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As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding, in it with thanksgiving. Colossians 2:6-7 Planting For Growth When I was about four years old I remember planting flower seeds on the side of my house. There was an innate awareness to nurture a living thing inside of me, even as a young child. I distinctly remember checking on my plants several times a day, expecting growth to happen instantaneously. I was disappointed when they did not bloom overnight.…
After yesterday’s post about Gomer, I really felt to repost a devotion I wrote a few years ago about shame. Shame is such a debilitating feeling, and it makes you want to hide from the people you love and from the love of God. The First Account Of Shame After…
Have you ever been lost? You’re driving on unfamiliar roads, you’re phone is dead, and it’s past midnight… you don’t know where you are. Or, when you were a child at the mall, one moment your mom was there, but after a few minutes of playing, you look up and…
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“Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ.” Titus 2:13 Because of our Christmas plans, I am writing this week’s devotions early. I will be traveling with my daughter and her husband to visit my son and family. We have been looking forward to it for weeks and anticipating the pleasure of spending time with them. It will mean a full day of traveling there and another full day returning. By the time you are reading this, we will be back home. Planning trips is always interesting, especially at this…
“And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said unto her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her, There is not a vessel more. And the oil stayed. Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy children of the rest.” 2 Kings 4:7 The woman in the above story was a widow who fell into financial trouble after her husband’s passing. When Elisha passes by she calls out to him that her husband is dead,…
“A man who is kind benefits himself, but a cruel man hurts himself.” (Proverbs 11:17, ESV) We’ve often heard that we reap what we sow, and according to Galatians 6:7 that is a true statement. A farmer cannot plant beans and then hope to reap corn. The same is true in everyday life. We cannot sow hatred and expect to reap love. We cannot hold a grudge and expect to reap forgiveness. Nor can we sow anger and reap peace. That’s why we must be careful to only sow good things in life. Only plant what you are willing to…
“And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose” Romans 8:28 The Bible is filled with amazing stories of how God chose people for a specific purpose, and how He carefully provided the necessary resources to bring His plan to completion. Impossible Odds In Exodus 2 we are introduced to Baby Moses, born at an inconvenient time. Pharaoh had decreed that all the Hebrew baby boys were to be thrown into the Nile River. But God had a plan for this little boy far…
