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Day 19

“But because my servant Caleb has a different spirit and follows Me wholeheartedly, I will bring him into the land he went to, and his descendants will inherit it”

– Numbers 14:24

“Because they have not followed Me wholeheartedly, not one of those who were twenty years old or more when they came up out of Egypt will see the land I promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob”

– Numbers 32:11

The obvious difference between these two scriptures is that in one situation Caleb followed God wholeheartedly. When he saw giants in the land God told him to possess, he didn’t think twice about it. Continue reading →

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Day 18

“It is He Who has qualified us (making us to be fit and worthy and sufficient) as ministers and dispensers of a new covenant (of salvation through Christ), not ministers of the letter but of the Spirit; for the code of the law kills but the Holy Spirit makes alive.”

– 2 Corinthians 3:6

There are times in our lives — I am sure we can all remember — when we feel unworthy and unable to dispense the Spirit of God to the people around us by what we say and do. Continue reading →

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Day 16

“Sacrifice and offering You do not desire, nor have you delight in them; You have given me capacity to hear and obey [Your law, a more valuable service than] burnt offerings and sin offerings [which] You do not require.”

– Psalms 40:6

Israel had a hard time understanding God’s intentions in giving them the Law. Continue reading →

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Day 15

“For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself [forsaking self-righteous pride] will be exalted.”

– Luke 18:14

Additional reading: Luke 18:9-11, 12-14

Have you ever seen someone doing something so blatantly wrong and immediately thought to yourself, “How could they do something like that?” or “I would never do something like that?” Continue reading →

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Day 13

“Therefore, remember that…at that time you were separate from Christ…without hope and without God in the world. But now in Christ Jesus you who were once far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ.”

– Ephesians 2:11-13

Have you ever wondered what it really means to be in Christ Jesus? Continue reading →

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Day 12

“And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.”

– Philippians 4:7

Additional reading: Philippians 4:6-9

I often think of peace as a state of mind, something that I feel when everything is calm, tranquil, still, and quiet. But that calmness is just a result of what peace is doing on our behalf. Continue reading →