January 17, 2020

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Get Well with the Bible

He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak…those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.—Isaiah 40:29, 31 (NIV)

WE’RE IN THE midst of the flu season and chances are that you or someone you love has been sick lately. Don’t underestimate the power of your mind in promoting wellness. Pray, talk, and believe healthy healing thoughts; praise God for His healing power. Always take a positive view of yourself as healthy, vital, and vigorous; believe the power of the healing God is working in you. Several times a day, offer up a prayer of affirmation, reaching out to God for his healing and strength.

Dear Lord, I need Your divine comfort. Please help heal me. Give me courage to face tomorrow and wisdom to appreciate the blessings of friends and loved ones who care about me. Most of all, thank You for Your healing love which strengthens me and gives me peace.

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His Word in Your Heart

Thy word have I hid in mine heart that I might not sin against Thee.—Psalm 119:11 (KJV)

THE PSALMIST WHO wrote the verse above believes the best place to keep God’s word is deep in the heart. In other words, know His instructions and memorize them so they are readily at hand, available to draw on when guidance is needed. Hide His word in your heart and you’ll need no other security.

Lord, help me infuse Your word into my life.

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Live in God’s Light

When Jesus spoke again to the people, He said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”—John 8:12 (NIV)

GOD WANTS TO make you whole. Jesus has promised that, “Whoever follows Me will…have the light of life” (John 8:12). Can you think of a healthier, happier condition than being filled with God-given light? When dark challenges come, call on Jesus and rejoice as He draws you to the light of His love.

Heavenly Father, You are the true light. Shine upon me.

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The Power of Fasting

And when you fast, don’t make it obvious…for they try to look miserable and disheveled so people will admire them for their fasting…But when you fast, comb your hair and wash your face. Then no one will notice that you are fasting, except your Father, who knows what you do in private. And your Father, who sees everything, will reward you.—Matthew 6:16–18 (NLT)

FASTING—GIVING UP something in order to focus on God—can draw us closer to Jesus, but only if we can do it without bragging. Jesus warns us to keep our fasting private so that we can focus on Him and discover the root of our needs, which Jesus can step in and meet.

Heavenly Father, today I will give up something that I consume mindlessly—social media, television, snacking—and focus on You.

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Unfreeze Your Heart

Judge not, that you be not judged.—Matthew 7:1 (ESV)

SOMETIMES WE MAKE the mistake of freezing people in time. We remember them at their worst moments and don’t give them a second chance or have faith that they can change. In God’s grace we can let go of our assumptions of people and open our hearts to see others as Christ sees them.

Heavenly Father, in the midst of winter, help me to let go of thoughts of others that are frozen in time. Unfreeze my heart.

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The Right Direction

Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.—Matthew 7:13 (NIV)

MOST OF US need a guide in our lives. Otherwise, we are likely to go astray, get lost and spend endless time on useless things. Perhaps the best guide for living is Jesus’s great commandment: “Love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbor as thyself.” (Luke 10:27)

Lord, remind us to reach out every day to the guidelines You have given us.

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Total Surrender

Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it.—Matthew 10:39 (NIV)

BILLY GRAHAM SAID, “If you want a change in your life, if you want forgiveness and peace and joy that you’ve never known before, God demands total surrender. He becomes the Lord and the ruler of your life.” Most of us struggle with unconditional surrender, yet once the decision is reached, the leap of faith made. Once God is accepted at His word and we are forgiven and reconciled by His grace, there is only one question most people ask: Why did I wait so long?

Dear Lord, I surrender my old self to You. I trust You to make me new.

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Be Spiritually Fit

have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.—2 Timothy 4:7 (NIV)

THIS TIME OF year many people focus on being physically fit, but it’s even more important to be spiritually fit. To become spiritually strong, you must be determined to be faithful. Spending time each day reading the Bible will make you stronger as you run the race of life.

Heavenly Father, on days when I feel too tired or busy to spend time with You, guide me to do it anyway.

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Don’t Give Up on God

I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.—Psalm 27:13 (NIV)

WE’VE ALL BEEN there…a persistent prayer that aches at your heart and seems to go unanswered. Take heart, don’t give up. Though it’s hard to have patience, know you’ll never regret waiting on Him. When it may look as if God is doing nothing, He is busily at work behind the scenes.

Dear Lord, give me patience to wait for Your answer.

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From Your Lips to God’s Ears

As for me, I call to God, and the Lord saves me.—Psalm 55:16 (NIV)

ARE YOU IN trouble? Is there a decision you need to make? Rest in the assurance that God is always waiting. Call unto Him, and He will answer. Know that He has His inclined ear to you. (Psalm 116:2)

Lord, when I am going through tough circumstances and face seemingly impossible odds, thank You for the many precious promises You’ve given me for calling unto You.

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Three Blessings

Give thanks to the God of heaven. His love endures forever.—Psalm 136:26 (NIV)

E. M. BOUNDS wrote, “Giving thanks is the very life of prayer. It is its fragrance and music, its poetry and its crown.” Try this prayer technique: every day, thank God for three things—any three blessings that come to your mind. Praying gratefully is a key to seeing all that is right in your life.

Heavenly Father, thank You for blessing me with Your Word, for giving me the wisdom to recognize Your grace in my life and for this moment, right now, when I feel Your love in my heart.

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The Light of God’s Love

Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, and He brought them out of their distress.—Psalm 107:28 (NIV)

GOD IS THE power source of your life—He is the strength and wisdom that will comfort and guide you through life’s storms. Memorize His Word, and hold His precious promises deep in your heart. Be connected and stay close to Him so when you are facing hard times the light of His love with shine through the darkness.

Dear Father, You don’t promise a life free from difficulties, but You do promise You will be with us and that we won’t suffer ultimate harm.

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Devotions for Good Health

Keep Moving

Therefore I do not run like someone running aimlessly…—1 CORINTHIANS 9:26 (NIV)

I’m Just Fine

Anxiety weighs down the heart, but a kind word cheers it up.—PROVERBS 12:25 (NIV

Take Care of Your Whole Self

Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God— this is your true and proper worship.—Romans 12:1 (NIV)

Free Yourself from Sin

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.—Hebrews 12:1 (NIV)

Devotions for Inspiration

Bless the Animals

So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living thing with which the water teems and that moves about in it, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.—Genesis 1:21 (NIV)

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You Deserve the Best

Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men.—Colossians 3:23 (ESV)

Renew Your Mind

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.—Romans 12:2 (ESV)

The World Needs Your Light

In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.—Matthew 5:16 (ESV)

Devotions on Faith and Prayer

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Sing a New Song

Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth.—Psalm 96:1 (NIV)

Trust His Plan

Oh, that I might have my request, that God would grant my desire.—Job 6:8 (NIV)

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Release Old Hurts

The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners.—Isaiah 61:1 (NIV)