Daily Bible Verse and Devotion (11-23-15)

By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name. – Hebrews 13:15

The crazy thing about thanking someone is that you’ve got to express your thankfulness. If you just think it, the person you’re wanting to thank will never know it. You’ve got to tell them, text them, write them, message them, or use any other medium you know. The point is, you’ve got to express your thankfulness in some way. If you don’t, the person will never know that you appreciate them and what they did.

Today’s Bible verse talks about thanking God. It tells us to thank Him continually. Many times we think that if we thank God once a week at church, we’re all set. However, this verse tells us to thank Him continually. So when you’re eating breakfast, thank Him for your food. When you go to school, thank Him for the opportunity to learn. In all things throughout the day, take moments to give God thanks.

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When we take time out to thank God, we’re helping Him, but we’re also helping ourselves. When you take time to think about all the things you have to thank God for, you can’t be sad. You can’t feel down and depressed when you’re spending time thanking God for all He has done for you. So if you need good news today or some encouragement, instead of waiting for it to come to you, choose to be thankful. Make a list of everything God has done for you, and you’ll find that it’s a lot harder to be sad!

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Devotional 11-23-15

Daily Bible Verse and Devotion

Give thanks to the LORD and proclaim his greatness. Let the whole world know what he has done. – 1 Chronicles 16:8

When something amazing happens to you, what do you do? If you’re like most people, you tell someone. You might write a tweet, share something on Facebook, send a Snap, but regardless of the way you do it, you let people know when something major happens in your life. God built us that way. He built us to share and have relationships with other people.

However, many times when it comes to something amazing that God did in our lives, we often keep silent. We might fear that other people will think we’re weird, or just feel unsure of how to share with others.

So challenge yourself today to give thanks to God for what He’s done, but also let others know about it. Today’s Bible verse tells us to let the whole world know what He’s done. Share what God has done in your life with someone today. Let God speak through you to encourage others that they can get to know God too. If God has done something amazing in your life, don’t keep it a secret. Step out and share what He’s done for you. You never know who might get encouraged because you weren’t afraid to tell someone!

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Daily Bible Verse and Daily (11-20-15)

Daily Bible Verse and Daily

Then I will hold my head high above my enemies who surround me.  At his sanctuary I will offer sacrifices with shouts of joy, singing and praising the lord with music. – Psalm 27:6

What do you do when you have a bad day? There are lots of different things that you can do to help you get over a bad day. However, this Bible verse tells us one awesome way to beat the bad day blues.

Today’s Bible verse talks about singing and praising the lord with music. There’s something about singing and praising God that helps you get in a better mood. It doesn’t matter if you don’t sing well or can play an instrument. Just grab your mp3 player and enjoy worshiping God.

Worshiping God is one of the best things you can do when you have a bad day. So if you’re having a bad day, choose to sing to God. It will help you begin to enjoy your day and get your focus on God and all He’s done for you.

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Daily Bible Verse and Devotion – (11-19-15)

Daily Bible Verse and Devotion

I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit. – Romans 15:13

Have you ever thought about God being your source of hope and joy? Many times it’s easy to look to other people and think they will bring us fulfillment. We can think that if we were dating the right person we’d be happy. We can think that if we had more friends or if we were more popular then we’d be happy.

However, none of those things will truly fill us. We need the joy and the peace that God gives us when we put our trust in Him. The reason that God can be our source of hope is that He’s the only person that won’t let us down. He won’t leave us, He can’t lie. God is constant and always good. He’s looking out for your best interests at all times.

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It’s up to us to choose to put our trust in Him. We have to decide to let Him be where we find joy. We have to choose to let Him be where we find peace. When we do that, we find that we have true peace and joy!

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Daily Bible Verse and Devotion 11/18/15

Daily Bible Verse and Devotion

“We are made right with God by placing our faith in Jesus Christ. And this is true for everyone who believes, no matter who we are.” – Romans 3:22 (NLT)

The fact that we have been made right with God is such great news. Regardless of who we are, or what we had done, we needed a savior, Jesus Christ.

When we place our trust in Jesus, as our savior the Bible tells us that we are made right with God. That means that despite what you’ve done or who you are, you are in right standing with God. This place of right standing with God comes by simply placing your trust in Jesus as savior. You simply need to believe that Jesus dying on the cross was the payment for your sin. By accepting what Jesus did, you become right with God.

So today remember, it doesn’t matter who you are, what you’ve done, or what you do. When you put your faith in Jesus you’re made right with God!

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Daily Bible Verse and Devotion (11-17-15)

Daily Bible Verse and Devotion

“Yet God freely and graciously declares that we are righteous. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins.” – Romans 3:24

Have you ever thought about the fact that there is a penalty to sin? Our sin keeps us from God. God can’t have sin around Him, so if you sin, even in the smallest way, that sin keeps you from God.

Our sin demands that we be separated from God. That’s not what God wanted for us, however. So He sent Jesus to die on the cross to pay the penalty for sin. Jesus’ sacrifice allows us to be with God.

This is great news for anyone who accepts Jesus into their heart. This means they are freed from what they deserved for sin. To God you’re righteous. What Jesus did was payment for our sins. When God looks at you, He doesn’t see your failures and your sin. Instead He sees us righteous, made holy by the blood of Jesus.

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A Moment with God (11-16-15)

A Moment with God

God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure. – Ephesians 1:5

We all have days where we feel like no one really cares about us. We might feel ignored or misunderstood and just wish that someone really cared or understood us. On days like that, you can get encouraged by reading today’s Bible verse. This verse shows us that God had a plan in mind for you. God was not okay with you being far away from Him, so He chose to adopt you into his family. You are now a child of God, and with that relationship with God, you get some awesome benefits.

One of the greatest benefits is the ability to know God. You can talk directly to God and let Him shower you with His great love for you. This verse shows us that God didn’t choose you because He had no other choice. He didn’t have to choose you, but He chose you anyway. Choosing  you made God happy. He was excited to include you into His family.

God loves you and wants you to be a part of His family. So on those days when you feel excluded or like no one really cares, you can remember that God does. He choose you and He’s glad He did!

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