06/12 Luke 17:5
5 The apostles said to the Lord, “Show us how to increase our faith.”
HOW?
Forgive.
Be faithful.
Praise God.
Develop an attitude of gratitude.
Let Jesus guide you.
Category - Devotionals
06/11 1 Timothy 4:7
7 Do not waste time arguing over godless ideas and old wives’ tales. Instead, train yourself to be godly.
STOP
Stop being like the world.
Model yourself after Jesus.
Love one another.
Be humble.
Seek to grow in Christlikeness.
06/10 Proverbs 1:5
5 Let the wise listen to these proverbs and become even wiser.
Let those with understanding receive guidance
LISTEN
Listen to God.
He speaks through His Word.
He speaks any was He chooses to you but most often through His Word.
Read his Word.
Read the Bible every day.
Write down verses that the Father impresses on your heart.
Remember these verses.
Follow the Lord.
06/09 Luke 2:52
52 Jesus grew in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and all the people.
WINSOME
People liked Jesus.
He was obedient to His Father, God,
And he genuinely liked people.
He listened, he cared, he grew.
He had a mission and began that work when God said begin.
But He was always obedient to the Father.
06/08 1 Samuel 2:26
26 Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew taller and grew in favor with the Lord and with the people.
CALLED
The Lord called Samuel.
Samuel answered.
He followed the Lord’s directives.
Samuel was obedient and teachable.
Follow the Lord and grow in humility.
06/07 Ephesians 4:15
15 Instead, we will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church.
TRUTH
Speak truth in love,
Kindly caring for others.
Truth kindly spoken helps you grow and blesses the recipient.
06/06 Colossians 2:6-7
6 And now, just as you accepted Christ Jesus as your Lord, you must continue to follow him. 7 Let your roots grow down into him, and let your lives be built on him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness.
GRATITUDE
Gratitude is the attitude of the Kingdom.
You and I will cultivate the ability to see,
All that the Lord has done for us,
And is doing for us.
Gratitude embodies the mindset of the growing Christian.
Without gratitude, your growth will stop,
And you will struggle until you cultivate the ability to be grateful in all things,
And in all seasons.
The Lord is good and He is good to us in thousands of ways every day.
06/05 1 Peter 2:2-3
2 Like newborn babies, you must crave pure spiritual milk so that you will grow into a full experience of salvation. Cry out for this nourishment, 3 now that you have had a taste of the Lord’s kindness.
SEEK
Seek the Lord while He may be found.
Make this seeking number one on your daily to do list.
Jesus is Lord and you want to know Him,
Be with Him,
Ask Him the way you should go.
He is your guide, He is your interceder.
06/04 2 Corinthians 5:17
17 This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!
SEE
See, God is calling you.
He is calling you to a new life,
A new way of thinking,
A new way of doing.
We live this new life in Jesus Christ.
06/03 Psalm 104:30-35
30 When you give them your breath,[d] life is created,
and you renew the face of the earth.
31 May the glory of the Lord continue forever!
The Lord takes pleasure in all he has made!
32 The earth trembles at his glance;
the mountains smoke at his touch.
33 I will sing to the Lord as long as I live.
I will praise my God to my last breath!
34 May all my thoughts be pleasing to him,
for I rejoice in the Lord.
35 Let all sinners vanish from the face of the earth;
let the wicked disappear forever.
Let all that I am praise the Lord.
Praise the Lord!
PRAISE
Praise our wonderful Lord.
Praise Him for His creation.
Praise Him for His intense involvement.
Praise His that He created you.
Praise with every breath.
Praise the Lord God, King of the Universe.