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2015 Day 88 – Hope in the Dark

29 Sunday Mar 2015

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I came across the Ralph Waldo Emerson quote below and it made me think about how much I fill my life with things that distract me away from God. Sometimes God has to clear the clutter and all the pretty lights so I can see the hope I can only find through Him. All those lights and distractions keep us from realizing there is hope in the darkness. “When it is dark enough, we can see the stars.” And in the case of the believer, who has a relationship with the creator of those stars, there is hope in the darkness.

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2015 Day 83 – John 16

24 Tuesday Mar 2015

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Every time I read John 16, I think I share the same verse. John 16:33 captures Jesus saying, “I have told you these things, so that in me you will have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” This verse has it all; a warning, hope, and assurance of peace. No matter what this world may throw at us, we can rest assured that Jesus conquered it and will not leave us alone to deal with it. We have peace, if we choose to take it, because Jesus gave us the ability to truly experience it through Him and His sacrifice for us. Our peace can only come through Him.

2015 Day 81 – Why Worry When You Can Pray

22 Sunday Mar 2015

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If it’s not worth praying, is it worth the worry? When we realize that only God can change the things that worry never will, we live a life of peace and hope.

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2014 Day 53 – God Is Bigger

22 Sunday Feb 2015

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God is bigger than anything impossibility we could ever imagine. Never lose site that God has it all under control.

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2015 Day 46 – Hope

15 Sunday Feb 2015

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When we have hope in Jesus, He changes everything. When we have hope we know that God is in control and our life has purpose.

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2015 Day 32 – It Is Well with My Soul – Jimmy Needham featuring John Piper

01 Sunday Feb 2015

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This is such a beautiful rendition by Jimmy Needham of the song It is well with my soul, which was originally written by Horatio Spafford in 1873 in response to the loss of his four daughters and nearly losing his wife in a ship accident on their way to England. John Piper describes the story beautifully in the middle of the song.

 

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2015 Day 30 – Mark 6

30 Friday Jan 2015

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When Jesus visited each of these towns, the people flocked to see Him. These people were not only looking to be healed, but they were looking for hope as well. Mark 6:34 says, When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he began teaching them many things. Jesus became their shepherd who was able to teach, guide, and give hope to them. When we need guidance, the only place we need to look is to Jesus. He provides all we could ever need.

2014 Day 260 – Matthew 4

17 Wednesday Sep 2014

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For today’s reading, I found it interesting and surprising to see Jesus being tempted by Satan. We have to assume the devil knew Jesus was the Son of God, but somehow believed he could convince Jesus to give into temptation due to His weakened human physical condition caused by fasting and praying for 40 days. Ultimately I believe Jesus allowed Himself to be tempted as an example for us. Temptation is around us every moment of every day and we are faced with the choice to either fight temptation on our own or look to the one who knows exactly what we are experiencing each day. God never leave us alone to face our struggles, but we must look to Him to find the strength we need to conquer them.

2014 Day 253 – Matthew 1

10 Wednesday Sep 2014

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Today we continue the chronological view of the Gospel of Christ in Matthew 1. What struck me was the perfect genealogical balance from Abraham to David to exile in Babylon to Jesus, which is laid out in Matthew 1:17, Thus there were fourteen generations in all from Abraham to David, Fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Christ. It is often difficult to see God’s plan when we are in the middle of the journey, but when we look back, we are able to see more clearly the orchestration of God’s plan. We must trust God as He leads us through this life and know we are part of His perfect plan.

2014 Day 171 – Revelation 2

20 Friday Jun 2014

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There is an intriguing verse in Revelation 2:28, I will also give him the morning star. A morning star appears just before dawn when it is coldest and darkest. When the world is at it’s darkest point Christ will come and expose the darkness with His light of truth and promised victory.