God does not tempt His children to sin, but Scripture teaches that He does test us. Tests can expose what we truly believe & move us to depend on God.
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The Hebrew word hineni means "Here I am." It expresses readiness, availability, and attentiveness.
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What kind of world would we have if everyone lived like Jesus and sought not fame but service?
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One of my favorite Christian bands was FFH. They were very well known in the late 1990s & early 2000s. "One of These Days" is one of their most popular songs.
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I am writing this devotion in advance of today's date. If all goes according to plan, my wife Ashley and I should be in Thailand today.
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One of the things I appreciate most about Shane is his focus on both grace and truth. He is a grace and truth preacher!
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No matter how bad things get on this earth, we as followers of Jesus can press on with joy and purpose.
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Every human being will give a report to God of how he or she lived his or her life on earth. The God who created us will require an account.
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All followers of Jesus have dual citizenship. We should be good citizens in the land where God has placed us, but our more important citizenship is in heaven.
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What a blessing it is to live in the USA! Our Founding Fathers' "great experiment" has turned out remarkably well.
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Today's devotion is dedicated to our culture's most pressing ethical and moral issue.
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We don't enter into relationship with God through grace & then do good works in our own strength. We enter through grace & do good works through grace.
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God is not holding something back from you, if you are in Christ.
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It is simply not true of any Christian that before they were saved they "weren't that bad". Before a Holy God, each stood no chance.
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A common pitfall when it comes to doing good is to let our own good deeds lead to pride & self-righteousness. Only by God's grace are we saved & made righteous.
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Would your friends at work know there is something different about you from how you speak and behave around them?
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The Apostle John knew Jesus and boldly proclaimed who He was. His doctrine is aligned with the person and work of Jesus, who He is, and what He has done.
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John says we know that the Son of God has come. What a profound statement. The eternal, preexistent Son has come (past act with current application).
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To say that Christians are of God is not only a word of promise, blessing, and inclusion, but it is also a word of controversy and exclusion.
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The devil can harm you if you let him, but he cannot take you with him when you die. Why? Because Someone much more powerful has you in His grasp.
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