Praying is more than Just Words

A Devotional for Kids!

No matter what words we use, if our attitude is right to God, He hears us. God hears the cry of our heart not our high sounding words.  We may think we don’t know how to pray. Prayer is a reflection of our heart, what we think. Just talking to God from our hearts is prayer.

Photo by nancybcrow

When Jesus’ disciples asked Him to teach them how to pray, He gave them a model prayer.  It doesn’t mean He wants us to only pray that prayer to God but it gives us an idea how to pray and what to pray about.

You can read the whole prayer in Matthew 6:9 to 13.  I am quoting The Living Bible.

“Pray along these lines:
‘Our Father in heaven, we honor your holy name.
We ask that your kingdom will come now.
May your will be done here on earth, just as it is in heaven.
Give us our food again today, as usual, and forgive us our sins, just as we have forgiven those who have sinned against us.
Don’t bring us into temptation but deliver us from the Evil One.
Amen.’ ”

We can pray to God and know He listens because the Bible tells us over and over how much He cares for us. We honor His name because it is holy. He never sins but more than that He is unique in His character and attributes.  That is what makes Him God.

By praying ‘your kingdom come’ we are telling God that we agree with Him; that we too want to see the Gospel taught and done on earth.  We are submitting to God’s will.

When we ask Him for our food we are admitting that we depend on Him and recognize that all good things come from Him.

Only God can forgive us our sins.  Even though we often try, we can’t hide our sins from God. God knows everything about us and still loves us. We need to confess our sins to God and ask for forgiveness. When there is nothing between us and God He can hear and answer our prayers. 

In this prayer Jesus is also teaching us how to live.  We need to forgive those who have wronged us just as Jesus forgives us.

When we ask God to not bring us into temptation we are actually asking Him to protect us from temptation.  The Bible clearly teaches that God does not tempt us to sin, but Satan, the Evil One does.  If we spend time with God each day, praying to Him and reading His Word, He strengthens us spiritually so we can say no to sin, the wrong things that come our way.

God doesn’t want us to pray pious sounding words that make us sound religious like the Pharisees.  They prayed out loud on street corners to impress people. He doesn’t want us to fake who we are.  As we pray to Him, He does His work in our hearts and attitudes and makes us Christ like, in His time. 

The first and best prayer we can pray is, “God, be merciful to me, a sinner.”
Luke 18:13 [The Living Bible]

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I want to walk with you spiritually this year, inviting you to read the Bible through from cover to cover; from Genesis 1 all the way to Revelation 22:21.  If that sounds too difficult for you and your kids, you can join in again after you have taken a break or join us for the days you’re up to it.  I promise that you will understand the Bible in a much deeper way if you read it through from cover to cover in a year’s time.

Accept my challenge to read the Bible through in one year chronologically, including the Old and the New Testament.

Today read:
Deuteronomy 26:1-27:26
Luke 10:38-11:13
Psalm 76:1-12
Proverbs 12:15-17

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Making Excuses

Do we make excuses for our disobedience to God’s teachings?

When I read the account of the Good Samaritan this morning I was reminded of an incident in my life that happened years ago.  It still haunts me. That morning, years ago, I was grossly uncaring.  I still shudder when I think of how I failed my fellow man that busy day at the bank where I worked.

I was rushing to the vault to do a task. On my way I passed the main door.  I looked outside. It was a cold winter day.  The snow lay in drifts covering the lawn.  The icy sidewalk glared back at me. I was about to turn away when something caught my eye.  Far at the end of the icy walk a man was slowly making his way toward the bank. He walked with caution, holding tightly to his two crutches.

 Suddenly he fell and lay prostrate on the walk. I sympathized with him and hurt for him but that didn’t stop me from turning away and continuing with my work. I cringe when I think of how uncaring I was.  What a difference I could have made in that man’s life that day.  If I didn’t want to go out on that slippery path I could have at least alerted my fellow workers.

One day a highly religious man confronted Jesus.  He asked Jesus, ‘What does a man have to do to have eternal life?’  When Jesus asked him what he thought, he had the right answer; ‘love your neighbor as yourself’.  But he too made excuses.  He wanted to justify his lack of love or kindness to certain people.  So he asked, ‘who is my neighbor to whom I must show this love?’

Jesus answered in the form of the story of the Good Samaritan.  You help whoever needs help in your space of life.

Living in a big city has hardened me to the needs of the less fortunate. There are so many, many homeless. How can I, one person, make a difference? Many times I am not even aware of the needy because I keep my distance of strangers.  I’m wary of them.  Good Samaritans are sometimes attacked when stopping to help a seemingly victim.

Photo by IndyDina and Mr. Wonderful 
But I’m working at bringing myself to become involved with those in need.  I’m glad to be part of a church that feeds school kids with a lunch bag program.  A group of ladies take a turn to feed the homeless at the Mustard Seed downtown.  Our church is involved in many projects over the year reaching out to help the less fortunate in the neighborhood. God blesses us so we can bless others.

“If anyone is stealing he must stop it and begin using those hands of his for honest work so he can give to others in need.” Ephesians 4: 28 [The Living Bible]
“Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.” Philippians 2: 4 NKJV

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I want to walk with you spiritually this year, inviting you to read the Bible through from cover to cover; from Genesis 1 all the way to Revelation 22:21.  If that sounds too difficult for you and your kids, you can join in again after you have taken a break or join us for the days you’re up to it.  I promise that you will understand the Bible in a much deeper way if you read it through from cover to cover in a year’s time.

Accept my challenge to read the Bible through in one year chronologically, including the Old and the New Testament.

Today read:
Deuteronomy 23:1-25:19
Luke 10:13-37
Psalm 75:1-10
Proverbs 12:12-14
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When Fire and Bears Reflect God’s Holiness!

A Devotional for Kids!

Sometimes the Bible reads like a fairytale.  In the Bible men sometimes commanded animals and nature to do their bidding in unbelievable ways; that is until we realize that God’s power resided in the men who preformed these acts. Ultimately it was God who controlled the animals and nature.
During Jesus and His disciples’ travels a Samaritan village rejected Him.  Jesus’ disciples wanted to command fire to come down from heaven to burn them up. Jesus reminded them that He came to save mankind not to destroy them.

The disciples refer to Elijah who called fire to come down from heaven to destroy the King of Samaria’s men who questioned God’s power in that prophet.

Photo by Marshmallow
This reminds me of Elisha, the prophet who came after Elijah died.  Elisha had gone up the mountain with Elijah. He saw chariots of fire take Elijah to heaven.  When he came down and told the people, they did not believe him. They went up to search for Elijah.

Some young men came out to taunt Elisha.  They called him, “Bladhead!” They didn’t honor him as God’s prophet, replacing Elijah. They taunted Elisha to go up to the mountain to find Elijah.  This indicated disrespect for God because they did not honor His prophet who spoke for Him.

Elisha pronounced a curse on them in the name of the LORD.  Suddenly two female bears came from the forest and attacked the young men. You can read about it in 2 Kings 2:23 and 24.

  Sometimes we want God to judge others and get back at them for us when they hurt or offend us.  But God loves them too and He shows them mercy so they can repent and come to Him.  Jesus came to bring us to God.  Our task is to forgive, not to judge and condemn.

God still does miraculous, supernatural works for us.  But they have to be for good purposes, to help people, and above all to glorify God. He is able to do things way beyond our imagination – way beyond any fairytale.

 “Now glory be to God who by his mighty power at work within us is able to do far more than we would ever dare to ask or even dream of – infinitely beyond our highest prayers, desires, thoughts, or hopes.”  Ephesians 3: 20 [The Living Bible]
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I want to walk with you spiritually this year, inviting you to read the Bible through from cover to cover; from Genesis 1 all the way to Revelation 22:21.  If that sounds too difficult for you and your kids, you can join in again after you have taken a break or join us for the days you’re up to it.  I promise that you will understand the Bible in a much deeper way if you read it through from cover to cover in a year’s time.

Accept my challenge to read the Bible through in one year chronologically, including the Old and the New Testament.

Today read:
Deuteronomy 21:1-22:30
Luke 9:51-10:12
Psalm 74:1-23
Proverbs 12:11
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When the Twisting Knife of Envy Kills Our Contentment

Does the twisting knife of envy turn our stomach when we see someone do so much better than us, be it financially or career wise or in our position of life? If someone we care about or admire does better than us we can accept it and be happy for them.  What if it’s someone who has cheated us or others or a person of questionable ethics who walks in opposition to God and His Word?  Do you, like me, wonder why God had blessed him so greatly?

Photo by Marco Raaphorst 

The psalmist Asaph was not immune to envy either.  He was tempted to be envious of the successful wicked. But then he remembered the end of the wicked.  He realized they were not getting away with corruption. They lived apart from God and would die apart from God. 

We are human.  We make mistakes and sometimes life does not turn out as we planned.  But in it all we can draw near to God and trust in Him.  We know He is there for us.

“For the eyes of the Lord search back and forth across the whole earth, looking for people whose hearts are perfect toward him, so that he can show his great power in helping them.” 2 Chronicles 16:9 [The Living Bible]

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I want to walk with you spiritually this year, inviting you to read the Bible through from cover to cover; from Genesis 1 all the way to Revelation 22:21.  If that sounds too difficult for you and your kids, you can join in again after you have taken a break or join us for the days you’re up to it.  I promise that you will understand the Bible in a much deeper way if you read it through from cover to cover in a year’s time.

Accept my challenge to read the Bible through in one year chronologically, including the Old and the New Testament.

Today read:
Deuteronomy 18:1-20:20
Luke 9:28-50
Psalm 73:1-28
Proverbs 12:10

 
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We Are Jesus’ Hands and Feet

A Devotional for Kids!

Emily and Evan, twelve year old twins, were homeless.  During the cold winter months they lived in the drop in centre for weeks at a time.  On warm summer nights they slept in the back seat of their car while their single mom slept in the front. The few toys and belongings they had were stuffed in the trunk.

At school their teachers were kind to them but their classmates were less kind.  They stared at Emily and Evan and whispered unkind things behind their backs. 

 Photo by techadmiin05

There was one girl, Sarah, who was very nice to them.  She told them every day that Jesus loved them and would take care of them.  Her parents were wealthy so Sarah was well dressed and had all the new technologies – an iPod, a cell phone and even a credit card. At night, before she went to bed, Sarah prayed that God would provide a home and the provisions of life for Emily and Evan.

Did you discover what is wrong with this scenario?

If we are praying for God to bless that needy preteen in our class or neighborhood and not doing anything about it then we are obstructing God’s help as much as Sarah was.

God is pleased that we notice and care about the needy.  We can pray for them all we want but if we don’t do anything ourselves to help them then our prayers don’t mean anything.  We are Jesus’ hands and His feet.  He uses people to help each other. If we have all the amenities of life God expects us to share them with those who don’t. 

                                                      
In today’s reading in Luke, Jesus healed the sick and taught the multitudes about God until late in the day.  The disciples urged Him to send the people away so they could buy food.  But Jesus said they should give them something to eat. All the food they could find among the group was five loaves and two fish.  They gave it all to Jesus.  After Jesus blessed it and had the disciples distribute it everyone had enough to eat.  They still had twelve baskets of leftovers.

Just like the person who gave his lunch to Jesus we don’t have to worry we won’t have enough if we give some stuff away.

“For if you give, you will get!  Your gift will return to you in full and overflowing measure, pressed down, shaken together to make room for more, and running over. Whatever measure you use to give – large or small – will be used to measure what is given back to you.” Luke 6:38 [The Living Bible]
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I want to walk with you spiritually this year, inviting you to read the Bible through from cover to cover; from Genesis 1 all the way to Revelation 22:21.  If that sounds too difficult for you and your kids, you can join in again after you have taken a break or join us for the days you’re up to it.  I promise that you will understand the Bible in a much deeper way if you read it through from cover to cover in a year’s time.

Accept my challenge to read the Bible through in one year chronologically, including the Old and the New Testament.

Today read:
Deuteronomy 16:1-17:20
Luke 9:7-27
Psalm 72:1-20
Proverbs 12:8-9
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Can Mustard Trees Bear Tomatoes?

Maybe like me you have had a gardening experience where you presumably sowed a certain vegetable seed but it came up as something entirely different.  You were looking forward to a hill of cucumbers but ended up with a hundred zucchini. We reap what we sow even if the seed isn’t what we intended it to be.

Photo by Mat Honan

A well known Bible teacher and speaker lately shared how one of his friends had received a faith seed from a TV evangelist in return for a donation. The friend valued the seed.  The evangelist promised it was a mustard seed from Israel.  The man carefully planted the seed in just the right spot in the garden and tended it lovingly. He was looking forward to the birds nesting in the mustard tree as it matured.  The seed sprouted and grew into a healthy big plant.  That summer he had all the tomatoes he could use.

We reap what we sow spiritually also. It is usually harder to discern what the fruit will look like at the end.  But if we walk the path God directs us in the fruit will be to our liking and to His.

 “Godly men are growing a tree that bears life-giving fruit, and all who win souls are wise.  Even the godly shall be rewarded here on earth; how much more the wicked!”  Proverbs 11: 30 and 31

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I want to walk with you spiritually this year, inviting you to read the Bible through from cover to cover; from Genesis 1 all the way to Revelation 22:21.  If that sounds too difficult for you and your kids, you can join in again after you have taken a break or join us for the days you’re up to it.  I promise that you will understand the Bible in a much deeper way if you read it through from cover to cover in a year’s time.

Accept my challenge to read the Bible through in one year chronologically, including the Old and the New Testament.

Today read:
Deuteronomy 13:1-15:23
Luke 8:40-9:6
Psalm 71:1-24
Proverbs 12:5-7
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Jesus Understands Why We Sin

A Devotional for Kids!
I have watched and wondered at the supernatural antics of Superman and Spiderman with my grandkids. I thrill at their quick movements swooping through the skies rescuing someone in danger at just the last moment. But the heroic acts of these movie characters are nothing compared to the almighty acts of Jesus.

Jesus is real.  He is and was God, God’s Son, even when He was on earth.  There He was sleeping in the boat while His disciples worked hard at sailing safely across the lake.  Jesus was God but He was also man; He got tired and had to sleep just like we His creation do.  I love that about Him.  He knows what it feels like to get tired and hungry.  He can relate to me.

Photo by Les Chatfield

What I like best is that He knows what it is like to be tempted to sin. He too was tempted. He experienced how hard it is to say no to selfishness at times.  He was also tempted to please Himself, to indulge Himself and please people to impress them or make them like Him.

Jesus was a man but He was and is also God.  That is why He could sleep when the boat was filling with water. He is omnipotent.

The Bible says,” I know you can do anything, and no one can stop you.”  Job 42:2 “O Sovereign Lord! You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power.  Nothing is too hard for you.”  Jeremiah 32:17 [The Living Bible]
Jesus knows how we feel when we want to sin and He also knows how to overcome temptation, because He did. He never sinned.  Because He has been there He can now help us. We have the privilege to ask Him to help us say no to sin.

“This High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses, since he had the same temptations we do though he never once gave way to them and sinned.  So let us come boldly to the very throne of God and stay there to receive his mercy and to find grace to help us in our times of need.” Hebrews 4: 15 and 16 [The Living Bible]

 

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I want to walk with you spiritually this year, inviting you to read the Bible through from cover to cover; from Genesis 1 all the way to Revelation 22:21.  If that sounds too difficult for you and your kids, you can join in again after you have taken a break or join us for the days you’re up to it.  I promise that you will understand the Bible in a much deeper way if you read it through from cover to cover in a year’s time.

Accept my challenge to read the Bible through in one year chronologically, including the Old and the New Testament.

Today read:
Deuteronomy 11:1-12:32
Luke 8:22-39
Psalm 70:1-5
Proverbs 12:4

 
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Accepting God’s Unconditional Love

As a parent I sometimes caught myself withholding my affection from my children.  If they displeased me I thought I would get them back on track if I withdrew my love.  When I realized I was doing this I recoiled in horror and corrected my mistake by enveloping my kids in unconditional love.

Photo by David Goehring

Somewhere in my youthful past I remember learning that God, my heavenly Father, withholds His love from me when I sin.  But after studying up on this in the Bible I have learned that the exact opposite is true.  He loves us even when we fail Him and does all He can to bring us back in line with Him.  Although God promises to bless us if we walk in His ways I have found that in His mercy He even often blesses us inspite of our disobedience.

God’s protection and care and blessing on the Israelites during their rebellion in the wilderness clearly shows God’s unconditional love. God does discipline us and even punishes us when we turn from His path and lets us bear the consequences of our sins.  But we can be assured that God never withdraws His love from us.

“For I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from his love.  Death can’t and life can’t.  The angels won’t, and all the powers of hell itself cannot keep God’s love away.  Our fears for today, our worries about tomorrow, or where we are – high above the sky, or in the deepest ocean – nothing will ever be able to separate us from the love of God demonstrated by our Lord Jesus Christ when he died for us.” Romans 8:38 [The Living Bible]

 

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I want to walk with you spiritually this year, inviting you to read the Bible through from cover to cover; from Genesis 1 all the way to Revelation 22:21.  If that sounds too difficult for you and your kids, you can join in again after you have taken a break or join us for the days you’re up to it.  I promise that you will understand the Bible in a much deeper way if you read it through from cover to cover in a year’s time.

Accept my challenge to read the Bible through in one year chronologically, including the Old and the New Testament.

Today read:
Deuteronomy 9:1-10:22
Luke 8:4-21
Psalm 69:19-36
Proverbs 12:2-3
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Planting a Spring Garden

A Devotional for Kids!

I love gardening and this time of year I get very itchy hands.  I want to start digging up my garden but it’s still covered with a few inches of snow.  Snow is gorgeous in winter when you’re skiing or snowboarding but by the end of March I want my backyard to be brown and green instead of white.

When I read the story of the sower today I went out and bought some packets of vegetable seeds, and lots of tiny geranium starter plants. In Calgary you have to start the seeds inside the house or green house in spring or you will never get a harvest before the frost in early fall.

I want you to join me in a gardening experience.  Let’s do exactly what the sower in Jesus’ story did.  If you live in a cold area like I do you will need a shallow container with soil in it so you can plant your spring garden in the house.  Make sure it has holes in the bottom and place a tray like an old cookie sheet under it to catch the drips when you water the seeds.

If you are so fortunate as to live in a warm climate you can plant your seeds outdoors in the garden.  I am really struggling with envy at this moment thinking of you working in your garden outside.  But living in Calgary is a choice I made for other reasons and am actually very happy here.

You can plant whichever seeds you wish but green bean seeds sprout quickly so I will suggest you use those if you wish.  In one corner of your little garden plant two bean seeds.  Place some rocks in another corner.  Plant a couple of seeds on top of the rocks with just a bit of dirt over them.

Jesus talks about thorns.  If you can find some thistles, plant one in your garden and place a couple of bean seeds right against its roots.  A fast growing weed or grass will work well too instead of thistles. Fill the last corner with rich clean dirt; plant two seeds in it.

Place your spring garden container in the sun.  Lightly water it.  Pretend to be a bird and pull up the two seeds in the first section; or you can let your cat do the trick for you. Take good care of the other plants watering them when needed and giving them plenty of sunshine.  Observe what happens.  Compare your results to Jesus’ story.

“‘A farmer went out to his field to sow grain.  As he scattered the seed on the ground, some of it fell on a footpath and was trampled on; and the birds came and ate it as it lay exposed.  Other seed fell on shallow soil with rock beneath.  This seed began to grow, but soon withered and died for lack of moisture.  Other seed landed in thistle patches, and the young grain stalks were soon choked out.  Still other fell on fertile soil; this seed grew and produced a crop one hundred times as large as he had planted.’
As he was giving this illustration he said, ‘If anyone has listening ears, use them now!’”  Luke 8:5to 8 [The Living Bible]

Photo by Kerri 2009

Jesus compares seed in a garden to the truths we hear about God.  Sometimes we don’t think about God’s Word when we hear it or we don’t understand it and it has no effect on us. Then God’s truths are like the beans that get torn out of the ground.

Maybe we don’t want to hear what God is telling us at the moment and we close our mind and our heart to him. God’s seed can’t take hold in our heart just like seeds can’t grow on a rock. There is no soil for the root to take hold.

If we are too busy to care about what God wants to tell us or are always thinking about other stuff that is more important to us we are like the corner of the garden with thistles.  God’s Word can’t grow in our minds and hearts.

The soil God is looking for is good, soft, rich soil.  We love God and want to hear what He has to say to us and then obey Him. 

Sometimes we let our hearts be good soil and other times we may let our hearts be unfruitful where His truths can’t take hold and grow.  If we let Him, God will give us understanding when we hear what He has to say and He will help us obey Him.

 

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I want to walk with you spiritually this year, inviting you to read the Bible through from cover to cover; from Genesis 1 all the way to Revelation 22:21.  If that sounds too difficult for you and your kids, you can join in again after you have taken a break or join us for the days you’re up to it.  I promise that you will understand the Bible in a much deeper way if you read it through from cover to cover in a year’s time.

Accept my challenge to read the Bible through in one year chronologically, including the Old and the New Testament.

Today read:
Deuteronomy 7:1-8:20
Luke 7:36-8:3
Psalm 69:1-18
Proverbs 12:1
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An Altar of Stones on My Book Shelf

I have often wanted to make a pile of stones in my backyard as the Israelites did when God lead them through a miraculous event.  But we have been a moving family so the stones would not be there to remind us of God’s blessings years down the road.  I had to find an alternative.

Photo by moohaha / Audrey

One of the ways I commemorate God’s help in my life and the many answers to prayer is writing in my spiritual diary.  That is something you can also do with your kids.  You may want to keep a journal with them or encourage them and help them to keep their own journal.  They don’t have to write in it everyday but keeping track of the low spiritual times and the high spiritual times will be a real encouragement to them.  When they encounter a spiritual low they can go back and read how God has helped them before and be confident He will help them again.

Moses admonished the Israelites to remember how God lead them miraculously through the wilderness into Canaan, their promised land.  He also reminded them to teach their children so they too would know how faithful He had been. 

“But watch out!  Be very careful never to forget what you have seen God doing for you.  May his miracles have a deep and permanent effect upon your lives!  Tell your children and your grandchildren about the glorious miracles he did.” Deuteronomy 4:9 [The Living Bible]

God reminds us often in the Bible to teach our children of Him. One of my passions is to help parents teach their kids about God making Him real to them. You can subscribe to my helpful emails at http://www.ruthwillms.com/foreverfriend.html to learn tips on teaching your kids. I also have eBooks available at http://www.ruthwillms.com/shop.html to make Bible lessons interesting and relevant to kids.

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I want to walk with you spiritually this year, inviting you to read the Bible through from cover to cover; from Genesis 1 all the way to Revelation 22:21.  If that sounds too difficult for you and your kids, you can join in again after you have taken a break or join us for the days you’re up to it.  I promise that you will understand the Bible in a much deeper way if you read it through from cover to cover in a year’s time.

Accept my challenge to read the Bible through in one year chronologically, including the Old and the New Testament.

Today read:
Deuteronomy 4:1-49
Luke 6:39-7:10
Psalm 68:1-18
Proverbs 11:28
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This devotion is copyright protected and all rights are reserved worldwide. You are free to use this devotion with your family or with your class. However, it may not be reprinted or republished in any form without written consent from Ruth Willms. If you would like to request permission to republish this devotion, please contact Ruth at ruth.willms@gmail.com

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