A Great Prayer For The New Year “……..and that You would keep me from evil”, 1 Chronicles 4:10, NKJV These words are part of the famous prayer that Jabez prayed that can be found in the Old Testament. There is much that we can learn in that very short prayer but I have selected only a portion of that prayer for today’s devotional. We are tempted every day of our lives and we are tempted many times during the day by the devil whose...
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The Awakening “Therefore, my beloved and longed-for brethren, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, beloved.” Philippians 4:1, NKJV These are trying and troubling times in our nation and this next year may even be more trying and troubling. The Christian community around the world needs to awake from their long sleep. If we Christians choose not to stand up for what we believe, the world will continue to take those beliefs away...
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Grace For The New Year “And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things…….” 2 Corinthians 9:8, NKJV Our verse this morning reminds us that all of God’s grace is abounding toward us and that all He gives us will be sufficient in all that we could ever need. God is good and God is good all the time. God’s grace is sufficient in all things. His grace is not lacking in one point....
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Give This Gift To Yourself “And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness”, Ephesians 5:11, NKJV We are warned to avoid someone that might have a contagious disease. We follow that warning because we do not want to catch the disease that they have. Hospitals have rooms and areas that can be used as a quarantine area in order to protect others from a contagious disease. We could avoid some trouble in our life if we would...
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The Holiday Drain “Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand.” Isaiah 41:10, NLT Is today a hard day for you? Christmas is over and its been a bit crazy. Here are some words that I hope will bring you comfort and encouragement to you whether this is a hard day or an easy day for you. In this verse in Isaiah we are...
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