Tag: obedience
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Lessons from Jesus the Disciple
Daily Devotion: Day 235 “The Lord GOD hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned” (Isaiah 50:4, KJV). The above passage is a prophecy about Jesus, the Messiah.…
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Becoming Perfect through Obedience
DEVOTION: DAY 209 “Though he [Jesus] were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered; And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him” (Hebrews 5:8-9, KJV). As the eternal Son of God, Jesus didn’t need to ‘learn’ anything. But upon taking on…
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Was Jesus a Friend of Sinners?
DAILY DEVOTIONAL: DAY 204 “The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners” (Luke 7:34, KJV). Was Jesus a friend of sinners? The answer is, “No.” We shall soon find out why. Let’s start by examining the context of…
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How to Live Long and Prosper
Daily Devotional: Day 163 “Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with promise: “that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth” (Ephesians 6:1-2, NKJV). Once a child, always a child. In other words, you’re always somebody’s child. No matter…
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When to Obey God, Instead of Man
Daily Devotional: Day 121 “Then the king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives . . . “When you do the duties of a midwife for the Hebrew women, and see them on the birthstools, if it is a son, then you shall kill him; but if it is a daughter, then she shall live.” But the midwives feared God, and…
Higher-Self Realities 