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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 ...

Wave of the Holy Spirit!

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  the Wave of the Holy Spirit Galatians 6:8, NIV “…the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.” (Galatians 6:8, NIV) As we practice the principles of KingdomNomics, we discover and experience the Holy Spirit, who empowers us to live the Christian life. We soak our heart in the Word of God and learn how to sow to the Spirit so he can impart his life to us. One of the major ways we sow to the Spirit is to pray to the Lord verses of Scripture we have memorized and meditated on. As we allow our heart to delight in the precious morsels we glean from the Word, the power of the Spirit cleanses and empowers us for our daily tasks. We flow with the Spirit on the avenues of life as he navigates our way through the day’s activity. Think about the surfer who looks for the next great wave to ride. The rider focuses all attention on the movement of the waters to determine when, where, and how to jump on the board to catch the best wave. Look for where the ...

Grace in His Presence!

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  Grace in His Presence “Then the LORD passed by in front of him and proclaimed, ‘The LORD, the LORD God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in lovingkindness and truth.’” — Exodus 34:6 Reflection It is impossible for us to receive a true revelation of who God is without encountering His grace. When we stand before a holy God, the God who is the same in both the Old and New Testaments, we also stand before a God full of grace. The truth is that we are human and He is God. He is holy, and we are not. Our very presence before Him requires grace. Moses discovered this truth shortly after his exchange with God on Mount Sinai. After descending the mountain, he eventually set up a tent among the people where “the LORD spoke to Moses face to face, just as a man speaks to his friend” (Exodus 33:11). Talk about being in God’s presence! In fact, Moses grew so accustomed to being in the Lord’s presence that he concluded the Jewish people would be helpless without it. He ...