Advent Devotionals, Blog, Discipleship
But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. Peacemakers who sow in peace raise a harvest of righteousness. James 3:17-18 NIV God’s wisdom is marked by...
Advent Devotionals, Blog, Discipleship
But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, are only a small village among all the people of Judah. Yet a ruler of Israel, whose origins are in the distant past, will come from you on my behalf. Micah 5:2 NLT The people of Israel undoubtedly grew weary as they waited for their...
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We wait in hope for the Lord, He is our help and our shield. In Him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name. Psalm 33:20-22 NIV As a young child I loved the Christmas Season and celebrating the birth of our Lord and Savior. I vividly recall sitting in our...
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…Christ in you, the Hope of Glory. Colossians 1:27 NIV At nine years old, my understanding of the word hope was something like: I sure hope it doesn’t rain our game out. I hope we never have liver again But during my senior year at Belmont, I learned of the hope that...
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The wise men came to worship. They started their journey not knowing where they would end up. They had to stop and ask directions. The environment and circumstances in which they would find him were irrelevant. When they saw the star, they were overjoyed (Matthew 2:10...
Advent Devotionals, Blog, Discipleship
He reached down from heaven and rescued me; He drew me out of deep waters. Psalm 18:16 NIV It was a hot day in South Florida. New summer, new swim lessons. It was the routine for years for us Adkins kids. My sister and I had learned to swim the summer before; the...
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