Tag: Devotions
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The Discipline of Presence: A Place to Start
16 So Cain went out from the LORD’s presence and lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden. – Genesis 4:16 (NIV) We are wanderers in this world. We are born disconnected, separated from the one who made us. We are like Cain, living in a wilderness away from the Lord’s presence; and we…
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Reconciliation: Christ Our Redeemer
For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross. – Colossians 1:19-20 (NIV) Have you ever experienced a long separation from someone you loved? Do…
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Reconciliation: God’s Gifts in Action
Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God’s grace in its various forms. – 1 Peter 4:10 We make much of gifted people in our culture; athletes, singers, actors and such. We celebrate their excellence and prize their attributes, hoping that they will not succumb to the poisonous…
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Thoughts on Christmas: Simeon’s Song
Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him. It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord’s Messiah. Moved by the Spirit,…
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Thoughts on Christmas: A Mother’s Song, A Daughter’s Song
And Mary said: “My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed, for the Mighty One has done great things for me– holy is his name. His mercy extends to…
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Provision: Everything We Need
His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. – 2 Peter 1:3 (NIV) When I went through basic training, we did a number of marches and two bivouacs (a fancy term for camp-out), and every time…
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Provision: God is No Magician
Then he said to me, “Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, son of man, and say to it, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe into these slain, that they may live.’” So I prophesied as he commanded me, and breath entered them; they came to life…
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Provision: He Gives it Through the Grape Vine
“The King will reply, ‘I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.’” – Matthew 25:40 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that…
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Handling Brokenness Part 2: Whitewashed Tombs
“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and everything unclean. In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full…
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Handling Brokenness Part 1: The First Step is Admitting You Have a Problem
But the Lord God called to the man, and said to him, “Where are you?” He said, “I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.” He said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which…
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