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2015 Day 19 – Matthew 8

19 Monday Jan 2015

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One of the most beautiful interaction Jesus had with the sick, in my opinion, was the one at the beginning of Matthew 8. The man with leprosy asks Jesus to heal him if He is willing and Jesus answers with a simple reply in verse 3, Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man, “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” Immediately he was cured of his leprosy. Jesus was so loving and willing to help anyone who had faith to believe in Him. The same applies to us today. When we believe in Jesus, anything is possible. We are not guaranteed anything will happen, but all things are possible.

2015 Day 17 – Matthew 6

17 Saturday Jan 2015

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It is so easy to compare ourselves to others in the game of “Who’s Sin Is Worse”. However, Jesus never asked us to be the judge over anyone’s sin (including our own). Matthew 6:1-2 quotes Jesus saying, 1 “Do not judge, or you too will be judged. 2 For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” God is the only one qualified to look at a person’s life and judge their actions. In the same way, God is the only one qualified to forgive sin through the sacrifice of His Son Jesus Christ. When we waste our time looking at others through our own eyes and not through the eyes of Jesus, we fail to see the perfection brought to them and us through Jesus.

2015 Day 16 – Matthew 16

16 Friday Jan 2015

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Our reward for obedience and our relationship with God does not come in this lifetime. Our reward comes in heaven. In Matthew 6:19-20 Jesus said, 19 Do not store up for yourself treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. When we worry about the things of this life we hold ourselves back from looking forward to our true reward in heaven and we limit our effectiveness for the glory of God.

2015 Day 15 – Matthew 5

15 Thursday Jan 2015

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The last verse in today’s reading can be very intimidating; Matthew 5:48, Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect. Jesus does not expect us to attain perfection, but He does expect us to strive for perfection. He also does not expect us to strive for perfection on our own, but through submission to God’s will and through the power of the Holy Spirit. Let us spend our efforts looking to God for the power and strength to be more like Christ each day.

2015 Day 14 – Luke 6

14 Wednesday Jan 2015

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We all sin because of our imperfect and flawed nature. And sometimes it is easier to justify our imperfection by playing the comparison game with other people. Jesus clearly stated that we have no business judging or comparing ourselves to others. Luke 6:42, “How can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when you yourself fail to see the plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.” Distracting ourselves and others away from our sin by pointing out another person’s imperfections accomplishes nothing. We are to spend our time working on our relationship with God and encouraging one another to that end. Judgement is reserved for the only one qualified to do so; God.

2015 Day 13 – Mark 3

13 Tuesday Jan 2015

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When we are obedient to God, nothing else matters. This may seem harsh, but we must have the mindset that bringing glory to God is more important than anything else in our lives. Jesus modeled this in Mark 3:33 when His mother and brothers came to see Him, “Who are my mother and my brother’s?” he asked. When it came to serving God the Father, everything else came second. This is a hard notion to comprehend, much less put into practice, but it is the expectation from God’s perspective.

2015 Day 12 – John 5

12 Monday Jan 2015

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We worry too much about praise from other men and women instead of doing the things that bring honor and glory to God. Jesus points out the same thing out about the Pharisees in John 5:44, “How can you believe if you accept praise from one another, yet make no effort to obtain the praise that comes from the only God?” God is the only measurement that really matters. If we waste our time looking for praise from anyone other than God, we are accomplishing nothing.

2015 Day 10 – Mark 2

10 Saturday Jan 2015

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As I read Mark 2:23-24, I thought about modern day Christians in comparison to the Pharisees in the time of Christ, 23 One Sabbath Jesus was going through the grain fields, and as his disciples walked along, they began to pick some heads of grain. 24 The Pharisees said to him, “Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?” As I get older and I read and study more about Jesus’ life, I have come to the realization that modern day “Christians” represent more of the life of the Pharisees than Christ Himself. We have become more comfortable holding onto rules and beliefs that have little or nothing to do with the saving grace of Jesus’ sacrifice and more to do with our own attempts to present a righteous life. While living a pure and righteous life is admirable, and is typically a reflection of changes brought by the presence of the Holy Spirit, the truth is it has very little to do with the grace and mercy Jesus provided through His sacrifice on the cross. As believers we must remember to meet people where they are and not require them to be where we think they are supposed to be. This can only come through an authentic relationship with Jesus Christ our Savior.

2015 Day 9 – John 4

09 Friday Jan 2015

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As Jesus spoke with the Samaritan woman, he explained the difference in the way the the Jews and Samaritans worshipped and believed. But in the end Jesus made it clear how we would all worship; through the spirit and in truth. In John 4:24 Jesus says, God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth. The Holy Spirit helps us in many ways: 1) He prays for us (Romans 8:26), 2) He teaches us the words of Christ (John 14:26), 3) He tells us we are loved (Romans 5:5). We must remember to always rely on the Holy Spirit to lead us as we worship and build our relationship with God.

2015 Day 8 – John 3

08 Thursday Jan 2015

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Arguably the most famous verse in the Bible comes from today’s reading, John 3:16, For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. The important part to remember is that eternal life is not an extension of our earthly lives. Eternal life does not have death, sickness, evil, or sin. It is a new life in the presence of our perfect Father with no fear or anxiety about the future. We hang onto these earthly lives because we do not know any better. But what awaits us in eternity is so much greater than any of us can ever imagine.