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I choose to believe the Bible because it's a reliable collection of historical documents written down by eyewitnesses during the lifetime of other eyewitnesses that report to supernatural events that took place before, of specific prophecies and claim that their writings are divine rather than human in origin.
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The promise of eternal life is ours regardless of whether we feel worthy or not or feel ‘different’ or not or find the Ark or touch the shroud of Turin or not. All that is needed is to:
· Recognise and admit we are sinful in thought, word and deed and,
· Admit that we are unable to stop sinning and,
· Realise we are unable to save ourselves through any means of our own and,
· Reach out to the only One who is qualified to save us (Jesus) and,
· Admit and repent (turn away) from our sin and ask for His forgiveness.
When we do, He promises we are sealed as His for eternity no matter what, and nothing we can do (positive or negative) will change His love for us. As with doubting Thomas, once we realise this, and recognise the Saviour, we don’t need any other proof of His promise to us!
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And a beautiful, short and easy version to memorise can be found HERE.
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Stephanie, Heather’s sister – had surgery on her aorta yesterday. Pray for the wisdom for the doctors and nursing staff as they care for her and for Heather to remain calm during this time.
David – still not fully recovered and having angina symptoms today. Pray he remains calm. Pray for his full recovery and that Heidi will have wisdom during this time as she takes care of him.·
Claire – recently lost her father (pray also for her Mom as she adjusts to her loss), had just returned from a teaching mission throughout India, injured her back and then, was recently in a car accident. She is recovering but has a vexing broken wrist, cuts and bruises and is unable to drive for at least six weeks. She was also scheduled to take leave soon. Pray for her healing, patience and that God uses this time in unexpected so she is rested and renewed.
Isaias and Judith Catorce, of Ambassadors for Christ Philippines (AFCP – TMS Global). Please pray for Isachar and Isaias as they continue to do evangelistic preaching and equipping students, pastors, evangelists and church planters for robust health and that God will raise up more supporters for their tireless work. They have urgent needs for funds. If you are able to help, go to www.tms-global.org . Select the ‘Give’ option at the top of the page. Select ‘Give to a Worker.’ Type the amount of the gift and the code 6028 (stands for ‘Catorce’), then follow the simple directions.
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The WeakDay Devotion has been written fresh every week day morning since 1999.
Dedicated to those who want a good helping of Scripture each day.
NEW Series Focused on Thanks!
1. For What God Has Done
Jesus Christ took the burden of our sin
upon Himself for us.
“O give thanks to the Lord, call upon His name; make known His deeds among the peoples. Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; speak of all His wonders. Glory in His holy name; let the heart of those who seek the Lord be glad. Seek…
Sounds of Thanks
“And they brought in the ark of God and placed it inside the tent which David had pitched for it, and they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God. When David had finished offering the burnt offering and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord. And he…
Royal Hymn of Deliverance
“’Thou hast also delivered me from the contentions of my people; Thou hast kept me as head of the nations’ a people whom I have not known serve me. Foreigners pretend obedience to me; as soon as they hear, they obey me; foreigners lose heart, and come trembling out of their fortresses. “’The Lord lives, and blessed be my rock; and…
Sharing Thanks
“Now this is the law of the sacrifice of peace offerings which shall be presented to the Lord. If he offers it by way of thanksgiving, then along with the sacrifice of thanksgiving he shall offer unleavened cakes mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers spread with oil, and cakes…
The Reveal
“Then Joseph said to his brothers, ‘Please come closer to me.’ And they came closer. And he said, ‘I am your brother Joseph, whom you sold into Egypt. And now do not be grieved or angry with yourselves, because you sold me here; for God sent me before you to preserve life. For the famine…
Thanks for Orange Juice!
“Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice! Let your forbearing spirit be known to all men. The Lord is near. Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let …
In a Pit…
“If a man does not repent, He (God) will sharpen His sword; He has bent His bow and made it ready. He has also prepared for Himself deadly weapons; He makes His arrows fiery shafts.
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Thanks, But…
“Then God said to Jacob, ‘Arise, go up to Bethel, and live there; and make an altar there to God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau.’ So Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, ‘Put away the foreign gods which are among you, and purify yourselves, and change your garments; and let us arise and go up to Bethel; and I will make an altar there to God, …
Forgiveness Is Hard
“Then Jacob lifted his eyes and looked, and behold, Esau was coming, and four hundred men with him. So he divided the children among Leah and Rachel and the two maids. And he put the maids and their children in front, and Leah and her children next, and Rachel and Joseph last.
“But he himself passed on ahead of them and bowed down to the ground seven times …
Thanks for the Limp
“Then Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him until daybreak. And when he saw that he had not prevailed against him, he touched the socket of his thigh; so the socket of Jacob’s thigh was dislocated while he wrestled with him.
“Then he said, ‘Let me go, for the dawn is breaking.’ But he said, ‘I will not let you go unless you bless me.’ So he said to him, ‘What. …
Never Alone
“Then Jacob departed from Beersheba and went toward Haran. And he came to a certain place and spent the night there because the sun had set; and he took one of the stones of the place and put it under his head, and lay down in that place. And he had a dream, and behold a ladder was set on the earth with its top reaching to heaven; and behold, the angels of God were ascending and descending on it. …
Psalm 8 Thanksgiving
“O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is Thy name in all the earth, who hast displayed Thy splendour above the heavens! From the mouth of infants and nursing babes Thou hast established strength, because of Thine adversaries, to make the enemy and the revengeful cease.
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Moving Thanks
“Then it came about, when the camels had finished drinking, that the man took a gold ring weighing a half-shekel and two bracelets for her wrist weighting ten shekels in gold, and said, “Whose daughter are…
Thankful Relief!
“Then they came to the place of which God had told him; and Abraham built the altar there, and arranged the wood, and bound his son Isaac, and laid him on the altar on top of the wood. And Abraham stretched out his hand, and took the knife to slay his son. But…
Two Altars of Thanks
“Now the Lord said to Abram, ‘Go forth from your country, and from your relatives and from your father’s house, to the land which I will show you; and I will make you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great; and so you shall be a blessing; and I will bless those who bless you, and…
Thankful Relief!
“Now it came about in the six hundred and first year, in the first month, on the first of the month, the water was dried up from the earth… Then God spoke to Noah, saying, ‘Go out of the ark, you and your wife and your sons and your sons’ wives with you. Bring out with you every living thing of all…
WeakEnd Assignment - Thanks 101
““I will give thanks to the Lord with all my heart; I will tell of all Thy wonders. I will be glad and exult in Thee; I will sing praise to Thy name, O Most High.
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The Prototype of Thanks
“And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife had themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden. Then the Lord God called to the man and said to him, ‘Where are you?’…
Thank You, God for Hope
“Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, ‘Indeed, has God said, ‘You shall not eat from any tree of the garden?’ And the woman said to the serpent, ‘From the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat; but…