Author: Bible Reader

What you believe in and focus on will determine the direction of your life. When we spend time in the word of God we will understand our true potential in this life. I hope to encourage others to live their lives to the fullest with God as their source of inspiration.

July 13

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2 Timothy 6-7

For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of hands.  For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.

This world has me stuffed into a mold, and I am trying to break out.  The more I read the word, the more I understand that God through salvation has given me gifts.  Now, all I have to do is fan the flame which can still be a battle because of forces trying to hold me back.  Thank God, He didn’t say I had to be timid, and He gave me power, love, and self-discipline.  Now, I have to trust His nature, trust His word, and instead of timidly blowing on my flame I need to turn on the fan.

July 12

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Job 14:7-9

For there is hope for a tree, when it is cut down, that it will sprout again, and its shoots will not fail. “Though its roots grow old in the ground and its stump dies in the dry soil, at the scent of water it will flourish and put forth sprigs like a plant.

What keeps a tree upright?  The roots are what go down deep into the soil.  A tree starts out as a seed with a single root and then it expands until the roots underground are as large as the tree canopy.  We are like a tree.  We need to grow roots so deep and so vast that if anything tries to cut us down, we sprout right back up.  Some days we need to be refreshed with the water of the Word of God.  We need to water ourselves, so our hope will spring forth just like the sprigs of a plant.

July 11

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John 1:1-4

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.  The same was in the beginning with God.  All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.  In him was life; and the life was the light of men.

I like words and how they can communicate a vision.  The spoken word or written word has the power to open or close a door.  You know how I know because you just got an image from the door reference.  The Bible repeatedly tells me who I am and what I can do and all the plans God has for me through the Word.  However, if you spend time outside the church, you realize not everyone knows this or knows the depth of what is written in the Bible.  So, God is the Word, and there is power in the Word, and He gave me a bible filled with words, it means something.  It means God is stretching His hand toward me and all I have to do is take it.

July 10

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Proverbs 17:22

A merry heart doeth good like a medicine:  but a broken spirit drieth the bones.

There have been times in my life where I have had to choose my attitude.  I could feel in myself that if I didn’t change my thinking the day is just going to be horrible.  I prefer to have a merry heart and be happy and do well to those around me.  I can’t do that if all my thought is inward and upset.  I have a come to Jesus meeting in my head.  I encourage myself in the Lord like David.  The Word has the power to lift me out of any situation I am going through.  I have to change my focus and get my thinking off of myself.

July 9

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Proverbs 18:21

Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

I speak every day but do I listen to what I say. Some days I know I don’t pay attention to anything at all but the emotion I may be feeling. The more I know of God’s word, the more careful I become with my words.  I can choose to speak words that are affirming what I have in Jesus Christ, or I can choose to speak words that break my world down.  It comes down to what I want out of life, and it comes down to whether I take the Word seriously.  I draw a line in the sand whether I choose life or death.  It is all up to me.

July 6

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For we are the aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing, to one a fragrance from death to death, to the other a fragrance from life to life.

Our lives are real on this earth and meant for a purpose.  Every day we get up and choose to focus our lives on Jesus we bring a sweet smell.  How many people on this planet would be affected if we were suddenly gone?  How stinky would this world become with all the death?  We bring the presence of Jesus into our communities, schools, work, and homes.  We are a sweet smell “the aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved.”  That makes we want to praise Jesus for taking up the cross and bringing out of the fragrance of death to the sweet smell of life.

 

July 5

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For grace have you been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.

I read this while bible journaling and it is my habit to read the verse out loud several times. This time I focused in on the “it is the gift of God.” Every good thing and plan for my life that my heavenly Father has is for good. “For grace have you been saved through faith.” We are saved by the gift of God. The whole verse is about all that God gave us through Christ. How much my life is his plan and that I have a purpose for good works. I have a mission to do good works. How special does it make all our lives to know that each one of us is on purpose? All we have to do is accept the gift.

July 4

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Ephesians 2:8-10

For grace have you been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.

I read this while bible journaling and it is my habit to read the verse out loud several times. This time I focused in on the “it is the gift of God.” Every good thing and plan for my life that my heavenly Father has is for good. “For grace have you been saved through faith.” We are saved by the gift of God. The whole verse is about all that God gave us through Christ. How much my life is his plan and that I have a purpose for good works. I have a mission to do good works. How special does it make all our lives to know that each one of us is on purpose? All we have to do is accept the gift.

Welcome

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Welcome to my daily devotion.  The purpose is a pure focus on the Word of God.  Everyone has a journey and sometimes one word from God can help through the toughest times.  Encouragement and insight always help us in our day to day lives knowing that we are not alone and God is with us every step of the way.  The way we build faith is by the word of God and reading it every day.  I hope to encourage you and empower you as you read these devotions.  My first post will start on July 2.

Thank you

Ann