the entrance of the tomb. 61Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were seated there, facing the tomb.
Your people matter!
Psalm 1:1 (CSB) —1How happy is the one who does not walk in the advice of the wicked or stand in the pathway with sinners or sit in the company of mockers!
Deception is a weapon!
Revelation 20:7–8 (CSB) —7When the thousand years are completed, Satan will be released from his prison 8and will go out to deceive the nations at the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them for battle. Their number is like the sand of the sea.
You are the body!
1 Corinthians 12:27 (CSB) —27Now you are the body of Christ, and individual members of it.
Jesus is your friend?
John 15:12–15 (CSB) —12“This is my command: Love one another as I have loved you. 13No one has greater love than this: to lay down his life for his friends. 14You are my friends if you do what I command you. 15I do not call you servants anymore, because a servant doesn’t know what his master is doing. I have called you friends, because I have made known to you everything I have heard from my Father.
Who can you trust?
Psalm 33:4 (CSB) —4For the word of the Lord is right, and all his work is trustworthy.
Have you ever wanted to go back to the way it all was before?
Job 29:1–11 (CSB) —1Job continued his discourse, saying: 2If only I could be as in months gone by, in the days when God watched over me, 3when his lamp shone above my head, and I walked through darkness by his light! 4I would be as I was in the days of my youth when God’s friendship rested on my tent, 5when the Almighty was still with me and my children were around me, 6when my feet were bathed in curds and the rock poured out streams of oil for me! 7When I went out to the city gate and took my seat in the town square, 8the young men saw me and withdrew, while older men stood to their feet. 9City officials stopped talking and covered their mouths with their hands. 10The noblemen’s voices were hushed, and their tongues stuck to the roof of their mouths. 11When they heard me, they blessed me, and when they saw me, they spoke well of me.
Will you praise the Lord with all of your heart today?
Psalm 111:1 (CSB) —1Hallelujah! I will praise the Lord with all my heart in the assembly of the upright and in the congregation.
Are you a child of God?
John 1:12–13 (CSB) —12But to all who did receive him, he gave them the right to be children of God, to those who believe in his name, 13who were born, not of natural descent, or of the will of the flesh, or of the will of man, but of God.
Have you ever been rejected?
Romans 15:7 (CSB) —7Therefore welcome one another, just as Christ also welcomed you, to the glory of God.
Are you a trader?
Ecclesiastes 7:1 (CSB) —1A good name is better than fine perfume, and the day of one’s death is better than the day of one’s birth.
Who is like our God?
Exodus 15:11–13 (CSB) —11Lord, who is like you among the gods? Who is like you, glorious in holiness, revered with praises, performing wonders? 12You stretched out your right hand, and the earth swallowed them. 13With your faithful love, you will lead the people you have redeemed; you will guide them to your holy dwelling with your strength.
Has the Lord ever spoken to you?
1 Samuel 3:1 (CSB) —1The boy Samuel served the Lord in Eli’s presence. In those days the word of the Lord was rare and prophetic visions were not widespread.
You can't gain anything until you are ready to lose everything!
Philippians 3:7–11 (CSB) —7But everything that was a gain to me, I have considered to be a loss because of Christ. 8More than that, I also consider everything to be a loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. Because of him I have suffered the loss of all things and consider them as dung, so that I may gain Christ 9and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own from the law, but one that is through faith in Christ—the righteousness from God based on faith. 10My goal is to know him and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of his sufferings, being conformed to his death, 11assuming that I will somehow reach the resurrection from among the dead.
Not to us Lord... Not to us!
Psalm 115:1 (CSB) —1Not to us, Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory because of your faithful love, because of your truth.
Consider your calling!
1 Corinthians 1:26–31 (CSB) —26Brothers and sisters, consider your calling: Not many were wise from a human perspective, not many powerful, not many of noble birth. 27Instead, God has chosen what is foolish in the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen what is weak in the world to shame the strong. 28God has chosen what is insignificant and despised in the world—what is viewed as nothing—to bring to nothing what is viewed as something, 29so that no one may boast in his presence. 30It is from him that you are in Christ Jesus, who became wisdom from God for us—our righteousness, sanctification, and redemption 31—in order that, as it is written: Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.
Everything should be said in truth, but not everything that is true should be said.
Proverbs 21:23 (CSB) —23The one who guards his mouth and tongue keeps himself out of trouble.
We have a special guest today on the daily devo who is going to tell us about how the Lord hears us when we cry out to Him.
Psalm 116:1–9 (CSB) —1I love the Lord because he has heard my appeal for mercy. 2Because he has turned his ear to me, I will call out to him as long as I live. 3The ropes of death were wrapped around me, and the torments of Sheol overcame me; I encountered trouble and sorrow. 4Then I called on the name of the Lord: “Lord, save me!” 5The Lord is gracious and righteous; our God is compassionate. 6The Lord guards the inexperienced; I was helpless, and he saved me. 7Return to your rest, my soul, for the Lord has been good to you. 8For you, Lord, rescued me from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling. 9I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living.
It's never a good idea to laugh at the Lord.
Genesis 18:11–15 (CSB) —11Abraham and Sarah were old and getting on in years. Sarah had passed the age of childbearing. 12So she laughed to herself: “After I am worn out and my lord is old, will I have delight?” 13But the Lord asked Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh, saying, ‘Can I really have a baby when I’m old?’ 14Is anything impossible for the Lord? At the appointed time I will come back to you, and in about a year she will have a son.” 15Sarah denied it. “I did not laugh,” she said, because she was afraid. But he replied, “No, you did laugh.”
He is indeed the KING of infinity!
Revelation 1:4–5 (CSB) —4John: To the seven churches in Asia. Grace and peace to you from the one who is, who was, and who is to come, and from the seven spirits before his throne, 5and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us and has set us free from our sins by his blood,
Have you ever been certain that God can't use you? But you were certain that God wanted to use you? Trust the Lord!
Exodus 4:13 (CSB) —13Moses said, “Please, Lord, send someone else.”
If you are going to retreat, retreat to the right place.
Psalm 57:1 (CSB) —1Be gracious to me, God, be gracious to me, for I take refuge in you. I will seek refuge in the shadow of your wings until danger passes.
Make sure you put on the right clothes before you leave the house today!
Galatians 3:27–29 (CSB) —27For those of you who were baptized into Christ have been clothed with Christ. 28There is no Jew or Greek, slave or free, male and female; since you are all one in Christ Jesus. 29And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed, heirs according to the promise.
How can two people see the exact same thing, and come to totally different conclusions?
1 Corinthians 1:18 (CSB) —18For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but it is the power of God to us who are being saved.
Have you ever made a promise to the Lord that you could not keep?
Romans 6:15–18 (CSB) —15What then? Should we sin because we are not under the law but under grace? Absolutely not! 16Don’t you know that if you offer yourselves to someone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of that one you obey—either of sin leading to death or of obedience leading to righteousness? 17But thank God that, although you used to be slaves of sin, you obeyed from the heart that pattern of teaching to which you were handed over, 18and having been set free from sin, you became enslaved to righteousness.
Who is the greatest? That is a question we always seem to be asking.
Matthew 18:1–5 (CSB) —1At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “So who is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” 2He called a small child and had him stand among them. 3“Truly I tell you,” he said, “unless you turn and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. 4Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child—this one is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 5And whoever welcomes one child like this in my name welcomes me.
Let's exalt the name of the Lord together!
Psalm 34:1–3 (CSB) —1I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise will always be on my lips. 2I will boast in the Lord; the humble will hear and be glad. 3Proclaim the Lord’s greatness with me; let us exalt his name together.
How awesome is our God?
Job 9:1–15 (CSB) —1Then Job answered: 2Yes, I know what you’ve said is true, but how can a person be justified before God? 3If one wanted to take him to court, he could not answer God once in a thousand times. 4God is wise and all-powerful. Who has opposed him and come out unharmed? 5He removes mountains without their knowledge, overturning them in his anger. 6He shakes the earth from its place so that its pillars tremble. 7He commands the sun not to shine and seals off the stars. 8He alone stretches out the heavens and treads on the waves of the sea. 9He makes the stars: the Bear, Orion, the Pleiades, and the constellations of the southern sky. 10He does great and unsearchable things, wonders without number. 11If he passed by me, I wouldn’t see him; if he went by, I wouldn’t recognize him. 12If he snatches something, who can stop him? Who can ask him, “What are you doing?” 13God does not hold back his anger; Rahab’s assistants cringe in fear beneath him! 14How then can I answer him or choose my arguments against him? 15Even if I were in the right, I could not answer. I could only beg my Judge for mercy.
Have you ever been in a difficult situation with a friend or a family member?
Philemon 8–14 (CSB) —8For this reason, although I have great boldness in Christ to command you to do what is right, 9I appeal to you, instead, on the basis of love. I, Paul, as an elderly man and now also as a prisoner of Christ Jesus, 10appeal to you for my son, Onesimus. I became his father while I was in chains. 11Once he was useless to you, but now he is useful both to you and to me. 12I am sending him back to you—I am sending my very own heart. 13I wanted to keep him with me, so that in my imprisonment for the gospel he might serve me in your place. 14But I didn’t want to do anything without your consent, so that your good deed might not be out of obligation, but of your own free will.
How does it make you feel when someone says they are praying for you?
John 17:9–11 (CSB) —9“I pray for them. I am not praying for the world but for those you have given me, because they are yours. 10Everything I have is yours, and everything you have is mine, and I am glorified in them. 11I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, protect them by your name that you have given me, so that they may be one as we are one.
Our relationships matter!
Philippians 1:3–5 (CSB) —3I give thanks to my God for every remembrance of you, 4always praying with joy for all of you in my every prayer, 5because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now.
Don't be ashamed of the gospel!
2 Timothy 1:8 (CSB) —8So don’t be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, or of me his prisoner. Instead, share in suffering for the gospel, relying on the power of God.
Does Jesus have first place in your life?
Colossians 1:15–20 (CSB) —15He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16For everything was created by him, in heaven and on earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities— all things have been created through him and for him. 17He is before all things, and by him all things hold together. 18He is also the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he might come to have first place in everything. 19For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, 20and through him to reconcile everything to himself, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.
When God speaks...
2 Samuel 2:1 (CSB) —1Some time later, David inquired of the Lord: “Should I go to one of the towns of Judah?” The Lord answered him, “Go.” Then David asked, “Where should I go?” “To Hebron,” the Lord replied.
Don't let your paranoia eclipse Gods provision
Numbers 13:31–33 (CSB) —31But the men who had gone up with him responded, “We can’t attack the people because they are stronger than we are!” 32So they gave a negative report to the Israelites about the land they had scouted: “The land we passed through to explore is one that devours its inhabitants, and all the people we saw in it are men of great size. 33We even saw the Nephilim there—the descendants of Anak come from the Nephilim! To ourselves we seemed like grasshoppers, and we must have seemed the same to them.”
Don't let the propaganda of the world distract you from the promises of God
Numbers 13:29–30 (CSB) —29The Amalekites are living in the land of the Negev; the Hethites, Jebusites, and Amorites live in the hill country; and the Canaanites live by the sea and along the Jordan.” 30Then Caleb quieted the people in the presence of Moses and said, “Let’s go up now and take possession of the land because we can certainly conquer it!”
Focus on the potential not your problems
Numbers 13:26–28 (CSB) —26The men went back to Moses, Aaron, and the entire Israelite community in the Wilderness of Paran at Kadesh. They brought back a report for them and the whole community, and they showed them the fruit of the land. 27They reported to Moses, “We went into the land where you sent us. Indeed it is flowing with milk and honey, and here is some of its fruit. 28However, the people living in the land are strong, and the cities are large and fortified. We also saw the descendants of Anak there.
Being our best requires us to learn to rest well.
Exodus 35:1–3 (CSB) —1Moses assembled the entire Israelite community and said to them, “These are the things that the Lord has commanded you to do: 2For six days work is to be done, but on the seventh day you are to have a holy day, a Sabbath of complete rest to the Lord. Anyone who does work on it must be executed. 3Do not light a fire in any of your homes on the Sabbath day.”
What will you stake your life on?
Philippians 1:21–26 (CSB) —21For me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. 22Now if I live on in the flesh, this means fruitful work for me; and I don’t know which one I should choose. 23I am torn between the two. I long to depart and be with Christ—which is far better—24but to remain in the flesh is more necessary for your sake. 25Since I am persuaded of this, I know that I will remain and continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith, 26so that, because of my coming to you again, your boasting in Christ Jesus may abound.
Sometimes you gotta make a choice!
Acts 4:18–20 (CSB) —18So they called for them and ordered them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus. 19Peter and John answered them, “Whether it’s right in the sight of God for us to listen to you rather than to God, you decide; 20for we are unable to stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.”
Where is your focus?
Psalm 123:1–4 (CSB) —1I lift my eyes to you, the one enthroned in heaven. 2Like a servant’s eyes on his master’s hand, like a servant girl’s eyes on her mistress’s hand, so our eyes are on the Lord our God until he shows us favor. 3Show us favor, Lord, show us favor, for we’ve had more than enough contempt. 4We’ve had more than enough scorn from the arrogant and contempt from the proud.
God speaks...
2 Samuel 2:1 (CSB) —1Some time later, David inquired of the Lord: “Should I go to one of the towns of Judah?” The Lord answered him, “Go.” Then David asked, “Where should I go?” “To Hebron,” the Lord replied.
What is it that is precious but sneaks up on you fast than you think?
Psalm 103:15–19 (CSB) —15As for man, his days are like grass— he blooms like a flower of the field; 16when the wind passes over it, it vanishes, and its place is no longer known. 17But from eternity to eternity the Lord’s faithful love is toward those who fear him, and his righteousness toward the grandchildren 18of those who keep his covenant, who remember to observe his precepts. 19The Lord has established his throne in heaven, and his kingdom rules over all.
Is it right for you to be angry?
Jonah 4:1–4 (CSB) —1Jonah was greatly displeased and became furious. 2He prayed to the Lord, “Please, Lord, isn’t this what I said while I was still in my own country? That’s why I fled toward Tarshish in the first place. I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger, abounding in faithful love, and one who relents from sending disaster. 3And now, Lord, take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.” 4The Lord asked, “Is it right for you to be angry?”
What should you say when you pray?
Luke 11:1–4 (CSB) —1He was praying in a certain place, and when he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John also taught his disciples.” 2He said to them, “Whenever you pray, say, Father, your name be honored as holy. Your kingdom come. 3Give us each day our daily bread. 4And forgive us our sins, for we ourselves also forgive everyone in debt to us. And do not bring us into temptation.”
Set the example today!
1 Timothy 4:11–16 (CSB) —11Command and teach these things. 12Don’t let anyone despise your youth, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, and in purity. 13Until I come, give your attention to public reading, exhortation, and teaching. 14Don’t neglect the gift that is in you; it was given to you through prophecy, with the laying on of hands by the council of elders. 15Practice these things; be committed to them, so that your progress may be evident to all. 16Pay close attention to your life and your teaching; persevere in these things, for in doing this you will save both yourself and your hearers.
Matthew 24:36–44 (CSB) —36“Now concerning that day and hour no one knows—neither the angels of heaven nor the Son—except the Father alone. 37As the days of Noah were, so the coming of the Son of Man will be. 38For in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah boarded the ark. 39They didn’t know until the flood came and swept them all away. This is the way the coming of the Son of Man will be. 40Then two men will be in the field; one will be taken and one left. 41Two women will be grinding grain with a hand mill; one will be taken and one left. 42Therefore be alert, since you don’t know what day your Lord is coming. 43But know this: If the homeowner had known what time the thief was coming, he would have stayed alert and not let his house be broken into. 44This is why you are also to be ready, because the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.
Philippians 4:8–9 (CSB) —8Finally brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable—if there is any moral excellence and if there is anything praiseworthy—dwell on these things. 9Do what you have learned and received and heard from me, and seen in me, and the God of peace will be with you.
What is the best thing in your life right now?
Psalm 16:1–2 (CSB) —1Protect me, God, for I take refuge in you. 2I said to the Lord, “You are my Lord; I have nothing good besides you.”
We have all been betrayed, and we have all been the betrayer. Sad but true...
Matthew 17:22–23 (CSB) —22As they were gathering together in Galilee, Jesus told them, “The Son of Man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men. 23They will kill him, and on the third day he will be raised up.” And they were deeply distressed.
Psalm 104:1–15 (CSB) —1My soul, bless the Lord! Lord my God, you are very great; you are clothed with majesty and splendor. 2He wraps himself in light as if it were a robe, spreading out the sky like a canopy, 3laying the beams of his palace on the waters above, making the clouds his chariot, walking on the wings of the wind, 4and making the winds his messengers, flames of fire his servants. 5He established the earth on its foundations; it will never be shaken. 6You covered it with the deep as if it were a garment; the water stood above the mountains. 7At your rebuke the water fled; at the sound of your thunder they hurried away— 8mountains rose and valleys sank— to the place you established for them. 9You set a boundary they cannot cross; they will never cover the earth again. 10He causes the springs to gush into the valleys; they flow between the mountains. 11They supply water for every wild beast; the wild donkeys quench their thirst. 12The birds of the sky live beside the springs; they make their voices heard among the foliage. 13He waters the mountains from his palace; the earth is satisfied by the fruit of your labor. 14He causes grass to grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, producing food from the earth, 15wine that makes human hearts glad— making his face shine with oil— and bread that sustains human hearts.
If you are walking though a season of silence you don't want to miss today's daily devo.
Psalm 28:1–2 (CSB) —1Lord, I call to you; my rock, do not be deaf to me. If you remain silent to me, I will be like those going down to the Pit. 2Listen to the sound of my pleading when I cry to you for help, when I lift up my hands toward your holy sanctuary.
We must keep the word of God. What does that mean?
Luke 11:27–28 (CSB) —27As he was saying these things, a woman from the crowd raised her voice and said to him, “Blessed is the womb that bore you and the one who nursed you!” 28He said, “Rather, blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it.”
God is faithful, and he loves you! This is a great reminder for today!
Micah 7:18–20 (CSB) —18Who is a God like you, forgiving iniquity and passing over rebellion for the remnant of his inheritance? He does not hold on to his anger forever because he delights in faithful love. 19He will again have compassion on us; he will vanquish our iniquities. You will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea. 20You will show loyalty to Jacob and faithful love to Abraham, as you swore to our ancestors from days long ago.
It can be difficult but we must be sure our mind and our hearts are set on on the right things... I hope this message will encourage you today!
1 Peter 1:13 (CSB) —13Therefore, with your minds ready for action, be sober-minded and set your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
What is your hearts desire and is your hearts desire the right thing? This was a challenging scripture to dwell on today.
Romans 10:1–2 (CSB) —1Brothers and sisters, my heart’s desire and prayer to God concerning them is for their salvation. 2I can testify about them that they have zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.
You don't need to be fearful. Fear and Freedom can not walk hand in hand. You can live in fear or you can live in freedom but you can't live in both.
Psalm 27:1 (CSB) —1The Lord is my light and my salvation— whom should I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life— whom should I dread?
Can you do anything you want if you are a Christian? Some think so...
1 Corinthians 10:23 (CSB) —23“Everything is permissible,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible,” but not everything builds up.
Somethings are way more important than others. Are you focusing on the most important things?
Matthew 23:23–26 (CSB) —23“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You pay a tenth of mint, dill, and cumin, and yet you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy, and faithfulness. These things should have been done without neglecting the others. 24Blind guides! You strain out a gnat, but gulp down a camel! 25“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup, so that the outside of it may also become clean.
How we wait matters...
Lamentations 3:26 (CSB) —26It is good to wait quietly for salvation from the Lord.
Lamentations 3:25 (CSB) —25The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the person who seeks him.
There is something special about those who are extraordinarily hospitable. Be that kind of person!
Acts 28:1–2 (CSB) —1Once safely ashore, we then learned that the island was called Malta. 2The local people showed us extraordinary kindness. They lit a fire and took us all in, since it was raining and cold.
Here are three things that are important to every relationship you have in your life.
1 Samuel 18:1–2 (CSB) —1When David had finished speaking with Saul, Jonathan was bound to David in close friendship, and loved him as much as he loved himself. 2Saul kept David with him from that day on and did not let him return to his father’s house.
If you are in need of a rescue or some refuge you don't want to miss today's devotion.
Psalm 31:1–5 (CSB) —1Lord, I seek refuge in you; let me never be disgraced. Save me by your righteousness. 2Listen closely to me; rescue me quickly. Be a rock of refuge for me, a mountain fortress to save me. 3For you are my rock and my fortress; you lead and guide me for your name’s sake. 4You will free me from the net that is secretly set for me, for you are my refuge. 5Into your hand I entrust my spirit; you have redeemed me, Lord, God of truth.
Today is my birthday and I am so glad I get to spend a part of it in God's word with you. Here is a great question from the Lord. Consider it today...
Genesis 3:8–9 (CSB) —8Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden at the time of the evening breeze, and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden. 9So the Lord God called out to the man and said to him, “Where are you?”
If you want the Lord to look on your life with favor you don't want to miss this devo today. What a powerful reminder from the Lord!
Isaiah 66:1–5 (CSB) —1This is what the Lord says: Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool. Where could you possibly build a house for me? And where would my resting place be? 2My hand made all these things, and so they all came into being. This is the Lord’s declaration. I will look favorably on this kind of person: one who is humble, submissive in spirit, and trembles at my word.
Have a great Easter!
Matthew 28:1–10 (CSB) —1After the Sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to view the tomb. 2There was a violent earthquake, because an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and approached the tomb. He rolled back the stone and was sitting on it. 3His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing was as white as snow. 4The guards were so shaken by fear of him that they became like dead men. 5The angel told the women, “Don’t be afraid, because I know you are looking for Jesus who was crucified. 6He is not here. For he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. 7Then go quickly and tell his disciples, ‘He has risen from the dead and indeed he is going ahead of you to Galilee; you will see him there.’ Listen, I have told you.” 8So, departing quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, they ran to tell his disciples the news. 9Just then Jesus met them and said, “Greetings!” They came up, took hold of his feet, and worshiped him. 10Then Jesus told them, “Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to leave for Galilee, and they will see me there.”
Why do people have to be so mean?
Luke 14:1–6 (CSB) —1One Sabbath, when he went in to eat at the house of one of the leading Pharisees, they were watching him closely. 2There in front of him was a man whose body was swollen with fluid. 3In response, Jesus asked the law experts and the Pharisees, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?” 4But they kept silent. He took the man, healed him, and sent him away. 5And to them, he said, “Which of you whose son or ox falls into a well, will not immediately pull him out on the Sabbath day?” 6They could find no answer to these things.
Have you forgotten how BIG God is? Today's verse was a powerful reminder for me. I hope it is a blessing for you as well!
Isaiah 40:12–18 (CSB) —12Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand or marked off the heavens with the span of his hand? Who has gathered the dust of the earth in a measure or weighed the mountains on a balance and the hills on the scales? 13Who has directed the Spirit of the Lord, or who gave him counsel? 14Who did he consult? Who gave him understanding and taught him the paths of justice? Who taught him knowledge and showed him the way of understanding? 15Look, the nations are like a drop in a bucket; they are considered as a speck of dust on the scales; he lifts up the islands like fine dust. 16Lebanon’s cedars are not enough for fuel, or its animals enough for a burnt offering. 17All the nations are as nothing before him; they are considered by him as empty nothingness. 18With whom will you compare God? What likeness will you set up for comparison with him?
YES, you have an enemy, but you are not helpless, and the fight is not hopeless! Go kick the devil in the tail today!
1 Peter 5:6–9 (CSB) —6Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, so that he may exalt you at the proper time, 7casting all your cares on him, because he cares about you. 8Be sober-minded, be alert. Your adversary the devil is prowling around like a roaring lion, looking for anyone he can devour. 9Resist him, firm in the faith, knowing that the same kind of sufferings are being experienced by your fellow believers throughout the world.
We have no excuse to remain silent when it comes to sharing the gospel. Look with me today into 1 Corinthians 2 here is what Paul said about it.
1 Corinthians 2:1–5 (CSB) —1When I came to you, brothers and sisters, announcing the mystery of God to you, I did not come with brilliance of speech or wisdom. 2I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. 3I came to you in weakness, in fear, and in much trembling. 4My speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, 5so that your faith might not be based on human wisdom but on God’s power.
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Psalm 136:1–10 (CSB) —1Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good. His faithful love endures forever. 2Give thanks to the God of gods. His faithful love endures forever. 3Give thanks to the Lord of lords. His faithful love endures forever. 4He alone does great wonders. His faithful love endures forever. 5He made the heavens skillfully. His faithful love endures forever. 6He spread the land on the waters. His faithful love endures forever. 7He made the great lights: His faithful love endures forever. 8the sun to rule by day, His faithful love endures forever. 9the moon and stars to rule by night. His faithful love endures forever. 10He struck the firstborn of the Egyptians His faithful love endures forever.
Someone needs to hear this today. Maybe it's you... maybe it's someone you know.
1 Thessalonians 5:16–18 (CSB) —16Rejoice always, 17pray constantly, 18give thanks in everything; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
You have a great story... go and tell someone about it today!
Acts 26:12–18 (CSB) —12“I was traveling to Damascus under these circumstances with authority and a commission from the chief priests. 13King Agrippa, while on the road at midday, I saw a light from heaven brighter than the sun, shining around me and those traveling with me. 14We all fell to the ground, and I heard a voice speaking to me in Aramaic, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’ 15“I asked, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ “And the Lord replied, ‘I am Jesus, the one you are persecuting. 16But get up and stand on your feet. For I have appeared to you for this purpose, to appoint you as a servant and a witness of what you have seen and will see of me. 17I will rescue you from your people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them 18to open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a share among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’
To obey is better than sacrifice. What area of life do you need a greater level of obedience to the Lord?
1 Samuel 15:19–22 (CSB) —19So why didn’t you obey the Lord? Why did you rush on the plunder and do what was evil in the Lord’s sight?” 20“But I did obey the Lord!” Saul answered. “I went on the mission the Lord gave me: I brought back King Agag of Amalek, and I completely destroyed the Amalekites. 21The troops took sheep, goats, and cattle from the plunder—the best of what was set apart for destruction—to sacrifice to the Lord your God at Gilgal.” 22Then Samuel said: Does the Lord take pleasure in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the Lord? Look: to obey is better than sacrifice, to pay attention is better than the fat of rams.
Let's all celebrate in this truth today!
1 John 1:5–10 (CSB) —5This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light, and there is absolutely no darkness in him. 6If we say, “We have fellowship with him,” and yet we walk in darkness, we are lying and are not practicing the truth. 7If we walk in the light as he himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin. 8If we say, “We have no sin,” we are deceiving ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10If we say, “We have not sinned,” we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
I dare you to pray this prayer today!
Psalm 26:1–3 (CSB) —1Vindicate me, Lord, because I have lived with integrity and have trusted in the Lord without wavering. 2Test me, Lord, and try me; examine my heart and mind. 3For your faithful love guides me, and I live by your truth.
Ecclesiastes 7:9 (CSB) —9Don’t let your spirit rush to be angry, for anger abides in the heart of fools.
Let's make sure we stay awake!
1 Thessalonians 5:1–6 (CSB) —1About the times and the seasons: Brothers and sisters, you do not need anything to be written to you. 2For you yourselves know very well that the day of the Lord will come just like a thief in the night. 3When they say, “Peace and security,” then sudden destruction will come upon them, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape. 4But you, brothers and sisters, are not in the dark, for this day to surprise you like a thief. 5For you are all children of light and children of the day. We do not belong to the night or the darkness. 6So then, let us not sleep, like the rest, but let us stay awake and be self-controlled.
What are you rejoicing in today?
Luke 10:17–20 (CSB) —17The seventy-two returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name.” 18He said to them, “I watched Satan fall from heaven like lightning. 19Look, I have given you the authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and over all the power of the enemy; nothing at all will harm you. 20However, don’t rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”
Philippians 3:19–20 (CSB) —19Their end is destruction; their god is their stomach; their glory is in their shame; and they are focused on earthly things, 20Our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly wait for a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ.
Genesis 1:1–5 (CSB) —1In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness covered the surface of the watery depths, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters. 3Then God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. 4God saw that the light was good, and God separated the light from the darkness. 5God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” There was an evening, and there was a morning: one day.
Waiting is hard, even when we are waiting for the Lord.
Psalm 33:20–22 (CSB) —20We wait for the Lord; he is our help and shield. 21For our hearts rejoice in him because we trust in his holy name. 22May your faithful love rest on us, Lord, for we put our hope in you.
Have you ever felt like someone was watching you? Maybe someone was...
Psalm 33:13–22 (CSB) —13The Lord looks down from heaven; he observes everyone. 14He gazes on all the inhabitants of the earth from his dwelling place. 15He forms the hearts of them all; he considers all their works. 16A king is not saved by a large army; a warrior will not be rescued by great strength. 17The horse is a false hope for safety; it provides no escape by its great power. 18But look, the Lord keeps his eye on those who fear him— those who depend on his faithful love 19to rescue them from death and to keep them alive in famine. 20
Where would you go?
Acts 12:11–14 (CSB) —11When Peter came to himself, he said, “Now I know for certain that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from Herod’s grasp and from all that the Jewish people expected.” 12As soon as he realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John who was called Mark, where many had assembled and were praying. 13He knocked at the door of the outer gate, and a servant named Rhoda came to answer. 14She recognized Peter’s voice, and because of her joy, she did not open the gate but ran in and announced that Peter was standing at the outer gate.
This truth has some major implications for our lives!
Hebrews 13:8 (CSB) —8Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
YES!!! YES!!! YES!!! If you don't feel your soul screaming AMEN to this text something is wrong.
Romans 8:9–11 (CSB) —9You, however, are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God lives in you. If anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to him. 10Now if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the Spirit gives life because of righteousness. 11And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead lives in you, then he who raised Christ from the dead will also bring your mortal bodies to life through his Spirit who lives in you.
Psalm 118:21–24 (CSB) —21I will give thanks to you because you have answered me and have become my salvation. 22The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. 23This came from the Lord; it is wondrous in our sight. 24This is the day the Lord has made; let’s rejoice and be glad in it.
Matthew 24:45–51 (CSB) —45“Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his master has put in charge of his household, to give them food at the proper time? 46Blessed is that servant whom the master finds doing his job when he comes. 47Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions. 48But if that wicked servant says in his heart, ‘My master is delayed,’ 49and starts to beat his fellow servants, and eats and drinks with drunkards, 50that servant’s master will come on a day he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know. 51He will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Our God is an everlasting God! That is such good news for a Friday!
Psalm 90:1–6 (CSB) —1Lord, you have been our refuge in every generation. 2Before the mountains were born, before you gave birth to the earth and the world, from eternity to eternity, you are God. 3You return mankind to the dust, saying, “Return, descendants of Adam.” 4For in your sight a thousand years are like yesterday that passes by, like a few hours of the night. 5You end their lives; they sleep. They are like grass that grows in the morning— 6in the morning it sprouts and grows; by evening it withers and dries up.
Someone IS chasing you!
Hebrews 12:1–2 (CSB) —1Therefore, since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every hindrance and the sin that so easily ensnares us. Let us run with endurance the race that lies before us, 2keeping our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith. For the joy that lay before him, he endured the cross, despising the shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
The cure for worry...
Matthew 6:33–34 (CSB) —33But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be provided for you. 34Therefore don’t worry about tomorrow, because tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
One of the worst things about worry and anxiety is that it is contagious. It spreads like wildfire. Today we will address this in our daily devo.
1 Samuel 17:10–11 (CSB) —10Then the Philistine said, “I defy the ranks of Israel today. Send me a man so we can fight each other!” 11When Saul and all Israel heard these words from the Philistine, they lost their courage and were terrified.
Worry and anxiety are an ever increasing reality in our world. There is so much that can capture our emotions and lead us into places of fear. Over the next few days I want to address worry. I hope you will invite someone to join us for this journey here on the daily devo.
Proverbs 12:25 (CSB) —25Anxiety in a person’s heart weighs it down, but a good word cheers it up.
It's SUNDAY get up and go to church if you can. I hope this Devo is a blessing to you as well.
Luke 15:8–10 (CSB) —8“Or what woman who has ten silver coins, if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it? 9When she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, because I have found the silver coin I lost!’ 10I tell you, in the same way, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels over one sinner who repents.”
Matthew 25:31–34 (CSB) —31“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. 32All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate them one from another, just as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on the left. 34Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
If you are dealing with a difficult person right now don't miss today's daily devo.
Ephesians 4:1–6 (CSB) —1Therefore I, the prisoner in the Lord, urge you to walk worthy of the calling you have received, 2with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, 3making every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. 4There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to one hope at your calling—5one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6one God and Father of all, who is above all and through all and in all.
I don't know what you might be going through right now. But I do know this. God is with you, he will never leave you. He is holding on to you right now.
Isaiah 41:8–10 (CSB) —8But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, descendant of Abraham, my friend— 9I brought you from the ends of the earth and called you from its farthest corners. I said to you: You are my servant; I have chosen you; I haven’t rejected you. 10Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will help you; I will hold on to you with my righteous right hand.
Our father in heaven is so mighty and so powerful it is impossible to comprehend. Listen to what Job said.
Job 26:7–14 (CSB) —7He stretches the northern skies over empty space; he hangs the earth on nothing. 8He wraps up the water in his clouds, yet the clouds do not burst beneath its weight. 9He obscures the view of his throne, spreading his cloud over it. 10He laid out the horizon on the surface of the waters at the boundary between light and darkness. 11The pillars that hold up the sky tremble, astounded at his rebuke. 12By his power he stirred the sea, and by his understanding he crushed Rahab. 13By his breath the heavens gained their beauty; his hand pierced the fleeing serpent. 14These are but the fringes of his ways; how faint is the word we hear of him! Who can understand his mighty thunder?
Have you ever tried to help God? How did that go? Did you do any better than Peter did?
Matthew 26:50–54 (CSB) —50“Friend,” Jesus asked him, “why have you come?” Then they came up, took hold of Jesus, and arrested him. 51At that moment one of those with Jesus reached out his hand and drew his sword. He struck the high priest’s servant and cut off his ear. 52Then Jesus told him, “Put your sword back in its place because all who take up the sword will perish by the sword. 53Or do you think that I cannot call on my Father, and he will provide me here and now with more than twelve legions of angels? 54How, then, would the Scriptures be fulfilled that say it must happen this way?”
It is crazy to know that you have been known in the heart of God for so long. I wish we could really grasp how marvelous His infinite love for us is.
Psalm 139:13–16 (CSB) —13For it was you who created my inward parts; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. 14I will praise you because I have been remarkably and wondrously made. Your works are wondrous, and I know this very well. 15My bones were not hidden from you when I was made in secret, when I was formed in the depths of the earth. 16Your eyes saw me when I was formless; all my days were written in your book and planned before a single one of them began.
Are you doing more? Or are you doing more of what matters?
Luke 10:38–42 (CSB) —38While they were traveling, he entered a village, and a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home. 39She had a sister named Mary, who also sat at the Lord’s feet and was listening to what he said. 40But Martha was distracted by her many tasks, and she came up and asked, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to serve alone? So tell her to give me a hand.” 41The Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and upset about many things, 42but one thing is necessary. Mary has made the right choice, and it will not be taken away from her.”
Psalm 92:1–5 (CSB) —1It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praise to your name, Most High, 2to declare your faithful love in the morning and your faithfulness at night, 3with a ten-stringed harp and the music of a lyre. 4For you have made me rejoice, Lord, by what you have done; I will shout for joy because of the works of your hands. 5How magnificent are your works, Lord, how profound your thoughts!
This is one of the biggest mistakes people make in the way they think about heaven.
Revelation 7:13–17 (CSB) —13Then one of the elders asked me, “Who are these people in white robes, and where did they come from?” 14I said to him, “Sir, you know.” Then he told me: These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation. They washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. 15For this reason they are before the throne of God, and they serve him day and night in his temple. The one seated on the throne will shelter them: 16They will no longer hunger; they will no longer thirst; the sun will no longer strike them, nor will any scorching heat. 17For the Lamb who is at the center of the throne will shepherd them; he will guide them to springs of the waters of life, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.
I hope this devo is a blessing to you today. Have a blessed Saturday!
Why are we so quick to forget how compassionate Christ is?
Mark 1:39–42 (CSB) —39He went into all of Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and driving out demons. 40Then a man with leprosy came to him and, on his knees, begged him, “If you are willing, you can make me clean.” 41Moved with compassion, Jesus reached out his hand and touched him. “I am willing,” he told him. “Be made clean.” 42Immediately the leprosy left him, and he was made clean.
I am certain of this. God is faithful to us from our first day until our very last. We see that truth here in the life and death of Moses.
Deuteronomy 34:1–5 (CSB) —1Then Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, which faces Jericho, and the Lord showed him all the land: Gilead as far as Dan, 2all of Naphtali, the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, all the land of Judah as far as the Mediterranean Sea, 3the Negev, and the plain in the Valley of Jericho, the City of Palms, as far as Zoar. 4The Lord then said to him, “This is the land I promised Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, ‘I will give it to your descendants.’ I have let you see it with your own eyes, but you will not cross into it.” 5So Moses the servant of the Lord died there in the land of Moab, according to the Lord’s word.
I don't know about you but I rely a lot on the Lord's mercy. Praise God they are new every morning!
Lamentations 3:22–24 (CSB) —22Because of the Lord’s faithful love we do not perish, for his mercies never end. 23They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness! 24I say, “The Lord is my portion, therefore I will put my hope in him.”
I like figs... there I said it. LOL :-). Growing up my grandfather had a fig tree. I always enjoyed eating figs until I was sick as a kid. Maybe thats why todays verse jumped out at me.
Jeremiah 24:3–7 (CSB) —3The Lord said to me, “What do you see, Jeremiah?” I said, “Figs! The good figs are very good, but the bad figs are extremely bad, so bad they are inedible.” 4The word of the Lord came to me: 5“This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Like these good figs, so I regard as good the exiles from Judah I sent away from this place to the land of the Chaldeans. 6I will keep my eyes on them for their good and will return them to this land. I will build them up and not demolish them; I will plant them and not uproot them. 7I will give them a heart to know me, that I am the Lord. They will be my people, and I will be their God because they will return to me with all their heart.
Before we speak we should listen and see if the Lord actually gives us something to say.
Numbers 9:8 (CSB) —8Moses replied to them, “Wait here until I hear what the Lord commands for you.”
Have you ever had someone gossip or spread a rumor about you? I love the way Nehemiah responded to that kind of situation in his own life. Let's see what we can learn from him today.
Nehemiah 6:8–9 (CSB) —8Then I replied to him, “There is nothing to these rumors you are spreading; you are inventing them in your own mind.” 9For they were all trying to intimidate us, saying, “They will drop their hands from the work, and it will never be finished.” But now, my God, strengthen my hands.
It can be hard to find people in this world you can trust. But take heart you can trust God! Let's consider this Psalm together today.
Psalm 33:4 (CSB) —4For the word of the Lord is right, and all his work is trustworthy.
Have you ever longed to go back in time? Have you ever wanted to have a do over, or maybe just go back to a time in your life when things were better? That is exactly where we find Job in our text today.
Job 29:1–11 (CSB) —1Job continued his discourse, saying: 2If only I could be as in months gone by, in the days when God watched over me, 3when his lamp shone above my head, and I walked through darkness by his light! 4I would be as I was in the days of my youth when God’s friendship rested on my tent, 5when the Almighty was still with me and my children were around me, 6when my feet were bathed in curds and the rock poured out streams of oil for me! 7When I went out to the city gate and took my seat in the town square, 8the young men saw me and withdrew, while older men stood to their feet. 9City officials stopped talking and covered their mouths with their hands. 10The noblemen’s voices were hushed, and their tongues stuck to the roof of their mouths. 11When they heard me, they blessed me, and when they saw me, they spoke well of me.
Does it ever feel like God is speaking to everyone but you? Have you ever wanted desperately to hear from God but got nothing? Let's talk about that in today's devo.
1 Samuel 3:1 (CSB) —1The boy Samuel served the Lord in Eli’s presence. In those days the word of the Lord was rare and prophetic visions were not widespread.
Do you see your relationship with Christ as having surpassing value? Today we will consider this important question.
Philippians 3:7–11 (CSB) —7But everything that was a gain to me, I have considered to be a loss because of Christ. 8More than that, I also consider everything to be a loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. Because of him I have suffered the loss of all things and consider them as dung, so that I may gain Christ 9and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own from the law, but one that is through faith in Christ—the righteousness from God based on faith. 10My goal is to know him and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of his sufferings, being conformed to his death, 11assuming that I will somehow reach the resurrection from among the dead.
I am grateful that we serve a God who can rescue us from our fears.
Psalm 34:4–7 (CSB) —4I sought the Lord, and he answered me and rescued me from all my fears. 5Those who look to him are radiant with joy; their faces will never be ashamed. 6This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him and saved him from all his troubles. 7The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him, and rescues them.
Revelation 7:9–10 (CSB) —9After this I looked, and there was a vast multitude from every nation, tribe, people, and language, which no one could number, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were clothed in white robes with palm branches in their hands. 10And they cried out in a loud voice: Salvation belongs to our God, who is seated on the throne, and to the Lamb!
1 Timothy 1:12–14 (CSB) —12I give thanks to Christ Jesus our Lord who has strengthened me, because he considered me faithful, appointing me to the ministry—13even though I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an arrogant man. But I received mercy because I acted out of ignorance in unbelief, 14and the grace of our Lord overflowed, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
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The infinity of God...
Revelation 1:4–5 (CSB) —4John: To the seven churches in Asia. Grace and peace to you from the one who is, who was, and who is to come, and from the seven spirits before his throne, 5and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us and has set us free from our sins by his blood,
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Have you ever been convincingly unconvinced? Moses was...
Exodus 4:13 (CSB) —13Moses said, “Please, Lord, send someone else.”
We have all done this at one time or another.
Romans 6:15–18 (CSB) —15What then? Should we sin because we are not under the law but under grace? Absolutely not! 16Don’t you know that if you offer yourselves to someone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of that one you obey—either of sin leading to death or of obedience leading to righteousness? 17But thank God that, although you used to be slaves of sin, you obeyed from the heart that pattern of teaching to which you were handed over, 18and having been set free from sin, you became enslaved to righteousness.
So who is the greatest?
Matthew 18:1–5 (CSB) —1At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “So who is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” 2He called a small child and had him stand among them. 3“Truly I tell you,” he said, “unless you turn and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. 4Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child—this one is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 5And whoever welcomes one child like this in my name welcomes me.
Let us proclaim the Lord's greatness this day, and exalt his name together!
Psalm 34:1–3 (CSB) —1I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise will always be on my lips. 2I will boast in the Lord; the humble will hear and be glad. 3Proclaim the Lord’s greatness with me; let us exalt his name together.
Leviticus 4:1–12 (CSB) —1Then the Lord spoke to Moses: 2“Tell the Israelites: When someone sins unintentionally against any of the Lord’s commands and does anything prohibited by them— 3“If the anointed priest sins, bringing guilt on the people, he is to present to the Lord a young, unblemished bull as a sin offering for the sin he has committed. 4He is to bring the bull to the entrance to the tent of meeting before the Lord, lay his hand on the bull’s head, and slaughter it before the Lord. 5The anointed priest will then take some of the bull’s blood and bring it into the tent of meeting. 6The priest is to dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle some of it seven times before the Lord in front of the curtain of the sanctuary. 7The priest is to apply some of the blood to the horns of the altar of fragrant incense that is before the Lord in the tent of meeting. He must pour out the rest of the bull’s blood at the base of the altar of burnt offering that is at the entrance to the tent of meeting. 8He is to remove all the fat from the bull of the sin offering: the fat surrounding the entrails, all the fat that is on the entrails, 9and the two kidneys with the fat on them at the loins. He will also remove the fatty lobe of the liver with the kidneys, 10just as the fat is removed from the ox of the fellowship sacrifice. The priest is to burn them on the altar of burnt offering. 11But the hide of the bull and all its flesh, with its head and legs, and its entrails and waste—12all the rest of the bull—he must bring to a ceremonially clean place outside the camp to the ash heap, and must burn it on a wood fire. It is to be burned at the ash heap.
Psalm 48:12–14 (CSB) —12Go around Zion, encircle it; count its towers, 13note its ramparts; tour its citadels so that you can tell a future generation: 14“This God, our God forever and ever— he will always lead us.”
What is your expectation for today? What is the greatest expectation you have for your life?
Matthew 24:36–44 (CSB) —36“Now concerning that day and hour no one knows—neither the angels of heaven nor the Son—except the Father alone. 37As the days of Noah were, so the coming of the Son of Man will be. 38For in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah boarded the ark. 39They didn’t know until the flood came and swept them all away. This is the way the coming of the Son of Man will be. 40Then two men will be in the field; one will be taken and one left. 41Two women will be grinding grain with a hand mill; one will be taken and one left. 42Therefore be alert, since you don’t know what day your Lord is coming. 43But know this: If the homeowner had known what time the thief was coming, he would have stayed alert and not let his house be broken into. 44This is why you are also to be ready, because the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.
Don't dwell on the wrong things today!
Philippians 4:8–9 (CSB) —8Finally brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable—if there is any moral excellence and if there is anything praiseworthy—dwell on these things. 9Do what you have learned and received and heard from me, and seen in me, and the God of peace will be with you.
Don't quit, don't give up, don't stop!
Job 42:16–17 (CSB) —16Job lived 140 years after this and saw his children and their children to the fourth generation. 17Then Job died, old and full of days.
Are you ready to be a blessing to the Lord today?
Psalm 103:1–5 (CSB) —1My soul, bless the Lord, and all that is within me, bless his holy name. 2My soul, bless the Lord, and do not forget all his benefits. 3He forgives all your iniquity; he heals all your diseases. 4He redeems your life from the Pit; he crowns you with faithful love and compassion. 5He satisfies you with good things; your youth is renewed like the eagle.
I have a great story to share with you today. A President who told everyone he murdered his grandmother, and no one noticed or cared.
James 1:19 (CSB) —19My dear brothers and sisters, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,
Do you really want God to speak to you? Thats something we say all the time, "Lord speak to me." But then when we does many times we don't listen or we turn and we do the exact opposite of what God has asked us to do. I guess the message is we need to be like Jesus not like Jonah today!
Jonah 1:1–3 (CSB) —1The word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai: 2“Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it because their evil has come up before me.” 3Jonah got up to flee to Tarshish from the Lord’s presence. He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish. He paid the fare and went down into it to go with them to Tarshish from the Lord’s presence.
Are you working hard for the right things? That is the question we will consider together this morning. Have a great day!
Psalm 127:1–2 (CSB) —1Unless the Lord builds a house, its builders labor over it in vain; unless the Lord watches over a city, the watchman stays alert in vain. 2In vain you get up early and stay up late, working hard to have enough food— yes, he gives sleep to the one he loves.
Exodus 3:11–12 (CSB) —11But Moses asked God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and that I should bring the Israelites out of Egypt?” 12He answered, “I will certainly be with you, and this will be the sign to you that I am the one who sent you: when you bring the people out of Egypt, you will all worship God at this mountain.”
Revelation 20:1–3 (CSB) —1Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven holding the key to the abyss and a great chain in his hand. 2He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years. 3He threw him into the abyss, closed it, and put a seal on it so that he would no longer deceive the nations until the thousand years were completed. After that, he must be released for a short time.
Psalm 131:1–3 (CSB) —1Lord, my heart is not proud; my eyes are not haughty. I do not get involved with things too great or too wondrous for me. 2Instead, I have calmed and quieted my soul like a weaned child with its mother; my soul is like a weaned child. 3Israel, put your hope in the Lord, both now and forever.
Philemon 4–7 (CSB) —4I always thank my God when I mention you in my prayers, 5because I hear of your love for all the saints and the faith that you have in the Lord Jesus. 6I pray that your participation in the faith may become effective through knowing every good thing that is in us for the glory of Christ. 7For I have great joy and encouragement from your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.
2 Timothy 1:8 (CSB) —8So don’t be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, or of me his prisoner. Instead, share in suffering for the gospel, relying on the power of God.
Psalm 148:1–6 (CSB) —1Hallelujah! Praise the Lord from the heavens; praise him in the heights. 2Praise him, all his angels; praise him, all his heavenly armies. 3Praise him, sun and moon; praise him, all you shining stars. 4Praise him, highest heavens, and you waters above the heavens. 5Let them praise the name of the Lord, for he commanded, and they were created. 6He set them in position forever and ever; he gave an order that will never pass away.
2 Peter 1:3–15 (HCSB) —3His divine power has given us everything required for life and godliness through the knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and goodness. 4By these He has given us very great and precious promises, so that through them you may share in the divine nature, escaping the corruption that is in the world because of evil desires. 5For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with goodness, goodness with knowledge, 6knowledge with self-control, self-control with endurance, endurance with godliness, 7godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love. 8For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they will keep you from being useless or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9The person who lacks these things is blind and shortsighted and has forgotten the cleansing from his past sins. 10Therefore, brothers, make every effort to confirm your calling and election, because if you do these things you will never stumble. 11For in this way, entry into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be richly supplied to you. 12Therefore I will always remind you about these things, even though you know them and are established in the truth you have. 13I consider it right, as long as I am in this bodily tent, to wake you up with a reminder, 14knowing that I will soon lay aside my tent, as our Lord Jesus Christ has also shown me. 15And I will also make every effort that you may be able to recall these things at any time after my departure.
This is such a powerful passage of Scripture. I hope you will dwell on it with me today!
Colossians 1:15–20 (HCSB) —15He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16For everything was created by Him, in heaven and on earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities— all things have been created through Him and for Him. 17He is before all things, and by Him all things hold together. 18He is also the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that He might come to have first place in everything. 19For God was pleased to have all His fullness dwell in Him, 20and through Him to reconcile everything to Himself by making peace through the blood of His cross — whether things on earth or things in heaven.
We serve a God who speaks into the lives of His people. How amazing is that?
2 Samuel 2:1 (HCSB) —1Some time later, David inquired of the Lord: “Should I go to one of the towns of Judah?” The Lord answered him, “Go.” Then David asked, “Where should I go?” “To Hebron,” the Lord replied.
What are you focused on today? Let's look at Psalms 123 together and get our focus back on the Lord today.
Psalm 123:1–4 (CSB) —1I lift my eyes to you, the one enthroned in heaven. 2Like a servant’s eyes on his master’s hand, like a servant girl’s eyes on her mistress’s hand, so our eyes are on the Lord our God until he shows us favor. 3Show us favor, Lord, show us favor, for we’ve had more than enough contempt. 4We’ve had more than enough scorn from the arrogant and contempt from the proud.
Sometimes you have to make a choice and pick a side. In today's passage we also see the problem those who oppose Christianity have always faced. Thanks for joining me for the daily devo!
Acts 4:18–20 (CSB) —18So they called for them and ordered them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus. 19Peter and John answered them, “Whether it’s right in the sight of God for us to listen to you rather than to God, you decide; 20for we are unable to stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.”
Philippians 1:6 (CSB) —6I am sure of this, that he who started a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
This passage of Job shows us how amazing our Father in heaven is. I pray it encourages you and blesses you this Sunday morning! Go to church and worship with others today.
Job 38:1–18 (CSB) —1Then the Lord answered Job from the whirlwind. He said: 2Who is this who obscures my counsel with ignorant words? 3Get ready to answer me like a man; when I question you, you will inform me. 4Where were you when I established the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding. 5Who fixed its dimensions? Certainly you know! Who stretched a measuring line across it? 6What supports its foundations? Or who laid its cornerstone 7while the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy? 8Who enclosed the sea behind doors when it burst from the womb, 9when I made the clouds its garment and total darkness its blanket, 10when I determined its boundaries and put its bars and doors in place, 11when I declared, “You may come this far, but no farther; your proud waves stop here”? 12Have you ever in your life commanded the morning or assigned the dawn its place, 13so it may seize the edges of the earth and shake the wicked out of it? 14The earth is changed as clay is by a seal; its hills stand out like the folds of a garment. 15Light is withheld from the wicked, and the arm raised in violence is broken. 16Have you traveled to the sources of the sea or walked in the depths of the oceans? 17Have the gates of death been revealed to you? Have you seen the gates of deep darkness? 18Have you comprehended the extent of the earth? Tell me, if you know all this.
I pray you will walk in obedience today!
2 Chronicles 7:17–22 (CSB) —17As for you, if you walk before me as your father David walked, doing everything I have commanded you, and if you keep my statutes and ordinances, 18I will establish your royal throne, as I promised your father David: You will never fail to have a man ruling in Israel. 19However, if you turn away and abandon my statutes and my commands that I have set before you and if you go and serve other gods and bow in worship to them, 20then I will uproot Israel from the soil that I gave them, and this temple that I have sanctified for my name I will banish from my presence; I will make it an object of scorn and ridicule among all the peoples. 21As for this temple, which was exalted, everyone who passes by will be appalled and will say, “Why did the Lord do this to this land and this temple?” 22Then they will say, Because they abandoned the Lord God of their ancestors who brought them out of the land of Egypt. They clung to other gods and bowed in worship to them and served them. “Because of this, he brought all this ruin on them.”
Even great kings have bad days. It can be easy to think that everyone else has it much better than you do. But the reality is life is tough for everyone. We see that in our text for today.
Psalm 145:17 (CSB) —17The Lord is righteous in all his ways and faithful in all his acts.YES HE IS! Even when we don't feel like God is being fair... even when it does not feel like God is really for us... HE IS!
A disciple must always be obedient to what they are called to do. We see that so clearly in our text today!
Acts 9:10–16 (CSB) —10There was a disciple in Damascus named Ananias, and the Lord said to him in a vision, “Ananias.” “Here I am, Lord,” he replied. 11“Get up and go to the street called Straight,” the Lord said to him, “to the house of Judas, and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, since he is praying there. 12In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias coming in and placing his hands on him so that he may regain his sight.” 13“Lord,” Ananias answered, “I have heard from many people about this man, how much harm he has done to your saints in Jerusalem. 14And he has authority here from the chief priests to arrest all who call on your name.” 15But the Lord said to him, “Go, for this man is my chosen instrument to take my name to Gentiles, kings, and Israelites. 16I will show him how much he must suffer for my name.”
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Have you ever felt forgotten? Have you ever felt like even God forgot about you? The good news is even when we feel that way we can be sure God will never forget about us. Thanks for joining me for the daily devo today!
Genesis 8:1–4 (CSB) —1God remembered Noah, as well as all the wildlife and all the livestock that were with him in the ark. God caused a wind to pass over the earth, and the water began to subside. 2The sources of the watery depths and the floodgates of the sky were closed, and the rain from the sky stopped. 3The water steadily receded from the earth, and by the end of 150 days the water had decreased significantly. 4The ark came to rest in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on the mountains of Ararat.
Jesus is coming soon! Does that get you excited or does it make you worry?
Jesus is coming soon! Does that get you excited or does it make you worry?
Revelation 22:12–16 (CSB) —12“Look, I am coming soon, and my reward is with me to repay each person according to his work. 13I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end. 14“Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by the gates. 15Outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood. 16“I, Jesus, have sent my angel to attest these things to you for the churches. I am the root and descendant of David, the bright morning star.”
Tell someone about everything God has been doing in your life!
Exodus 18:1 (CSB) —1Moses’s father-in-law, Jethro, the priest of Midian, heard about everything that God had done for Moses and for God’s people Israel when the Lord brought Israel out of Egypt.
When you are waiting for God it is never a waste of time! If you are in a season of waiting I pray the Lord will help you understand that waiting is never a waste of time when you are waiting for the Lord.
Psalm 27:13–14 (CSB) —13I am certain that I will see the Lord’s goodness in the land of the living. 14Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart be courageous. Wait for the Lord.
Have you ever made a promise to God you could not keep, or did not keep? Let's talk about that today in the Daily Devo...
Matthew 26:31–35 (CSB) —31Then Jesus said to them, “Tonight all of you will fall away because of me, for it is written: I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered. 32But after I have risen, I will go ahead of you to Galilee.” 33Peter told him, “Even if everyone falls away because of you, I will never fall away.” 34“Truly I tell you,” Jesus said to him, “tonight, before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.” 35“Even if I have to die with you,” Peter told him, “I will never deny you,” and all the disciples said the same thing.
It is impossible to miss the message today! I hope that you will praise the Lord with everything you have today! PRAISE THE LORD!
Psalm 150:1–6 (CSB) —1Hallelujah! Praise God in his sanctuary. Praise him in his mighty expanse. 2Praise him for his powerful acts; praise him for his abundant greatness. 3Praise him with the blast of a ram’s horn; praise him with harp and lyre. 4Praise him with tambourine and dance; praise him with strings and flute. 5Praise him with resounding cymbals; praise him with clashing cymbals. 6Let everything that breathes praise the Lord. Hallelujah!
Don't ignore the calling God has on your life!
Galatians 1:1–5 (CSB) —1Paul, an apostle—not from men or by man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised him from the dead—2and all the brothers who are with me: To the churches of Galatia. 3Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ, 4who gave himself for our sins to rescue us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father. 5To him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
If you are in need of help or a rescue today's daily devo offers you some great news! Sare it with a friend!
Psalm 70:1–3 (CSB) —1God, hurry to rescue me. Lord, hurry to help me! 2Let those who seek to kill me be disgraced and confounded; let those who wish me harm be turned back and humiliated. 3Let those who say, “Aha, aha!” retreat because of their shame.
No matter what is going on in your world today, all you need is God... Don't lean on or count on anything else other than the favor of the Lord in your life today!
Leviticus 20:6–8 (CSB) —6“Whoever turns to mediums or spiritists and prostitutes himself with them, I will turn against that person and cut him off from his people. 7Consecrate yourselves and be holy, for I am the Lord your God. 8Keep my statutes and do them; I am the Lord who sets you apart.
This is such good news! Even if you had a bad week, take heart this Sunday!!! Get up and head to church this morning.
John 14:27 (CSB) —27“Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Don’t let your heart be troubled or fearful.
Have you ever been misunderstood? If you have then you are in good company because Jesus was misunderstood as well.
Mark 14:48–52 (CSB) —48Jesus said to them, “Have you come out with swords and clubs, as if I were a criminal, to capture me? 49Every day I was among you, teaching in the temple, and you didn’t arrest me. But the Scriptures must be fulfilled.” 50Then they all deserted him and ran away. 51Now a certain young man, wearing nothing but a linen cloth, was following him. They caught hold of him, 52but he left the linen cloth behind and ran away naked.
Proverbs 27:1 (CSB) —1Don’t boast about tomorrow, for you don’t know what a day might bring. How true are these words. We spend so much time planning and preparing but in the end we don't even know what might happen today. I am so thankful that even though I don't know what today might bring the Lord knows. I plan on following Him today, how about you?
United in prayer... that is a great way to live life!
Acts 1:12–14 (CSB) —12Then they returned to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, which is near Jerusalem—a Sabbath day’s journey away. 13When they arrived, they went to the room upstairs where they were staying: Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James. 14They all were continually united in prayer, along with the women, including Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.
What do you love? Do you love the word of God? I pray you do. I love the Word of God for so many reasons. Today I would like to share one of the reasons I personally love the word of God. You may have not thought about this one.
Psalm 119:97–104 (CSB) —97How I love your instruction! It is my meditation all day long. 98Your command makes me wiser than my enemies, for it is always with me. 99I have more insight than all my teachers because your decrees are my meditation. 100I understand more than the elders because I obey your precepts. 101I have kept my feet from every evil path to follow your word. 102I have not turned from your judgments, for you yourself have instructed me. 103How sweet your word is to my taste— sweeter than honey in my mouth. 104I gain understanding from your precepts; therefore I hate every false way.
There is only one who can truly satisfy us. If you are in need of some kind of satisfaction please know that you will only find that in the Lord.
Psalm 107:1–9 (CSB) —1Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his faithful love endures forever. 2Let the redeemed of the Lord proclaim that he has redeemed them from the power of the foe 3and has gathered them from the lands— from the east and the west, from the north and the south. 4Some wandered in the desolate wilderness, finding no way to a city where they could live. 5They were hungry and thirsty; their spirits failed within them. 6Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble; he rescued them from their distress. 7He led them by the right path to go to a city where they could live. 8Let them give thanks to the Lord for his faithful love and his wondrous works for all humanity. 9For he has satisfied the thirsty and filled the hungry with good things.
Matthew 20:32–34 (CSB) —32Jesus stopped, called them, and said, “What do you want me to do for you?” 33“Lord,” they said to him, “open our eyes.” 34Moved with compassion, Jesus touched their eyes. Immediately they could see, and they followed him.
Matthew 24:1–2 (CSB) —1As Jesus left and was going out of the temple, his disciples came up and called his attention to its buildings. 2He replied to them, “Do you see all these things? Truly I tell you, not one stone will be left here on another that will not be thrown down.”
Psalm 104:1–15 (CSB) —1My soul, bless the Lord! Lord my God, you are very great; you are clothed with majesty and splendor. 2He wraps himself in light as if it were a robe, spreading out the sky like a canopy, 3laying the beams of his palace on the waters above, making the clouds his chariot, walking on the wings of the wind, 4and making the winds his messengers, flames of fire his servants. 5He established the earth on its foundations; it will never be shaken. 6You covered it with the deep as if it were a garment; the water stood above the mountains. 7At your rebuke the water fled; at the sound of your thunder they hurried away— 8mountains rose and valleys sank— to the place you established for them. 9You set a boundary they cannot cross; they will never cover the earth again. 10He causes the springs to gush into the valleys; they flow between the mountains. 11They supply water for every wild beast; the wild donkeys quench their thirst. 12The birds of the sky live beside the springs; they make their voices heard among the foliage. 13He waters the mountains from his palace; the earth is satisfied by the fruit of your labor. 14He causes grass to grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, producing food from the earth, 15wine that makes human hearts glad— making his face shine with oil— and bread that sustains human hearts.
Sometimes God does not make any sense... listen to today's devo and I think you will understand what I mean by that.
Acts 5:17–21 (CSB) —17Then the high priest rose up. He and all who were with him, who belonged to the party of the Sadducees, were filled with jealousy. 18So they arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail. 19But an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail during the night, brought them out, and said, 20“Go and stand in the temple, and tell the people all about this life.” 21Hearing this, they entered the temple at daybreak and began to teach. When the high priest and those who were with him arrived, they convened the Sanhedrin—the full council of the Israelites—and sent orders to the jail to have them brought.
Today we find some amazing and awesome news! God can take who we are and use it to make us who we have always been created to be. God is so great!
Matthew 4:18–22 (CSB) —18As he was walking along the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon (who is called Peter), and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea—for they were fishermen. 19“Follow me,” he told them, “and I will make you fish for people.” 20Immediately they left their nets and followed him. 21Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and his brother John. They were in a boat with Zebedee their father, preparing their nets, and he called them. 22Immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him.
God is sooooooooo GOOD! Have a great day!
Psalm 86:1–10 (CSB) —1Listen, Lord, and answer me, for I am poor and needy. 2Protect my life, for I am faithful. You are my God; save your servant who trusts in you. 3Be gracious to me, Lord, for I call to you all day long. 4Bring joy to your servant’s life, because I appeal to you, Lord. 5For you, Lord, are kind and ready to forgive, abounding in faithful love to all who call on you. 6Lord, hear my prayer; listen to my cries for mercy. 7I call on you in the day of my distress, for you will answer me. 8Lord, there is no one like you among the gods, and there are no works like yours. 9All the nations you have made will come and bow down before you, Lord, and will honor your name. 10For you are great and perform wonders; you alone are God.
If you are too busy to rest... then I can confidently say you are too busy. The Lord designed our bodies, our minds, and our spirit to function best in the context of rest. When we fail to rest we are setting ourselves up to fail. Let's consider God's rest today in Genesis chapter 2.
Genesis 2:1–3 (CSB) —1So the heavens and the earth and everything in them were completed. 2On the seventh day God had completed his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he had done. 3God blessed the seventh day and declared it holy, for on it he rested from all his work of creation.
Our God is so amazing he can use the lives of people who don't even worship Him for His Glory and to accomplish his purposes. Today we see God do just that in the life of King Cyrus of Persia. Reflect and rejoice in the sovereign hand of God today.
Ezra 1:1–4 (CSB) —1In the first year of King Cyrus of Persia, in order to fulfill the word of the Lord spoken through Jeremiah, the Lord roused the spirit of King Cyrus to issue a proclamation throughout his entire kingdom and to put it in writing: 2This is what King Cyrus of Persia says: “The Lord, the God of the heavens, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and has appointed me to build him a house at Jerusalem in Judah. 3Any of his people among you, may his God be with him, and may he go to Jerusalem in Judah and build the house of the Lord, the God of Israel, the God who is in Jerusalem. 4Let every survivor, wherever he resides, be assisted by the men of that region with silver, gold, goods, and livestock, along with a freewill offering for the house of God in Jerusalem.”
1 Chronicles 16:7–10 (CSB) —7On that day David decreed for the first time that thanks be given to the Lord by Asaph and his relatives: 8Give thanks to the Lord; call on his name; proclaim his deeds among the peoples. 9Sing to him; sing praise to him; tell about all his wondrous works! 10Boast in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
Even in our weaknesses God is there standing strong for us. Today we will read and consider Romans 8:26-27 together.
Romans 8:26–27 (HCSB) —26In the same way the Spirit also joins to help in our weakness, because we do not know what to pray for as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with unspoken groanings. 27And He who searches the hearts knows the Spirit’s mind-set, because He intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.
Luke 11:27–28 (CSB) —27As he was saying these things, a woman from the crowd raised her voice and said to him, “Blessed is the womb that bore you and the one who nursed you!” 28He said, “Rather, blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it.”
Studies have shown that Christians feel like one of the hardest things to do is "share their faith." Today you are going to see exactly why sharing your faith should actually be the easiest thing for you to do. The problem is we have convinced ourselves that sharing our faith is hard, when the reality is all we really need to do is tell people about what God has done in our lives. Sharing your faith really is that easy!
Acts 26:12–18 (CSB) —12“I was traveling to Damascus under these circumstances with authority and a commission from the chief priests. 13King Agrippa, while on the road at midday, I saw a light from heaven brighter than the sun, shining around me and those traveling with me. 14We all fell to the ground, and I heard a voice speaking to me in Aramaic, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’ 15“I asked, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ “And the Lord replied, ‘I am Jesus, the one you are persecuting. 16But get up and stand on your feet. For I have appeared to you for this purpose, to appoint you as a servant and a witness of what you have seen and will see of me. 17I will rescue you from your people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them 18to open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a share among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’
Thanks for making 2021 so great for the Daily Devo. I am excited about 2022. In this podcast I tell you about a few things you can expect for next year. The links I mentioned in the podcast are down below. Have a great day!
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If you are old enough to listen to this podcast then you have probably learned that this world that we live in is not defined by faithfulness. People let us down all the time. But the good news is God never does... God is so faithful we should rejoice in that today!
Micah 7:18–20 (CSB) —18Who is a God like you, forgiving iniquity and passing over rebellion for the remnant of his inheritance? He does not hold on to his anger forever because he delights in faithful love. 19He will again have compassion on us; he will vanquish our iniquities. You will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea. 20You will show loyalty to Jacob and faithful love to Abraham, as you swore to our ancestors from days long ago.
God has a plan and a purpose for you life. That is the great news we are going to consider today.
Jeremiah 1:4–8 (CSB) —4The word of the Lord came to me: 5I chose you before I formed you in the womb; I set you apart before you were born. I appointed you a prophet to the nations. 6But I protested, “Oh no, Lord God! Look, I don’t know how to speak since I am only a youth.” 7Then the Lord said to me: Do not say, “I am only a youth,” for you will go to everyone I send you to and speak whatever I tell you. 8Do not be afraid of anyone, for I will be with you to rescue you. This is the Lord’s declaration.
There is no reason you can't be honest with God. Today we see two people who decided not to be and it cost them their lives.
Acts 5:10–11 (CSB) —10Instantly she dropped dead at his feet. When the young men came in, they found her dead, carried her out, and buried her beside her husband. 11Then great fear came on the whole church and on all who heard these things.
What has God called you to do? Are you busy doing it or have you gotten distracted doing other things? Let's talk about that today.
1 Timothy 1:1–2 (CSB) —1Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope: 2To Timothy, my true son in the faith. Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
Merry Christmas! Today's message is going to be a little bit different from what we normally do. I hope you enjoy this and I pray you feel loved and blessed today as we celebrate the birth of Christ.
Luke 2:20 (CSB) —20The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had seen and heard, which were just as they had been told.
Normal men, doing a very normal thing, on a normal night, have an encounter with an angel and receive news that will change the world. You might be just a normal person, doing normal things, living a normal life, but you serve the King of Kings and Lord of Lords so don't count on life being normal at all.
Luke 2:8–14 (CSB) —8In the same region, shepherds were staying out in the fields and keeping watch at night over their flock. 9Then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10But the angel said to them, “Don’t be afraid, for look, I proclaim to you good news of great joy that will be for all the people: 11Today in the city of David a Savior was born for you, who is the Messiah, the Lord. 12This will be the sign for you: You will find a baby wrapped tightly in cloth and lying in a manger.” 13Suddenly there was a multitude of the heavenly host with the angel, praising God and saying: 14Glory to God in the highest heaven, and peace on earth to people he favors!
What are you looking forward to right now? The answer to that question makes a bigger difference than you think. Thats what today's devo is about.
Luke 2:36–38 (CSB) —36There was also a prophetess, Anna, a daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was well along in years, having lived with her husband seven years after her marriage, 37and was a widow for eighty-four years. She did not leave the temple, serving God night and day with fasting and prayers. 38At that very moment, she came up and began to thank God and to speak about him to all who were looking forward to the redemption of Jerusalem.
What should we be doing while we wait? I think the life of Simeon gives us some clues that can help us answer that question.
Luke 2:25–32 (CSB) —25There was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. This man was righteous and devout, looking forward to Israel’s consolation, and the Holy Spirit was on him. 26It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he saw the Lord’s Messiah. 27Guided by the Spirit, he entered the temple. When the parents brought in the child Jesus to perform for him what was customary under the law, 28Simeon took him up in his arms, praised God, and said, 29Now, Master, you can dismiss your servant in peace, as you promised. 30For my eyes have seen your salvation. 31You have prepared it in the presence of all peoples— 32a light for revelation to the Gentiles and glory to your people Israel.
One of the hardest things in life is to wait well. It is easy to mess things up during times of waiting. Today we look at the Christmas story and consider the lives of two people who waited a long time for the Lord to show up. But during their decades of waiting, Zechariah and Elizabeth waited well. I pray we can learn something from them together today.
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Luke 1:21–25 (CSB) —21Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah, amazed that he stayed so long in the sanctuary. 22When he did come out, he could not speak to them. Then they realized that he had seen a vision in the sanctuary. He was making signs to them and remained speechless. 23When the days of his ministry were completed, he went back home. 24After these days his wife Elizabeth conceived and kept herself in seclusion for five months. She said, 25“The Lord has done this for me. He has looked with favor in these days to take away my disgrace among the people.”
If you have ever had to wait on the Lord, take heart! You are not the only one! Have you ever noticed this before in the Christmas Story? Tell me in the comments for this podcast.
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Matthew 2:13–15 (CSB) —13After they were gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, “Get up! Take the child and his mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you. For Herod is about to search for the child to kill him.” 14So he got up, took the child and his mother during the night, and escaped to Egypt. 15He stayed there until Herod’s death, so that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet might be fulfilled: Out of Egypt I called my Son.
In college I worked security for about 2 years, and later stocked shelves at Target overnight. I can tell you in those days I was always waiting for the morning like a watchman on the wall. Are you waiting for the Lord like that?
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Psalm 130:5–8 (CSB) —5I wait for the Lord; I wait and put my hope in his word. 6I wait for the Lord more than watchmen for the morning— more than watchmen for the morning. 7Israel, put your hope in the Lord. For there is faithful love with the Lord, and with him is redemption in abundance. 8And he will redeem Israel from all its iniquities.
If you need to ask God for something go ahead... ask away! Our God is so awesome!
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Luke 11:9–13 (CSB) —9“So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and the door will be opened to you. 10For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. 11What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead of a fish? 12Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? 13If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him?”
Have you ever been late? I do my best to never show up for anything late but on rare occasions it happens. But here is some great news. God is never late! He always shows up right on time and has His hands wide open. Let's rejoice in that today as we wait here in our advent leading up to Christmas.
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Psalm 145:14–16 (CSB) —14The Lord helps all who fall; he raises up all who are oppressed. 15All eyes look to you, and you give them their food at the proper time. 16You open your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing.
Did your mom ever ask you to wait quietly somewhere when you were a kid? How did you do at that? Let's talk about the importance of waiting quietly on the Lord today.
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Lamentations 3:26 (CSB) —26It is good to wait quietly for salvation from the Lord.
As we continue to wait in this season of advent, let's consider the wisdom of Lamentations 3:25 together today.
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Lamentations 3:25 (CSB) —25The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the person who seeks him.
There are two main things disciples of Jesus need to focus on and do. Let's look at John 15 together today and consider those things in our time of prayer.
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John 15:1–8 (CSB) —1“I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. 2Every branch in me that does not produce fruit he removes, and he prunes every branch that produces fruit so that it will produce more fruit. 3You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. 4Remain in me, and I in you. Just as a branch is unable to produce fruit by itself unless it remains on the vine, neither can you unless you remain in me. 5I am the vine; you are the branches. The one who remains in me and I in him produces much fruit, because you can do nothing without me. 6If anyone does not remain in me, he is thrown aside like a branch and he withers. They gather them, throw them into the fire, and they are burned. 7If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you want and it will be done for you. 8My Father is glorified by this: that you produce much fruit and prove to be my disciples.
What kind of spirit do you have? The word I got this morning from the Lord on this passage may challenge you.
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Ecclesiastes 7:8 (CSB) —8The end of a matter is better than its beginning; a patient spirit is better than a proud spirit.
This one really got my spirit jumping this morning. I pray it is a blessing for you.
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Micah 7:1–7 (CSB) —1How sad for me! For I am like one who— when the summer fruit has been gathered after the gleaning of the grape harvest— finds no grape cluster to eat, no early fig, which I crave. 2Faithful people have vanished from the land; there is no one upright among the people. All of them wait in ambush to shed blood; they hunt each other with a net. 3Both hands are good at accomplishing evil: the official and the judge demand a bribe; when the powerful man communicates his evil desire, they plot it together. 4The best of them is like a brier; the most upright is worse than a hedge of thorns. The day of your watchmen, the day of your punishment, is coming; at this time their panic is here. 5Do not rely on a friend; don’t trust in a close companion. Seal your mouth from the woman who lies in your arms. 6Surely a son considers his father a fool, a daughter opposes her mother, and a daughter-in-law is against her mother-in-law; a man’s enemies are the men of his own household. 7But I will look to the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.
Based on his promises we wait. If you are waiting for something God has never promised. Or if you are waiting for something that is out of God's will, you might as well keep on walking because it is never going to happen.
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2 Peter 3:10–13 (CSB) —10But the day of the Lord will come like a thief; on that day the heavens will pass away with a loud noise, the elements will burn and be dissolved, and the earth and the works on it will be disclosed. 11Since all these things are to be dissolved in this way, it is clear what sort of people you should be in holy conduct and godliness 12as you wait for the day of God and hasten its coming. Because of that day, the heavens will be dissolved with fire and the elements will melt with heat. 13But based on his promise, we wait for new heavens and a new earth, where righteousness dwells.
Today's passage tells us that the Lord will avenge us if we wait on him. This is a really powerful message for disciples of Christ today. It's something we all need to focus on more in my opinion.
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Proverbs 20:22 (CSB) —22Don’t say, “I will avenge this evil!” Wait on the Lord, and he will rescue you.
There are lots of evil people in this world. Thankfully, the Lord tells us how we can respond in faith when we face them.
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Psalm 37:1–7 (CSB) —1Do not be agitated by evildoers; do not envy those who do wrong. 2For they wither quickly like grass and wilt like tender green plants. 3Trust in the Lord and do what is good; dwell in the land and live securely. 4Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you your heart’s desires. 5Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act, 6making your righteousness shine like the dawn, your justice like the noonday. 7Be silent before the Lord and wait expectantly for him; do not be agitated by one who prospers in his way, by the person who carries out evil plans.
What are you doing? Are you just trying to do more, or are you focused on doing more of what really matters? Thats what the devo is about today.
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Luke 10:38–42 (CSB) —38While they were traveling, he entered a village, and a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home. 39She had a sister named Mary, who also sat at the Lord’s feet and was listening to what he said. 40But Martha was distracted by her many tasks, and she came up and asked, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to serve alone? So tell her to give me a hand.” 41The Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and upset about many things, 42but one thing is necessary. Mary has made the right choice, and it will not be taken away from her.”
This was such a fresh good word for me this morning. I pray it blesses you as well. How different would our world be if we were all a bit more like Moses in regards to this one thing?
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Numbers 9:8 (CSB) —8Moses replied to them, “Wait here until I hear what the Lord commands for you.”
This is not your home! We should be living our lives eagerly waiting for Jesus to come back. How eager are you for that right now? Do you live your life waiting for His return? Let's talk about that this morning.
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Philippians 3:19–21 (CSB) —19Their end is destruction; their god is their stomach; their glory is in their shame; and they are focused on earthly things, 20Our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly wait for a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ. 21He will transform the body of our humble condition into the likeness of his glorious body, by the power that enables him to subject everything to himself.
Be strong and wait for the Lord. If waiting was easy everyone would do it!
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Psalm 27:13–14 (CSB) —13I am certain that I will see the Lord’s goodness in the land of the living. 14Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart be courageous. Wait for the Lord.
What is the hardest area in your life to fully obey the Lord in? One of them for me is in waiting. But our obedience is so important, it really does matter. If being obedient means we need to wait then we should wait!
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1 Samuel 15:19–22 (CSB) —19So why didn’t you obey the Lord? Why did you rush on the plunder and do what was evil in the Lord’s sight?” 20“But I did obey the Lord!” Saul answered. “I went on the mission the Lord gave me: I brought back King Agag of Amalek, and I completely destroyed the Amalekites. 21The troops took sheep, goats, and cattle from the plunder—the best of what was set apart for destruction—to sacrifice to the Lord your God at Gilgal.” 22Then Samuel said: Does the Lord take pleasure in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the Lord? Look: to obey is better than sacrifice, to pay attention is better than the fat of rams.
How do you approach the house of God? How do you approach God in your personal prayer times?
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Ecclesiastes 5:1–3 (CSB) —1Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Better to approach in obedience than to offer the sacrifice as fools do, for they ignorantly do wrong. 2Do not be hasty to speak, and do not be impulsive to make a speech before God. God is in heaven and you are on earth, so let your words be few. 3Just as dreams accompany much labor, so also a fool’s voice comes with many words.
If Jesus came back today what would he find you doing? It is easy to get off track, and become distracted by the world. Let's read Matthew 24 together today.
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Matthew 24:45–51 (CSB) —45“Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his master has put in charge of his household, to give them food at the proper time? 46Blessed is that servant whom the master finds doing his job when he comes. 47Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions. 48But if that wicked servant says in his heart, ‘My master is delayed,’ 49and starts to beat his fellow servants, and eats and drinks with drunkards, 50that servant’s master will come on a day he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know. 51He will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Today we finish up our 30 days of thanksgiving. Tomorrow as we move towards Christmas we will start 31 days of waiting. I hope you will join us. Share this post with a friend. Sign up below for the FREE email so you get the devotion each day in your inbox.
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Isaiah 46:6–7 (CSB) —6Those who pour out their bags of gold and weigh out silver on scales— they hire a goldsmith and he makes it into a god. Then they kneel and bow down to it. 7They lift it to their shoulder and bear it along; they set it in its place, and there it stands; it does not budge from its place. They cry out to it but it doesn’t answer; it saves no one from his trouble.
If you could tell a future generation something what would it be? What would you say? Let's think about that today!
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Psalm 48:12–14 (CSB) —12Go around Zion, encircle it; count its towers, 13note its ramparts; tour its citadels so that you can tell a future generation: 14“This God, our God forever and ever— he will always lead us.”
I never get tired of reflecting on the glory of God and the return of Christ. Oh how I long for this day to come! I would love to see it in my lifetime! Come Lord Jesus, and take your place on your glorious throne!
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Matthew 25:31–33 (CSB) —31“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. 32All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate them one from another, just as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on the left.