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2016 Day 91 – Matthew 28

31 Thursday Mar 2016

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Jesus’ last quote in Matthew 19-20, 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age. The Great Commission was stated to the disciples directly, but was meant for all believers. It is not a suggestion, it is a command. But more importantly, it is a privilege to be in God’s will and to be used by Him for an eternal impact. Let us not take it for granted.

2016 Day 75 – Matthew 25

15 Tuesday Mar 2016

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Jesus called all of us to take care of each other. When those who need help the most receive it from us, we are helping as though we were helping Christ Himself. Jesus said in Matthew 25:40, “The King will reply, ‘ I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.'” We are either obedient and do what Jesus asks of us or we are not. There is no misunderstanding because Christ showed us the example of what we are to do. What are we doing differently that separates us from unbelievers?

2016 Day 71 – Luke 21

11 Friday Mar 2016

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In most of today’s reading we listen to what Jesus says about His second coming. Even after 2,000 years we are still waiting. But even after all this time, Jesus’ words are still true; we should not dwell or be anxious about any outcomes. In Luke 21:34 Jesus says, “Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with dissipation, drunkenness and the anxieties of life, and that day will close on you unexpectedly like a trap.” We know Christ is coming again, but we should not be obsessed to the point where we lose perspective on the wok He has called us to do. Don’t let life’s worries overburden you and cause you to lose focus.

2016 Day 54 – Luke 16

23 Tuesday Feb 2016

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Jesus made it very clear in today’s reading you must pick who you will serve. Either you need to look to God and serve Him, or you can look to the desires of this world. In Luke 16:13 Jesus said, “No servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.” Jesus is not saying that working to make money is bad, He is saying it is bad when you make money the most important thing in your life. Trying to justify you need to have money to serve God is nothing more than an excuse. God doesn’t need your money, He wants our obedience and willingness to serve with all we have including our most important possession: Time.

2016 Day 48 – John 10

17 Wednesday Feb 2016

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Jesus never begged anyone to believe who He was. In John 10:37 Jesus says to the religious leaders, Do not believe me unless I do what my Father does. He wants us to believe, but He wants us to do it of our own free will. We either believe who Jesus said He was (and showed through His miracles), and accept Him as our savior, or we don’t; the choice is ours.

2016 Day 41 – Matthew 18

10 Wednesday Feb 2016

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Jesus recognized spiritual immaturity in some of His disciples, and yet he used a child to describe how we should become. Matthew 18:3 says, And he said, “I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Jesus doesn’t want us to become childish. Instead he wants us to be childlike with sincere and humble hearts.

2016 Day 37 – Luke 9

06 Saturday Feb 2016

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When we choose to follow Jesus, we must be singularly minded on Him. Luke 9:62 says, Jesus replied, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the Kingdom of God.” You cannot move forward in a relationship with God and worry about what you left behind.

2016 Day 36 – Mark 8

05 Friday Feb 2016

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Nothing, including our own lives, compares to what we gain with Christ. In Mark 8:35 Jesus says, For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me and for the gospel will save it. Holding onto this life does nothing for us. What we gain from it is temporary and, in the end, it all burns. The only things that matter is what we do that impacts eternity and the Kingdom of God.

2016 Day 35 – Matthew 16

04 Thursday Feb 2016

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Jesus was concerned with His disciples, as He is with us today, about their willingness to follow Him in both the good and bad times. Matthew 16:24 says, Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.” When Jesus talked about taking up their cross, the disciples knew what he was talking about. Crucifixion was a common form of execution in Roman times and the accused were forced to carry their crosses to the execution site. Being willing to follow Jesus requires our willingness to show everyone who we are and what we believe until the very end.

2016 Day 34 – Mark 7

03 Wednesday Feb 2016

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We have a tendency to become very caught up in what we absorb into out bodies. This goes for physical, mental , and spiritual consumption. But in Mark 7:15 Jesus says what comes out of us is what matters, “Nothing outside a man can make him ‘unclean’ by going into him. Rather, it is what comes out of a man that makes him ‘unclean.'” This doesn’t mean we can take in anything we want because it will affect what comes out. But in the end, what comes out of us is what ultimately matters. If friendship make us angry, then we need to let go of the relationship. This goes for anything we allow in and in turn can’t control what comes out.