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  • Learning

    One of the things children do is find out what pleases their Dad and do those things, or at least try. This comes from a pure heart, and is a natural characteristic of a child. I think this is what Paul…

    Created 14 days ago

    Ephesians 5:10 (NKJV)

  • John 6:51-52

    John 6:51-52 (NKJV)
    I am the living bread which came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread that I shall give is My flesh, which I shall give for the life of the world.

    Created 25 days ago

  • Faith Working Through Love

    The Amplified translation expresses this well: For [if we are] in Christ Jesus, neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything, but only faith activated and energized and expressed and working…

    Created 2 months ago

    Galatians 5:6 (AMP)

  • Psalm 39:3

    Psalm 39:3 (NKJV)
    My heart was hot within me; While I was musing, the fire burned. Then I spoke with my tongue:

    Created 2 months ago

  • Paths

    It occurred to me that he "took the path" to her house. It's not a case of "well, i just happened to be in the area." Sin is rarely something that suddenly just happens. It's a progression, something…

    Created 3 months ago

    Proverbs 7:8 (NKJV), 2 Peter 1:3 (NKJV), 2 Peter 1:4 (NKJV)

  • Proverbs 7:8

    Proverbs 7:8 (NKJV)
    Passing along the street near her corner; And he took the path to her house

    Created 3 months ago

  • Colossians 1:21-22

    Colossians 1:21-22 (NKJV)
    And you, who once were alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now He has reconciled

    Created 4 months ago

  • Deuteronomy 30:19

    Deuteronomy 30:19 (AMP)
    I call heaven and earth to witness this day against you that I have set before you life and death, the blessings and the curses; therefore choose life, that you and your descendants may live

    Created 5 months ago

  • Proverbs 30:10

    Proverbs 30:10 (NKJV)
    Do not malign a servant to his master, Lest he curse you, and you be found guilty.

    Created 5 months ago

  • Psalm 63:2-4

    Psalm 63:2-4 (NKJV)
    So I have looked for You in the sanctuary, To see Your power and Your glory.

    Created 5 months ago

  • Psalm 63:1

    Psalm 63:1 (NKJV)
    O God, You are my God;

    Created 5 months ago

  • Galatians 5:13

    Galatians 5:13 (NKJV)
    For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.

    Created 6 months ago

  • Purpose of Liberty

    Serving one another in love...a lifestyle I'd like to walk in all the time.

    Created 6 months ago

    Galatians 5:13 (NKJV)

  • Romans 5:8

    Romans 5:8 (NKJV)
    But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

    Created 6 months ago

  • Romans 5:8

    Romans 5:8 (NKJV)
    But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

    Created 6 months ago

  • Hebrews 12:28-29

    Hebrews 12:28-29 (NKJV)
    Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear.

    Created 6 months ago

  • Honor Your Parents

    Andrew Wommack has a great devotional on this passage: Children are to honor their parents, even after they become adults. However, the command to obey is temporary (Gal. 4:1-2). Honor naturally leads…

    Created 6 months ago

    John 19:26 (NKJV)

  • John 19:26

    John 19:26 (NKJV)
    When Jesus therefore saw His mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing by, He said to His mother, Woman, behold your son!

    Created 6 months ago

  • Christ in us

    Jesus is the Treasure and we are the jars of clay that He chooses to dwell in.

    Created 7 months ago

    2 Corinthians 4:7 (NKJV)

  • Romans 3:27

    Romans 3:27 (GNT)
    What, then, can we boast about? Nothing! And what is the reason for this? Is it that we obey the Law? No, but that we believe.

    Created 7 months ago

  • Galatians 6:14

    Galatians 6:14 (NKJV)
    But God forbid that I should boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.

    Created 7 months ago

  • 1 Peter 2:9

    1 Peter 2:9 (NKJV)
    But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;

    Created 7 months ago

  • Justified

    It is so easy to get over into the thinking that we have to do things or not do things to be right with God. It is only what Christ did on the Cross that justifies us. We are living in the grace and favor…

    Created 7 months ago

    Galatians 5:4 (NKJV)

  • Galatians 5:4

    Galatians 5:4 (NKJV)
    You have become estranged from Christ, you who attempt to be justified by law; you have fallen from grace.

    Created 7 months ago

  • Opportunity for Blessing

    There is a special grace and blessing for those that persevere during temptation. He doesn't leave us helpless and hopeless. However, pride is a wrench in the works. We have to admit that we can't do…

    Created 7 months ago

    1 Corinthians 10:13 (NKJV), Galatians 5:22 (NKJV), James 1:12 (NKJV), James 4:6 (NKJV), James 4:7 (NKJV)

  • James 1:12

    James 1:12 (NKJV)
    Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.

    Created 7 months ago

  • John 20:21-23

    John 20:21-23 (NKJV)
    So Jesus said to them again, Peace to you! As the Father has sent Me, I also send you.

    Created 7 months ago

  • Righteousness Imputed

    Joseph Prince had an awesome devotional this morning: You are blessed today because all your sins are forgiven in Christ. God does not count your sins against you. Instead, He counts you righteous in…

    Created 7 months ago

    Romans 4:6 (NKJV), Romans 4:8 (NKJV)

  • Romans 14:23

    Romans 14:23 (NKJV)
    But he who doubts is condemned if he eats, because he does not eat from faith; for whatever is not from faith is sin.

    Created 7 months ago

  • Hebrews 4:15-16

    Hebrews 4:15-16 (NKJV)
    For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin.

    Created 7 months ago

  • Hebrews 4:15-16

    Hebrews 4:15-16 (NKJV)
    For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin.

    Created 7 months ago

  • Strengthening the Disciples

    This is a reminder to me that just getting people into the Kingdom is just the first step. It is so imperative that we strengthen our brothers and sisters with fellowship, encouragement, wise counsel,…

    Created 7 months ago

    Acts 14:21 (NKJV), Acts 14:22 (NKJV), Hebrews 3:13 (NKJV)

  • Hosea 6:3

    Hosea 6:3 (NKJV)
    Let us know, Let us pursue the knowledge of the Lord. His going forth is established as the morning; He will come to us like the rain, Like the latter and former rain to the earth.

    Created 7 months ago

  • No Longer on our Account

    This is a perfect place to insert 1 Cor. 5:19-20: "that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us the word of reconciliation."…

    Created 7 months ago

    Psalm 32:1 (NKJV), Psalm 32:2 (NKJV)

  • Psalm 31:19-20

    Psalm 31:19-20 (NKJV)
    Oh, how great is Your goodness, Which You have laid up for those who fear You, Which You have prepared for those who trust in You In the presence of the sons of men!

    Created 7 months ago

  • Great is Your goodness

    The word "great" here is the Hebrew word rab(rahv), which means: great, abundant, many, large in number, of major importance, chief, significant, noble, princely. The word rabbi(my great one) is a derivative.…

    Created 7 months ago

    Psalm 31:19 (NKJV)

  • Ephesians 5:14

    Ephesians 5:14 (NLT)
    for the light makes everything visible. This is why it is said, “Awake, Osleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will give you light.”

    Created 7 months ago

  • Self-made?

    There is no such thing as a "self-made man."

    Created 8 months ago

    Psalm 100:3 (NKJV)

  • "Get if off of me!"

    I have a grandson named Micah that doesn't like having food or liquid or mud on his shirt(although most of the time he is the one making the mess). He wants his shirt off immediately and is not a happy…

    Created 8 months ago

    Psalm 45:7 (NKJV), Psalm 101:4 (NKJV), Romans 13:12 (NKJV), Hebrews 1:8 (NKJV)

  • I reckon we should!

    "Reckon" is an accounting term. When we reconcile our check book, we make sure our checkbook lines up with what the bank says. Reckoning ourselves dead to sin, is coming in heart agreement with what God…

    Created 8 months ago

    Romans 6:11 (NKJV), Romans 12:2 (NKJV), Galatians 2:20 (NKJV)

  • More Grace

    Humbling ourselves puts us in the position of receiving God's grace. It opens the door for it. Pride keeps that door closed.

    Created 8 months ago

    1 Peter 5:5 (NKJV)

  • Minister

    I looked up "minister" in the dictionary: to give service, care, or aid; attend, as to wants and necessities. Reminds me of Phil 2:3-8, which emphasizes taking the role of a servant, like Christ did…

    Created 8 months ago

    Galatians 2:20 (NKJV), Philippians 2:5 (NKJV), 1 Timothy 4:6 (NKJV)

  • Paid For

    Jesus paid for our sins and the sins of the whole world. Those that reject Jesus enter the darkness of hell with their sins having been paid for. If only they had received what had already been given…

    Created 8 months ago

    2 Corinthians 5:20 (NKJV), 1 John 2:2 (NKJV)

  • Buckler

    The dictionary definition of buckler is: a round shield held by a grip and sometimes having straps through which the arm is passed.

    Created 8 months ago

    Psalm 91:4 (NKJV)

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  • Beyond the Prayer Closet

    Because the Holy Spirit is here and in us, His works, and greater works can be done through those that yield and believe. Mustard seed faith can release healing, new birth, deliverance, dead-raising,…

    Created 8 months ago

    John 14:12 (NKJV)

  • The Fruit of Self Control

    The Amplified says it this way: I have restrained my feet from every evil way, that I might keep Your word [hearing, receiving, loving, and obeying it]. To restrain means "to keep in check or under…

    Created 8 months ago

    Psalm 119:101 (NKJV), Ephesians 5:23 (NKJV)

  • Store up for the Winter

    Our tendency is to focus on God only when we need something, and neglect Him when everything is going OK. A wise person will seek God during times when he or she is not going through tough things, as…

    Created 8 months ago

    Psalm 119:92 (NKJV)

  • Front and Center

    Keep the Word of God on the front burner. In His words are the source of our sustenance, the very breath we breathe. "Keep them in the midst of your heart...for they are life to those who find them and…

    Created 8 months ago

    Psalm 119:93 (NKJV), Proverbs 4:22 (NKJV), John 10:27 (NKJV), Hebrews 4:12 (NKJV)

  • Only two occasions

    We are commanded to meditate on the Word of God only two occasions - day and night. I'm trying to be clever here, but this is a pretty clear principle. We can't read the Bible every moment but we can…

    Created 9 months ago

    Joshua 1:8 (NKJV), Psalm 1:2 (NKJV)

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