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2015 Day 327 – Psalm 8

23 Monday Nov 2015

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Today’s Psalm is one used frequently in the New Testament applied to Jesus. When God sent Him to earth as a human He made Jesus just lower than the heavenly beings as described in Psalm 8:5, and yet His name remained above all names. In Psalm 8:1 David says, O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth. You have set your glory above the heavens. While David was describing God and not Jesus, the same applies since Jesus was the perfect reflection of God in human form. Nothing changed in Jesus’ majesty. The only thing that changed was His human form.

2015 Day 316 – Psalm 40

12 Thursday Nov 2015

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It is easy to look to other people for advice, but the Lord should be our one source of truth. Psalm 40:4 says, Blessed is the man who makes the Lord his trust, who does not look to the proud, to those who turn aside to false gods. Eventually people let us down, but the truth will always be found in Christ.

2015 Day 302 – Psalm 119:1-44

29 Thursday Oct 2015

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Psalm 119 is the longest book of the Bible and it hold an immense amount of truths. Which is why we will break this chapter up over the next four days.

Relationship with God comes from spending time with Him in His word and in Prayer. And there is no better way to have God close to you that to have His words memorized. Psalm 119:11 says, I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you. Hidden (keeping) is a perfect way to keeping sin at bay. For this reason we should all be inspired to memorize scripture. But memorizing it alone will not deter sin if we do not put it to work in our lives. This is why we say God’s word is a “living” word. It should be a guide for every day of our lives.

2015 Day 288 – Proverbs 12

15 Thursday Oct 2015

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God has created each of us with the ability to see and hear truth. It is up to us to be willing to open up to the truth with our God-given abilities. Proverbs 12:12 says, Ears that hear and eyes that see – the Lord has made them both. Let us not allow ourselves to be blinded by the truth.

2015 Day 267 – Proverbs 2

24 Thursday Sep 2015

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Discretion is the ability to tell right from wrong. Proverbs 2:11 says, Discretion will protect you, and understanding will guard you. Discretion and understanding help us detect the evil motives of men and women. For some people discretion comes naturally, but for most it is developed over time using the Holy Spirit to make wise decisions.

2015 Day 262 – 1 John 5

19 Saturday Sep 2015

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God is the true testimony about His Son Jesus Christ and the purpose of His coming to earth to die for our sins. The second part of 1 John 5:10 says Anyone who does not believe God has made him out to be a liar, because he has not believed the testimony God has given about his Son. We either believe God or we don’t. Jesus is the Son of God and He died for all of us because He loves us. It’s a simple truth.

2015 Day 251 – 2 Timothy 3

08 Tuesday Sep 2015

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God’s word is important to me. It is the reason I try to spend at least a few minutes in it 6 days a week. But if I don’t believe it is God’s words coming through human authors, then it’s just another book. In 2 Timothy 3:16-17 Paul is very specific, 16 All scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness, 17 so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped  for every good work. You can choose to believe this is God breathing His words through the authors of His word, or you can choose to reject it. But in the end, these words are the foundation of our faith, which ironically requires faith to believe.

2015 Day 250 – 2 Timothy 2

07 Monday Sep 2015

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As children, at times we were foolish because of a lack of wisdom, but as we mature in understand of knowledge, we hopefully become wiser and are able to make better decisions. As believers, we should be growing in the same manner. In 2 Timothy 2:22 Paul writes, Flee the evil desires of youth, and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart. While running away can sometimes be called cowardly, wisdom dictates that we make wise choices which may require running away from evil.

2015 Day 246 – Hebrews 12

03 Thursday Sep 2015

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We have all heard God being called “the light of the world”. But God is not a flame coming from a small candle in the middle of a room. Hebrews 12:29 says, For our God is a consuming fire. He is much more like a raging fire that is beyond our control. We cannot force God to comply with our will, we must allow ourselves to be consumed by His. Let us not put our confidence in the things that are destroyed by the fire, but instead let us build our life on Christ and His unshakable foundation.

2015 Day 237 – Hebrews 4

25 Tuesday Aug 2015

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The Word of God is more than just a collection of words forming a book called the Bible. It is a living and active, life changing work that is capable of changing us. Hebrews 4:12 says, For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. God’s Word penetrates to reveal who we are and who we are not. It reveals the core of our moral and spiritual reality. The Word of God is not just meant to be read and remembered, it requires action on our parts to allow it to shape our lives.