Posts Categorized: Devotional

To Flourish Like a Palm Tree

Posted May 30, 2022 | Judith Ingram

Scripture

Psalm 92:12-15 NLT

But the godly will flourish like palm trees and grow strong like the cedars of Lebanon. For they are transplanted to the LORD’s own house. They flourish in the courts of our God. Even in old age they will still produce fruit; they will remain vital and green. They will declare, “The LORD is just! He is my rock! There is no evil in him!”

Consider

I grew up in California, so I am happily familiar with palm trees. A favorite sight of mine was a stand of four palm trees I could see from a distance. They rose tall above the surrounding trees.

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One Nation, Under God

Posted May 25, 2022 | Judith Ingram

Spiritual warfare had become increasingly visible to our mortal eyes as we witness day after day horrors that not so long ago were unthinkable. Without God to fight for us, we are helpless against “the cosmic powers of this present darkness…the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places” as Paul writes in his letter to the Ephesians (6:12).

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God-Centered Joy

Posted May 23, 2022 | Judith Ingram

Scripture

John 15:9-12 NIV

“As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. If you obey my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father’s commands and remain in his love. I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.”

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As Jesus prepares his disciples for the fast-approaching end of his earthly ministry, he stresses the importance of love, mentioning it seven times in these four short verses.

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God Who Delivers

Posted May 16, 2022 | Judith Ingram

Scripture

Matthew 27:45-46 NIV

From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land. About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?”—which means, “My God, my God, why have your forsaken me?”

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When Jesus cried out in anguish from the cross, in what way did his Father respond? Or did he? Jesus, the beloved Son of the Father, suffered and died on that cruel cross. God did not stop his death, but he delivered him from death by raising him three days later.

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The Cost of Conflict

Posted May 9, 2022 | Judith Ingram

Scripture

2 Corinthians 8:9 NIV

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich.

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Conflicts are expensive. Whether we choose a course of resentment or forgiveness, we will somehow pay a price for our relationship troubles. We all know the cost of clinging to a grudge. Ruminating over an offense costs us time and energy, as well as personal peace and spiritual vitality. Stoking the fire of our resentment requires vigilance, or the flames may die out.

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