READ IT ALOUD: And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by that name (Luke 1:61). PONDER IT PRAYERFULLY: Quick – grab a clean sheet of paper and a working pen. Ready? Alright. For today’s devotion, I would like you to write down five words that come to your mind when you think about yourself....
read moreMONDAY: Anything short of submission is rebellion. God’s commandment for me to submit is not so that He can make me miserable, but instead so that I can have the most joy possible. Submission brings with it the gift of peace – after all, trying to resist the God of the universe will only lead to my destruction. I am...
read moreREAD IT ALOUD: Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up. Though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off (James 4:10; Psalm 138:6). PONDER IT PRAYERFULLY: One of the reasons I think humility is very important to God is He is a humble God. He is the Creator...
read moreREAD IT ALOUD: Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded (James 4:8b). PONDER IT PRAYERFULLY: “Yes, I am engaged to an unbeliever,” Jane says, “but God knows my heart.” Jane is right. What she does not understand, however, is the gravity of that statement. The things of the...
read moreREAD IT ALOUD: Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you (James 4:8a). PONDER IT PRAYERFULLY: Jesus is the Son of God. He is as close to God as it gets. He is, in fact, God. He is sinless. Yet while He was on earth, He found it expedient to separate Himself from His disciples and all men and spend time with His Father. How...
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