Daily Devotion .“You submit to authority, not because that authority is infallible, nor because you can clearly see the rationale behind your needing to submit. Rather, you submit because the One who superintends the affairs of the universe … [Read more...] about Day 8/15 – An Illogical Bible
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Day 8/12 – Legalism
Daily Devotion “God brings suffering into your life so that you will be able to minister to others that are suffering.” Walter A. Henrichsen (“Walt”) ---------/:///// Thoughts from the Diary of a Desperate Man by Walter A Henrichsen … [Read more...] about Day 8/12 – Legalism
Day 8/6 – God’s Mystery
Daily Devotion "When God calls you to something, He is not always calling you to succeed, He’s calling you to obey! The success of the calling is up to Him; the obedience is up to you." David Wilkerson---------/://///Thoughts from the Diary of … [Read more...] about Day 8/6 – God’s Mystery
Day 8/5 – A Biblical Response
Daily Devotion "When we work for Christ out of obligation, it feels like work. But when we truly love Christ, our work is a manifestation of that love, and it feels like love." Francis Chan ---------/:///// Thoughts from the Diary of a … [Read more...] about Day 8/5 – A Biblical Response
Day 8/2 – Repentance
Daily Devotion "… our marriage problems are not really marriage problems. They are heart problems. They are God problems. Our lack of intimacy with God causes a void that we try to fill with the frailest of substitutes. Like wealth or pleasure. … [Read more...] about Day 8/2 – Repentance
Day 8/1 – Accountability
Daily Devotion "God often goes to the gutter to find the recipient for His grace. He lifts him out, washes him and transforms him - making him into a child of God fit for His kingdom. That is God’s grace." Chuck … [Read more...] about Day 8/1 – Accountability
Day 7/27 – The Quest for Autonomy — II
Daily Devotion “I have so much to do that I shall spend the first three hours in prayer.” Martin Luther — Where’s your priorities? Although it may seem counter intuitive, by putting God first in all circumstances, He reorders the rest of your … [Read more...] about Day 7/27 – The Quest for Autonomy — II
Day 7/17 – The Need to be Glorified
Daily Devotion “The phrase "fear not" appears approximately seventy-five times in the Old Testament, always in reference to temporal circumstances. God's people are taught to fear Him and only Him. "Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will … [Read more...] about Day 7/17 – The Need to be Glorified
Day 7/16 – A Sense of Ownership
Daily Devotion "Our greatest fear should not be of failure but of succeeding at things in life that don't really matter." Francis Chang ---------/:///// Thoughts from the Diary of a Desperate Man by Walter A Henrichsen (“Walt”) A Sense of … [Read more...] about Day 7/16 – A Sense of Ownership
Day 7/15 – The Inquiring Heart
Daily Devotion "Everything you go through as a Christian is a training exercise behind which God has a divine purpose. He did not save you so that you could cruise into paradise on a luxury liner; He saved you to prepare you to be of use in His … [Read more...] about Day 7/15 – The Inquiring Heart
Day 6/27 – The Desire to Retire
Daily Devotion "People argue that some of the biblical commands are cultural; they apply to the culture of that day, but not to ours. If this is true, then you must answer two questions: 1) Who decides which commandments are cultural and which … [Read more...] about Day 6/27 – The Desire to Retire
Day 5/22 – Hope and Skepticism
Daily Devotion "No matter who we are, we all have presuppositions that we are forced to base our lives on but cannot prove. It is as though God has woven faith into the fabric of the universe. The unavoidably of death forces us each to make a … [Read more...] about Day 5/22 – Hope and Skepticism
Day 5/21 – The Primacy of God’s Glory
Daily Devotion “There are only two people in life that can hurt you: you and God. Because He is good, seeking only your best, in the final analysis, only you can destroy your life.” Walter A. Henrichsen (“Walt”) ---------/:///// Thoughts … [Read more...] about Day 5/21 – The Primacy of God’s Glory
Day 4/18 – Faith and Hope
Daily Devotion “You learn to live and you live to learn. Unused muscles tend to become stiff and atrophy; exercise keeps them strong and limber. One of the ingredients ensuring a strong and limber spiritual life is a teachable heart.” Walter … [Read more...] about Day 4/18 – Faith and Hope
Day 4/12 – Hope
Daily Devotion "Many of us are being held hostage by bitterness because we are not willing to give to others what we have been given." Tony Evans ---------/:///// Thoughts from the Diary of a Desperate Man by Walter A Henrichsen … [Read more...] about Day 4/12 – Hope
Day 3/11 – Fear and Hope
Daily Devotion "The word walk is used in the Bible to express the character of a person— “…John…looking at Jesus as He walked…said, ‘Behold the Lamb of God!’ ” (John 1:35-36). There is nothing abstract or obscure in the Bible; everything is … [Read more...] about Day 3/11 – Fear and Hope
Day 12/26 – Outside the Camp
Daily Devotion “Don't focus on power, fame, or the accumulation of the world. You are a pilgrim and our Lord expects you to act like one. To the degree that you do, those who know you will "ask a reason of the hope that is in you." Walter A. … [Read more...] about Day 12/26 – Outside the Camp