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Called to Holiness

13 March by Chris Roberts
Old Worn Down Bible

For God has not called us for impurity, but in holiness. Therefore whoever disregards this, disregards not man but God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you.
1 Thessalonians 4:7-8
The words of Scripture are not words of advice. Through his Word, God has revealed to us how he expects us to live. These words ought to [...]

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A House of Prayer

10 March by Chris Roberts
Hands in Prayer

…“It is written, ‘My house shall be a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a den of robbers.”
Luke 19:46
Donkeys braying, birds chirping, people rushing about, voices crying, “Best deals here! Change your money at my booth! Finest animals for sacrifice!” Activity everywhere, all focused on commerce, on making a buck. Perhaps there [...]

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The Lord Has Taken Up My Cause

6 March by Chris Roberts
God's Children

“I called on your name, O Lord, from the depths of the pit; you heard my plea, ‘Do not close your ear to my cry for help!’ You came near when I called on you; you said, ‘Do not fear!’ “You have taken up my cause, O Lord; you have redeemed my life…”
Lamentations 3:55-58
The Lord [...]

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My Soul Thirsts For God

3 March by Chris Roberts
Thirsty for God Devotions

As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God?
Psalm 42:1-2
Make your goal to wake up each morning with a hunger and thirst for God and to live each day with this desire [...]

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Glimpsing Eternity From God’s Perspective

21 February by Chris Roberts
Seeing Eternity Devotional

After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice, “Salvation belongs to our God who [...]

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Water from the Well

18 February by Chris Roberts
Water from Jesus Well

With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation.
Isaiah 12:3
The Christian life is one of joy. There ought to be no one happier than the man who realizes both the full depths of his sin and the marvelous mercies of God. Our happiness is not based on health, wealth, safety, security, political stability, [...]

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Our Strength Will Fail, But We Are Upheld By the Lord

12 February by Chris Roberts
Mountains and Shadows

I have chosen you and not cast you off; fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
Isaiah 41:9b-10
What strength sustains you as you serve the Lord? It is not your wit [...]

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When Life Gets Hard, Remember That Jesus Has Overcome The World

10 February by Chris Roberts
Neon Cross

I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.
John 16:33
As I write this I think of an old man even now sitting at the side of his dying wife. As her body fails he is [...]

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Filled with the Glory of God

6 February by Chris Roberts
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Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.
Exodus 40:34
At a specific moment in human history, the glory of God entered human dwelling. The tabernacle became the sacred resting place for the Ark of the Covenant and it was on the Ark that God’s glory rested. This [...]

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Look to the Lord

2 February by Chris Roberts
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But as for me, I will look to the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation; my God will hear me.
Micah 7:7
There are not many words in the Bible more amazing than these: my God will hear me. The One who spoke all things into existence, who holds in his hand billions [...]

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