Gleaning from my devotions.

​God wants to communicate with you and has promised to guide you. 

Gleaning from my devotions.

​No matter how long you have travelled in the wrong direction, you can always turn around. With Jesus it’s never too late to make a new start.

Gleaning from my devotions.

​We are good at expressing our emotions at sporting events – then why should it be any different in our worship to God?

Gleaning from my devotions.

​Most people aren’t listen to the warnings. Jesus urges you to be ready.

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​We are supposed to use not only our money, but all the gifts God has given us – including our time, education, job, skills and opportunities for the benefit of God’s kingdom.

Gleaning from my devotions.

​Generations come and go but the name of Jesus will be remembered for ever.

Gleaning from my devotions.

​If we get our attitude toward money straight, it will help straighten out almost every other area of our life.

Gleaning from my devotions.

​One of the advantages of reading through the Bible in a year is that we get a rounded picture of the nature and character of God, and a greater understanding of what God is like.

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​Opposition is not necessarily a sign of failure on the part of God’s people?

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​Our giving is a response to God’s generosity to us.

Gleaning from my devotions.

​*Trust’* and ‘*obey’* are a very good summary of the Christian life. 

Gleaning from my devotions.

​Great thought to remember,  mountaintops encourage you, but valleys mature you. 

Gleaning from my devotions.

​Seeking God requires discipline and patience – you have to learn to wait on God. You can miss out if you are in too much of a hurry.

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​God’s commands arise out of His goodness and His love for you. 

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​You can know God’s presence and His pleasure in the midst of all the challenges of life. 

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​Our experience on the mountain top can help us to see our life down below in a new and different way.

Gleaning from my devotions.

​Jesus teaches us to aim high with our own lives, never just ‘making do’ but enduring hardships and always seeking the joy of God’s presence.

Gleaning from my devotions.

​When you are going through difficult times you will be strengthened as you remember past blessings and the times that God has delivered you.

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​God understands that suffering will cause us confusion and grief – he went through the worst of it for us.

Gleaning from my devotions.

​Being a follower of Jesus is not about having everything together. It’s about crying out to God for help with hope. 

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​Whatever our failings or whatever difficulties we may face, we can bring them to God in prayer.

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​Our task is both  to hear God’s message and to declare it to others.

Gleanings from my devotions.

​Generosity is not an occasional act; it is a way of living. 

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​We are to submit to Jesus’ authority, obeying His teaching and following where He leads us.

Gleaning from my devotions.

​Tell God everything you need. He already knows anyway and is waiting for you to ask for help.

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​Jesus has given you a ‘hotline’ to God, but it is not just for emergency use – it is to be used all the time.

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​Because God is so generous to us, we also should always be generous.

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​God created you for this moment and placed everything inside of you to transition well and help multiply His Kingdom.

Gleaning from my devotions.

​Jesus isn’t a crutch—He’s the real thing! We can praise Him now because of the hope He gives us. 

Gleaning from my devotions.

​Things may not always be perfect, but our God is. 

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​God wants you to have a close, personal relationship with Him of intimacy, simplicity and obedience. This is an extraordinary honor and privilege. 

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​God’s ultimate rescue is the salvation that is in Jesus.

Gleaning from my devotions.

​Faithfulness is something we should strive for in marriage, friendships and in our relationship with God.

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​God does not say that there won’t be any troubles but He does promise to deliver you from them all. 

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​The key to winning your battles is not to rely on your own strength but to put your trust in God. 

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​Crying out to God in our distress is a way of expressing both grief and trust: that God is big enough to handle the problem.

Gleaning from my devotions.

​God’s ‘rules’ are His boundaries for life, given out of His love for us. His boundaries are not designed to restrict our freedom but rather to give us freedom.

Gleaning from my devotions.

​God is incarnate. Anything you need is found in him. 

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​The key to forgiving others and yourself is knowing how much God has forgiven you. Forgiven people forgive.

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​Jesus is the Eternal King, the Servant King, King to be Worshiped, the King who lays down His Life and The Victorious King.

Gleanings from my devotions.

​Each time God declares ‘I am the Lord’ it reminds us both of his greatness and of our relationship with Him.

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​Sinful human nature led to the death of Jesus. The challenge is to live differently

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​May we, have the desire to be in our Father’s house and seek His presence in prayer as much as is humanly possible. 

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​Always cling to the knowledge that you are adopted and loved because of the great gift of your Savior.

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​The love for Jesus is important. Indeed, it is our very love for Jesus that overflows into love for others.

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​Following Jesus is life-changing. He constantly turns people’s lives around. He turns despair into joy.

Gleaning from my devotions.

​We pray the best possible way when we pray Jesus “Thy will be done”

Gleaning from my devotions.

​God views things through a wide-angled lens: He takes a long view and He wants you to enjoy a lifetime of His favor.

Gleaning from my devotions.

​When we spend more of our days praising God, thanking Him, confessing sour attitudes, and interceding for others, our heart becomes more Christ-like. 

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​Godly, spiritual authority is a source of great blessing.

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​Whatever we are going through pray that the Father’s name will be glorified. 

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​Prayer is a key way to develop a relationship with God by speaking with Him.

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​You cannot fully understand the cross unless you understand why it was necessary.

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​At the end of the day, we all need mercy even more than justice.

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​As you seek the Lord and gaze upon the beauty of the Lord in worship, He lifts you above all the distractions, fears and temptations. 

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​We are called to worship God’s glory and reflect it. 

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​Life is an extraordinary and wonderful gift. In the Bible we are constantly urged not to waste this gift, but instead to make the most of our lives.

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​God is able to do a lot with a very small amount. Whatever you give to God, He multiplies.

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​It is only through Jesus that we can be made holy and approach God with confidence.

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​With God at the center of a friendship or marriage we gave an invisible thread of enormous strength.

Gleaning from my devotions.

​Sometimes when the storms come it appears that God is not doing anything. He does not seem to be answering your prayers or even listening to you. In times like this, your faith is being tested.

Gleaning from my devotions.

​In the low point we need to remember that suffering does not have the last word. In Jesus, the resurrection and the victory of God have the last word. We need to keep trusting Him.

Gleaning from my devotions.

​The things which matter most to God should take first place in our lives.

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​Death and burial are not the end. In Christ, you too will be raised from the dead.

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​God involves you in His plans. God comes and sits alongside you and in all things... works for the good. 

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​Today is a good day to focus our thoughts on Jesus, the Saviour of the world, and meditate on how He saved us and carries us through life.  

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​God is continually communicating with us through the life-changing words of the Bible.

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​God’s way may not be easy, but there is great joy and excitement in following His way.

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​God  is faithful to us and He wants  us to be faithful to Him.

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​We don’t know what the future holds, but we know who holds the future. These words were in the song that Becky and I sang to each other around our wedding.

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​Through the cross of Jesus, we have forgiveness for our past failures, and through the power of Holy Spirit we can be victorious over temptation.

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​God’s amazing and wonderful invitation is not something you should take lightly or flippantly. It is a huge privilege that  God invites you to have an intimate friendship with Him. 

Gleaning from my devotions.

​God’s amazing and wonderful invitation is not something you should take lightly or flippantly. It is a huge privilege that  God invites you to have an intimate friendship with Him. 

Gleaning from my devotions.

​Nothing we have thought or said or done puts us beyond the reach of entering the kingdom of God. 

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​We need to build our life on the foundation of prayer and worship.

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​Praying is about seeking God’s face and enjoying sweet communion with Him.

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​If we accept the generosity that God showers on us, the result are staggering.

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​Until you find a relationship with Jesus, life will not really make sense.

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​Children and youth are not only the future of the church, they are the church.

Gleaning from my devotions.

​We see that although suffering is never good in itself, God is able to use it for good in a number of ways. 

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​Our suffering is also God’s suffering. He suffers alongside us. 

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​God does not always simply remove suffering from your life; he sometimes uses the bad things that happen to bring about His good purposes.

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​Our relationship with God is meant to be a two-way conversation. We need to take the time to listen when we pray. 

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​Jesus paid, by His blood on the cross, the ransom price to set us free. 

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​If we the church are on offensive we can be assured of victory against the defences of the enemy.

Gleaning from my devotions.

​The goodness of God is revealed supremely in Jesus.

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​“Help, Lord” is a great prayer at the start of a day as you ask God to guide you in all that you are involved in.

Gleaning from my devotions.

​Even at the most difficult time of your life you can experience the intimate presence of God.

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​Every time we tell someone about Jesus and the gospel, we  plant a seed in their heart. 

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​Your potential is not about being driven by ambition or success; it is about recognizing who you are in God. 

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​You cannot change your thought patterns on your own. You need the help of the Holy Spirit – filling your heart with His love and good fruit.

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​Make a lifelong, daily habit of reading God’s word. 

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​Fragile – Handle with Care’  Jesus is there for you when you feel like this.

Gleaning from my devotions.

​Put a pebble in someone’s shoe. (Plant a Bible verse in someone’s life)

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​If want to know what true success looks like, study the model of Jesus – His vision, life and teaching. His Word, the Bible. 

Gleaning from my devotions.

​Focus on the goodness of the Lord, worship Him, and He will fight for you! 

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​We need  Jesus even when things don’t look great, Jesus has power to sort out even the most difficult situations.

Gleaning from my devotions.

​Two lives can look alike, but the difference in the foundations is evident when, inevitably, the storms of life come.

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​Worship redirects our focus, Worship makes the enemy scatter and Worship is our testimony to the world.

Gleaning from my devotions.

​Praise God for what he has done, and watch how your discouragement is turned into courage, your fear is turned to faith, and your anxiety is turned into peace.

Gleaing fm my devotions.

​The Lord inhabits the praises of His people. Where real worship is, there God is.

Gleaning from my devotions.

​It is impossible to overestimate the power, victory, blessing, healing, encouragement, and inspiration embodied in this wonderful secret of worshiping the Lord.

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​God gives you a vision and your vision keeps your hopes alive; it’s your dream of a better tomorrow. 

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​God gives you a purpose and your purpose gives you strength to move forward even when times are tough. Purpose stabilizes your life. 

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​Sometimes you have to pray instantly, urgently, on the spur of the moment.

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​Prayer is the divine energy that brings the power of God into the plans He gives you, but you must learn to pray with fervor, persistence, and faith.

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​We must humbly and specifically ask God to place His ideas for our life into our heart and mind.

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​There are no small tasks in the Lord’s work, and no insignificant dreams. 

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​The best dreams don’t start with us but instead are planted in us by God.

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​Praise God for this. God is with you and will give you a foretaste of the future – His strength for today and hope for tomorrow.

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​God is waiting for us to shift into following Him going forward!

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​God wants you to trust in him. Make a decision today not to worry about tomorrow. 

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​Everything in your past has prepared you for what’s next, and every promise of God will provide what’s needed.