22 Sunday Dec 2013
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We are in a tough part of the Bible. While this is all very important when taken in context as a whole, it is a bit difficult to pull nuggets of information from a few chapters at a time. The key to today’s reading is to remember that in the end, God’s plan will be fully revealed. We must trust that His plan is perfect and everything works to lead us to what is described in these passages.
21 Saturday Dec 2013
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In today’s reflection, I came across this short John Piper video where he explains what it is like to come out of the darkness and into the light of new birth. When God opens our eyes to Him, He is no longer irrelevant to us. Having eyes that are open brings us out of the darkness and into the light of fully experiencing God.
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20 Friday Dec 2013
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Isaiah 59:1 hit me right between the eyes today, Surely the arm of the Lord is not too short to save, nor his ear too dull to hear. When we think no one can help us, we must remember that God is able. He may choose to wait, but He is able to do anything including perform miracles. We must never stop asking God for help and we must never stop expecting God to act in our lives. No task is ever too big or too small because He loves us.
19 Thursday Dec 2013
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Jesus is worth of our praise. Revelation 5:11-12 says, 11 Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels, numbering thousands upon thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand. They encircled the throne and the living creatures and the elders. 12 In a loud voice they were saying: “Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise!” The angels praise Him and recognize how worthy He is to be praised. How much more should we?
18 Wednesday Dec 2013
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I drink water instead of sodas and sugary drinks all the time. I have actually learned to love it… when there is ice in it or when it’s hot in tea or coffee. However, there is nothing less satisfying that lukewarm water. The same applies for lukewarm believers according to Revelation 3:15-16, 15 I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other!16 So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my mouth. Don’t settle for following God halfway and in name only. Allow God to penetrate your life and fire up your faith where He can fully use you.
17 Tuesday Dec 2013
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Today we begin the final book of the Bible, Revelation, which is written by the Apostle John. We have exactly 11 day of reading left for this year and I’m not gonna lie, this is a tough book to get through. However, it is important to remember this is not just a book about the end times and God’s ultimate judgement; it is a book of hope as well. It is a reminder that God is in control and in the end, He wins! Let us try to read this as a book of God’s perfect control.
16 Monday Dec 2013
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15 Sunday Dec 2013
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Today we being the final book of the New Testament, Malachi. This book was written 430 B.C. and its purpose was to confront the people with their sins and to restore their relationship with God. Malachi is the bridge between the Old and New Testament. As we read this book let us put ourselves in the place of the recipient of these words and evaluate where our relationship is with God right now.
14 Saturday Dec 2013
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I love the heart behind this video. Instead of spending money on meaningless advertisements, they decided to spend money by creating some Christmas magic for a few of their customers. Such a great example of serving people in a way that impacts them the most.
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13 Friday Dec 2013
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Isaiah 53 is one of the greatest prophetic descriptions of Jesus Christ as the messiah. How can we not see Christ’s description especially when we read some of the initial verses in this chapter. Verses 2-4 says, 2 He grew up before him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him. 3 He was despised and rejected by mankind, a man of suffering, and familiar with pain. Like one from whom people hide their faces he was despised, and we held him in low esteem. 4 Surely he took up our pain and bore our suffering, yet we considered him punished by God, stricken by him, and afflicted. These are some powerful words written hundreds of years before Christ and yet they describe Him perfectly. Each time I read this chapter in Isaiah I am in awe of its prophesy.
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