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Day 31

“Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of Heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.”

– James 1:17

Who doesn’t love gifts? We all love to receive them and there’s nothing quite like opening a gift from someone that just seems to know exactly what you love. Continue reading →

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Day 30

“And those sown on the good (well-adapted) soil are the ones who hear the Word and receive and accept and welcome it and bear fruit-some thirty times as much as was sown, some sixty times as much, and some [even] a hundred times as much.”

– Mark 4:20

As Christians, we are challenged by God’s Word to spread the Good News of the Gospel and to win others to Christ. Continue reading →

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Day 29

“I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, Unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains [just one grain; it never becomes more but lives] by itself alone. But if it dies, it produces many other and yields a rich harvest.”

– John 12:24

Most of us have all heard the Parable of the Sower in Mark 4, or Matthew 17, when Jesus speaks of having faith like a grain of a mustard seed. Continue reading →

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Day 28

“Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.”

– Ephesians 5:15-17

You and I have something in common. We’ve both done some really dumb stuff. Continue reading →

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Day 27

“…This is the covenant I will make with them after time, says the Lord. I will put my laws in their hearts, and I will write on their minds.’ Then he adds: ‘Their sins and lawless acts I will remember no more.’”

– Hebrews 10:16-17

The Bible tells us that under the Old Covenant God had with man, an animal had to be offered every year to “cover” the sins of the people. Continue reading →

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Day 25

“But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own initiative, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come.”

– John 16:13

When Joe and I were in Ireland, we were walking along some hiking paths near the coastline. The paths were not marked clearly, and so we made our way down a dead-end path without knowing it. Continue reading →

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Day 24

“And become useful and helpful and kind to one another, tenderhearted (compassionate, understanding, loving-hearted), forgiving one another [readily and freely], as God in Christ forgave you.”

– Ephesians 4:32

Additional Reading: Galatians 5:22-231 Thessalonians 5:11

We may walk like a Christian, and we may talk like a Christian, but when things don’t go our way and we are caught off guard by a situation or circumstance… what does our REACTION say about us? Continue reading →

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Day 23

“Let your light so shine before men that they may see your moral excellence and your praiseworthy, noble, and good deeds and recognize and honor and praise and glorify your Father Who is in heaven.”

– Matthew 5:16

Additional Reading: Galatians 5:22-231 Thessalonians 5:11

We should be a beacon of life-saving light to the lost souls who are either knowingly or unknowingly searching for God’s Truth! Continue reading →

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Day 22

“Whatever God has promised gets stamped with the Yes of Jesus. In him, this is what we preach and pray, the great Amen, God’s Yes and our Yes together, gloriously evident. God affirms us, making us a sure thing in Christ, putting His Yes within us. By his Spirit He has stamped us with His eternal pledge—a sure beginning of what He is destined to complete.”

– 1 Corinthians 1:20-22

The word “affirm” in this scripture is talking about the confirmation or declaration that we are set apart for God. Continue reading →