Archive for October, 2009
One Explanation
Matthew 26:32 “But after I am risen again, I will go before you into Galilee.”
Remember [Christ’s] followers’ fear at the crucifixion? They ran. Scared as cats in a dog pound….
But fast-forward fifty days. Bankrupt traitors have become a force of life-changing fury. Peter is preaching in the very precinct where Christ was arrested. Followers of [...]
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Without Faith
Hebrews 11:6 “But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.”
“I feel like I have gone as far as I can possibly go…WITHOUT FAITH.“
I sincerely believe that where many of us are [...]
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Consider Your Ways
Haggai 1:5-6 “Now therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts; Consider your ways. Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it [...]
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God In the Ordinary
Ephesians 3:12 “In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him.”
God calls us in a real world …. He doesn’t communicate to us by stacking stars in the heavens or reincarnating grandparents from the grave….
He’s not a magician or a good-luck charm or the man upstairs. He is, instead, [...]
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The Savior Won
Acts 2:36 “Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.
A transformed group stood beside a transformed Peter as he announced: “Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye [...]
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The Clothing of the Cross
1 Peter 2:24 “Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.”
When Christ was nailed to the cross, He took off His robe of seamless perfection and assumed a different wardrobe… the wardrobe of [...]
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Hoax
2 John 1:7 “For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.”
I decided to look up the definition of the word ‘hoax’ this past weekend after I, like millions of Americans all across the nation, was made aware [...]
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The Elephant In The Church
Romans 12:16 “Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.
Ever heard this phrase used before: The Elephant In The Room?
I’m sure you have. Around the office water cooler, and perhaps even the dinner table, it’s an [...]
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The Power Of Accountability
Ecclesiastes 4:9 “Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.”
If you want to deepen your experience of these daily devotional messages and thus your relationship with God, consider choosing a prayer partner to share this journey with you.
Going through each devotional with a friend or prayer partner creates a [...]
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Miraculous Moments
Colossians 2:9 “For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.”
Jesus was not a godlike man, nor a manlike God. He was God-man.
Midwifed by a carpenter.
Bated by a peasant girl.
The maker of the world with a bellybutton.
The author of the Pentateuch being taught the Pentateuch.
Heaven’s human. And because He [...]
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