Posts Categorized: Devotional

Three-Dimensional Worship

Posted July 20, 2015 | Judith Ingram

Scripture

Micah 6:8 (New International Version)

He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.

Consider

We may show our devotion to God in a variety of ways: with daily quiet time and Bible study, with regular church attendance, with praying and singing, or with tithing out of our wealth for his kingdom work. Such two-dimensional, God-to-man worship, however, the prophet Micah says is incomplete. God will not be satisfied with our offerings until we include others in our worship.

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Lord of Troubled Relationships

Posted July 13, 2015 | Judith Ingram

Scripture

1 Corinthians 6:19-20 (New International Version)

Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body.

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When we choose to follow Christ, he takes ownership of everything about us—our bodies, our thoughts and behaviors, our plans, our dreams. He gives us the Holy Spirit to help us align our hearts with his and to accomplish the work he has particularly assigned each of us to do.

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Power In Praise

Posted July 6, 2015 | Judith Ingram

Scripture

Psalm 103:1-2 (New Living Translation)

Let all that I am praise the LORD; with my whole heart, I will praise his holy name.

Let all that I am praise the LORD; may I never forget the good things he does for me.

Consider

When we’re hit with an insult, an injustice, or a betrayal, our first impulse probably is not to thank God for it. More likely, we’ll challenge God, rage against God, question God—that is, if we think of God at all. We may be so consumed by our hurt and outrage that remembering God comes only as an afterthought.

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Bad Medicine

Posted June 29, 2015 | Judith Ingram

Scripture

Ephesians 4:31-32 (New Living Translation)

Get rid of all bitterness, rage, anger, harsh words, and slander, as well as all types of evil behavior. Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you.

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Every time I replay another person’s hurtful behavior towards me—the angry words, the stinging criticisms—I take another dose of poison into my system. I reintroduce the sickness and the pain of the original offense. In a sense, I take the other person’s sin inside me and make it my own.

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Sometimes We Stumble

Posted June 22, 2015 | Judith Ingram

Scripture

Psalm 37:23-24 (New Revised Standard Version)
Our steps are made firm by the Lord, when he delights in our way; though we stumble, we shall not fall headlong, for the Lord holds us by the hand.

Consider

No matter how much we love God and want to do what pleases him, we will at times act foolishly, make mistakes, and hurt other people. Although we want to act rightly, sometimes we say or do things so blatantly selfish, mean, or destructive that we shock even ourselves. “That’s not me,” we say. “I’m not really like that.”

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