Wed May 21-Letting Go of the Reins
We fill our lives with activities to satisfy us, but we need only to seek the One who came to redeem us.
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Tue May 20-Stuff Makes Me Happy
Only the Lord can answer that. I need to keep asking and follow what I hear. This is a challenge for me to deal with, maybe it is for you too.
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Mon May 19-“Good thing, bad thing”
When we are chasing after the things of this world, we will ultimately never feel content. We can only find true contentment in knowing that God will never leave us or abandon us.
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Fri May 16-The Community of Faith
This scripture is a future vision of God’s love, grace, forgiveness, and blessings here on earth.
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Thu May 15-How important is Baptism?
Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved!
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Wed May 14-Transformed by Grace
Whenever I’m feeling down or I’m feeling the pressure of holding it all together, I turn to scripture. I know I’ll find the hope and encouragement to power through the tough moments in life, as well as the unending, everyday things that need to be overcome. Today’s verse is one I often turn to
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Tue May 13 – Meandering
The map I was following to navigate life is out-of-date. Success means something different than it once did, but now that I don’t have a map, I feel like I’m meandering without much sense of direction. Have you ever felt this way?
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Mon May 12-Bone Dry
Throughout the Hebrew Bible (the Old Testament) evil doers and idolaters are understood to be punished by the Lord for being disobedient, despite the covenant that God made with God’s people. Any struggles the Hebrew people suffered were understood to be “teachable moments” inflicted by God. This is a primary difference between the Old and New Testaments.
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Thu May 8-More Than a Feeling
What if the true essence of love lies not just in our feelings, but in the selfless actions we take to reflect God’s grace in our everyday lives?
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Wed May 7-Christ Is Equally Everywhere
Paul asks that we be tolerant with each other and, if someone has a complaint against anyone, forgive each other. He gives a reason for asking us to do that. He reminds us that our Lord forgives us and we should follow that example.
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Tue May 6-Do You Understand Wisdom?
How many of us think of wisdom as first and foremost pure?
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Fri May 2-Change is the Enemy?
Change is the enemy. At least that’s how most of us live day-to-day. Which is certainly ironic, given that a human lifespan is something like 80 years, just a blink of an eye in the grand sweep of God’s time.
