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Is Christ first in everything in your life?

He's #1 Paul gives us an awe-inspiring description of who Christ is in the next several verses. There’s a lot to chew on, but my attention was drawn to Jesus’ supremacy over creation.He [Christ] existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation, for through him God created everything ...

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Transferred Into The Light For he [the Father] has rescued us from the kingdom of darkness and transferred us into the Kingdom of his dear Son, who purchased our freedom and forgave our sins. - Colossians 1:13-14 NLTThese verses are packed with good stuff about what God has done for us through Jesus. One word that really stan...

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Prayers For Your Growth So, we have not stopped praying for you since we first heard about you. We ask God to give you complete knowledge of his will and to give you spiritual wisdom and understanding. Then the way you live will always honor and please the Lord, and your lives will produce every kind of good fruit. All the...

Do you have confident hope for the future? Check out today's Thursday Thoughts.

Confident Hope We’re starting a devotional look at Colossians this week. This letter from Paul to the Christians of Colosse contains many treasures that have had a big impact on me, helping me to finally understand that, in Christ, I am perfectly complete and capable of living in a way that honors my Lord. I’m...

We're finishing our look at the sermon on the mount in today's Thursday Thoughts. Let me know what you think.

A Firm Foundation "Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock." - Matthew 7:24 ESV Jesus concludes the sermon on the mount (Matthew 5-7) by urging us to practice what He’s been preaching. We’ve spent months chewing on this sermon and it’s be...

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What kind of fruit are you producing?

Fruit Inspection "Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves. You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? So, every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit. A healthy tree cannot...

Willn you go through the narrow gate?

The Narrow Gate "Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few." - Matthew 7:13-14 ESVThe thought of the narrow gate in these verses is bit...

What kind of world would we have if we all had "golden" behavior?

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Golden Behavior So, whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets. - Matthew 7:12 ESVJesus sums up his teaching on how to behave toward others with this Golden Rule. I want to be treated with love and compassion by others, so that’s how I’m to treat them. I...

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What helps you to persist in prayer?

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How do you avoid throwing pearls to pigs? Check out today;s Thursday Thoughts.

Throwing Pearls To Pigs? I have to confess that I was glad God gave me Psalm 51 to talk about last week (3/14/2024). The rest of the sermon on the mount has some challenging teachings in it and I couldn’t quite wrap my head around how to delve into it. I think I’m ready now, so here we go.The last time we were here, we ...

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Clean Hearts We’re taking another little break from the sermon on the mount. Last week, Psalm 51 kept coming to my attention. So, I've been ruminating on this beautiful song. Here are some thoughts.David wrote this psalm after Nathan had called him out about Bathsheba. (See 2 Samuel 11-12 to read the painful d...

Check out today's Thursday Thoughts, "Good Judgment."

Good Judgment “You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother's eye.” - Matthew 7:5 ESV I haven’t done any research on this, but I feel pretty confident in saying that one of the Bible verse most often taken out of context is Matthe...

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What do you need to trust God with today?

What's the "therefore" there for?

Therefore... "Therefore, I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?” - Matthew 6:25 ESV As I read this verse, I remember a Bible study tip my pastor gave me year...

What do you treasure most?

Where Is Your Treasure? Last year, we were taking a devotional look at the sermon on the mount (Matthew 5-7). After we finished looking at Jesus’ teaching on prayer, we took a little break but now it’s time to get back to it. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. - Matthew 6:21 ESV Before we get to...

How will you bless the Lord today?

Bless the Lord! Bless the LORD, O you his angels, you mighty ones who do his word, obeying the voice of his word! Bless the LORD, all his hosts, his ministers, who do his will! Bless the LORD, all his works, in all places of his dominion. Bless the LORD, O my soul! Psalm 103:20-22 ESV After spending time pondering....

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This Fleeting Life As a father shows compassion to his children, so the LORD shows compassion to those who fear him. For he knows our frame; he remembers that we are dust. As for man, his days are like grass; he flourishes like a flower of the field; for the wind passes over it, and it is gone, and its place knows it....

One of God's most beautiful attributes to me.

His Steadfast Love The steadfast love of the Lord occurs four times in Psalm 103 and a total of 123 times in the psalms (in the ESV translation). So, I think this tells us that this is an important attribute of God to David and the other psalmists. It’s one of my favorite things about God to ponder as well, as I men...

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How have you been blessed by God recently?

All His Benefits Bless the LORD, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name! Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy, who satisfies you with...

How does thinking of Jesus’ coming rule encourage or challenge you today?

Jesus, Our Governor For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. – Isaiah 9:6 So, in my eagerness to dig into all the wonderful titles of Jesus found in this verse, I s...

Do you know the Prince of Peace?

Jesus, Prince of Peace Merry Christmas! I hope you had a wonderful day enjoying all God’s blessings as you celebrated the birth of our Savior. We have one more title for Jesus to look at in Isaish 9 today. For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall ...

Continuing our look at some amazing titles for Jesus in one of my favorite verses. How have you seen Jesus as Mighty God and Everlasting Father in your life?

Mighty God & Everlasting Father For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. – Isaiah 9:6 Looking at the next two titles for Jesus today. Jesus is Mighty God. He is strong and powe...

How has Jesus been your Wonderful Counselor?

Jesus, Gift & Wonderful Counselor For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. – Isaiah 9:6 I love this verse. It’s packed with wonderful promises, speaking of Jesus’ birth and H...

Do you know God is with you?

Immanuel, God With Us Therefore, the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. - Isaiah 7:14 ESV How wonderful that God has Isaiah say this hundreds of years before Jesus was born! I think this promise was written more for us, than for the peopl...

Getting my heart ready for Christmas...

Preparing The Way Confession time: there’s a lot about the Christmas season that I really don’t like. The endless ads that start in October, the way many in the country seem to skip from Halloween to Christmas, completely neglecting Thanksgiving (my favorite holiday), the pressure to find the right gifts for peop...

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Giving Thanks To His Name Oh, give thanks to the LORD; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples! - Psalm 105:1 ESV I love Thanksgiving. To me, it’s all about taking time to reflect on everything I have to be thankful for. The meal is secondary to the time with family and friends (although I do love the si...

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What do you need God's deliverance from today?

Deliver Us And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. - Matthew 6:13 ESV We finish our look at Jesus’ teaching on prayer with “deliver us from evil.” The first think I see is the big little word that starts this clause: “but.” “Deliver us from evil” is what God does when He helps ...