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Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Knowing God” Our Bible verse for today: “Therefore, dear friends, since you know this in advance, be on your guard, so that you are not led away by the error of lawless people and fall from your own stable position. But grow in the grace and knowledge of ourContinue reading “Something essential has been lost”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Knowing God” Our Bible verse for today: “I no longer live, but Christ lives in me.” Galatians 2:20 (NIV) Our thought for today: “God is closer than you think” This morning I want to return us to a devotional thought that was shared by Jane Thibault in the book, “Pilgrimage intoContinue reading “God is closer than you think”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Knowing God” Our Bible verse for today: “But we encourage you, brothers and sisters, to do this even more, to seek to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you, so that you may behave properly inContinue reading “Relax and live”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Knowing God” Our Bible verse for today: “A good man leaves an inheritance to his grandchildren …” Proverbs 13:22 (CSB) Our thought for today: “Leave a godly legacy” In yesterday’s devotional we considered thoughts from author Richard Morgan and from the poet Ralph Waldo Emerson about the things that are trulyContinue reading “Leave a godly legacy”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Knowing God” Our Bible verse for today: “Mankind, he has told each of you what is good and what it is the Lord requires of you: to act justly, to love faithfulness, and to walk humbly with your God.” Micah 6:8 (CSB) Our thought for today: “God’s expectations are notContinue reading “God’s expectations are not unreasonable”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Knowing God” Our Bible verse for today: “I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” John 10:10 (NIV) Our thought for today: “Learn to enjoy and savor life” I’m reading an interesting and helpful little devotional book right now called “Pilgrimage into the Last ThirdContinue reading “Learn to enjoy and savor life”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Knowing God” Our Bible verse for today: “For he chose us in him, before the foundation of the world, to be holy and blameless in love before him. He predestined us to be adopted as sons through Jesus Christ for himself …” Ephesians 1:4-5 (CSB) Our thought for today: “YouContinue reading “You have been chosen”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Knowing God” Our Bible verse for today: “And the Lord God commanded the man, ‘You are free to eat from any tree of the garden, but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil …” Genesis 2:16-17 (CSB) Our thought for today: “The sovereigntyContinue reading “The sovereignty of God and the free will of man”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Knowing God” Our Bible verse for today: “Jesus told him, I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” John 14:6 (CSB) Our thought for today: “God draws us to Himself through Jesus” What is it about Jesus that’s so attractive andContinue reading “God draws us to Himself through Jesus”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Knowing God” Our Bible verse for today: “The Lord does not delay his promise, as some understand delay, but is patient with you, not wanting any to perish but all to come to repentance.” 2 Peter 3:9 (CSB) Our thought for today: “God wants you to be with Him” Let meContinue reading “God wants you to be with Him”