Tag: Devotional Thoughts
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Songs of Thanksgiving
This post is part of the series, Songs of Thanksgiving. Find the whole series here. For many people, November is a month when we intentionally reflect on all the things for which we’re thankful. Health, family, work, finances, possessions, relationships, friends . . . As Christians, we know these are all undeserved earthly blessings—gifts from God for…
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Free to Live as God’s Family
This post is part of the Free to Live series. Find the whole series here. Over the past five weeks, we’ve looked at some of the different ways we are free to live as Christians. We’re free to live with joy—knowing that Jesus has done all things for our salvation. We’re free to live by faith—knowing…
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God Is in Control
A sign in someone’s front yard caught my eye as I was driving through town a few weeks ago. The sign wasn’t brightly colored; it didn’t have large letters with a last name on it. No, it was a simple, cardboard sign. It had black letters that looked like they had been penned with a…
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Free to Live in Service
This post is part of the Free to Live series. Find the whole series here. “You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love” (Galatians 5:13). Can I be honest with you? I love lists. The list can be for just…
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Free to Live as God’s Children
This post is part of the Free to Live series. Find the whole series here. “When the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those under the law, that we might receive adoption to sonship. Because you are his sons, God sent the…
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Free to Live by Faith
This post is part of the Free to Live series. Find the whole series here. In his “Allegory of the Cave,” the Greek philosopher Plato invites listeners to step into the illustration of captive people chained deep below the dark earthen fold. The people were chained in such a way that they could look only…
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Free to Live With Joy
This post is part of the Free to Live series. Find the whole series here. “Letters are not written in a vacuum. There’s always a backstory to them. Think of a combat soldier’s letter to his wife, a parent’s letter to a confused child at college, or a pastor’s letter to a troubled soul who…
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We Are Free to Live
The Bible translator’s brief introduction to Paul’s letter to the Galatians in my NIV Bible is one well worth spending some time thinking about: Paul’s letter to the church in Galatia is a short version of the message in Romans. Paul addresses legalism, showing how Christ brought freedom from, not bondage to the Jewish laws.…