Posts Categorized: Devotional

God’s Delight

Posted July 8, 2024 | Judith Ingram

Scripture

Ephesians 1:4,5 NLT

Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes. God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure.

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A remarkable truth about God is how he delights in loving us. It gives him great joy to walk with us, to cherish and bless us, and to guide and discipline us so that we can approach the holiness for which he formed and made us.

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Righteous Rule

Posted July 1, 2024 | Judith Ingram

Scripture

Isaiah 32:1-5 ESV

Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, and princes will rule in justice. Each will be like a hiding place from the wind, a shelter from the storm, like streams of water in a dry place, like the shade of a great rock in a weary land.

Then the eyes of those who see will not be closed, and the ears of those who hear will give attention. The heart of the hasty will understand and know, and the tongue of the stammerers will hasten to speak distinctly. The fool will no more be called noble, nor the scoundrel said to be honorable.

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Small Surrenders

Posted June 24, 2024 | Judith Ingram

Scripture

Philippians 2:13-16a CEB

God is the one who enables you both to want and to actually live out his good purposes. Do everything without grumbling and arguing so that you may be blameless and pure, innocent children of God surrounded by people who are crooked and corrupt. Among these people you shine like stars in the world because you hold on to the word of life.

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I watch the evening news and ask myself, Has the world gone crazy?

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The Gift in Family Conflict

Posted June 17, 2024 | Judith Ingram

Scripture

Proverbs 15:28 NLT

The heart of the godly thinks carefully before speaking; the mouth of the wicked overflows with evil words.

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No matter how closely a family is knit together with love and mutual respect, conflict among members is certain to erupt sooner or later. Because we are individuals with our own set of human needs, wants, foibles, and agendas, even those we love best can irritate and agitate us to the point of angry explosions or hurtful silences that nevertheless shout our indignation and displeasure.

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I AM With You Always

Posted June 10, 2024 | Judith Ingram

Scripture

Daniel 3:24-26 NLT

But suddenly Nebuchadnezzar jumped up in amazement and exclaimed to his advisors, “Didn’t we tie up three men and throw them into the furnace?” “Yes, Your Majesty, we certainly did,” they replied. “Look!” Nebuchadnezzar shouted. “I see four men, unbound, walking around in the fire unharmed! And the fourth looks like a god!”

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We remember from Sunday school the story of Daniel and his three friends—Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego—who were captured during the destruction of Jerusalem in 605 B.C. and hauled off to Babylon as young men.

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