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2016 Day 83 – John 16

23 Wednesday Mar 2016

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Jesus gave His disciples a great example of what His suffering would look like and why it would all be worth it in John 16:21, A woman giving birth to a child has pain because her time has come; but when her baby is born she forgets the anguish because of her joy that a child is born into the world. Through the suffering of birth comes so much joy that a mother will forget what happened moments earlier. This is what Jesus’ suffering was like. I anguish over the thought of what Jesus endured for each of us on the cross. Yet, on Sunday, we will rejoice to know He is risen from the dead for the forgiveness of all our sins. The joy of knowing He is alive and that He suffered for me is overwhelming.

2016 Day 82 – John 15

22 Tuesday Mar 2016

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The world around us wants to push our buttons so they can say, “see, I told you they show nothing but hatred.” But Jesus boils it down to it’s simplest form in John 15:17 when he says, This is my command: Love each other. When we choose to turn away from anger and hatred for those around us, especially other believers, we can rest assured we are a true reflection of Christ.

2016 Day 79 – John 13

19 Saturday Mar 2016

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Loving others is not something new. But loving others the way Christ loved us sacrificially is something completely different. Jesus commanded us to have this type of love in John 13:34, “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.” When we love each other the way Christ loves us, we do something the world is incapable of doing. This world is filled with hate: hate for people who are different than us, who talk different , or dress different, or come from a different place. But Christ command us to put all of that aside and to look at each other through His eyes. THAT kind of love is revolutionary.

2016 Day 70 – Luke 20

10 Thursday Mar 2016

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When we accept Christ’s gift of salvation, we no longer have to worry about eternal death. In the beginning of today’s reading Jesus is talking about the final resurrection, but the truth still remains that we are alive in Christ through eternity. Jesus says to the religious leader in Luke 20:38, He is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for to him all are alive. If all there is after this life on earth is death, then it would not matter who God is, why He created us, or whether He loves us or not. But God loves us through eternity because we will be alive.

2016 Day 67 – Matthew 22

07 Monday Mar 2016

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When Jesus was asked by religious leaders what the great commandment is, He replied in Matthew 22:37-40, 37 Jesus replied: ” ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 All the Law and Prophets hang on these two commandments.” Jesus’ point was that if we love God and our neighbors, we will naturally keep God’s commandments. Instead of worrying about everything we cannot do, we should be more concerned with everything we should be doing.

2016 Day 53 – Luke 15

22 Monday Feb 2016

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God asks us for nothing more than repentance. In the parable of the prodigal son, the father did not require anything of the son in order to welcome him home with open arms. In Luke 15:21 the lost son comes to his father, “The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.'” There was nothing more needed by the father, just like there is nothing needed of us for God to accept us just as we are. No where does it say we must become perfect for Him to accept us. Our change comes from our relationship with Him. Our obedience and love for God comes because He first loved us.

2016 Day 39 – Matthew 17

08 Monday Feb 2016

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In today’s reading Matthew 17:22-23 stood out to me because of the Disciple’s limited understanding of why Jesus came, 22 When the disciples came together in Galilee, he said to them, “The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of men. 23 They will kill him, and on the third day he will be raised to life.” And the disciples were filled with grief. The disciples were upset because they did not want Jesus to be betrayed or to suffer, but they missed the bugger picture of the resurrection. Jesus came to earth for one reason and that was to save us. Jesus did this in the most difficult of circumstances, but He did it anyway because He loved us all so much.

2016 Day 27 – Matthew 9

27 Wednesday Jan 2016

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Whoever is sure they are righteous is not saved because we must acknowledge we don’t have all the answers and our need for Christ in our lives. In Matthew 9:13 Jesus says,  “But go ahead and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” Jesus is quoting Hosea 6:6 when he says, “I desire mercy, not sacrifice.” Jesus doesn’t need our ritualistic sacrifice. What He wants is our recognition of our need for His mercy on us and our need to have mercy on others.

2016 Day 19 – Matthew 8

19 Tuesday Jan 2016

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One of my favorite stories of Jesus is the one with the Centurion’s sick servant and the faith he displayed to Jesus and His ability to heal and save. The Centurion was a gentile and was probably not someone who knew there was a Messiah coming to save the world, but he saw what was happening and he accepted what was possible by putting his faith in Jesus. Jesus Himself reacted to this man’s faith in Matthew 8:10, When Jesus heard this, he was astonished and said to those following him, “I tell you the truth, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith.” Knowing what is possible with Jesus is all we really need to believe He can do miracles in our lives. May we all have the faith of the Centurion and know Jesus has the ability to save and heal us. And, most importantly, let us all know and have faith Jesus has the capacity to love us more than we ever thought possible, despite the flaws and sin in our lives.

2016 Day 14 – Luke 6

14 Thursday Jan 2016

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It is easy to love people and be kind to them when they love you and are kind to you. But what happens when people are mean, unkind, and unloving? In Luke 6:32 Jesus answers that question, “If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even ‘sinners’ love those who love them.” Jesus is our example and we are supposed to be a reflection of Him. Loving others is not conditional.