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Mathew 25:14-30!

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  September 13 Introduction Matthew 25:14–30: Jesus continues his End Times discourse with the Parable of the Three Servants (also known the “Parable of the Talents,” a “talent” being an ancient unit of currency). Three servants are put in charge of their master’s property, and two of them invest wisely. The master rewards or punishes the servants for being faithful or careless stewards of the goods entrusted to them.   Today’s Key Verse: Matthew 25:21 GNT “‘Well done, you good and faithful servant!’ said his master. ‘You have been faithful in managing small amounts, so I will put you in charge of large amounts. Come on in and share my happiness!’”   Read 14  “At that time the Kingdom of heaven will be like this. Once there was a man who was about to leave home on a trip; he called his servants and put them in charge of his property.  15  He gave to each one according to his ability: to one he gave five thousand gold coins, to another he gave two thousand, ...

Send Out the Light!

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  Send Out the Light Scripture: Psalm 43:3, NIV “ Send me your light and your faithful care, let them lead me; let them bring me to your holy mountain, to the place where you dwell. ” (Psalm 43:3, NIV) God empowers those he is using to accomplish his purposes in this world. As  Kingdom  of God thinkers, we know that Christ is the light of the world, the source of life, and the fountain of life where we must spend time  soaking our hearts  in his presence. This investment of time is needed if we are going to be effective as fragile vessels of clay to carry the light of the gospel into this lost world. Our life, our confidence, and our sufficiency are sourced in Christ. All of the promises of God find their  yes  in Jesus Christ. Christ-empowered light can only shine through us as we allow and trust the power of the cross to suppress the self-life that is so eager to manifest itself. Today, ask yourself: Am I trusting in Christ to live his life thro...

Mathew 25:1-13!

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Introduction Matthew 25:1–13: In chapter 25, Jesus teaches about the Kingdom of heaven in three parables known as parables of judgment. The chapter continues the End Times discourse begun in Matthew 24:36–51 about the coming of the Son of Man and the warning to be found faithful. In today’s reading, Jesus tells a parable about five wise and five foolish young women to urge the need to be ready for Jesus’s glorious return. Today’s Key Verse: Matthew 25:13 GNT And Jesus concluded, “Watch out, then, because you do not know the day or the hour.”   Read 1  “At that time the Kingdom of heaven will be like this. Once there were ten young women who took their oil lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.  2  Five of them were foolish, and the other five were wise.  3 The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any extra oil with them,  4  while the wise ones took containers full of oil for their lamps.  5  The bridegroom was late in coming, s...

Join her Adventure!

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  Join the Adventure! Scripture: Galatians 2:20, NIV “ I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. ” (Galatians 2:20, NIV) God has made provision for Christ to live his life in us as we allow him to overcome the desires of our flesh and overcome the lures of the world. Have you ever asked yourself why he has done this? God has made this provision so Christ can be formed in us. He wants to continue his ministry in this world through each person who has come to know him personally. This is the greatest adventure a person can experience. Why not join the thousands who have visited this website from 60 countries of the world, and the many who have received the  FREE life-changing devotional  and other materials available? Our personal goal in life is the compelling desire to join the adventure, so Christ can be formed in us. Christ can ...

His Peace is Greater!

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  His Peace Is Greater “Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be fearful.” — John 14:27 Reflection Before Jesus departed back to the Father, He said, “Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you.” One of the many gifts that Jesus has imparted to us is His perfect, incomparable peace, a peace that surpasses all understanding. In the same way that there is no fear in heaven, there can be no fear in Jesus’ peace. We are to walk in peace. Isaiah said, “The steadfast of mind You will keep in perfect peace, because he trusts in You” (Isaiah 26:3). Faith keeps our mind steadfast before the Lord, continuing in a state of peace. We can also stand upon God’s promise that no weapon formed against us will prosper. Satan has a lot of weapons to use in his attack against us, but none of them will prosper in their attempt to destroy us. Satan’s plans won’t prosper because Jesus has triumphed over o...

Busy Doing What?

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  Busy Doing What? Scripture: 1 Kings 19:9, NIV “ There he went into a cave and spent the night. And the word of the Lord came to him: “What are you doing here, Elijah?” ” (1 Kings 19:9, NIV) Have you ever been in a place and asked yourself, “What am I doing here?” For the  Kingdom  of God  thinker , this is a very important question. As I make choices daily, this question is in the back of my mind. I need to evaluate what kind of a “giver” I will be during the time I have left in this world. The ways in which I decide to spend the time God has given me will determine how much of my activity will echo into eternity. The spending of my treasure, however great or small, will determine if I have anything stored in the “First National Bank of Heaven.” By  soaking our heart in the Word of God  and feeding our soul with the spiritual M and Ms we find in the Word, we will discover what is important to God. He will reveal his will, plan, and purpose for our life as...

There’s Always Something New!

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  There Is Always Something New “Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know.” — Jeremiah 33:3 Reflection To me, Jeremiah 33:3 is one of the most exciting verses in the Hebrew Bible. The idea is that if we call upon our Creator to show us things that we’re not able to perceive in the natural, the Lord is going to open up mysteries so we can see what we can’t see, go where we couldn’t go, and experience what we can never experience. Do you remember what it was like when you were a child and everything was new? You had a great sense of adventure. Going to new places and experiencing things for the first time was wondrous. Life was an adventure. But as we age, the adventure of life begins to diminish. Been there, done that. The things that once captured our hearts can become blasé. How do we get back that sense of wonder? How do we get back that sense of fascination? We go beyond the natural into the supernatural because in the ...