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I Don’t Know
Proverbs 1:5 (NIV?)
Let the wise listen and add to their learning, and let the discerning get guidance.
If I want to learn something, the best way for me to do that is to spend time with people who have expertise in that area—watching, listening, and asking questions. There’s a challenge, though, with adult learning: It requires some humility. We don’t like to admit we don’t know—especially in church. I want to give you permission to say without shame, “I don’t know much about that.” I want to encourage you to make the effort to find one or two people whose faith you respect, or a small group where there is no judgment or finger pointing. Ask questions and study Scripture to find the answers. Invite someone who has been on the journey longer than you to recommend good books, or even join you. None of us knows enough, so let’s be learners together.
THINK ABOUT IT
Learning more about God through Scripture strengthens our faith. God’s Word to us is our guide for living a transformed life.
PRAYER
Heavenly Father, thank You for the guidebook of Your Word, and thank You for Your Holy Spirit who gives me wisdom and understanding. I am deeply grateful for those You have brought to stand alongside and teach me. Grant me the humility to confess, “I don’t know,” so I can more freely seek Your answers, and be confident You will hear. In Jesus’ name, amen. | |
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Devotional: Faithful Yesterday, Today, and Forever
Hebrews 13:8
February 08, 2025
Today's Scripture
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
Hebrews 13:8
Trust in another person is developed with two fundamental elements—consistency and capability. When you find someone who’s consistent, you can trust them to a point. When you find someone who is capable, you can begin to trust them. When you find someone who is consistently capable, you can trust them more, but you know they will falter eventually and disappoint you.
While all that is true, we have to remember that the God whom we serve does not change and is always capable of meeting our every need. He is the God who is from everlasting to everlasting. He is the One who said His consistent goodness and mercy will follow you all the days of your life; that His angels would walk before you, clearing a path in front of you; that He would open every door that was closed. He is the God who can move every mountain and calm every storm. He is the One who said that every weapon that is formed against you will not prosper. He promised you that every power and principality would be bound and muzzled in His mighty name!
Believe God to move even greater mountains in your future than the ones He has already helped you conquer—because He is always faithful.
Blessing
May the Lord bless you and keep you. May the Lord make His face to shine upon you. And may the Lord be gracious unto you and give you His peace. May you walk in the confidence that God has given you total freedom; that the Cross has removed your past and guaranteed your future; that you are His and He is yours and your life is destined to be blessed and victorious because of the Blood of the Cross.
Today's Bible Reading:?
Old Testament
New Testament?
Psalms & Proverbs
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Whatever your plans are for tomorrow,
have a?happy and safe Super Bowl Sunday!
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Devotional: Learn to Hear God’s Voice
Jeremiah 33:3
February 09, 2025
Today's Scripture
Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.
Jeremiah 33:3
When you first get married, you think the two of you know how to talk with each other. It’s only after being together for a long time that you come to understand what’s being said when no one else hears a word. You come to a communication level where your spouse can talk to you without saying a word. They give you “that” look, and you go, “I’m in trouble.”
When you begin to talk with God in prayer, you develop a relationship and a pattern of communication with Him in much the same way you develop communication skills with people whom you’re close with. You begin to know that it’s God who’s speaking to you, and you become familiar with who He is, what He’s saying, and how He communicates. You get to know Him intimately through His Word, through worship, and through prayer. You discover that God will tell you things that no one else will pick up on, not because He doesn’t want them to know, but because they don’t know Him in the way you do.
Be encouraged today that your relationship with God must be developed. Make it your daily priority to deepen your relationship with Him.
Blessing
Now may the Lord bless you and keep you. May the Lord make His face to shine upon you and be gracious unto you and give you His peace. May you live today knowing you are free—free from the past—receiving forgiveness by God’s amazing grace. Refuse to allow your yesterdays to control your tomorrows. Walk in the liberty and the love that God has given to each of His children because the best is yet to be in Jesus’ name, Amen!
Today's Bible Reading:?
Old Testament
New Testament?
Psalms & Proverbs
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Happy "Son"day!
It's 23° and cloudy here in west Michigan this morning.
Welcome to the Christian Music Festival!
Our first IM Letter is by: GTCreations
song: Believe For It
by: CeCe Winans
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Blessings and ((hugs))
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IM Letter by: GTCreations
song: The Seeker
by: Lynda Randle
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IM Letter by: Ms Ruth
song: I Was There When It Happened
by: Johnny Cash
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IM Letter by: Ms Ruth
song: It Is No Secret
by: Johnny Cash
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IM Letter by: GTCreations
song: His Peace Covers Me
by: Lynda Randle
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IM Letter by: GTCreations
song: Goodness of God
by: CeCe Winans
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IM Letter by: GTCreations
song: Since Jesus Came Into My Heart
by: the Gaither's
Blessings and ((hugs))
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Well, this will be all from the Christian Music Festival
for this week. Hope you all are doing well today, and
that you have a Blessed day.
IM Letter by: GTCreations
song: What A Precious Friend Is He
by: Gaither's
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Choosing Life & Peace
Romans 8:5-6 (NLT?)
Those who are dominated by the sinful nature think about sinful things, but those who are controlled by the Holy Spirit think about things that please the Spirit. So letting your sinful nature control your mind leads to death. But letting the Spirit control your mind leads to life and peace.
Paul’s writing is intended to make us think about our spiritual comfort zone. He wants us to honestly evaluate if we are more comfortable thinking about godly, righteous things or worldly, sinful things. Do we find it comfortable or uncomfortable to think and talk about God? Do we endeavor to live a holy life, or are we content to tolerate a degree of ungodliness in our thoughts and behaviors? Would we rather spend time with godly people or ungodly people? If your answers to any of those questions tend toward ungodliness, I urge you to confess those areas to the Lord and ask the Holy Spirit to help you change. Paul says the end results are clear: Sinful thinking leads to death, but Spirit-controlled thinking leads to life and peace.
THINK ABOUT IT
Regular, honest spiritual evaluations help us see where we need spiritual freedom so we can ask the Holy Spirit for His help in those areas. He will be faithful to help us honor Jesus.
PRAYER
Heavenly Father, thank You for Your Holy Spirit’s help, wisdom, and conviction. I choose to submit to His leading. Holy Spirit, I welcome You into my life in a new way to help illumine my mind and open my heart, so I might cooperate with You more fully than ever. In Jesus' name, amen. | |
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1 Samuel 16:7
February 11, 1015
Today's Scripture
But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature, because I have refused him. For the Lord does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”
1 Samuel 16:7
If you ever feel overlooked for some reason, David knew what you feel. The day the prophet Samuel came to anoint one of Jesse’s sons for the throne, David’s family sent him out to the field. They didn’t see in David what God saw. He wasn’t considered worthy enough to even be considered by Samuel. David was overlooked and ignored until God reminded Samuel that man’s opinions do not determine one’s destiny. God Almighty is the One who ordained us. God Almighty is the One who says that when He begins a good work in us, He will be faithful to complete it. God Almighty is the One who makes the least one suddenly ascend to be the greatest.
Don’t let the small-minded perspective of others around you become your limitation. Believe in your life what David believed in his life: “The Lord is on my side. God loves me, and He has chosen me. Nothing is too difficult for the Lord whom I serve. No giant is too big that God and I cannot take down. No valley is too great that God and I cannot walk through. No night is too dark that His Word will not be a lamp to my feet.”
Blessing
Now may the Lord bless you and keep you. May the Lord make His face to shine upon you and be gracious unto you and give you His peace. May you walk in the confidence of knowing that the blood of Jesus Christ will never lose its power. It has redeemed us. It has set us free from the power of sin and Satan. We are liberated. We are royalty, for the blood of heaven is flowing through our veins. Lift up your heads and rejoice; redemption draweth nigh. But until then, let us put on the whole armor of God, fight the good fight, and be victorious in the authority of Jesus’ name.
Today's Bible Reading:?
Old Testament
New Testament?
Psalms & Proverbs
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Blessings and ((hugs))
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