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Jabez – From Pain to Prayer
Monday, March 30 Jabez – From Pain to Prayer Oh, that You would bless me indeed and enlarge my territory…. – 1 Chronicles 4:10, NKJV Jabez appears briefly in Scripture, almost hidden in a genealogy. In the First Book of Chronicles 4, we learn his name means “pain.” His mother named him out of sorrow. His […]
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Nebuchadnezzar – From Arrogance to Acknowledgment
Friday, March 27 Nebuchadnezzar – From Arrogance to Acknowledgment Those who walk in pride He is able to humble. – Daniel 4:37, NIV Nebuchadnezzar was the most powerful king of his time ruler of Babylon, builder of empires. In the Book of Daniel 4, he stood on his palace roof and declared, “Is not this the […]
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Lazarus – From Grave to Glory
Wednesday, March 25 Lazarus – From Grave to Glory Lazarus, come out! – John 11:43, NIV Lazarus had been dead four days. In the Gospel of John 11, his story seemed finished. The stone was sealed. Hope was buried. His flaw? None recorded. His mess? A situation that looked irreversible. But Jesus intentionally delayed. Not […]
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Jeremiah – From Insecurity to Influence
Tuesday, March 24 Jeremiah – From Insecurity to Influence “Ah, Sovereign Lord… I do not know how to speak; I am too young.” – Jeremiah 1:6, NIV Sometimes the call of God finds us at a stage of life where we feel completely unprepared. We don’t always feel ready when God speaks in fact, many […]
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The Prodigal Son – From Rebellion to Restoration
Monday, March 23 The Prodigal Son – From Rebellion to Restoration So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion for him, and ran and embraced him and kissed him. Luke 15:20, NASB In Gospel of Luke 15, Jesus […]
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Job – From Prosperity to Perseverance
Friday, March 20 Job – From Prosperity to Perseverance The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; may the name of the Lord be praised. – Job 1:21, NIV Job was righteous yet he lost his wealth, his children, and his health. In the Book of Job 1, his flaw wasn’t wrongdoing. His mess […]
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Zacchaeus – From Corrupt to Compassionate
Thursday, March 19 Zacchaeus – From Corrupt to Compassionate Here and now I give half of my possessions to the poor… – Luke 19:8 NIV Zacchaeus was a chief tax collector, wealthy, powerful, and despised. In the Gospel of Luke 19, he climbed a sycamore tree just to see Jesus. He was small in stature but […]
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Hannah – From Barren to Breakthrough
Wednesday, March 18 Hannah – From Barren to Breakthrough In her deep anguish Hannah prayed to the Lord, weeping bitterly. – 1 Samuel 1:10, NIV We first find mention of Hannah in 1 Samuel 1. The narrator doesn’t pull any punches: Elkanah, Hannah’s husband, has two wives, one who has already given him children and […]