Wednesday Devotion: Don't Do That
We trust God and the Ten Commandments to instruct on how to live. Sometimes the instruction is "Don't do that!"
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cecil2748
- Mar 13
- 3 min
Wednesday Devotional: His Greatest Painting
We can trust God when we go wrong because of the Parable of the Prodigal Son. This post discusses Rembrandt's painting of Jesus's story.
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cecil2748
- Mar 6
- 2 min
Wednesday Devotional: From Hurt to Healing
"If you are hurt in church, you heal in church." These are wise, hopeful words as we trust God to heal us through his church.
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cecil2748
- Feb 28
- 2 min
Wednesday Devotional: Remembering that Jesus Loves Me
John 15:9,13 I heard the sweetest little boy sing "Jesus Loves Me" on a social media video post. At first, I couldn't make out what he...
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cecil2748
- Feb 21
- 2 min
Wednesday Devotional: In the Right Position
Mark 4:35-41 The young baseball umpire just couldn't get it right. The umpire trainer was seemingly moving him around on every pitch: a...
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cecil2748
- Feb 14
- 2 min
Wednesday Devotional: Jesus Indeed Knows You
It is a joke to say "Jesus loves you because he doesn't know you." It's truly a joke because it's not true. Jesus knows and loves you.
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cecil2748
- Jan 31
- 2 min
Wednesday Devotional: Just Enough
Bible study informs us that we should ask God for just enough. We will increase our practical faith and honor God by taking this approach.
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cecil2748
- Jan 24
- 2 min
Wednesday Devotional: God of the Living
Jesus indicates that Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob are alive, even though we think of them as dead. Jesus indicates that all are alive to God.
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cecil2748
- Jan 3
- 2 min
Wednesday Devotional: Foreshadowing Christ's Wide Impact
The appearance of the Magi foreshadow Jesus's eventual goal of creating a church that includes outcasts as we still have today.
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cecil2748
- Dec 20, 2023
- 2 min
Advent Devotional: Waiting for Perfection
Luke 2: 6-7 It's always a welcome sight to see a young couple posting pictures of their newborn baby in the hospital, saying that their...
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cecil2748
- Dec 13, 2023
- 2 min
Advent Devotional: Waiting for the Big Reveal
Cecil remembers childhood family traditions and maps them to trusting Jesus to reveal himself as we wait during Advent.
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cecil2748
- Dec 6, 2023
- 2 min
Advent Devotional: Waiting on the Ripening
Waiting on God is hard. But we trust God that things will ripen when the time is right. Waiting is part of our practical faith journey.
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cecil2748
- Nov 29, 2023
- 2 min
Wednesday Devotional: Finding Your Voice
As we find our voice, we can take risks for Christ. Here's a story of how a young teen found her voice and put faith into practice.
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cecil2748
- Nov 15, 2023
- 2 min
Wednesday Devotional: Getting off of our backs and onto our feet
We trust God to discipline us when needed. We need the right attitude when we are disciplined, as it will eventually lead to righteousness.
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cecil2748
- Nov 8, 2023
- 2 min
Wednesday Devotional: Modeling Right Behavior
Titus 2: 7 A few days after I started first grade, my teacher sent me to the principal's office. I was terrified; I had no idea what I...
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cecil2748
- Nov 1, 2023
- 2 min
Wednesday Devotional: United as Jesus Intended
If we better trusted in Jesus, we would follow his vision of loving unity of all believers. Here's a heartwarming story of how that looks.
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cecil2748
- Oct 25, 2023
- 2 min
Wednesday Devotional: When Something Dies
It can be hard to move on from something that has died to something new, even when the new is desirable. We're glad to have Jesus with us.
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cecil2748
- Oct 18, 2023
- 2 min
Wednesday Devotional: Through the Fiery Furnace
Daniel 3: 24-27 Like a whirlwind arriving upon her, Jennifer went through enough grief for one life. In short order, she lost her husband...
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cecil2748
- Oct 4, 2023
- 2 min
Wednesday Devotional: Calm the Storm or Calm the Child
God can calm the storm or calm the child. Either way, in our practical faith, we trust God to bring peace and calm to our stormy lives.
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cecil2748
- Sep 27, 2023
- 2 min
Wednesday Devotional: Jesus Sits with You in the Hard Times
We can trust God to sit and weep with us in our grief, fear, uncertainty, and anger, because we saw Jesus do it in the Bible.
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