December 21, 2019


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Today's Bible Verse
"It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. "
Lamentations 3:22-23 KJV



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Today's Bible Study
In this verse in Lamentations, we find a great encouragement: The Lord will never fail us and He will renew us every morning. This begins when we recognize that the only reason we have the lives we do is because of God's willingness to show us mercy. We deserve to be consumed because of our sin that forever separated us from His presence. But the Lord decided to show us mercy and Jesus died on the cross to save us.

Every day of our lives is evidence of this mercy. His compassions will never fail. He will forgive us again and again and again and again. This is because Jesus's death covered every single sin. There is nothing we have done or could ever do that was not paid for on the cross. God's wrath disappears when we call on the blood of Jesus to cover us.



Because of this, the Lord's mercies are new every morning so we can approach every day as a new day. We don't have to live in the shadow of yesterday, trying to make up for something we did or didn't do. Instead, we can rest knowing that we are totally secure and totally free exactly where we are with the Lord morning after morning.

The Lord's faithfulness is great. All His promises will be fulfilled. When He said in Philippians 1:6 that He would be faithful to complete the good work that was begun in our hearts, He meant it. Each of us can look forward to a day in Heaven when we no longer struggle with sin. We can look forward to the day when we are with Him every morning in an even deeper way than we are now because there will be nothing threatening to separate us. He is faithful and we can rest in Him on the journey. His mercies are never ending and they never fail.
Today's Prayer
Dear Lord, thank you so much for mercies that never run out. Thank you for the kindness that never runs dry. Help me to embrace the reality that I am covered in the blood of Jesus once and for all and that all my failures are covered in grace. Help me to know you more and help me to dwell in your presence each morning. In Jesus's name, amen.
Yesterday's Devotional
December 20, 2019
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Yesterday's Bible Verse
"Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous. "
1 Peter 3:8 KJV



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Yesterday's Bible Study
In this verse, Peter emphasizes the importance of Christians working together. We are to be single-minded, have compassion for one another, and show love, sympathy (our modern-day equivalent to the King James English word pitiful), and humility to one another. Today, we should apply this verse to our church body.

Peter's first instruction was that we should be of one mind, meaning we should all agree on the core beliefs of the Christian faith. A lot of early Christian communities wrote creeds that explained what they believed, including essential doctrines like the virgin birth, resurrection, and the trinity. This is why it is important for a church to have a statement of faith -- it ensures that all members of the church share the same mindset regarding core beliefs.



In this verse, Peter emphasizes the importance of Christians working together. We are to be single-minded, have compassion for one another, and show love, sympathy (our modern-day equivalent to the King James English word pitiful), and humility to one another. Today, we should apply this verse to our church body.

Peter's first instruction was that we should be of one mind, meaning we should all agree on the core beliefs of the Christian faith. A lot of early Christian communities wrote creeds that explained what they believed, including essential doctrines like the virgin birth, resurrection, and the trinity. This is why it is important for a church to have a statement of faith -- it ensures that all members of the church share the same mindset regarding core beliefs.

Yesterday's Prayer
Dear Lord, help me to show love to other people in my church. Help me to find a place to serve that is in alignment with the needs all around me. Help me to contribute to bringing light to a dark world that is desperate for you. I love you, Jesus. In your name, amen.
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