June 1 Awake to Righteousness

Awake to Righteousness

Awake to righteousness, and sin not....

- 1 Corinthians 15:34

When your alarm clock goes off tomorrow morning, don’t just wake up to another day. Do what the Word says to do and “awake to righteousness”! Reawaken yourself to the glorious fact that you’ve been made the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus and given right-standing with Almighty God.

Why? Because tomorrow—and every other day of your life on this earth—Satan is going to try to convince you t

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May 31 Discover What the Name Can Do

Discover What the Name Can Do

Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth.

- Philippians 2:9-10

Once you make up your mind to keep the commands of Jesus and begin to allow the Word to dwell in you richly, the Name of Jesus will become far more powerful to you. It will become more than just a word. It will become

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May 30 Sure To Win

Sure to Win in Him

Wherefore remember, that...at that time ye were without Christ...having no hope, and without God in the world: But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.

- Ephesians 2:11-13

Have you ever really thought about what it truly means to be in Christ Jesus? Have you ever gotten a clear revelation of that? Once you do, it will revolutionize your life.

You see, it’s in Him that we’re raised up from our sins. It’s in H

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May 29 The Bridegrom Cometh

The Bridegroom Cometh

And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.

- Matthew 25:6

The Spirit of God is delivering a vital message to you today: Get ready for Jesus’ return! It’s an old message. But there’s a fresh urgency to it. An urgency you can’t afford to ignore.

Some believers make the mistake of saying, “Oh well, I just don’t think we’re supposed to know about the Second Coming. It’s supposed to come upon us like a thief in

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May 28 Silence the Critics

Silence the Critics

For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men.

- 1 Peter 2:15

I know from personal experience that when people start to criticize you and persecute you because you live by faith, your natural human response is to want to strike back. You want to start dishing out a little criticism of your own. Maybe if they get a taste of their own medicine, they’ll shut their mouths, you think.

But you know what? They w

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May 28 Possess Your Promised Land

Possess Your Promised Land

When ye are passed over Jordan into the land of Canaan; then ye shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you...and dwell therein: for I have given you the land to possess it.

- Numbers 33:51-53

God has given you a promised land. It’s a place flowing with milk and honey, where your every need can be met. A place where you can keep sin underfoot as you rule and reign with Christ. A place where no weapon formed against you will prosp

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May 27 Free From the Curse

Free From the Curse

Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree.

- Galatians 3:13

You know the story. Satan came to Adam’s wife in the form of a serpent and deceived her into disobeying God. Adam, although he was not deceived, followed suit.

When Satan came into the Garden that day, he didn’t have any power at all. He had to come in like a sneak, not even talking to Adam directly bu

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May 26 Permission to be Human

There are days in ministry when something said, or left unsaid, just stays with you.Paul wrote to the church at Ephesus: "Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger." —Ephesians 4:26 I used to read that mostly as a warning. But the older I get, the more I hear permission in it.Permission to be human. To feel the weight of a hard conversation or a long week and to bring it to God before the day is done.You don't have to have it all resolved by tonight

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May 25

God is still moving, still healing, still speaking, and still revealing Jesus through His people. Do not allow the pressure of life to make you forget who lives on the inside of you. The same Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, and that means you are not trying to get victory, you are learning to live from victory. Keep your attention on Jesus, keep your heart established in the Word, and expect the life of God to rise up strong in you. You were never cal

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May 23, He'll Be Listening

And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: and if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.   

Have you ever been in prayer and suddenly had the disturbing sensation that God simply wasn’t listening?

It’s happened to all of us. But few of us know just what to do about it. We just limp along praying the same old prayers, half-hoping those prayers a

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May 24 Prayer

God, thank you for the gift of community. Your Word calls us to love our neighbors as ourselves.  Help me to reflect your love, kindness,and grace to others each day.  Show them who you are through my words and actions.

In Jesus name I pray Amen

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May 23 Don't Waste Time Wondering

Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.

- Ephesians 5:17

So many believers wring their hands and worry about whether or not they’re praying according to God’s will. “Oh, dear me,” they say, “I certainly can’t expect God to do something for me that’s outside His will.” And they’re absolutely right.

But they don’t need to waste time standing around looking puzzled. They need to grab their Bibles and find out what the will of God is.

God has ma

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May 22, Walk in the Light You Have

But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them.- 2 Timothy 3:14

If you’re born again and have the Word of God in your heart, you can live in victory. You may not have all the answers. There may be a great many spiritual things you don’t understand. But it’s not those things that are most likely to destroy you. It’s the things you know to do—but don’t—that usually make you fall.

Just think about walking

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May 21 Step Out of the Boat

And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water. And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water....

- Matthew 14:28-29

It’s easy to be so afraid of making a mistake that you never get around to stepping out on faith. You can spend all your time wondering, Is this faith? Or is it presumption? What if I exercise my faith for something and find out later I’ve missed God’s will?

Don’t worry. God can

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May 20 Don't Forget the Joy

Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice.

- Philippians 4:4

Years ago, I decided I was going to walk by the Word of God. I told God that, as far as I was concerned, His Word was final and I’d confess it the rest of my life no matter what. That was the most important decision I’ve ever made.

Not too long after that, I decided that no matter what happened, whether I felt like it or not, I’d walk in love. Because the Bible clearly says “faith worketh by love.” It won

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