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WERE YOU TOLD?
When I was introduced to Christianity, I was never told many of the following basic truths: • Salvation is free, but discipleship will cost. • It’s not what you can do for God, but what He wants to do through … Continue reading
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Today’s Devo: PARTING WORDS
ONE-MINUTE LEFT… (From the conclusion of, Spiritual Sobriety.) I thought to myself, what would I want to say to you if you were sitting in front of me and we were about to part with one minute left? There might … Continue reading
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Today’s Devo: A FATHER WHO DISCIPLINES
Remember: *There is a HUGH difference between discipline and punishment* Like any good Father concerned for the welfare of His children, there are times when God corrects us in discipline. The writer of Hebrews really says it all… “For whom … Continue reading
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Today’s Devo: A FATHER WHO WILL NOT ABANDON!
God initiated this divine relationship with us. He reached out to us first. Our saving relationship with Father is not kept by our actions or behavior. It is secured by His will, His promises, and the sealing of His Spirit … Continue reading
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Today’s Devo: DO YOU WORRY?
Do you worry? We all do. Here’s a sadistic charade: psychologically, worrying and embracing fear can trick us into feeling like we are somehow in control. I’ve done it a bazillion times. Then, if we do muster up the courage … Continue reading
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Today’s Devo: DO YOU HONESTLY TRUST GOD? REALLY?
Do you honestly trust God? In my journey to spiritual sobriety, this is one of the toughest questions I had to grapple with. It was difficult because, maybe like you, I thought I did trust God. Yet numerous trials left … Continue reading
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Today’s Devo: ARE YOU A VOLUNTEER?
God is not looking for volunteers. (Yea, we are going to split some hairs for the sake of learning our identity and discipleship.) To get hyper-technical, if you are saved and you serve at your church, you are not a … Continue reading
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WHY DO WE FIND THIS SO HARD?
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Today’s Devo: WELCOME TO YOUR BATLEFIELD
IF you have trusted in and depended upon Jesus Christ as your Savior, you are now, at your core, primarily a spiritually alive person. And, as a spiritually alive person, your enemies are redefined by the Scriptures. In Ephesians 6:12, … Continue reading
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Today’s Devo: ARE YOU LOSING A BATTLE?
God testifies of Himself through Moses in Deuteronomy 3, verse 24. Look especially to the second half: “O Lord GOD, You have begun to show Your servant Your greatness and Your mighty hand, for what god is there in heaven … Continue reading
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Today’s Devo: A FATHER WHO FIGHTS OUR BULLIES
“You shall not fear them, for it is the LORD your God who fights for you.” (Deut. 3:22) What battle, spiritual or otherwise, do you shrink from because of fear? What enemy, who is more powerful than you, lies unavoidably … Continue reading
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Today’s Devo: DIVINE REPARENTING
I want to steal back that phrase from secular psychology. Those of us who grew up in an abusive or unloving household may be carrying wounds inflicted by our earthly parents. Others may be carrying information and thoughts instilled deeply … Continue reading
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Today’s Devo: IS YOUR JOB A BLESSING?
“For the LORD your God has blessed you in all the work of your hand. He knows your trudging through this great wilderness. These forty years the LORD your God has been with you; you have lacked nothing.” (Deut. 2:7) … Continue reading
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Today’s Devo: WHY WOULD/SHOULD GOD LOVE YOU??
It is human nature to revert to our flawed human belief system that God’s love and care for us are contingent solely on our behavior. That is a lie. Maybe you come from a home where your earthly parents loved … Continue reading
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Today’s Devo: EVEN WHEN YOU ARE REBELLIOUS! SAY IT ALOUD!
“Yet you would not go up, but rebelled against the command of the Lord your God…” (Deut. 1:26 (& 43) Just like an unruly toddler, when the children of Israel were told to go to one place, they refused, and … Continue reading
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Spiritual Sobriety... the reality of authentic discipleship... 