Applying the Bible

A weekly devotional designed to help you grow in the grace and knowledge of Jesus Christ, through practical application of spiritual truths from God’s word.

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August 22, 2024
Your Faith Has Made You Well

Being made whole inwardly happens when you come to Jesus to receive rest, casting your cares on Him and making your requests known to God with thanksgiving; waiting on Him as He renews your strength.

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August 15, 2024
We are Unworthy Servants

God desires us to have an attitude of gratitude and a proper perspective that His pleasure comes before our own, and that we serve for His sake and not our own.

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August 8, 2024
Increase Our Faith

Before we get to a place of wanting our faith increased, we must come to the realization that we are lacking faith.

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August 1, 2024
Temptations and Forgiveness

Pay attention to yourself, temptations to sin will come as well as the potential to stumble others.

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July 25, 2024
Let Them Hear

May we see not only the outside of people but be willing to sacrifice our social comfort for the well-being of their eternal souls.

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July 18, 2024
God Knows Your Heart, Part 2

Whether you’re single, married, or divorced, – the underlying lesson remains true and can be applied across the board and is the lesson Jesus is teaching here in these verses; don’t exalt and justify among men what is sinful in the sight of God.

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July 11, 2024
God Knows Your Heart, Part 1

If God is convicting your heart on something, then resolve to stop, repent, and look up to serve God and do what is pleasing in His sight.

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July 4, 2024
The Fight for Freedom

May we continue to fight the good fight and run our race well, knowing that our ultimate victory is assured through Jesus who loves us and gave up His life for us.

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June 27, 2024
You Cannot Serve God and Money

It’s much better to be counted faithful even if we are only ever entrusted with little, than to be counted among the dishonest and faithless and even what we do have being taken.

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June 20, 2024
It Was Fitting to Celebrate

What a shame it would be to miss out on the joy our Father has in us if we’re blinded by our anger and jealousy of His joy in one of our siblings in Christ’s lives.

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June 13, 2024
He Ran to Embrace Him

To remember our sins no more means God is not going to take action in accordance to our sins, we have safety and security in Him.

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June 6, 2024
Joy Before the Angels of God

We must be careful as followers of Jesus to not have hearts like the Pharisees over the lost and sinners.

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May 30, 2024
I Have Found My Sheep

If you realize you’re alone and lost, call out to the Shepherd now and know that He will find you and carry you back home.

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May 16, 2024
Salt is Good

If we want to remain useful and spiritually flavorful, we have to preserve the flavor of our faith by growing in our relationship with Jesus.

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