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This Is What You Can Gain From Suffering - Guidelines Devotional

To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example that you should follow in his steps. 1 Peter 2:21 In his book, Why Us? Warren Wiersbe tells of visiting a dear friend whose world had come apart.  Her husband had gone blind

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    Learn How To Live With Your Past - Guidelines Devotional

    I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.  The man who loves his life will lose it, while the man who hates his life in this world will keep it for

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      Four Steps To A Stronger Faith - Guidelines Devotional

      For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.  Therefore, put on the full armor of God, so that whe

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        Start Seeing God's Blessings In Your Life - Guidelines Devotional

        May you be blessed by the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.  Psalm 115:15 Some words are coined especially for use in heaven, and outside the Christian community it is difficult to really understand their meaning.  Such is the word, blessed! It comes

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          What Is The Significance Of Light? - Guidelines Devotional

          But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.  1 John 1:7 One of the amazing things about life is the fact that we know so little about some things whic

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            Find Hope In The Midst Of Despair - Guidelines Devotional

            When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” John 8:12 Second by second 2000 years have trickled through the hourglass of time si

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              How To Handle Hard Days - Guidelines Devotional

              No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.  Hebrews 12:11 If you think that you have troubles, let me tell you about Albert Kruger.  H

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                Learn How To Walk In Faith - Guidelines Devotional

                Because you say so, I will let down the nets.  Luke 5:5 Nothing is so frustrating as attempting to do something you know is a waste of time and effort. Right? Ask any fisherman who has toiled hour after hour, perhaps throwing his best hardware into the w

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                  This Is Why God Truly Cares About You - Guidelines Devotional

                  As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him; for he knows how we are formed, he remembers that we are dust.  Psalm 103:13-14 In his book by the same title Phil Yancey asks the question, “Where is God

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                    Stop Trying To Control Your Life - Guidelines Devotional

                    I will come and proclaim your mighty acts, O Sovereign LORD; I will proclaim your righteousness, yours alone.  Psalm 71:16 Question:  Is God a divine accommodation, something or someone we have invented to make us feel good about ourselves, particularly

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                      Does God Know Where You Are? - Guidelines Devotional

                      But this is a people plundered and looted, all of them trapped in pits or hidden away in prisons.  They have become plunder, with no one to rescue them; they have been made loot, with no one to say, “Send them back.”  Isaiah 42:22 Have you n

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                        What Is The Best Way To Forgive? - Guidelines Devotional

                        Don’t insist on getting even; that’s not for you to do. “I’ll do the judging,” says God. “I’ll take care of it.”   Romans 12:19, The Message “I am from mainland China,” writes a friend of Guide

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                          Stop Seeking Vengeance And Seek God - Guidelines Devotional

                          So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.  Matthew 7:12 “An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth! Do the same thing to the other person that he or she first did to you.  It’s

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                            Why Is The Cross Important? - Guidelines Devotional

                            In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace that he lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding. Ephesians 1:7 In 1825 a typhoon came screaming across the South China Sea an

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                              How Atheists View The Resurrection - Guidelines Devotional

                              For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures.  1 Corinthians 15:3-4 Dwight David

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                                How To Cleanse Your Life From Sin - Guidelines Devotional

                                Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.  Psalm 51:7 Shortly before Boris Yeltsin came to the United States to ask for aid, he attended church, something which politicians occasionally do, especially when the

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                                  What Is The Difference Between Religion and Relationship - Guidelines Devotional

                                  …he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit…  Titus 3:5 She was not a skeptic or an agnostic…neither was she looking for an argum

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                                    Learn About God's Kingdom - Guidelines Devotional

                                    Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe.  Hebrews 12:28 There are very few things in the world which can accurately be described as unshakable, or unmovab

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                                      Find Your Identity In God - Guidelines Devotional

                                      But this is a people plundered and looted, all of them trapped in pits or hidden away in prisons.  They have become plunder, with no one to rescue them; they have been made loot, with no one to say, “Send them back.”  Isaiah 44:22 Have you n

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                                        Is God A Christian? - Guidelines Devotional

                                        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, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely, I am with you always, to the very end of the age.  Mat

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                                          How Do I Find Life In Death? - Guidelines Devotional

                                          And I know that this man–whether in the body or apart from the body I do not know, but God knows– was caught up to Paradise. He heard inexpressible things; things that man is not permitted to tell.  2 Corinthians 12:3-4 In 1975 Raymond Moody,

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                                            Here Is The Issue With Death - Guidelines Devotional

                                            …I desire to depart and to be with Christ…  Philippians 1:23 When Jesus was crucified, one of the thieves put to death with Him cried out, “Lord, remember me when you come into your kingdom!”  And Jesus responded, “Today you shall

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                                              7 Ways To Cope With Stress - Guidelines Devotional

                                              I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End. Revelation 22:13 Want to put stress into perspective? Then Guideline #1:  Get God’s perspective. Guideline #2:  Let your relationship with Him be an anchor or a gyros

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                                                This Is How God Views Stress - Guidelines Devotional

                                                The king was overjoyed and gave orders to lift Daniel out of the den. And when Daniel was lifted from the den, no wound was found on him, because he had trusted in his God. Daniel 6:23 Articles on stress and how to cope with it have proliferated like weed

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                                                  What Is The Best Way To Look At Stress? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                  Now when Daniel learned that the decree had been published, he went home to his upstairs room where the windows opened toward Jerusalem.  Three times a day he got down on his knees and prayed, giving thanks to his God, just as he had done before. Daniel

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                                                    How To Handle Stress - Guidelines Devotional

                                                    The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want.  He makes me lie down in green pastures…. Psalm 23:1-2 Researchers are telling us today that stress is causing more emotional and physical damage than our grandparents could have imagined in their wo

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                                                      Learn About The Impact of Stress On Family - Guidelines Devotional

                                                      In this world you will have trouble.  But take heart! I have overcome the world. John 16:33 What is easier to remember–the last time you had an afternoon of leisure when nothing was really planned, or the last time you reached for the aspirin becau

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                                                        Discover God's Story For Your Life - Guidelines Devotional

                                                        You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit–fruit that will last. Then the Father will give you whatever you ask in my name.  John 15:16 Chawnga Pudaite, the son of a headhunter, met a Welshman by the name of Watki

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                                                          Will God Forgive Anything? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                          If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand?  But with you there is forgiveness, that you may be feared.  Psalm 130:3-4 “One must forgive one’s enemies,” said Sigmund Freud, “but not before they have been

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                                                            Understand The Problem Of Sin - Guidelines Devotional

                                                            He who conceals his sins does not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy.  Proverbs 28:13 Everything changes, yet nothing changes! Culture and civilization undergo tremendous changes, yet we who are part of that changing scene actu

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                                                              How Do I Know When Less Is More? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                              A man’s life consists not in the abundance of the things which he possesses.  Luke 12:15, HJS How much is enough?  Have you ever pondered the question in relationship to your own lifestyle?  When John D. Rockefeller was asked how much money it wo

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                                                                This Is The Way To Simplicity - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that.  1 Timothy 6:8 The American humorist, Mark Twain, wrote, “Civilization is a limitless multiplication of unnecessary necessities.”  I wonder what old Twain would have said had he

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                                                                  When Is Shame Right? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                  I say this to shame you.  1 Corinthians 6:5 Do you ever find yourself asking, “Why do I feel as I do?”  Sometimes there are answers, but more often than not, we don’t really understand the complex feelings and emotions that make us fee

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                                                                    When Is Shame Wrong? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                    “The one who trusts in Him will never be put to shame” (Romans 9:33). When Ashley was growing up and displeased her father, she was told, “You’ll never amount to anything.  You’ve got bad blood in you” (referring to he

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                                                                      How To Become A New Person - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                      If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.  For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whosoever loses his life for me will save it.  Luke 9:23-24 While Socrates became famous for his saying

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                                                                        7 Guidelines To Knowing Yourself - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                        What a wretched man I am!  Who will rescue me from this body of death?  Thanks be to God–through Jesus Christ our Lord!  Romans 7:24-25 In his day, Socrates was both loved and hated.  Those who listened to him as he spoke in the agora or marketp

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                                                                          What Does Running Have To Do With Christian Life? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                          Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize?  Run in such a way as to get the prize.  1 Corinthians 9:24 In the classic movie Chariots of Fire, the competitive Oxford athlete, Harold Abrams, watches his arch rival, Er

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                                                                            Here's How To Move Forward After Failure - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                            Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.  Hebrews 10:23 NIV He rowed alone across the Pacific Ocean 8,990 miles but fell short of his goal by 33 miles.  Peter Bird attempted to become the first man to single-hand

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                                                                              Discover God's Blessings In Your Life - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                              “I’m going out to fish,” Simon Peter told them, and they said, “We’ll go with you.”  So, they went out and got into the boat.  John 21:3 In the Upper Room Jesus told His disciples what was about to happen. They were a

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                                                                                5 Life Lessons From A Goose - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                Brothers, if someone is caught in a sin, you who are spiritual should restore him gently. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted.  Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.  Galatians 6:1-2 They are la

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                                                                                  Bring The Love of Jesus to the Middle East

                                                                                  For decades violence has terrorized the middle east and millions of people have suffered...

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                                                                                    Learn How To Use Your Time Wisely - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                    See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.  Ephesians 5:15-16, KJV Richard Le Gallienne is credited with saying, “Time’s horses gallop down the lessening hill.”  That

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                                                                                      Why Does God Value Me? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                      Are not two sparrows sold for a penny?  Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father.  Matthew 10:29 Of the more than 9,000 varieties of birds in the world, none is more common than the sparrow.  The adjective “c

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                                                                                        This Is Why The Bible Is Supernatural - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                        Before I was afflicted, I went astray, but now I obey your word. Psalm 119:67 If the Bible really is a supernatural book, then should it not follow that the Bible has a unique and distinctive flavor to it?  Something that rings different from the flood o

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                                                                                          Is Love All We Really Need? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                          Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. 1 John 4:8 In 1874 a young man, only 23 years of age, wrote a little book called “The Greatest Thing in the World.”  The thesis of Henry Drummond’s work was that love is the

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                                                                                            3 Guidelines To Healing A Lonely Heart - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                            Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted. Psalm 25:16 “I am sixty-five and I’m lonely and have never found peace.”  So wrote the famed British author, H. G. Wells, on his 65th birthday.  Despite his fame and fort

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                                                                                              Do I Need To Be Good For God To Love Me? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                              …but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8 “How good must you be for God to love you?”  Ever have that question come to your mind?  Recently it came to the mind of a listener who wr

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                                                                                                How Can You Know You Are In Love? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                Love…always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.  Love never fails.  1 Corinthians 13:6-8   When I was in college and my roommate started dating, it was easy to tell when he fell in love.  For one thing, he walked around

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                                                                                                  This Is Why A Life Of Balance Is Important - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                  The moon marks off the seasons, and the sun knows when to go down. Psalm 104:19 Planet earth with its diameter of 7, 926 miles (measured through the poles), rests basically on nothing, yet the earth races along its elliptical orbit around the sun in exact

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                                                                                                    Here Is How To Be Holy - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                    You ought to live holy and godly lives as you look forward to the day of God and speed its coming.  2 Peter 3:11-12 Some 239,000 miles in space lies the amorphous chunk of rocks and minerals we call the moon.  Unlike the sun which is a boiling mass of g

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                                                                                                      What Is Holiness? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                      Without holiness no one will see the Lord.  Hebrews 12:14 A generation ago, Dr. Harry Ironside wrote a book entitled, Holiness: The True and the False.  Ironside hit upon an important truth–people always counterfeit the real thing.  Trying to rep

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                                                                                                        Learn About The Importance Of Christian Living - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                        “Therefore,” wrote Paul, “if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!” 2 Corinthians 5:17 Cartoonist Bob Thaves pictured a couple sitting in front of their television, cans of beer in their han

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                                                                                                          3 Questions To Consider About Gossip - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                          He who… rules His spirit [is better] than he who takes a city.  Proverbs 16:32, NKJV It’s an old story but one that still brings a chuckle:  Three preachers were at a conference, and prompted by a message on “besetting sins,” lat

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                                                                                                            Why Are You Afraid Of Silence? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                            In returning and rest shall you be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength; and you would not.  Isaiah 30:15 If you should pick up a book by Erling Kagge, you would find a drab, monochrome cover imprinted with only the title of the b

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                                                                                                              Here Is How To Comfort A Troubled Heart - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                              Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me.  John 14:1 When the Dutch woman, Corrie ten Boom was a prisoner of the Germans, confined in a concentration camp where most prisoners were executed, there were times when she would say,

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                                                                                                                Discover The Untold Forgiveness Story - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                And Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.”  Luke 23:34 If you ever saw her picture, you surely would remember it for the rest of your life. It gained notoriety in the 1970s as an antiwar icon when a photographer t

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                                                                                                                  4 Components To Live With Integrity - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                  But because I tell the truth, you do not believe me. Which one of you convicts me of sin? If I tell the truth, why do you not believe me?  John 8:45-46 C.S. Lewis, the author of Mere Christianity and a host of other significant books, said, “Integr

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                                                                                                                    4 Components To Live With Integrity - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                    But the king said to him, “How many times shall I make you swear that you speak to me nothing but the truth in the name of the Lord?” 1 Kings 22:16 Your reputation is what people think of you; your character is what God knows you to be, the me

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                                                                                                                      Why Your Pastor Needs Prayer - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                      Do not rebuke an older man harshly, but exhort him as if he were your father.  Treat younger men as brother…. 1 Timothy 5:1 “Pastors need prayer, too,” contended Will Bruce in an article by the same title.  The following is what he wro

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                                                                                                                        What To Do When Tragedy Comes? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                        The LORD is good, a refuge in times of trouble.  He cares for them who trust in him. Nahum 1:7 There is a line from an old song which goes, “If the Lord be willing, and the creek don’t rise.”  While it was neither an English major nor

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                                                                                                                          This Is The Beauty Of Worship And Holiness - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                          Holy, holy, holy is the LORD Almighty; the whole earth is full of His glory.  Isaiah 6:3 One of the differences which distinguish man from lower forms of life is that man, made in the image of God, worships a god who is greater than he.  Worship is a un

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                                                                                                                            Learn How To Worship God - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                            My mouth will speak in praise of the LORD.  Let every creature praise his holy name for ever and ever.  Psalm 145:21 A young man invested his life savings in a new Ferrari sports car, and having made the investment of his life, felt that he ought to hav

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                                                                                                                              What Does It Mean To Be Still And Know God? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                              Be still and know that I am God.  Psalm 46:10 You find yourself caught up in the rush of living so you scarcely remember which day of the week it is.  You jump out of bed in the morning, gulp down a cup of coffee and you’re off to work.  Then you

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                                                                                                                                How To Overcome Jealousy - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. Romans 12:15 When your best friend marries the girl you dated, it’s hard to get excited.  When the employee whom you hired gets promoted, leap-frogging over you, you may wish him luck and

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                                                                                                                                  How To Take Responsibility - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                  “The soul who sins is the one who will die.  The son will not share the guilt of the father, nor will the father share the guilt of the son…” (Ezekiel 18:20). An eighteen-year-old fathers a child and then walks away saying, “How d

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                                                                                                                                    Is It Too Late For God's Love? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                    For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost. Luke 19:10 When a reporter interviewed a prostitute on a late night TV show, he noticed that she was wearing a small cross on a gold chain around her neck.  “Are you a religious person?R

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                                                                                                                                      This Is Why God Is Searching For You - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                      I am the good shepherd.  The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. John 10:11 “Like a shepherd he takes care of his flock,” wrote Isaiah the prophet of Israel.  “He gathers the lambs in his arms.  He carries them in his arms

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                                                                                                                                        Discover The True Source Of Joy - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                        He will rejoice over you with gladness. He will quiet you in His love, He will rejoice over you with singing.  Zephaniah 3:17, NKJV “Joy,” wrote G.K. Chesterton, “is the gigantic secret of the Christian.”  Yet to many it appears

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                                                                                                                                          How Do I Find God? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                          For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome….  Deuteronomy 10:17 “The problem with you Christians,” commented an atheist, “is that you have monopolized all the holidays.  You have Chr

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                                                                                                                                            The Reason You Don't Have to Worry - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                            Are not two sparrows sold for a penny?  Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father.  And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.  So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.  Matthew

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                                                                                                                                              Find A Better Way To Handle Anxiety - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                              Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.  Psalm 90:2, KJV The National Institute of Mental Health did a study that required more than six years to comp

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                                                                                                                                                How Do I Know If God Really Exists? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                In the beginning God…  Genesis 1:1 “The real issue in the moral, ethical, and philosophical world today is the question of final reality,” so wrote Francis Schaeffer, shortly before his death in 1984.  He continued, “The Christia

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                                                                                                                                                  Stop Living Your Life In Fear - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                  For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith–and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God–not by works, so that no one can boast.  Ephesians 2:8-9 In the Upper Room Jesus charged the disciples: “Don’t be troubled;

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                                                                                                                                                    What Does It Mean To Have Peace? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                    You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you.  Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD, the LORD, is the Rock eternal.  Isaiah 26:3-4 “My peace I leave with you,” said Jesus as He met with the disciple

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                                                                                                                                                      Discover Peace In An Uncertain World - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                      And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.  Philippians 4:7 Why are we always apprehensive about the future?  Because, we just don’t know what’s out there.  What lurking

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                                                                                                                                                        Start Leaving A Legacy Of Peace - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                        Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.  John 14:27 Six days before the Jewish Passover, Jesus and His disciples came to Jerusalem.  At the Passover m

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                                                                                                                                                          Who Is Afraid Of The New Year? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                          For when we came into Macedonia, this body of ours had no rest, but we were harassed at every turn–conflicts on the outside, fears within. But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the coming of Titus. 2 Corinthians 7:5-6 Facing the New Ye

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                                                                                                                                                            Start Living In The Present - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                            Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit”—yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring.  What is your life?  For you are a mist that appears for a lit

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                                                                                                                                                              How To Cure Loneliness In Your Life - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                              Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you. Hebrews 13:5 A lonely, dejected man sat in the office of Dr. James Hamilton, a British physician who practiced in Manchester, England.  The patient told of a sickness which he said was taking his very lif

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                                                                                                                                                                Why Do I Feel The After-Christmas Blues? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                I am with you always, even to the end of the age.  Matthew 28:20, NKJV Christmas is over, at least it is for most of you.  However, in some places such as in Russia, Christmas is observed in early January.  But no matter when you celebrate Christmas, t

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                                                                                                                                                                  What Does The Word Immanuel Mean? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                  The Word became flesh and lived for a while among us.  We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father.  John 1:14 When the Communists took over in China in 1949, two missionaries were left behind–Rudolph Bossha

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                                                                                                                                                                    Stop And Listen To The Christmas Music - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                    Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests.” Luke 2:13-14 If you haven’t heard the music, it may be beca

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                                                                                                                                                                      The Only Way To Experience The Joy Of Christmas - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                      Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Hebrews 12:2 No emotion is more connected to Christmas than joy

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                                                                                                                                                                        How Do I Connect With God? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                        So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised. Hebrews 10:35-36 You are not just tissue, bones and organs, but a living being, a pe

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                                                                                                                                                                          Start Taking Steps To Transform Your Life - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                          Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is–his good, pleasing and perfect will. Romans 12:2 One of the most powerful cases for the authority of Christianity, is the way it transforms the lives of people into something better,

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                                                                                                                                                                            Discover How To Transform Your Life In God - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                            Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is–his good, pleasing and perfect will. Romans 12:2 The battle for your body tak

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                                                                                                                                                                              Why Is My Body A Gift From God? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                              Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God–this is your spiritual act of worship. Romans 12:1 When Paul wrote his classic letter to the Romans, he spoke of sacri

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                                                                                                                                                                                What Do You Owe God? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore, honor God with your body. 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 Anthropologists will tell you that in almost every known culture and civilization there is an unspoken understanding that comes with a gift–a re

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                                                                                                                                                                                  How To Trust God When Things Don't Go Well - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                  Trust the LORD with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding.  In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths smooth. Proverbs 3:5-6 You prayed that your husband would get the position, and after the third interview, it se

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                                                                                                                                                                                    Learn More About The Accuracy Of The Bible - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                    The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever. Isaiah 40:8 An old fortress some 20 miles southwest of the Dead Sea in Israel today has been called “one of the most spectacular finds of recent decades in all Israel.&#

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                                                                                                                                                                                      Why You Can Believe What The Bible Says - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                      All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 2 Tim. 3:16 A college professor under whom I once studied spoke of a theologian with whom he disagreed, saying, “It isn’t that he isn

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                                                                                                                                                                                        How Do I Know What Is True? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                        Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. John 8:32 What is truth?  This question was once asked of Jesus Christ by a man named Pontius Pilate.  The scene was a Roman courtroom.  Christ was being tried on charges of sedition, of tr

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                                                                                                                                                                                          Is The Bible Really True? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                          Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth. John 17:17 Josh McDowell, a one-time agnostic turned apologist, has asked over 1400 young people whether or not they believe the Bible, and when they respond that they do, he asks, “Why?” While J

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                                                                                                                                                                                            This Is Why Life Is A Choice - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                            I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.  John 10:10b, KJV When I was a young pastor, I encountered suicide for the first time.  A local mortuary called and asked if someone could conduct a memorial service.  It

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                                                                                                                                                                                              How To Identify the Signs Of Suicidal Thoughts - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                              Do not be amazed at this, for a time is coming when all who are in their graves will hear his voice and come out–those who have done good will rise to live, and those who have done evil will rise to be condemned.  John 5:28-29 Looking back, his mot

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                                                                                                                                                                                                4 Guidelines To Teaching Your Kids To Be Honest - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                But mark this:  There will be terrible times in the last days.  People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control

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                                                                                                                                                                                                  Stop Living A Dishonest Life - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                  Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into him who is the Head, that is, Christ, Ephesians 4:15 When I was a boy and Mother suspected that my story had been slightly amplified, she would say, “Son, look me in the eye!

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                                                                                                                                                                                                    Here Is The Secret To A Great Life - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                    I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city. Under Gamaliel I was thoroughly trained in the law of our fathers and was just as zealous for God as any of you are today. Acts 22:3 For a moment, pretend that you have received a letter

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                                                                                                                                                                                                      How Do I Find A Safe Space? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                      Return to the stronghold, You prisoners of hope. Even today I declare that I will restore double to you. Zechariah 9:12 Strongholds and fortresses are as old as history itself. They are a reflection of man’s desire to be secure from his enemies. Mos

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                                                                                                                                                                                                        This Is A Story About The Man Who Trusted God - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                        “My food,” said Jesus, “is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work.” John 4:34. Among the British, Yorkshiremen are known to be tough.  They are a “no-nonsense” breed of individuals known for common se

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                                                                                                                                                                                                          Find Out What You Are Living For - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                          And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age. Matthew 28:20 He left his heart in Africa, but his body is interred with the great in Westminster Abbey in London.  At his death, natives gently removed his heart and buried it in the Africa he

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                                                                                                                                                                                                            Learn From The Life Of Evangeline Booth - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                            Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is–his good, pleasing and perfect will. Romans 12:2 A thousand men proposed to h

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                                                                                                                                                                                                              Is Why We Love Grandparents - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                              I have been reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, now lives in you also. 2 Timothy 1:5 When electrical engineers, Luigi and Claudia, found that they were going to be paren

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                What Is The Key To Love? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another.  Forgive as the Lord forgave you.  And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity. Colossians 3:13-14 The key to real love is

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Where Do I Find Hope? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                  And now these three remain:  faith, hope and love…. 1 Corinthians 13:13 Centuries before Christ, a Greek philosopher named Thales said, “The most universal thing is hope, for hope stays with those who have nothing else.”  In a period o

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                    How To Stop Giving Up And Find Hope - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                    …. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.  John 16:33, KJV Question:  Is there anything which can be described as an absolutely hopeless situation as long as God is alive?  This, of course, means

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                      This Is How To Find Hope - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                      We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure….  Hebrews 6:19 When a submarine sank several years ago off Provincetown, divers descended to see if there were any signs of life.  Looking at a situation which seemed hopeless, a diver

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                        This Is How To Clear Clutter - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consists not in the abundance of the things which he possesses. Luke 12:15, NKJV Have you ever heard it said that three moves are as good as a fire?  What that means is that every time you mov

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                          How Do I Properly Grieve? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me… Psalm 23:4 Picking up the pieces of your life after someone you love has passed through the valley of the shadow of death is never an easy task.  Be

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                            What Is Wrong With Suicide? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                            We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about the hardships we suffered in the province of Asia. We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life. 2 Corinthians 1:8 If life is a matter of happenstanc

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Why Is Murder Wrong? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                              The LORD God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being. Genesis 2:7 Do you think of yourself as a chance happening, a mistake, or possibly an accident?  Not if you beli

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                When Self-Esteem Isn't The Answer - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you; before you were born, I set you apart.  Jeremiah 1:5 In recent years, self-esteem has been touted as the answer to many of the problems confronting people. “There is this idea,” says psychology pro

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Questions For A Sovereign God - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may follow all the words of this law.  Deuteronomy 29:29   If you live in a Republic, the highest elected official in your countr

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    What God Has Not Explained - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may follow all the words of this law.  Deuteronomy 29:29 Kevin Kompelien and his wife were confronted with the “Why-has-this-hap

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Learn About Tragedy And God - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      The Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love.  Psalm 145:8 I was a young man in my early 20’s when I went to the hospital to visit an elderly man in his 80’s who was alone in the world and simply wanted to see an end

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        How Do I Find My Sense of Purpose? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them.  Genesis 1:27a At a street meeting that was held by a Salvation Army group, a young man who was a drummer in the band reflected on his past life and how it had changed.  ̶

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          What Happened To Work Ethics? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.  2 Thessalonians 3:10, KJV Do attitudes ever change with the passing of time!  I thought of that recently as I read through a pocket-sized antholog

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            What Happened To Work Ethics? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.  2 Thessalonians 3:10, KJV Do attitudes ever change with the passing of time!  I thought of that recently as I read through a pocket-sized antholog

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              How Do I Stand Up Against Spiritual Opposition? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.  Matthew 5:11 When you have an enemy outside your gate and you are only vaguely aware that he is out there, you are vulnerable. That’

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Find Out God's Plan For Your Life - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                May the God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day, the Angel who has delivered me from all harm – may he bless these boys. Genesis 48:15,16 Playwright George Bernard Shaw once quipp

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  5 Steps To Trust God With All Your Heart - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Teach me your way, O LORD, and I will walk in your truth; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name. Psalm 86:11 Question:  On a scale of 1 to 10, how great is your confidence in God?  When you were a kid, did you ever pick a daisy or a spri

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Why Is It So Hard To Trust Or Not Trust? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    For the eyes of the LORD range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him. You have done a foolish thing, and from now on you will be at war. 2 Chronicles 16:9 Suppose that you are the King of Luxembourg, and you lear

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Learn How To Give Your All - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      I looked for a man among them who would build up the wall and stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land so I would not have to destroy it, but I found none. Ezekiel 22:30 On October 21, 1855, a Sunday school teacher by the name of Ed Kimball went t

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        This Is What To Do When Satan Stops You - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        The devil has gone down to you! He is filled with fury, because he knows that his time is short.  Revelation 12:12 If you think that life today is not an ongoing spiritual war with battle lines clearly drawn, you simply aren’t aware of what is happ

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          How Valuable Are You? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost.  Luke 19:10 How valuable are you anyway?  Are you worth your weight in diamonds or rubies?  Or even rice or potatoes?  Scores of people today feel that their worth is not even that of straw. 

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            How Do I Continue To Love Others? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions, for my own sake, and remembers your sins no more.  Isaiah 43:25 Alan Travers told about it in a Trans World Radio publication.  He was ministering in a church which had been infiltrated by Communist ag

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Learn More About The Sickness Of Sin - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another.  Forgive as the Lord forgave you.  Colossians 3:13 In the comedy, “The Three Stooges,” there is a scene where Curly and Moe are angry with each other.  T

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                How Do I Choose Forgiveness Over Revenge or Repression? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.  Matthew 6:14 The judge called it “strength.”  The prosecutor cal

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  This Is What You Can Learn From A Church of Birds - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  I will remain in the world no longer, but they are still in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, protect them by the power of your name–the name you gave me–so that they may be one as we are one.  John 17:11 An unknown pundit wrote

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Does God Have A Sense of Humor? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.  Luke 6:21, KJV “Does God really lack a sense of humor?”  That question was the lead sentence in an article that crossed my desk.  I r

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Start Understanding God's Answers - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      He remembers his covenant forever, the word he commanded, for a thousand generations.  Psalm 105:8 “Dear Dr. Sala,” writes a friend of Guidelines.  “Your messages…are uplifting.  I oftentimes tell myself, what is life for?  Why sho

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        How To Trust In God And Take Responsibility - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Know therefore that the LORD your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commands.  Deuteronomy 7:9 “Dear Dr. Sala,” writes a listener.  “First and

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Steps To Healing From Emotional Hurt - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Jesus straightened up and asked her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?”  “No one, sir,” she said. “Then neither do I condemn you,” Jesus declared. “Go now and leave your life of sin.” John 8

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Start Living Each Day With Integrity - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Beware of turning to evil, which you seem to prefer to affliction.  Job 36:21 A couple wanting to spend a quiet lunch together, away from the spying eyes of the office help, picked up a pizza and headed for a nearby park.  When the box was opened, howev

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              How To View Eternity - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              With long life I will satisfy him and show him my salvation.  Psalm 91:16 “Our 747 was traveling between the Philippines and Hawaii,” wrote John N. Powell, “and we had just passed the point of no return.  It was a cold, stormy night an

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Learn How To Seek God's Wisdom - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault.  James 1:5 Long before the age of computers, e. e. cummings, the English author and philosopher, asked the question, “With all our knowledge, what has

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  5 Love Languages Explained - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace. 1 Peter 4:10 “My husband doesn’t love me!  The only time he says he loves me is when he wants something.”  I have heard those words

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    How Do I Work Through My Bitterness? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    For we know him who said, ‘It is mine to avenge; I will repay,’ and again, ‘The Lord will judge his people.’  Hebrews 10:30 A certain woman, bitten by a dog suspected of having rabies, was immediately rushed to a hospital where sh

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Is It Ok To Ask God Why? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      He will swallow up death forever; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from all faces, and the reproach of his people he will take away from all the earth, for the Lord has spoken. Isaiah 25:8 Dear Dr. Sala, can you explain why God let my dog get hit by

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        How To Lean On God When Losing A Baby - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.  2 Corinthians 5:8 Nothing can be more devastating in life that for a woman to carry an infant for almost nine months and then lose that child, or to

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Why Is God Doing This To Me? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Then his wife said to him, “Do you still hold fast your integrity? Curse God and die.” But he said to her, “You speak as one of the foolish women would speak. Shall we receive good from God, and shall we not receive evil?” In all t

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            How To Wait Patiently For Your Future Spouse - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            …for your Father knows what you need even before you ask Him.  Matthew 6:8 If ever there was a tough little lady who didn’t know what she could not do, it was Gladys Aylward. And, “Who is she?” you might ask. In the event that you hav

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Top 'Why' Questions We Ask God - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              The Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry, and why has your face fallen?” If you could ask God any question, what would it be?” Today I’m going to address some of the “Why?” questions of the human heart. There is a gene

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                This Is The Story Of The Rabbis - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                …the Scripture cannot be broken– Jesus in John 10:35. Toward the end of the first century, the last New Testament book as we know it today was written by the Apostle John as he was living in exile on the island of Patmos.  But that didn’t m

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Discover The Evidence Behind The Bible - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Is not my word like fire,” declares the LORD, “and like a hammer that breaks a rock in pieces?” Jeremiah 23:29 Ignorance can be a wonderful thing. It saves you from having to think. Therefore, you avoid the consequences of facing what yo

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    What You Can Learn From The Bible - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Your word, O LORD, is eternal; it stands firm in the heavens. Psalm 119:89 There are two kinds of people who are ignorant—those who have never had an opportunity to learn, and those who are willfully ignorant because they refuse to get the facts. There

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      How To Stand Firm In Your Beliefs - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.  Psalm 1:6 When the other person does it, you call it “lying,” but when you tell the cop, “I know I wasn’t speeding,” you’re ju

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        How Lies And Deceit Impact Our Culture - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        These are the things you are to do: Speak the truth to each other, and render true and sound judgment in your courts.  Zechariah 8:16 Check the dictionary and you will find this listing: “mis*in*for*ma*tion , n. Untrue or incorrect information̶

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Start Creating Healthy Habits - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, no

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            What Does It Mean That God Is A Father? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            As a father shows compassion to his children, so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him.  Psalm 103:13 “It is a sad fact but it is true,” writes John Nagle, “when people today hear of God being referred to as ‘father̵

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Here Are Signs That You Are A Christian - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ,” says Paul, “he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!”  2 Corinthians 5:17 Should Christians identify themselves by wearing gold crosses, or putting a fish on the bumper of thei

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                What Does It Mean To Be A True Christian? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.  John 3:3 Jesus laid it on the line with His followers.  Unlike a lot of religious leaders today who temper their messages, thinking of their retirement benefits and the fa

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  What Does It Mean For God To Know Me? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Then he said to them all: “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.” Luke 9:23 Is it possible that an individual could go to church, put some money in the collection plate occasionally, eve

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Why It Is Important To Listen To God Speak - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    And the Lord called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” Then Eli perceived that the Lord was calling the boy. Therefore, Eli said to Samuel, “Go, lie down, and if he calls

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      6 Guidelines To Develop True Friendships - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Treat younger men as brothers, older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters, with absolute purity.  1 Timothy 5:1,2 “Dear Dr. Sala,” writes a friend of Guidelines, “Every time I try to befriend someone of the opposite sex, they

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Discover The Ingredient To Real Friendship - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Though my father and mother forsake me, the LORD will receive me. Psalm 27:10 Truth is always stranger than fiction.  Take, for example, the strange friendship of two young men who should have been bitter enemies.  Instead, they became the closest of fr

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          What Is A Friend? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business.  Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you. John 15:15 Psychologist Rollo May believes that most p

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            How To Develop Quality Friendships - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            There are “friends” who destroy each other, but a real friend sticks closer than a brother/ Proverbs 18:24, NLT In his book Quality Friendship, Gary Inrig tells about two friends who enlisted in the military, were sent overseas together, and f

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              6 Lessons To Be Learned From David - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              And when he had removed him, he raised up David to be their king, of whom he testified and said, “I have found in David the son of Jesse a man after my heart, who will do all my will.”  Acts 13:22 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow once wrote, “Lives of gr

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                How To Learn From Your Failures - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise. Psalm 51:17 The world remembers its own by their greatest achievement; they remember God’s own by their greatest failure. That’s the way it ha

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  This Is What You Can Learn From The Life of David - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.”  Romans 12:19 If you have the opportunity to visit Israel, I could wish nothing more exciting and fulfill

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Discover How David Faced The Giant - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Remember the days of old; consider the generations long past.  Ask your father and he will tell you, your elders, and they will explain to you. Deuteronomy 32:7, NIV Long ago, the poetic bard, William Shakespeare wrote, “There’s a divinity th

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      This Is The Man After God's Own Heart - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      And I will set up over them one shepherd, my servant David, and he shall feed them: he shall feed them and be their shepherd.  Ezekiel 34:23 He is venerated by Jews, Christians, and Muslims. Mentioned 16 times in the Koran, the biography of this man is l

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Learn More About The Life and Testimony of Anne Frank - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        “I will gather you from all the nations and places where I have banished you,” declares the LORD, “and will bring you back to the place from which I carried you into exile.” Jeremiah 29:14 Four years after Anne Frank was born in th

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Discover How God Works In All Lives - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          I appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another so that there may be no divisions among you and that you may be perfectly united in mind and thought.  1 Corinthians 1:10 Some of God’s choicest

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Stop Taking Shortcuts In Your Life - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            And so, you stayed in Kadesh many days–all the time you spent there. Deuteronomy 1:46 Have you ever had a conversation that went something like this: “Honey, I think you are on the wrong road. I just saw the sign back there and we missed our t

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              This Is How to Travel Well - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Remember how the LORD your God led you all the way in the desert these forty years. Deuteronomy 8:2 One lesson that smart travelers learn is that you can’t take it all with you! You usually can spot the first-time-traveler—the person who has the l

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Why Is God Doing This To Me? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances.  Philippians 4:11 Have you browsed popular books lately? You might be surprised what you will find, including titles like The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time, Getting Things Done, Thin

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  How To Find Faith When There Is No Hope - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Is anything too hard for the LORD? I will return to you at the appointed time next year and Sarah will have a son. Genesis 18:14 “According to your faith,” said Jesus Christ, “be it unto you!” (Matthew 9:29, KJV).  What a statemen

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Discover How God Works Through Pain - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Before I was afflicted, I went astray, but now I obey your word. Psalm 119:67 When the pain from an old back injury begins to bother him, Charles Niethold turns on a radio transmitter about the size of a package of cigarettes, which sends a message to his

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Why Should I Trust God In My Suffering? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Don’t be obsessed with getting more material things. Be relaxed with what you have. since God assured us, “I’ll never let you down, never walk off and leave you.” Hebrews 13:5, The Message. “No affliction would trouble a chil

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Can You Trust Your Conscience? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Having faith and a good conscience, which some having rejected, concerning the faith have suffered shipwreck.  1Timothy 1:19, NKJV How do you think a restaurant would do where people were expected to pay for what they took, and pay as much or as little a

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          How To Have A Clear Conscience - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Such teachings come through hypocritical liars, whose consciences have been seared as with a hot iron.  1 Timothy 4:2 Pol Pot’s death was lamented when he died—not because he was loved by fellow Cambodians.  To the contrary, his death was a disa

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Why Should I Care For Those Around Me? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. James 1:27 It was late at night as my taxi made its way from the airport in San Jo

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              This Is How To Find Comfort In The Midst of Crisis - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.  Therefore, we will not fear, though the earth gives way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their struggling.  P

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Find Out How To Manage Your Life - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self‑control; and to self‑control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherl

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Why You Should Seek God's Help - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  To him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy–to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power, and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Top 5 Thing That Kill Marriages - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    It [love] is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.  Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.  It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.  Love never fails

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      What Makes Christianity Different? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      In Him was life, and that life was the light of men.  The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not understood it. John 1:4,5 For more than 70 years my father-in-law, Dr. Guy Duffield, was a Bible teacher, author, and minister. In his lifeti

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        How Does God View My Unbelief? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. John 8:32 Suppose you are a young man whose best friend has a sister whom you have heard about but never met.  Your friend describes her jet-black hair, and lovely eyes, her outgoing vivaciou

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Are You Tempted to Believe In God? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him for that day. 2 Timothy 1:12 Francois Mitterrand, the late president of France, was an intellectual and an atheist.  Yet in the latter years of his life

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Learn How To Face Death - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies. John 11:25 Richard Versalle was portraying the minor role of a law clerk named Vitek in a performance at the prestigious Metropolitan Opera in New York City.  He wa

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              What Does It Mean To Be Mature? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge; the ears of the wise seek it out. Proverbs 18:15 “Maturity,” says the Merriam‑Webster dictionary, “is the condition, or state, of being fully developed.”  However, the word is ofte

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Start Learning What Life Is All About - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                In Him [speaking of Christ] was life, and that life was the light of men.  The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it. John 1:4-5 The French writer, Guy de Maupassant, was one of the world’s greatest writers of short s

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  What Does Jesus Have To Do With Christianity? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” John 1:29 “Do I have to believe in Jesus to be a Christian?” asked a young man whose Russian Jewish background ha

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Five Elements of Repentance - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    I am happy, not because you were made sorry, but because your sorrow led you to repentance. For you became sorrowful as God intended and so were not harmed in any way by us.  Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, bu

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Discover The Link Between Sin And A Savior - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. 2 Corinthians 5:21 “If our greatest need had been information,” read a Christmas card I received, “God would have sent us an educator.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        This Is The Good News About Sin - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.  Romans 3:23 There is a three-letter word that spells the difference between happiness and misery, between freedom and bondage, and between heaven and hell.  A generation or two ago, this word was

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          How Prayer Changed Armin Gesswein - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          One of those days Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God.  Luke 6:12, NIV It happened frequently. The door of my office would be closed, and I’m would be quietly working or engaged in conversation with someone

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            What Does It Mean To Be God's Child? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. Colossians 3:17 Question:  What drives your life?  “I owe, I owe, so off to work I go,” says the message on a

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              This Is Why Happiness Matters - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. 1 Corinthians 6:11 “Happy?  Grouchy?  Could Be Your Genes,” says the topic of a article featuring the research of

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                4 Steps to Finding God - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.  Romans 10:13 How do you find God?  Now, here’s a second question.  If you have a child who gets lost, what do you do?  You look for that child.  Right?  Neighbors and friends mobilize

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Why Do I Need God? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.  Jeremiah 29:13 “I don’t need God; I can handle things myself!”  Occasionally I am confronted with those words.  “Really?” I often say, giving me a moment

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Start Letting Go Of Your Bitterness - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.  But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins. Matthew 6:14-15 It was one of those strange coincidences of life which took p

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      How To Trust In God's Plan For Your Future - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Behold, I am coming soon!  My reward is with me, and I will give to everyone according to what he has done.  I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End. Revelation 22:12-13 About the age of 12, I discovered the autho

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        What Is The Meaning Of The Word Hallelujah? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Hallelujah!  For our Lord God Almighty reigns.  Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory!  For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready. Revelation 19:6-7 Nothing is more frustrating than to wish to communicate with s

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          How Does God Want To Use Your Time Today? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Many rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”  Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.” Mark 10:48-49 Luke, the medical doctor from Syria, the man who wrote more of the New Te

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Discover How to Manage Your Time - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him; for he knows how we are formed, he remembers that we are dust.  Psalm 103:13-14 What do a businessman in Korea, a teacher in a remote area of the Philippines, a

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Finding The Power To Endure - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” So we say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid.  What can

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                How Christ Can Change Your Life - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                However, I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me–the task of testifying to the gospel of God’s grace.  Acts 20:24 For five generations before her, Wong Su’s

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Find Out How To Make Peace With God - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Matthew 11:28 The Message Making peace with God is the most important thing you will ever do in

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    4 Ways To Live Your Life Without Regret - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    For he says, “In the time of my favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you.” I tell you, now is the time of God’s favor, now is the day of salvation. 2 Corinthians 6:2 On his sickbed prior to his death, the English preac

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Learn How To Control Your Emotions - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Be still, and know that I am God.  Psalm 46:10 You are behind a driver who doesn’t immediately move when traffic clears, so what do you do? Wait for the car to move? Tap your horn immediately? Or just ignore the driver while your blood pressure cli

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Why Should I Trust In God's Plan? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Give thanks to the LORD Almighty, for the LORD is good; his love endures forever. Jeremiah 33:11 If you could see the hand of God in the troubles which confront you, how different would be your response to what is happening in our world today. Do you agre

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          How to Confront Hard Issues With Grace - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Anyone, then, who knows the good he ought to do and doesn’t do it, sins. James 4:17 Jesus said, “Woe to you when all men speak well of you, for that is how their fathers treated the false prophets” (Luke 6:26).  I don’t know wheth

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            What Is God Calling You To Take A Stand For? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            The harvest is past, the summer has ended, and we are not saved. Jeremiah 8:20 Before his death in 1984, Francis Schaeffer developed what some have called a “theology of disagreement.”  Schaeffer never abandoned his position that the true mar

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              How To Find The Courage To Stand Up For Your Faith - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              The word of the Lord came to me, saying, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born, I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”  “Ah, Sovereign LORD,” I said, “I do not know how to

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Why Is It Important to Commit? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.  Matthew 16:24 Question: How deep is your spiritual commitment?  You made the decision to receive life from Jesus Christ, right?  But have you made a commitment to

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Learn About The True Meaning Of Commitment - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  But if serving the LORD seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve….  But as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD.  Joshua 24:15 An old Doonesbury cartoon by Gary Trudeau pictured a young man who w

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    When Is It Okay To Cheat? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Recompense to no man evil for evil.  Provide things honest in the sight of all men.  Romans 12:17, KJV What’s wrong with cheating as long as you don’t get caught?  While most people would publicly decry the practice, the majority of people,

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      What Power Does Satan Have? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Submit yourselves, then, to God.  Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.  Come near to God and he will come near to you.  James 4:7-8 When Bud and Shirley James went to a party and things began to drag, someone got out a Ouija board.  A friend w

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Find Out Who Satan Is - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.  Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.  Ephesians 6:10-11 Sarah Winchester didn’t have to be convinced of the spirit world.  The wid

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Discover How To Bring Your Family Together - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Do two walk together unless they have agreed to do so?  Amos 3:3 Have you ever stood on the banks of two great rivers and watched as the two merged into one?  Turbulence and white waters fight each other as the two finally settle and begin to flow.  I&

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Who Was William Borden? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, that I also may be cheered when I receive news about you.  I have no one else like him, who takes a genuine interest in your welfare.  For everyone looks out for his own interests, not those of Jesus

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              How Do I Love People I Don't Like? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”  Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed me a judge or an arbiter between you?”  Luke 12:13-14 “If I were in charge of the world,

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Start Living Your Life Again - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.  Psalm 90:12 I picked it up from my friend Ken Gaydos, and I suspect that he got the idea from someone he had heard.  It’s concluding an interview with the question, “If

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  How To Take On Responsibility In Your Life - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Therefore, strengthen your feeble arms and weak knees. Make level paths for your feet, so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed.  Hebrews 12:12-13 William Wordsworth, the English poet, wrote, “The child is the father of the man,̶

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    How To Find Joy In Your Circumstances - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise ‑‑ the fruit of lips that confess his name.  Hebrews 13:15 Have you ever had the urge to just break out in song?  It may have been inspired by a beautiful morning, or th

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      3 Steps To Move Forward After You've Committed Adultery - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.  Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones you have crushed rejoice.  Hide your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquity.  Psalms 51:7-9 When a friend of many

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        This Is Why Adultery Is Harmful - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        A man who commits adultery lacks judgment; whoever does so destroys himself.  Proverbs 6:32 When I asked the Episcopal Bishop of Liberia what was the greatest problem facing families in his country, he immediately responded:  “Unfaithfulness in ma

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          How To Love And Hate Like Jesus - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity!  It is like precious oil poured on the head, running down on the beard.  Psalm 133:1 Loving what God loves and hating what He hates never comes easy.  Do you know why?  Most of the time

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Why Is Lying Harmful? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars–their place will be in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.  Revelation 21:8 When a

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Who Is The Jewish Messiah? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him.  Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.  John 1:11-12  When a Japanese Christian came to San Francisco for a visit

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                What Does Jesus Really Look Like? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering. Like one from whom men hide their faces, he was despised, and we esteemed him not.  Isaiah 53:3 From the impressions made on the walls of the catacombs of Rome to the man

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  What Did Jesus Really Look Like? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  But we know that when he appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.  1 John 3:2 It’s an amazing fact, yet true: the writers of the four Gospels never gave to the world an actual description of what Jesus Christ really looked like

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    How Do I Get To Know Jesus? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, with a request. “Sir,” they said, “we would like to see Jesus.”  John 12:21 Author Philip Yancey grew up in church.  But he experienced a lot of confusion over what he learn

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Discover The Importance Of Honesty In Your Relationships - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      When the men of that place asked him about his wife, he said, “She is my sister,” because he was afraid to say, “She is my wife.”  He thought, “The men of this place might kill me on account of Rebekah, because she is beauti

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Why The Habit Of Lying Is Harmful - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit and have kept for yourself some of the money you received for the land?”  Acts 5:3 The practice of dishonesty is the second taboo o

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          How To Identify Pride In Your Life - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. Proverbs 16:18 The Bible leaves no question about where God stands in relationship to what He loves and what He hates.  And furthermore, He makes it clear that He expects His people to incorp

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            6 Things The Lord Hates - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            “There are six things the LORD hates,” he wrote, “seven that are detestable to him.”  Proverbs 6:16 When you have poor credit, banks usually refuse to loan you money; however, one loan company advertises that they will make loans

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              What Is The Meaning Of Spiritual Light? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light had dawned.  Isaiah 9:2 One of the remarkable things about life today is the fact that science knows so much about some things and so littl

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                How God's Light Can Change Lives - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.  Psalm 119:105 A coal miner was trapped by an accident deep in the heart of the earth, and after the initial shock of realizing what had happened, the man took inventory to see how badly he was hurt

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Why Is God The Light Of The World? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  For he [Christ] has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.  Colossians 1:13-14. In her book, The Fourth Instinct, Arianna Huffington tells of the

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Learn About The Life And Ministry Of Paul The Apostle - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.  For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.  Philippians 1:20b-21 Some are born great, some have greatness thrust upon them, and some could be dumped out of an airplane in a brown pap

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Finding Light In The Midst If Darkness - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      You are the light of the world.  A city on a hill cannot be hidden.  Matthew 5:14 One evening when the English essayist and author John Ruskin was a little boy, he was sitting at the window of his home watching the lamplighter progressively work his way

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        This Is Why You Can Face Your Future - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        When Saul saw the Philistine army, he was afraid; terror filled his heart.  He inquired of the LORD, but the LORD did not answer him…Saul then said…, “Find me a woman who is a medium, so I may go and inquire of her.”  1 Samuel 28

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Find Out How To Resolve Conflict - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Brothers, if someone is caught in a sin, you who are spiritual should restore him gently.  But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted.  Galatians 6:1 When Jo Shetler went to work among the Balangao people, a tribal group in Northern Luzon in the Phi

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Start Letting God Be God In Your Life - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.  1 Corinthians 13:12 One of the most important things you can ever learn about God is that God is God!

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              How To Grow Spiritually At Any Age - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              For this God is our God for ever and ever; he will be our guide even to the end.  Psalm 48:14 “The trouble with being over the hill,” quipped one pundit, “is that I can’t remember ever being at the top.”  A lot of folks can

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                What Does It Mean To Be Middle Age? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Wisdom is with the aged, and understanding in length of days.  Job 12:12 ESV “Middle age” has been described as that period of life that you never want to enter and you never want to leave. Some 1200 individuals were asked to define middle ag

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  6 Questions About Worry - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Delight yourself in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him, and he will act.  Psalm 37:4-5, ESV Some have called it the “acceptable sin of the saints” since almost everyone does it,

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    How To Find Hope In The Midst Of Problems - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.  1 Corinthians 10:13 A ne

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      How Do I Listen For God's Calling? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      And the LORD said, “My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be a hundred and twenty years.”  Genesis 6:3, KJV An acquaintance tells about a businessman who called a friend and got the run-arou

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Find Out How Much Is Enough - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        My son, preserve sound judgment and discernment, do not let them out of your sight; they will be life for you, an ornament to grace your neck.  Proverbs 3:21-22 How much is enough?  To be very candid with you, that is a question that I have struggled wi

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Learn How To Live Without Clutter - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.  Luke 12:15, KJV Have you ever heard it said that three moves are as good as a fire?  What that means is that every time you

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            The Spiritual Laws Of Giving And Receiving - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Jesus answered, “The man with two tunics should share with him who has none, and the one who has food should do the same.”  Luke 3:11 Scientists have clearly defined laws that govern our physical world‑‑laws that have been in operation si

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Are You Part Of the Cultural Battle? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              With the coming of dawn, the angels urged Lot, saying, “Hurry! Take your wife and your two daughters who are here, or you will be swept away when the city is punished.” Genesis 19:15 Cultural battles are far more extensive than whether or not

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                What Happens When Culture Clashes With Faith? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods of your forefathers served beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living.  But as for me and my hous

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Do You Give Your All To Jesus, Or Just Some? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.  Romans 12:1 Any traveler to Rome today, making his way through the ru

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    3 Guidelines To Follow God Wholeheartedly - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Teach me your way, O LORD, that I may rely on your faithfulness; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name.  Psalm 86:11 NIV Your brain may rule your head, but it is your heart which rules your emotions, and emotions are to life what pigment

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Are You Courageous Enough To Obey? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Be strong and courageous.  Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.  Deuteronomy 31:6 When Moses knew that time for him was running out, he gave a charge to Joshua, sayi

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Do The End Justify The Means? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Hold on to instruction, do not let it go; guard it well, for it is your life.  Proverbs 4:13 A five-year-old Australian girl was “doing very well” after a heart-lung transplant in London, but her father halfway around the world in Melbourne w

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          What to Do When Your Friends Don't Like Each Other - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.  Matthew 7:12, NIV “Dear Dr. Sala,” writes an 8-year-old friend of Guidelines, “my name is Amy and I have a problem with my fr

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            How To Truly Forgive Others - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.  Luke 23:34 FORGIVEN!  No word in all the English language quite speaks to the heart of man as does this one word.  Pause for a moment and pronounce the word several times: forgiven, forgi

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              4 Guidelines On How To Forgive Yourself - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              I…will not remember thy sins.  Isaiah 43:25, KJV “God has forgiven me, but I just cannot forgive myself.”  You may never have said it, but perhaps you have thought it.  You can do one of two things:  You can go through life constantl

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Dealing With Past Failure And Guilt - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                But with you (speaking to God) there is forgiveness, that you may be feared.  Psalm 130:4 ESV A student caught cheating on an exam, stops going to church.  A mother of a child with disabilities lives in constant torment, convinced that God is punishing

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  What Is Most Important To God? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him?  Psalm 8:3-4 When the astronauts on the Apollo 8 were speeding bac

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Waiting For God When You’re Impatient - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    The Lord is good unto them that wait for Him, to the soul that seeketh him.  It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.  Lamentations 3:25-26, KJV Island shrouded in heavy fog–am going on,” was Ric

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Is Success or Significance More Important? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?  Mark 8:36   In 1923 a group of men who were considered winners met at the Edgewater Beach Hotel in Chicago.  Present were eight of the world’s most successful financier

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        How God Views Success - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?  Mark 8:36   In 1923 a group of men who were considered winners met at the Edgewater Beach Hotel in Chicago.  Present were eight of the world’s most successful financier

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          What is Your View of God? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them. Romans 8:28   The reflections of an old man who senses that death is near are always meaningful. Such were th

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Anxiety: Living As If There Were No God - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            One time Jesus said to a busy woman, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things” (Luke 10:41- ck. NIV). I can certainly relate to Martha. How about you? If you’re like most women, you don’t worry about just one

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Why Should We Trust God? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Know therefore that the Lord your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commands. Deuteronomy 7:9 A dad took his son, then about five years old, and lifted him to the

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                How We Can Have Hope After Death - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                But as for me, I know that my Redeemer lives, and that he will stand upon the earth at last.  Job 19:25, Living Bible “You can make three wishes,” goes the old story of the genie and his jug.  If you could fulfill three desires, what would t

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Does God Understand Your Suffering? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Surely, he took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by him, and afflicted.  But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    CSW Delegates: Abortion is not healthcare

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Stop the radical push for abortion, gender ideology and sexualization of children at the UN CSW65.Sign the petition at https://citizengo.org/en-us/fm/201027-...

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Why Doesn’t Evil Get Punished? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.  Psalm 91:8, KJV Question: Why does the guilty one seem to get away with wrongdoing? Ever ask yourself that?  There are times when it appears that the real winner is the liar, the

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Guidelines To Grow A Deeper Relationship With God - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        On the last and greatest day of the Feast, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink.” John 7:37 In a Judean wilderness, David cried out, “O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my so

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          The Only Way To Change Selfishness - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.  Matthew 5:42 Someone handed the following to me written by an anonymous hand.  It’s labeled, “The Toddler’s Creed.”  It reads, “

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Is Everyone Really Special? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost.  Luke 19:10 A sign over a mirror in a public school reads, “You are now looking at the most special person in the world.” The message is part of a program designed to build self-estee

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Guidelines To Find Meaning For Your Life - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Then he said to them, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”   Luke 12:15 “My husband and I have been listening to you for a long time,”

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Is There Hope In Heaven? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                For he looked for a city …whose builder and maker is God. Hebrews 11:10 As a child, Florence Chadwick wanted more than anything else to become a great swimmer. At the age of six she persuaded her parents to enter her in a 50-yard race. They did, and she

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Where Is God In Your Trials? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Since you are precious and honored in my sight, and because I love you, I will give men in exchange for you, and people in exchange for your life. Do not be afraid, for I am with you. Isaiah 43:4-5 When a friend of more than 40 years was felled with a rat

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Does The Bible Have Hidden Meanings? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Before I was afflicted, I went astray, but now I obey your word.  Psalm 119:67 You’ll find them online and in book stores— books about the Bible, with a different twist.  They all claim to be revealing hidden, secret codes contained in the Bible

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Spotting A Fake Gospel - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever. Isaiah 40:8 The document’s final words read, “Gospel of Judas,” and the content of the same would lead anyone to conclude that the author is the disciple of

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Is Tomorrow Distracting You From Today? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Then Jesus said to his disciples: “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear.” Luke 12:22 My friend Wayne Pederson used to sign his letters and e-mails with the words, “

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Why Hope Is Essential For Life - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            I will praise you forever for what you have done; in your name I will hope, for your name is good. I will praise you in the presence of your saints.  Psalm 52:9 The late Dr. Karl Menninger, the famed psychiatrist, was intrigued by the emotion hope.  Man

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Can You Prove God Exists? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              In Christ God was reconciling the world to himself. 2 Corinthians 5:19 The young Marxist looked his guest in the eye as he said, “Do you mind if I ask you three questions?  First‑‑how can you be so sure there is a God?  Can you prove God’

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                5 Things You Can Learn From Failure - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                This book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. &#

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    How Persistent Are You In Prayer? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Father, I thank you that you have heard me.  I knew that you always hear me, but I said this on account of the people standing around, that they may believe that you sent me. John 11:41-42 How many times must you pray the same prayer and ask God to do th

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      God Works Through Your Obedience - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      In Bible days, each Jewish man 20 years and older was expected to contribute voluntarily a two-drachma tax every year for the upkeep of the temple in Jerusalem—that’s about a third of a dollar. In the book he wrote, Matthew, who himself was a tax

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        You Can Pray With Confidence - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Therefore, I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. Mark 11:24 Have you ever had the experience of praying for someone or something, and you never really knew whether or not your prayer was answered?

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          How Do You Measure Someone’s Worth? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.  But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. Psalm 1:1-2, KJV Wh

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            The God Of Glory - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            None of the rulers of this age understood this, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. 1 Corinthians 2:8 Over 500 times the Bible refers to the glory of God. God is called the “Father of glory” (Ephesians 1:17). Twic

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Why You Should Live One Day at a Time - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Now listen, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.” Instead, you ought to say, “If it is the Lord’s will, we will live and do this or that.”  Ja

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Can You Trust God For A Mate? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”  Jeremiah 29:11 Can a person who is single trust God for His very best in life–whethe

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  When Love Walks Out - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.  Psalm 34:18 Do all singles wish they were married?  No, not any more than all married folks wish they were single. Some of the most frustrated, angry, and bitter individu

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    TTF RESCUE TEAM TIM TEBOW

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    ???? The Rescue Team is an army of people committed to engaging, inspiring, and equipping others in the fight against human trafficking. The Rescue Team is lau...

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Looking Deeper Into The Will of God – Dr. Charles Stanley

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Who rules your world?God’s sovereignty over the affairs of earth is a reassuring reality. Yet it is so easy to feel baffled by the perplexities of daily livi...

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        What Should We Be Tolerant Of? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        If any one of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her.  John 8:7 If you want to know how tolerant you really are, don’t look at your own mistakes.  Rather, look at the mistakes of your worst enemy.  Don’t measure yo

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Where to Find the Courage You Need - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. 2 Corinthians 4:8‑9 When it comes to courage, you cannot chart it.  You cannot put it on a line graph.  Y

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            What's Blinding You from Seeing Jesus in Your Life? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            If any one chooses to do God’s will, he will find out whether my teaching comes from God or whether I speak on my own.  John 7:17  There was something about the stranger who walked with those two men, which fascinated them.  The location was a du

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              The Difference in Communication Between Men and Women - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Simply let your “Yes” be “Yes,” and your “No,” “No”; anything beyond this comes from the evil one.   Matthew 5:37 I was almost asleep when my wife exclaimed, “It’s obvious that a male wrote thi

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                How to Be Content in a Materialistic World - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Then he said to them, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”  Luke 12:15 “It began as a simple, or simply terrifying, pledge taken by a small gr

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Does Reincarnation Fit in with Christianity? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  I tell you, now is the time of God’s favor, now is the day of salvation. 2 Corinthians 6:2 Reincarnation has been defined as “the transmigration of the soul,” and, according to the teaching of some eastern religions, you may have had a p

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    3 Simple Steps to Get to Heaven - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith–and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God–not by works, so that no one can boast. Ephesians 2:8-9 It’s an old story but it still proves a point.  A pastor midway through hi

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Do Babies Go to Heaven? (and Other Questions) - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. Revelation 21:1 Whenever I travel overseas and I have not been to a particular place before, I always am curious about what

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Where To Find Quiet For Your Soul - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        For a long time now I’ve been fascinated by a verse I found in Psalm 131. It’s the second verse, where the psalmist writes, “…I have stilled and quieted my soul; like a weaned child with its mother…is my soul within me.” My own

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          David Served God’s Purpose - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          For when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep. Acts 13:36 One of the greatest tragedies in life is to get very close to reaching your goal, arriving at your full potential, accomplishing what you set out to do, only t

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Does Your Lifestyle Allow for Generosity? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Do not exploit the poor because they are poor and do not crush the needy in court, for the LORD will take up their case and will plunder those who plunder them.  Proverbs 22:22-23 William Borden was born to a wealthy family, but when he was challenged by

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Righteousness Can't Be Borrowed - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.  Proverbs 22:7 Everyone admired his vast library.  He had nearly 10,000 volumes.  The man lived on a tiny pension.  Then an enterprising librarian tried to trace down a book that

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Who Says Life Is Fair? - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                And the Lord blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning.  And after this Job lived 140 years, and saw his sons, and his sons’ sons, four generations. And Job died, an old man, and full of days.  Job 42:12a,16-17 Whoever said that life

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Time - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will depart.  The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away; may the name of the LORD be praised.  Job 1:21 Victor Borge, the renowned pianist, once told a friend that he could tell time by his piano. 

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Happiness Is A State Of Mind - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    But he knows the way that I take; when he has tested me, I will come forth as gold.  Job 23:10 “Happiness is a state of mind” believed Beatrice Eckelberry, who learned first-hand what sorrow and loss are all about.  The following is the advi

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Tim Tebow advocates life at March for Life: 'My mom gave me a chance, I now get to share my story'

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Christian athlete and activist Tim Tebow spoke out during January's annual March for Life, crediting his mom's decision ...

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        I Feel Like A Failure - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Now a man of the house of Levi married a Levite woman, and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son.  When she saw that he was a fine child, she hid him for three months.  Exodus 2:1-2 “I feel like a failure,” said the mother of two young

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Your Words Can Be Deadly - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God’s likeness.  Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing.  My brothers, this should not be.  James 3:9-10 Opposites attract, but when there are t

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            I Want To Pray But Struggle With My Schedule – What Do I Do?

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Beware of Perfectionism:  Sometimes our desire for perfection is the enemy of progress. For instance, in the spiritual enthusiasm following a good retreat, we can often make unrealistic resolutions, e.g. “I am going to spend a full hour every day in

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              The Hillbilly Thomists' second album hits it out of the park

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              The Hillbilly Thomists, a bluegrass band of Dominican Friars of the Order of Preachers, have released their second full-length album. Titled Living for the Other Side, the work expands on their 2017 self-titled album, more than doubling their catalog. The

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Don’t Lose Heart - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                The disheveled man had been washed up on a small, uninhabited island—the sole survivor of a shipwreck. Every day he prayed feverishly for God to rescue him. And every day he scanned the horizon for help, but to no avail. Eventually he managed to build a

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Those Who Are Rich - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Be not afraid when a man becomes rich, when the glory of his house increases.  For when he dies he will carry nothing away; his glory will not go down after him.  Psalm 49:16-17 Almost everyone understands that the words of Jesus, “Do to others wh

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    God’s Will - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give your hope and a future.”  Jeremiah 29:11 For a moment suppose that God has a blueprint, a plan for your life.  Now

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Good News: Forgiveness - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      If you, O LORD, kept a record of sins, O Lord, who could stand?  But with you there is forgiveness; therefore you are feared.  Psalm 130:3-4 “To err is human; to forgive, divine,” said the wise man long ago.  It’s true, but of all the

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Why Do They Invoke the God Whose Law They Ignore?

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Why Do They Invoke the God Whose Law They Ignore? President Biden’s inauguration ceremony was full of symbolism and imponderables. Tension...

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          The Enemy Of Deception - Guidelines Devotional

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Speaker: Dr. Harold J. Sala | Series: Guidelines For Living | “Put your sword back in its place,” Jesus said to him, “for all who draw the sword will die by the sword.”  Matthew 26:52 They say that a picture is worth a thousand wo

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Speaker: Dr. Harold J. Sala | Series: Guidelines For Living | But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars–their place will be in the fiery lake of burni

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn | Respect Life

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              As individuals, we are called to observe this day through the penitential practices of prayer, fasting and/or giving alms.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Speaker: Dr. Harold J. Sala | Series: Guidelines For Living | For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.  Ephesians 5:31 Have you ever stood on the banks of two great rivers and wa