"I
am the bread of life,” Jesus told them. "No one who comes to Me will ever be
hungry, and no one who believes in Me will ever be thirsty again.”—John
6:35
We know how to use physical bread. Whenever we are hungry we simply go and
eat. Do we do that spiritually? Jesus said if we believe in Him, we will never
be spiritually hungry, or malnourished, for He is the "bread of life.” Ever
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Elijah
said to Ahab, "Go up, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a rainstorm.”—1 Kings
18:41
Success can distract you as you seek to follow God's will. Elijah's primary
assignment was to announce when a drought would begin and end (1 Kings 17:1). God
had tol
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Then
Mary took a pound of fragrant oil—pure and expensive nard—anointed Jesus’ feet,
and wiped His feet with her hair. So the house was filled with the fragrance of
the oil.—John
12:3
Mary seemed drawn to the feet of Jesus. It is not surprising that of all
those who followed Jesus, Mary was the one to anoint His feet. The disciples
would have their opportunity to show the same
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"But
go, tell His disciples and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you to Galilee; you will
see Him there just as He told you.’ ”—Mark 16:7
Does God give second chances to those who have failed Him? He certainly did
so for Peter. Peter had proudly announced that he was Jesus' most reliable
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Only
Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh remained alive of those men who
went to scout out the land.—Numbers
14:38
The decisions and disobedience of others will not cancel God's will for you.
Other people's actions will affect you, but no one can prevent what God wants to
do in and through you. Joshua and Caleb trusted God and yet were forced to
wander in a wilderness f
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Immediately
the father of the boy cried out, "I do believe! Help my unbelief.”—Mark 9:24
Faith does not come from ignorance. Faith is based on what we know.
Before we will trust others with something precious to us, we first try to
find out if they are trustworthy. This father was asking that he might come to
know God
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Be
careful that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deceit based
on human tradition, based on the elemental forces of the world, and not based on
Christ.—Colossians
2:8
There is a subtle temptation that encourages Christians to be "practical.”
That is, they try to do God's work in man's way. "Getting results” b
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When
the young man heard that command, he went away grieving, because he had many
possessions.—Matthew
19:22
Your life is the sum of the responses you have made toward God. Once God
makes Himself known to you, what you do next is your decision. Your reaction
reflects what you believe about Him. The rich, young ruler lived a moral life.
He was well versed in Scripture and
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Whoever
is faithful in very little is also faithful in much, and whoever is unrighteous
in very little is also unrighteous in much.—Luke 16:10
God rewards those who are faithful. Throughout your life God will seek to
grow you in your faith. He will continually bring you to times when you must
trust Him. He will lead you into situations that require a "little” faith, and
if you a
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He
made the One who did not know sin to be sin for us, so that we might become the
righteousness of God in Him.—2 Corinthians
5:21
This verse should startle us and cause us to tremble. It is not a verse to be
read quickly and passed over. As Christians we are grateful to be forgiven of
our sins. We are thankful we have been adopted as God's children. Yet we will
never compr
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After
singing psalms, they went out to the Mount of Olives.—Mark 14:26
Praise is greatly honoring to God! In the Old Testament account of King
Jehoshaphat, God's people faced a seemingly insurmountable enemy who was
determined to destroy them.
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