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His guidance will bring true success

September 22, 2008

Scripture: Luke 5:4-6
4When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into deeper water, and let down the nets for a catch.”
5Simon answered, “Master, we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything. But because you said so, I will let down the nets.”
6When they had done so, they caught such a large [...]

Remain in the vine and bear fruit

August 13, 2008

Scripture:  John 15:4
Remain in me and I will remain in you.  No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.
Observation: Without God, I cannot bear any good fruit. I cannot do any good thing without him. If I choose to remain [...]

When ya gotta boast…

August 11, 2008

Scripture:  Jeremiah 10:23-24

23This is what the Lord says:
“Let not the wise man boast of his wisdom
or the strong man boast of his strength
or the rich man boast of his riches,
24 but let him who boasts boast about this:
that he understands and knows me,
that I am the Lord, who exercises kindness,
justice and righteousness on earth,
for in [...]

The SOAP ring

August 10, 2008

Some of you may have noticed the bubbly button on my sidebar that looks like this:

(Thanks, Joy, for designing it! And thanks, Toni, for explaining what a web ring is!)

After I began posting my daily devotionals, I was excited to learn of other bloggers who are also using the SOAP method and are sharing them [...]

The true miracle man

August 9, 2008

Scripture: John 11:14-15
14So then he told them plainly, “Lazarus is dead, 15and for your sake I am glad that I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.”
 Observation:  This is from a passage where Jesus was told that Lazarus was very sick. Jesus was asked to go and heal [...]

Yet I will rejoice

August 6, 2008

Scripture: Habakkuk 3:18-19
18Yet I will rejoice in the Lord,
I will be joyful in God my Savior.
19 The Sovereign Lord is my strength;
he makes my feet like the feet of a deer,
he enables me to go on the heights.
 Observation: Many of the verses before this one talk about destruction, yet Habukkuk’s faith remains strong.
 Application: Even when [...]

Where do you get your advice?

August 5, 2008

Scripture: John 7:3-5
3Jesus’ brothers said to him, “You ought to leave here and go to Judea, so that your disciples may see the miracles you do. 4No one who wants to become a public figure acts in secret. Since you are doing these things, show yourself to the world.” 5For even his own brothers did [...]

True belief is all that is required

August 4, 2008

Scripture: John 6:29
Jesus answered, “The work of God is this: believe in the one he has sent.”
 Observation: To do the work of God, believe in Jesus Christ and who he is
 Application: Perhaps this one sticks out because I am struggling with my task-oriented lifestyle. All I am required to do is believe. That’s it. The [...]

Confessions of a wordly over-achiever

August 1, 2008

Scripture:  Psalm 63:7
7My salvation and my honor depend on God;
he is my mighty rock, my refuge.
Observation:  My honor and my salvation come from God alone.
Application: My honor doesn’t come from the things I do and the people I please. It comes from God alone. No matter what I do here on earth I cannot gain [...]

I am icky!

July 31, 2008

Scripture: Isaiah 64:6
All of us have become like one who is unclean,
and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags;
we all shrivel up like a leaf,
and like the wind our sins sweep us away.
Observation: I am icky! Even the ‘good’ stuff I do is not enough. My sins push me around and in the wrong [...]

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