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Perfect Companion

January 24, 2023
Read:Hebrews 13:5, "Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, ‘Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.’"Think:"If we have been forgiven, we will never be forsaken!"In Romans 8:31, Paul asks a great rhetorical question: “If...

Justice For All

January 23, 2023
Read:Ezekiel 7:2-4, “Son of man, this is what the Sovereign Lord says to the land of Israel: ‘The end! The end has come upon the four corners of the land! The end is now upon you, and I will unleash my anger against you. I will judge you according to...

Build Your Vulnerability

January 22, 2023
Read:Psalm 32:3-5, “When I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. For day and night your hand was heavy on me; my strength was sapped as in the heat of summer. Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity....

Antidote to Shame

January 21, 2023
Read:I Peter 5:5, “In the same way, you who are younger, submit yourselves to your elders. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.”Proverbs 11:2, “When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.”Think:In the...

Obviously

January 20, 2023
Read:John 8:7, “When they had kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, ‘Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.’”Romans 6:14, “For sin shall no longer be your master, because you are not under the law,...

Bounce Back

January 19, 2023
Read:Luke 15:20, “So he got up and went to his father. But while he was a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.”Think:Scripture is so amazing at painting clear pictures...

Convicted, Not Condemned

January 17, 2023
Read:John 3:17, “For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.”Think:If you are like most people, you can go from being peaceful, loving, and patient to being frustrated, irritated, and out of control in a moment! You can...

Greater Grace

January 16, 2023
Read:Ephesians 1:7-8, “In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace that he lavished on us…”Think:People teasingly refer to klutzy people as “Grace.” Grace is a word that can also refer to mealtime prayers or describe a ballerina’s movement....

No Shame

January 15, 2023
Read:Matthew 11:28-30, "'Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my...

Believe It

January 14, 2023
Read:Philippians 4:8-9, “Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable – if anything is excellent or praiseworthy – think about such things. Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me...