September 13th, 2017
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JOHN SHIRK - This devotional reveals God's redemptive work as miraculous-something humanly impossible for us to achieve on our own. Examples of His miraculous plan are cited throughout the Bible.
JOHN SHIRK - 2 Corinthians 5, verse 17 tells us that "if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: the old has gone, the new is here!" This devotional examines some of the ways that our lives are made new in Christ.
JOHN SHIRK - The tears of Jesus reveal His tender love for people. This devotional cites two examples where Jesus wept. He sets an example for us to mourn with those who mourn and to weep for the lost.
JOHN SHIRK - Times like these call for some Good Samaritans to notice needs and respond with compassion. Jesus directs our attention to the Good Samaritan as an example of compassion and neighborly love.
JOHN SHIRK - Hope in the LORD renews our strength. Isaiah 40, verse 31 gives us some word pictures to describe what it looks like when we have hope in the LORD. This devotional reflects on how hope energizes our faith.
JOHN SHIRK - God's grace is generous, and can be seen in His good gifts that He provides for us. This devotional examines some of those good gifts that meets our needs.
JOHN SHIRK - This devotional explores the meaning and implications of Proverbs 30, verse 5, which tells us that "every word of God is flawless."
JOHN SHIRK - The prophet Isaiah wrote, "Your iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden his face from you, so that he will not hear." Our sin hinders our relationship with God. The good news is that the grace of Jesus is able to…
JOHN SHIRK - In the future, there will be a Highway of Holiness in a place of beauty and healing. Jesus is leading His followers to such a place. This devotional offers a brief description of that highway and who will be on it.
JOHN SHIRK - The Apostle Paul prayed that we might grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ. While it is difficult to fully fathom the dimensions of God's love for us, here are some examples found in the Bible. I pray that these…
JOHN SHIRK - One of the big disputes between Jesus and the Pharisees concerned the freedoms that Jesus exercised on the Sabbath to help people. This devotional explores Jesus as the Lord of the Sabbath.
