Tag: Devotional Thoughts
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Do You Believe This?
Note: The first half of this post draws directly from John 11:17-27,38-45, at times quoting it word for word. By all outward appearances, Jesus arrived too late. Mary and Martha’s brother, Lazarus, had succumbed to the debilitating sickness, the one that caused his sisters to send an urgent message to Jesus: “Lord, the one you…
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March 28: Let Your Light Shine
This post is part of a 40-Day Prayer Journey through the season of Lent. Click here to learn more and read other posts in the series. “In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven” (Matthew 5:16). As a sinful human being, there’s…
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March 27: What Does Mercy Look Like?
This post is part of a 40-Day Prayer Journey through the season of Lent. Click here to learn more and read other posts in the series. “Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy” (Matthew 5:7). I heard a short story once of a dad and his young daughter walking past a homeless man slumped…
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March 26: A New Command
This post is part of a 40-Day Prayer Journey through the season of Lent. Click here to learn more and read other posts in the series. “We love because he first loved us” (1 John 4:19). The verse quoted above from 1 John is often on my mind as a constant reminder. What was John thinking about…
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March 25: Remain in Christ
This post is part of a 40-Day Prayer Journey through the season of Lent. Click here to learn more and read other posts in the series “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing” (John 15:5).…
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March 24: Work Out Your Salvation
This post is part of a 40-Day Prayer Journey through the season of Lent. Click here to learn more and read other posts in the series. “My dear friends, as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence—continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is…
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March 23: The Promise of Peace
This post is part of a 40-Day Prayer Journey through the season of Lent. Click here to learn more and read other posts in the series. “The peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:7). Have you ever wondered why so many sermons end with this…
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Everyday Encouragement
“The Lord is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life—of whom shall I be afraid? I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for…