So happy you’ve decided to visit daily devos! This is where short reads are added for today’s hungry, and often harried souls! Breeze through quickly if your time is limited. Saunter with solace if you are leisurely browsing. Whether you have only a few minutes or time to linger, be sure to reflect on the thought-provoking questions and challenges included to encourage your spiritual awareness and growth.
He breaks the spirit of rulers; he is feared by the kings of the earth. Psalm 76:12 NIV #faith #warrior #words #fear #bible #believers #jesus #SoulSnack
"I am a teacher at heart," I said to him. The blank stare on his face amused me. He had not attended one of my classes, and it was clear he saw me in a different light. I remembered the exchange as I read:
Teach believers with your life: by word, by demeanor, by love, by faith, by integrity. 1 Timothy 4:12 msg
It is true; others may see us differently, based on our role or job title, economic status, age, fitness or many other descriptors. But how we live our lives teaches without words. Let us live well, an unsmudged reflection of the Master.
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Make vows to the Lord your God and fulfill them; let all the neighboring lands bring gifts to the One to be feared. Psalm 76:11 NIV #faith #warrior #words #fear #bible #believers #SoulSnack
We watched a program some time ago where the characters were cast into different scenarios searching for a desired outcome. They chose different actions in each reality. They had an opportunity for a do over, a second chance, like perhaps we might wish for at times. I thought about that when I read:
My dear children, let’s not just talk about love; let’s practice real love. This is the only way we’ll know we’re living truly, living in God’s reality. 1 John 3:18 msg
So, who will choose the reality of living in real love? What reality will we choose to live in today?
From heaven you pronounced judgment, and the land feared and was quiet—when you, God, rose up to judge, to save all the afflicted of the land. Psalm 76:8-9 NIV #faith #warrior #words #fear #bible #believers #jesus #SoulSnack
How do you like the idea of being put on trial, participating in a legal proceeding and standing before a judge? We can go to mediation and avoid the trial certain to expose and condemn us for our misdeeds. How? Consider …
For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all men – the testimony given in its proper time. 1 Timothy 2:5 NIV 1984
So let us seek Jesus, the One who willingly stands as our Mediator to reconcile us to God.
God is renowned … His name is great … It is you alone who are to be feared. Who can stand before you …? Psalm 76:1-7 NIV
Our greatest strength alone is not enough for us to stand before God. So let be in awe of Him. #faith #warrior #words #fear #bible #believers #jesus #SoulSnack
