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Gifts From Our Heavenly Father

JOHN 17:24 – “Father, I desire that they also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am, to see my glory that you have given me because you loved me before the foundation of the world.” THEME OF THE DAY: GIFTS FROM OUR HEAVENLY FATHER.  When you read the theme of today’s devotion, what immediately came across your…

Earnestly Seeking Jesus

MATTHEW 20:29-34 – “And as they went out of Jericho, a great crowd followed him. And behold, there were two blind men sitting by the roadside, and when they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, “Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!” The crowd rebuked them, telling them to be silent, but they cried out all the more,…

The Preventing Grace Of God

GENESIS 20:1-7 – “From there Abraham journeyed toward the territory of the Negeb and lived between Kadesh and Shur; and he sojourned in Gerar. And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, “She is my sister.” And Abimelech king of Gerar sent and took Sarah. But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night and said to him, “Behold, you are a…

Two Most Difficult Commands

MATTHEW 6:34 – “Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.” MATTHEW 17:1-7 – Six days later Jesus took with Him Peter and James and John his brother, and led them up on a high mountain by themselves. And He was transfigured before them; and His face shone…

The First Thing But Not The Only Thing

NEHEMIAH 4:1-9 – “Now when Sanballat heard that we were building the wall, he was angry and greatly enraged, and he jeered at the Jews. And he said in the presence of his brothers and of the army of Samaria, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they restore it for themselves? Will they sacrifice? Will they finish up in a day?…

We Are Not Indispensable

JOHN 3:30 – “He must increase, but I must decrease.” THEME OF THE DAY: WE ARE NOT INDISPENSABLE.  Imagine having a following as a spiritual leader.  It doesn’t have to be a large group of followers.  Size doesn’t matter. God determines the width of our influence. And it doesn’t have to be someone in full-time ministry.  It could be a faithful Sunday…