May 11, 2020


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Today's Bible Verse
"I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me."
Proverbs 8:17 (KJV)



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Today's Bible Study
In this morning's verse, we get a sweet reminder that the Lord will honor our efforts to grow in love and our knowledge of Him. Today, we'll consider what it means for us to love the Lord, who never fails to be faithful.

The Lord says that He loves those who love Him. So anytime we feel His love, it's evidence that He has been working in our hearts and is helping us become closer to Him. It is only by His mercy that we are capable of loving Him. If we long to know the Lord more, this means we are already dwelling in His great love for us.

The second half of the verse promises that when we seek the Lord, we will find Him. When we make an effort to get to know the Lord, we will grow in our understanding of Him. However, it's important to recognize that seeking the Lord is an intentional action--it doesn't happen by accident or when we happen to have time. We have to seek the Lord every day, on purpose, to truly find Him.

Seeking the Lord includes a number of different actions. Perhaps the most important is reading His Word. After all, if we want to know God, reading the book that He wrote through people over thousands of years is a perfect place to start. In addition to spending time in the Bible, we should pray. Carving out moments in our lives when we can be alone with God is essential for us to get to know Him and learn to talk to Him.





Finally, walking in obedience is an essential part of seeking the Lord. I have heard the saying that the Lord will give us as much understanding as we obey … we must be careful not to seek the Lord in knowledge and relationship while neglecting obedience.



When we do these things, we are opening our hearts and minds to see God more clearly. Instead of getting caught up in the world, we are intentionally transforming ourselves into the image of Jesus Christ. In this way, when we seek the Lord, we also become like Him and dwell in the assurance of His love as never before.
Today's Prayer
Dear Lord, I am so grateful that when I seek you, you find me. There is nothing like being known and loved by you, and I want to grow in my knowledge of you day after day. Help me to share the love of Jesus with those I encounter tomorrow. In Jesus's name, amen.
Yesterday's Devotional
May 10, 2020
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Yesterday's Bible Verse
"Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you, who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God."
1 Peter 1:21 (KJV)



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Yesterday's Bible Study
In this verse, Peter talks about how Jesus gives us hope. From the beginning of the world, God had a plan to save us through Jesus, who defeated death forever, and through whom we find salvation and many more reasons to rejoice. In today's Bible study, we'll consider the reasons we have for hope in Jesus and how we can feel that hope today.

We have hope because God had a plan for our salvation from the very beginning of time. He knew when He created humans that we might one day reject Him. And, if we rejected Him, Jesus would have to die to atone for that sin. The Lord knew that when He decided to make us, He was opening up the possibility that we might hurt Him … but He created us anyway.

This shows us the magnitude of God's love--He wanted us, even though He knew that the price of our redemption would be terribly high. He knew the costs of creating us and decided that we were worth it. This gives us hope that God loves us more than we could ever understand.


We also have hope in the fact that Jesus has defeated death forever. When He died and rose again, He showed that He had power over sin and death. Death could not control Him; the grave was no match for the power of God! Because Jesus lives within us, He has given us power over sin and death. We don't have to fear dying because after we die, we will be with God. When we struggle with sin, we can remember that Jesus paid the price for our sins. We are fighting a battle that has already been won!

Today, whatever we are facing, we can have faith in a God who knows us, loves us, and has defeated death and sin forever … for us. We are not alone in this world, and nothing can ever separate us from Him. We could not serve a better or more powerful God. Jesus is Lord over all--and this is enough to give us hope for all eternity.
Yesterday's Prayer
Dear Lord, I am so grateful that you're the final source of all my hope. You defeated death once and for all during the resurrection. I no longer have any reason to be afraid because you are with me always. Thank you, Jesus, for your love and my salvation. In your name, amen.
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