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Jesus-Justified

Jesus-Justified “He waits to be gracious to you. He sits on His throne ready to show mercy to you. For Yahweh is the Lord of justice, faithful to keep His promises. Overwhelmed with bliss are all who will entwine their hearts in Him, waiting for Him to help them.” Isaiah 30:18 TPT When someone wants to be justified, he or she wants to be understood as reasonable for their choices....

Turn Your Eyes on Jesus

Turn Your Eyes on Jesus “Whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things.” Philippians 4:8 Some things in this world are just wrong. We know Jesus is coming again, He will defeat world kingdoms, and He will rule...

Out of Control

“For he who has died has been freed from sin.” Romans 6:7 To have a relationship with God, we have to be born again, and being born again means we have decided to believe and receive what Jesus did for us at the cross and make Him the Lord of our life. What does it mean to make Jesus our Lord? LORDSHIP: Simply put, it means we choose to let...

What’s Your Opinion

“Do not be wise in your own opinion.” Romans 12:16 When someone asks, “What’s your opinion?” they are asking for your point of view. That seems to be okay, to express how we see the world, to share what we think and feel. However, the Bible tells us to be careful with our opinions, to not to be wise, or conceited, in our personal estimations. This is what the New...

The Fruit of Love

“He who does not love, does not know God, for God is love.” 1 John 4:8 The fruit of the spirit in Galatians 5:22, 23, or the spiritual developments of the Christian heart, are characteristics of God that are formed in us. God is love. The first one listed is love. Love isn’t just something God has; it is who God is. He defines true love because He is the...

Be Fruitful

“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.” Galatians 5:22, 23 I might be stating the obvious here, but the character of God is different from the character of the fallen nature of mankind. In this series of devotions, I want to look at the characteristics of God and how Christians can grow in these characteristics,...

What Would Love Do?

“Now the purpose of the commandment is love from a pure heart, from a good conscience, and from sincere faith.” I Timothy 1:5 One purpose for God’s commandments is to reveal the goodness of God. Then we can know Him better – His character, His values, His behavior. We can learn what is upright, what is holy, what is true, what is good. Not only do we learn the holiness...

Kingdom Culture

Kingdom Culture “…for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.” Romans 14:17 God created us to be like Him – to share His values, to embrace His purpose, to move in His power, and to display His glory. If it wasn’t for the fall of mankind, God would want us to only know His life and His love....

Giving On and With Purpose

“So let each of you give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver.” II Corinthians 9:7 We’re not all that different from God – who would want to receive a gift from someone who didn’t want to give it? Not me! To receive something from someone who didn’t want to let it go would feel like I was taking something...

God’s Purpose For Your Life

“We know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.” Romans 8:28 God has a purpose, a reason, for your life. One purpose is to know His love, to receive it and to share it. We have a purpose in existing as a child of God in a relationship with our Father. This purpose is also...

Is There Not A Cause?

“… Is there not a cause?” I Samuel 17:29 The Philistines were an enemy of Israel, Israel being the people group God chose to reveal Himself to, make covenant with, and bring His Son into the world through. Saul was king over Israel. Goliath was a champion of the Philistine army who challenged any one of the Israelites to a fight. If Goliath won, the nation of Israel would become...