Our Bible passage today has shown me that when someone has a trouble that I’ve also experienced, I am to use my experience to help them out in any little way I can. I was able to put these verses into action the other night while hanging out at a club to hear a friend play his first one-hour set.
In a past devotional, I may have mentioned that we have become a society that uses people and loves things instead of loving people and using things. Can we take that backward way of thinking to get back to God’s idea plan for us?
Once upon a time I met a pagan woman. The odd thing about this woman was how she would say grace before her meals. I still have no idea who she was thanking. The point I took from our chance meeting is that people are different. Most people today cannot be reached just by singing “Jesus Loves Me.” …….
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I often get a yearning for more. When I was planning my honeymoon to Denver, Colorado so many years ago, I looked at the map and saw that Cheyenne, Wyoming was just up the highway. So we went. When looking at the map, I saw that Mt. Rushmore was only a few hundred miles further, so….
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Bible memorization is not a strong point of mine. Recently, my wife and I have made a point to begin practicing this skill. We began with Psalm 117. It’s short and easy to remember. In fact, here it is….
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At the beginning of the year, some congregations encourage their members to read the Bible more. Sometimes they supply a suggested plan. One congregation where we worshiped encouraged its members to read the Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) through each month….
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I’m sure that you know people who don’t believe in, love or worship God. My first thought when I encounter such people, and I do so every day, isn’t how God will use them to accomplish his purposes here on earth. When I think of those that God uses to accomplish his purposes…