Devotion 4/18, Selfless Love Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother. . . . John 19:25 Jesus’ entire ministry was characterized by selfless acts. Healing sick people, feeding hungry people, taking the role of a servant, and even raising the dead were major parts of his ministry of bringing the good news of God’s
Read More....Devotion 4/17, In Christ Alone Then the end will come, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father after he has destroyed all dominion, authority and power. 1 Corinthians 15:24 Even though Jesus won the victory over death and sin while on the cross and with the empty tomb (Colossians 2:12-15), we’re still
Read More....Devotion 4/16, Seek First the Kingdom of God Christ taught you! If you have really heard his voice . . . then throw off your old evil nature-the old you that was a partner in your evil ways . . . Ephesians 4:20-22 Paul before his conversion was not meek. Proudly and brutally, he apprehended
Read More....Devotion 4/15, He Shatters the Enemy! “Your right hand, O Lord, was majestic in power. Your right hand, O Lord, shattered the enemy. “ Exodus 15:6 Philip Ware: “One of the great images of the Old Testament is God stretching out his right hand with power and doing mighty things for his people. So often,
Read More....Devotion 4/14, Abide With Me I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. Philippians 4:13 Jesus had a humble heart. If He abides in us, pride will never dominate our lives. Jesus had a loving heart. If He dwells within us, hatred and bitterness will never rule us. Jesus had a forgiving and
Read More....Devotion 4/13, Our Family Of Faith And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another — and all the more as you see the Day approaching. Hebrews
Read More....Devotion 4/12, I Still Need Jesus! Woe to you experts in the law, because you have taken away the key to knowledge. You yourselves have not entered, and you have hindered those who were entering. Luke 11:52 Jesus spoke pointedly and critically against the leaders of God’s people in that day. Instead of helping people
Read More....Devotion 4/11, He Won’t Let Go! In every battle you will need faith as your shield to stop the fiery arrows aimed at you by Satan. Ephesians 6:16 Many jokes are made about the devil, but the devil is no joke. People of all ages today want to know about the devil, about witchcraft, about
Read More....Devotion 4/10, Lord, Help My Unbelief! A man in the crowd answered, “Teacher, I brought you my son, who is possessed by a spirit that has robbed him of speech.” Mark 9:17 I can’t imagine what the father of the boy in Mark 9 was going through. Hearing about the healer named Jesus and what
Read More....Devotion 4/9, Our Lord Lives! He is not here, but is risen. Luke 24:6 Something distinguishes Christianity from all the religions of the world. Not only does it carry the truth of the redemption, by the death of our Savior for our sins on the cross, but it carries the fact that Christ rose again.
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