#storychanging
Monday— When his brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him… Genesis 37:4 He’d done nothing wrong. He’d been trying his best, being fair with everyone, believing he was pleasing God, and they turned on him. Have you been there? You did nothing to deserve the hatred, the…
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Monday— I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless, I live; yet not I, but Christ lives in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. Galatians 2:20 “I am” statements have been wildly popular since…
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Monday— Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts no one. But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. James 1:13-14 Is it a test or a temptation? It’s easy to…
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Monday— This man lived in the tombs, and no one could bind him anymore, not even with a chain. Mark 5:3 Tombstones. Graves. Cemeteries. They creep us out a little, especially after dark. Graveyards have an eerie quality because they are so final. No one being buried in a tomb is coming back. In first-century…
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Monday— …without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins. Hebrews 9:22 Why the cross? Couldn’t God just forgive everyone without that? He’s God; can’t He do whatever He wants to? The more we learn about Jesus and His sacrifice, the more we bump into questions like these. Most people know the phrase…
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Monday— God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. Genesis 1:31 “I can’t believe in a God who would allow such evil in the world,” Shane announced. “Exactly,” answered Monica. “If God is so great, why did He make a world with earthquakes, disease, and murder? Why would a good God…
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Monday— This is what the LORD says: “Stop at the crossroads and look around. Ask for the old, godly way, and walk in it. Travel its path, and you will find rest for your souls. But you reply, ‘No, that’s not the road we want!’ Jeremiah 6:16 “This ain’t your grandma’s religion!” the TV preacher…
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Monday— Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” Luke 23:34 The pounding of iron on iron was like a heartbeat, muffled by the screams of the bloody men on crosses and the jeers of the mob. Every thud of the heavy hammer drove a spike deeper into tender…
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Monday— It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife. Proverbs 25:24 “Oh man, Jed,” Charla murmured as she surveyed the one-room shack her brother had moved into. “This is…uh…this is not good. I know it’s not my business what goes on between you…
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