Do you ever read Bible verses, and start thinking that perhaps you need to change the way you look at life? Think about that as you read the verses today as Jesus sends his disciples out on a training session. Luke 9: 1 – 10 NLT “One day Jesus called together his twelve disciples and gave...
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June 23 – How Deep the Father’s Love For Us
Luke 8: 40 – 53 NLT 40 On the other side of the lake the crowds welcomed Jesus, because they had been waiting for him. 41 Then a man named Jairus, a leader of the local synagogue, came and fell at Jesus’ feet, pleading with him to come home with him. 42 His only daughter, who was about twelve years old,...
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June 22 – Evil Versus Good
Luke 8: 26 – 39 NLT “Jesus Heals a Demon-Possessed Man 26 So they arrived in the region of the Gerasenes, across the lake from Galilee. 27 As Jesus was climbing out of the boat, a man who was possessed by demons came out to meet him. For a long time he had been homeless and naked, living in...
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June 21 – Does God Know??
Luke 8: 22 – 25 NLT Jesus Calms the Storm “One day Jesus said to his disciples, “Let’s cross to the other side of the lake.” So they got into a boat and started out. 23 As they sailed across, Jesus settled down for a nap. But soon a fierce storm came down on the lake. The boat was...
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June 18 – Jeremiah: A Heart of Flesh
A New Covenant 31 “Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah— 32 not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of...
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June 17 – Jeremiah: A Touch of Loving Kindness to a Weeping Prophet
Chicken Soup for the Soul was hugely successful because it was a compilation of stories that touched the heart and showed the ‘human kindness’ side of humanity. That is how I felt reading today’s passage. Today’s passage about the life of Jeremiah is one of the most touching things I read in the Scriptures. Jeremiah...
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June 16 – Jeremiah Went Down to the Potter’s House
Every now and then in Scripture we get a beautiful picture of God the Father in relationship to us. In the Proverbs He is a strong tower that we run into for protection, and in the Psalms, He is likened to a mother hen with her chicks tucked safely under her wings. (Proverbs 18:10; Psalms...
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June 15 – Jeremiah: The Definition of Success
As a missionary, I know that often the fruit we see is the work of those who have come before us. I also know that much of what we do in outreach and relationship building will be left for others to reap. The Bible even tells us this will be so: I planted the seed,...
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June 14 – Jeremiah: The God who Knows
Before we start the devotions today, I want to thank all of you who posted the verse last Thursday that helps you face difficult times. It was uplifting to read through those verses and be reassured of God’s strength and love. – Audrey “The word of the LORD came to me, saying, ‘Before I formed...
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June 11 – Planting and Harvesting
Luke 8: 1 – 18 NLT “Soon afterward Jesus began a tour of the nearby towns and villages, preaching and announcing the Good News about the Kingdom of God. He took his twelve disciples with him, 2 along with some women who had been cured of evil spirits and diseases. Among them were Mary Magdalene, from whom...
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June 10 – Facing a Tough Day?
Isaiah 40: 28 – 31 NLT “Have you never heard? Have you never understood?The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of all the earth.He never grows weak or weary. No one can measure the depths of his understanding.29 He gives power to the weak and strength to the powerless.30 Even youths will become weak and tired, and young men will fall in exhaustion.31 But...
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June 9 – What Am I Really Like?
Luke 7: 36 – 50 NLT “One of the Pharisees asked Jesus to have dinner with him, so Jesus went to his home and sat down to eat. 37 When a certain immoral woman from that city heard he was eating there, she brought a beautiful alabaster jar filled with expensive perfume. 38 Then she knelt behind him at...
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June 8 – Doubt?
Luke 7: 18 – 35 NLT “The disciples of John the Baptist told John about everything Jesus was doing. So John called for two of his disciples, 19 and he sent them to the Lord to ask him, “Are you the Messiah we’ve been expecting, or should we keep looking for someone else?” 20 John’s two disciples found Jesus...
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June 7 – Jesus Understands Everyone
Luke 7; 1 – 10 NLT “When Jesus had finished saying all this to the people, he returned to Capernaum. 2 At that time the highly valued slave of a Roman officer (centurion) was sick and near death. 3 When the officer heard about Jesus, he sent some respected Jewish elders to ask him to come and heal his slave. 4 So...
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June 4 – Trust???
Proverbs 3:5-6 NLT Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take. Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. Proverbs...
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June 3 – Attitude Adjustment
Luke 6: 37 – 49 NLT 37 “Do not judge others, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn others, or it will all come back against you. Forgive others, and you will be forgiven. 38 Give, and you will receive. Your gift will return to you in full—pressed down, shaken together to make room for more,...
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June 2 – What Does Jesus Expect of Me?
These last verses in chapter 6 summarize much of what Jesus taught throughout his ministry on earth. They hit home in uncomfortable ways, so … here we go. Luke 6: 20 – 36 NLT 20 Then Jesus turned to his disciples and said, “God blesses you who are poor, for the Kingdom of God is yours.21 God blesses...
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June 1 – Who Makes a Difference?
Luke 6: 12 – 19 NLT “One day soon afterwards Jesus went up on a mountain to pray, and he prayed to God all night. 13 At daybreak he called together all of his disciples and chose twelve of them to be apostles. Here are their names: 14 Simon (whom he named Peter),Andrew (Peter’s brother),James,John,Philip,Bartholomew,15 Matthew,Thomas,James (son of Alphaeus),Simon...
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May 31 – Keeping the Sabbath
Luke 6: 1 – 11 NLT “One Sabbath day as Jesus was walking through some grain fields, his disciples broke off heads of grain, rubbed off the husks in their hands, and ate the grain. 2 But some Pharisees said, “Why are you breaking the law by harvesting grain on the Sabbath?”3 Jesus replied, “Haven’t you read in the...
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May 28 – Focus on the Good
Philippians 4:4-9 4 Always be full of joy in the Lord. I say it again—rejoice!5 Let everyone see that you are considerate in all you do. Remember, the Lord is coming soon. 6 Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.7 Then you will experience God’s...