Tag: Reading the Bible where to start

• We Want A King. We Want It Now. *devotional*

  

  “But the people refused to listen to Samuel. “No!” they said. We want a king over us. Then we will be like all the other nations, (emphasis added) with a king to lead us and go out before us and fight our battles.” 1 Samuel 8:19-20 Devotion The elders of Israel had asked Samuel for…

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  December 31, 2022

  2022, December 2022, Faith

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• Greater *devotional*

  

  For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.John 3:16 Devotion Great love, great gift. The word “great” has always been one of my favorite words. It brings with it the idea things couldn’t be much better, that the world…

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  December 24, 2022

  December 2022, Faith

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• Not Your Battle *devotional*

  

  Read And he said, “Listen, all Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem and King Jehoshaphat: Thus says the Lord to you, ‘Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed at this great horde, for the battle is not yours but God’s.’”2 Chronicles 20:15 Recommended reading: 2 Chronicles 20, a great chapter showing believers what steps…

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  December 21, 2022

  2022, December 2022, Faith

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• Frog Hat *devotional*

  

  Devotion How do you like my frog hat? I am at the treatment center waiting for my chemotherapy. Today I am handing out bookmarks to the other cancer patients. I made them. I know. I’m a 52-year-old dork, but at least I’m a dork for Jesus! One side has a Bible verse, and the other…

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  December 20, 2022

  2022, December 2022, Faith

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• Joy & Strength *devotional*

  

  Read “O LORD, don’t rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your rage. Have compassion on me, LORD, for I am weak. Heal me, LORD for my bones are in agony. I am sick at heart. How long, O LORD, until you restore me? Return, O LORD, and rescue me. Save me because…

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  December 19, 2022

  2022, December 2022, Faith

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• Faith Like a Lamb *devotional*

  

  One of our sheep is a ewe named Rose. She was the first sheep I had ever halter trained. When Rose was young, I regularly went down to the pasture to talk to and pet her. In doing so, a bond was forged between sweet little Rose and myself. From the time I first put…

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  December 18, 2022

  2022, December 2022, Faith

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