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Bang
Friday, June 9 Bang If your heart is broken, you’ll find God right there; if you’re kicked in the gut, he’ll help you catch your breath. Psalm 34:18 On a summer afternoon, amidst the backdrop of the apartment complex we called home during my early childhood years, I found myself engrossed in a lively […]
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Healing for the Brokenhearted
Thursday, June 8 Healing for the Brokenhearted He heals the brokenhearted, binding up their wounds. Psalm 147:3 Scars are a testament to past wounds endured. They stand as tangible evidence that at one point in time, one was injured and subsequently healed. A scar serves as a lasting reminder of a time when the skin […]
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God’s Presence Be With You
Wednesday, June 7 God’s Presence Be With You The Lord replied, ‘My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest. Exodus 33:14 In the Old Testament, we encounter the account of the Israelites embarking on a momentous journey towards the Promised Land. Following their liberation from slavery, the Israelites resided for […]
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Strength in Numbers
Tuesday, June 6 Strength in Numbers A person standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back-to-back and conquer. Three are even better, for a triple-braided cord is not easily broken. Ecclesiastes 4:12 The Father, His Sons, and the Bundle of Sticks is an Aesop fable that drives home the message of […]
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Know Your Enemy
Monday, June 5 Know Your Enemy For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places. Ephesians 6:12 Something every follower of Christ will experience is spiritual warfare. Seldom does the enemy attack […]
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Giver of Strength
Friday, June 2 Giver of Strength Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28 There is not much better than becoming aware of our weakness and being met by God’s strength and grace in the midst of it. God fills in all the places we […]
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Take Heart
Thursday, June 1 Take Heart I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world. John 16:33 Everyone has that go to song. You know the one that you listen to and it just puts you […]
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Return to the Father
Wednesday, May 31 Return to the Father “When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How man of my father’s hired servants have food to spare, and here I am starving to death!” Luke 15:17 The parable of the prodigal son has something for each of us. Some of us are prodigals. We’ve wandered […]