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Love Gives…

January 3, 2025

KEY FROM GOD’S WORD:

Matthew 5:43-44 Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

THOUGHT ON GOD’S WORD:  

    Society today is so much, “give me” oriented. It is like saying, “if I will give you my love, then what’s in it for me?” But this is not true love. Real love is someone showing adoration and compassion for something or someone else. If you really love something or someone you should not be looking for what you get, but how can I give. When you came to Jesus, you loved Him because He first loved you. How did you know that He loved you? You knew because He gave of Himself for you when you had nothing to give back that was equal to the value of what He gave. He also knew you would never be able to give Him anything that could repay what He had done at Calvary. Still, He loved you enough to do it anyway.

    So now, because of His love for you, you naturally want to do something for Him. Why, because you love Him and that is what love is really about. Love is about giving. Not giving to see what more you might get, but giving because you have already received His most valuable gift available, His love. John 3:16 says, “God so loved the world that He GAVE…”

    In our passage in Matthew today we are told we are even to love our enemies. How do you love an enemy? GIVE. Give them some time to get to know you. Give them the most precious thing you have, Jesus. Bless them, do well for them, and pray for them.   

CARRYING THAT THOUGHT THROUGH THE DAY:

    If love is really giving, then how can you show your love today to your spouse, children, or friends? I guess the real question is what you might give to them to show them your love. Not because you will get, just because. Oh, by the way… When you give love unselfishly as God does, watch out… that love always seems to come back at you through the ones you love. Maybe that is what God had in mind! What do you think?

How might you show God’s Love through you by giving today?”

IF YOU ARE JOURNALING:

Ask yourself, what are MY THOUGHTS concerning this Passage, and today’s Devotion?

Do I find within this reading a CHALLENGE for my life?

What are one or two things I WILL DO today or this week to accept that CHALLENGE?

GOD TALKING TO ME:  JANUARY 3, 2025

THROUGH THE BIBLE ACCELERATED READING
^{(O.T.-1,   N.T. & PS.-2,   Prov. – Monthly)}
Genesis 5-6  /  Psalm 3  /  Proverbs 3  /  Matthew 5

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
Genesis 6-8  /  Matthew 3

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News Worth Reading…

January 2, 2025

KEY FROM GOD’S WORD:

Proverbs 2:10-11 When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul; Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:

THOUGHT ON GOD’S WORD:

    Television, Radio, Internet, and the Daily Newspaper all claim they have the most accurate coverage of what is happening. They even tell you that being informed is your right. This right to know everything is often declared as part of the Freedom of Information Act or our Freedom of Free Speech. Our Constitutional Rights are something Americans have fought hard for over the years. Now technology has allowed us to know what is happening within moments of its occurrence. Sometimes the news we get does indeed help, but often it really makes little difference in our lives at all. It is generally useless information that changes nothing in our daily lives, and sometimes it is incorrect information at that.

    I do however know where there is information that will influence your day today, and it is always accurate. In our verses in Proverbs today we are told when wisdom enters into our heart, and knowledge is something that pleases our inner soul, then we will be able to decide correctly for ourselves what is right and what is wrong. These verses also tell us that by having the wisdom only God can share and being confident that this information is always 100% correct, it will keep you all the days of your life.   
  

CARRYING THAT THOUGHT THROUGH THE DAY:

    OK, now you want to know all of what God says, and you want to know everything today. Well, I am sorry, but unless you can read all of God’s Word today and absorb all of what you read, you probably cannot know it all today. However, you can know this, if you know Jesus as your Saviour, the Holy Spirit who resides in you knows the whole book from front to back. If you will allow Him, He will guide you in the paths of righteousness. This does not get you off the hook of reading God’s Word. The Bible and its wisdom are what the Holy Spirit will use to guide you. So read some, believe it all, ask God for direction, and walk in the Lord. Now finally, there really is some news worth reading.

How will absorb God’s Good News today?”

IF YOU ARE JOURNALING:

Ask yourself, what are MY THOUGHTS concerning this Passage, and today’s Devotion?

Do I find within this reading a CHALLENGE for my life?

What are one or two things I WILL DO today or this week to accept that CHALLENGE?

GOD TALKING TO ME:  JANUARY 2, 2025

THROUGH THE BIBLE ACCELERATED READING
^{(O.T.-1,   N.T. & PS.-2,   Prov. – Monthly)}
  Genesis 3-4  /  Psalm 2  /  Proverbs 2  /  Matthew 3-4,2

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
  Genesis 3-5  / Matthew 2