Posts Categorized: Devotional

Circumcise Your Heart

Posted October 2, 2017 | Judith Ingram

Scripture

Deuteronomy 10:16 (NRSV)

Circumcise, then, the foreskin of your heart, and do not be stubborn any longer.

Consider

This verse is situated in an important Old Testament passage in which God describes the essence of his relationship with his people. “You belong to Me,” God says in effect. “I chose you. Physical circumcision distinguishes you from the world, but you must circumcise your hearts as well. You must ‘cut off’ useless and counterproductive practices of the world and instead act in ways that identify you as mine.”

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Because We Are Dust

Posted September 25, 2017 | Judith Ingram

Scripture

Psalm 103:10-14 (NIV)

He does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.

As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him; for he knows how we are formed, he remembers that we are dust.

Consider

This psalm of David is one of the most quoted in the psalter.

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You Are My Witnesses

Posted September 18, 2017 | Judith Ingram

Scripture

Isaiah 43:10-11 (NIV)

“You are my witnesses,” declares the LORD, “and my servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and believe me and understand that I am he. Before me no god was formed, nor will there be one after me. I, even I, am the LORD, and apart from me there is no savior.”

Consider

In a court of law, witnesses play an important role. Witnesses provide a bridge between an unfamiliar event and the people (jurors or judges) who must render a decision about it. A witness’s value lies in his or her personal experience of the event in question.

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Quality Faith

Posted September 11, 2017 | Judith Ingram

Scripture

Matthew 17:19-20 (NIV)

Then the disciples came to Jesus in private and asked, “Why couldn’t we drive [the demon] out [of the boy]?” He replied, “Because you have so little faith. I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”

Consider

Like the disciples, we sometimes wonder why our spiritual lives are not more effective. We love and believe in God, so why do we so often fall prey to worry and fear, anger and resentment?

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Fruitful Prayer

Posted September 4, 2017 | Judith Ingram

Scripture

Mark 11:22-25 (TNIV)

“Have faith in God,” Jesus answered. “Truly I tell you, if you say to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and do not doubt in your heart but believe that what you say will happen, it will be done for you. Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.”

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