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Post by Cindy on Feb 19, 2021 10:28:23 GMT -5
When you sin you worship something besides God, e.g., comfort, success, control, power, pleasure. Fight against temptation by admitting to God that your behavior is wrong—the result of forgetting your identity in Christ and finding your identity in what you believe you need besides him. Don’t be discouraged when you notice what’s captured your heart instead of Jesus. Name it, confess it to God, and ask for forgiveness. Remember, “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9).
Even though you have loved something more than God, Jesus is still completely committed to you. He lived, died, was raised, and sent his Spirit for you. Right now he is praying for you, and one day he will come to rescue you completely. Make every effort to remember who you are in Christ. You are not a slave to sin; instead, you belong to Christ (Galatians 2:20). He is more committed to you than you are to yourself. He is more satisfying and attractive than anything else in this world. Begin to have a conversation with your Redeemer. Interact with him as you bring your sins before him and as you tell him about your struggles. He understands what it is like to live in a broken world as a human, and he will give you mercy and grace as you ask (Hebrews 4:14–16).
Heart of the matter
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Post by fearnot on Feb 21, 2021 10:23:26 GMT -5
Beautiful, uplifting and true!!!
Thank you so much for posting this!
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Post by oliverwithatwist on Feb 22, 2021 7:59:49 GMT -5
Yes, thanks for posting this.
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Post by Cindy on Feb 24, 2021 10:33:18 GMT -5
Beautiful, uplifting and true!!!
Thank you so much for posting this!Yes, thanks for posting this.
MacArthur's devotionals are the best and you can read them daily for FREE! My 2 favorites are Drawing Near and Strength for Today; they're better than any other devotionals I've ever read - and I've read lots of them! The Heart of the Matter is another excellent devotional, but it's not by MacArthur. Give yourself a gift to start the New year off right! Besides, you can't go wrong since they're FREE. Of course you can also buy them as either print books or e-books at Amazon. At the link below you'll be given the choice of 4 different devotionals to read from and you can choose to read them or listen to them. You can have them emailed to you or sent to your RSS feed, and of course you can also buy them.
Read the Best Devotionals for FREE!
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Post by fearnot on Feb 24, 2021 10:46:41 GMT -5
I am trying to get to the site for the devotionals, internet is slow!
Aha got there :)
But it is no longer free....shipping is free tho.
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Post by Cindy on Feb 25, 2021 9:41:15 GMT -5
I am trying to get to the site for the devotionals, internet is slow!
Aha got there :)
But it is no longer free....shipping is free tho.
I didn't get a picture of the whole page, because where the sceenshots ends it's the reading from Drawing Near for today. Notice that it gives you the option of 4 different devotionals you can read from.
Here's the link from the other thread. I still can't imagine how you managed to wind up anywhere else except for where the link takes you...
www.gty.org/library/devotionals
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Post by fearnot on Feb 25, 2021 11:35:00 GMT -5
Okay....this time it went to Feb 25
Living in a Worthy Manner
Which I shall read...but is there more?
Free devotionals, and how do I find them on the site?
I see there was a book or booklet
shown at the bottom, which must have been what I clicked on?
You wondering what I did,
reminds me of a Christian sewing teacher
who.... after I paid for one paid , never charged me again....
Because I was like a human sewing puzzle
and she thought I was .....'AMAZING'!!!
Amazing, How could I make such a mess? LOLOLOL
She thought I was a hoot, she would always laugh, and say:
How did you do that?
And she actually enjoyed, trying to figure out
what I did I do, how did I do it
and
she would figure out how to fix it.
I guess, I am just blessed that way....
perhaps I have a very rare talent LOL
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Post by Cindy on Feb 26, 2021 9:08:59 GMT -5
Did you look at the screen shot? Do you see the names of the different devotionals along the top? Did you notice that each one is on a different "tab"? So you click on the name of the one you want to read.
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