http://computerchristians.com/blog/thirty-second-devotional <div> <span style="font-size: medium">Devotional</span> </div> <div> As Christians, we often face temptations. All you have to do is turn on the television or drive down the&nbsp;highway and temptation will be there. Jesus was no stranger to temptation. He knew what it was like to be tempted by the devil, and has given us an example of what&nbsp;to do when we face life's temptations. </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size: medium">Scripture Reference</span> </div> <div> Matthew 4:1 </div> <div> Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size: medium">Action Point</span> </div> <div> As you face the temptations of this world, remember that Jesus knows what you are going through. He faced the devil and was tempted in every way. He has also shown us by example of what we need to do when we face these temptations. </div> <div> </div> <div> <br /> -- <br /> To receive devotionals via e-mail go to http://www.thirtyseconddevotional.org/about.html and enter your e-mail address. We are now also on twitter http://twitter.com/shortdevotional </div> http://computerchristians.com/blog/thirty-second-devotional/general/2010/09/07/fighting-temptations-pt-1-9-7-2010-devotional Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:39:35 -0600 <div> <span style="font-size: medium">Devotional</span> </div> <div> Often times people look at the amount of the giving and and not the proportion&nbsp;of what&nbsp;is being given. The people who have the money to give often times aren't making a sacrifice. It is the people who give of what little they do have that are&nbsp;giving&nbsp;from their heart. They are giving all they have to give.&nbsp; </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size: medium">Scripture Reference</span> </div> <div> Mark 12:44 </div> <div> &quot;for they all put in out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all that she had, her whole livelihood.&quot; </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size: medium">Action Point<br clear="all" /> </span>As Christians, we need to give what we have for the kingdom of God. It is not about the amount that is given, but about the heart of the giver. </div> <div> <br /> -- <br /> To receive devotionals via e-mail go to http://www.thirtyseconddevotional.org/about.html and enter your e-mail address. We are now also on twitter http://twitter.com/shortdevotional&nbsp; </div> http://computerchristians.com/blog/thirty-second-devotional/general/2010/09/06/all-she-had-9-6-2010-devotional Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:56:41 -0600 <div> <span style="font-size: medium">Devotional<br /> </span>As a child I never liked being corrected, but as I&nbsp;grew older&nbsp;I realized that I learned from discipline given by my parents. The purpose was not to punish, but to help me grow into the man I am today. God, through the Holy Spirit will chasten us as well, but the purpose is not to punish us, but to help us mature in our walk&nbsp;with the Lord. </div> <div> </div> <div> <br /> <span style="font-size: medium">Scripture Reference<br /> </span>Hebrews 12:11<br /> Now no chastening seems to be joyful for the present, but painful; nevertheless, afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.<br /> &nbsp;<br /> <span style="font-size: medium">&nbsp;<br /> Action Point</span><br /> Even though our heavenly Father may correct us from time to time, we need to receive it with joy. A good father who loves his children, will correct them. Our heavenly father corrects us because He loves us. <br clear="all" /> <br /> -- <br /> To receive devotionals via e-mail go to http://www.thirtyseconddevotional.org/about.html and enter your e-mail address. We are now also on twitter http://twitter.com/shortdevotional&nbsp; </div> http://computerchristians.com/blog/thirty-second-devotional/general/2010/09/05/god-s-discipline-9-5-2010-devotional Sun, 05 Sep 2010 21:32:36 -0600 <div> <span style="font-size: medium">Devotional</span> </div> <div> Just like when God breathed the&nbsp;breath of life into Adam; the moment you received Jesus as your Lord and Savior,&nbsp;He breathed the breath of life into you. Though you were once dead in your trespasses, you have been made alive in Christ Jesus. You have become a new creation created in&nbsp;His image. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size: medium"></span> </div> <div> <span style="font-size: medium">Scripture Reference</span> </div> <div> Ezekiel 37:5 </div> <div> 'Thus says the Lord <span style="font-variant: small-caps">GOD</span> to these bones: &quot;Surely I will cause breath to enter into you, and you shall live. </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size: medium">Acton Point</span> </div> <div> The only hope of salvation is found in Jesus Christ. Though&nbsp;I&nbsp;once was&nbsp;lost in sin, Jesus took me in; then a little light from heaven filled my soul. It is that light that&nbsp;gives us life. It is that light that we need to let tell others about.<br clear="all" /> <br /> -- <br /> To receive devotionals via e-mail go to http://www.thirtyseconddevotional.org/about.html and enter your e-mail address. We are now also on twitter http://twitter.com/shortdevotional </div> http://computerchristians.com/blog/thirty-second-devotional/general/2010/09/04/them-dry-bones-pt-5-9-4-2010-devotional Sat, 04 Sep 2010 21:17:43 -0600 <div> <span style="font-size: medium">Devotional</span> </div> <div> It is not what I say that is important. It is the word of the Lord that will change a person's life. If we go around saying look what I can do, people may hear&nbsp;a message, but they will&nbsp;remain&nbsp;unchanged. It is only when we proclaim the word of the Lord that lives will be transformed. </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size: medium">Scripture Reference</span> </div> <div> Ezekiel 37:4 </div> <div> Again He said to me, &quot;Prophesy to these bones, and say to them, 'O dry bones, hear the word of the <span style="font-variant: small-caps">LORD</span>! </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size: medium">Action Point</span> </div> <div> As Christians, we are called to proclaim the gospel message.&nbsp;Go out and&nbsp;tell others about Jesus and the&nbsp;free gift&nbsp;of salvation. It is the&nbsp;word of the Lord that will give life to the lifeless.<br clear="all" /> <br /> -- <br /> To receive devotionals via e-mail go to http://www.thirtyseconddevotional.org/about.html and enter your e-mail address. We are now also on twitter http://twitter.com/shortdevotional&nbsp; </div> http://computerchristians.com/blog/thirty-second-devotional/general/2010/09/03/them-dry-bones-pt-4-9-3-2010-devotional Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:19:27 -0600 <div> <span style="font-size: medium">Devotional</span> </div> <div> Can God save a poor wretched&nbsp;person like me? Have I gone beyond His grace this time?&nbsp;The fact is; there is hope for all who receive Jesus as Lord and Savior.&nbsp;The vilest offender who truly believes. that moment from Jesus a pardon receives. Can these dry bones live? </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size: medium">Scripture Reference</span> </div> <div> Ezekiel 37:3 </div> <div> And He said to me, &quot;Son of man, can these bones live?&quot; So I answered, &quot;O Lord <span style="font-variant: small-caps">GOD,</span> You know.&quot; </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size: medium">Action Point</span> </div> <div> There is hope for all who come to Jesus as Lord and Savior. Though they were once dead in their trespasses, they will&nbsp;find new life in&nbsp;Jesus Christ. &nbsp; </div> <div> <br clear="all" /> <br /> -- <br /> To receive devotionals via e-mail go to http://www.thirtyseconddevotional.org/about.html and enter your e-mail address. We are now also on twitter http://twitter.com/shortdevotional&nbsp; </div> http://computerchristians.com/blog/thirty-second-devotional/general/2010/09/02/them-dry-bones-pt-3-9-2-2010-devotional Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:22:11 -0600 <div> <span style="font-size: medium">Devotional</span> </div> <div> Every day we&nbsp;meet new people and every person that we encounter is&nbsp;a potential&nbsp;opportunity for us to share the gospel message. Like Ezekiel, we have been placed in the midst of these people for a purpose.&nbsp;They need to hear&nbsp;the message, and how can they hear&nbsp;the message&nbsp;unless someone is sent. </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size: medium">Scripture Reference</span> </div> <div> Ezekiel 37:2 </div> <div> Then He caused me to pass by them all around, and behold, <em>there were</em> very many in the open valley; and indeed <em>they were</em> very dry. </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size: medium">Action Point</span> </div> <div> As Christians, we need to be&nbsp;active in sharing the gospel message. The Lord has commanded us to go into all the world and&nbsp;preach the gospel to every creature. It needs to start with you proclaiming the message right where&nbsp;the Lord has planted you.&nbsp;<br clear="all" /> <br /> -- <br /> To receive devotionals via e-mail go to http://www.thirtyseconddevotional.org/about.html and enter your e-mail address. We are now also on twitter http://twitter.com/shortdevotional </div> http://computerchristians.com/blog/thirty-second-devotional/general/2010/09/01/them-dry-bones-pt-2-9-1-2010-devotional Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:59:18 -0600 <div> <span style="font-size: medium">Devotional</span> </div> <div> The Lord had shown Ezekiel that he was in the midst of a people that were dead and lifeless. Though they had religion, they were as lost as&nbsp;they could be. There was no life in them. In the same way, we are around people at work and on the streets that are like these dry bones, and the life that they need can only be found in Jesus Christ. </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size: medium">Scripture Reference</span> </div> <div> Ezekiel 37:1 </div> <div> The hand of the <span style="font-variant: small-caps">LORD</span> came upon me and brought me out in the Spirit of the <span style="font-variant: small-caps">LORD,</span> and set me down in the midst of the valley; and it <em>was</em> full of bones. </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="background-color: #ffff00"></span> </div> <div> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-size: medium">Action Point</span> </div> <div> If we are to win souls for Jesus Christ,&nbsp;we need to start looking at the people around us as Ezekiel saw the dry bones. Though they are dead and lifeless, they can find new life in Christ Jesus. </div> <div> <br clear="all" /> <br /> -- <br /> To receive devotionals via e-mail go to http://www.thirtyseconddevotional.org/about.html and enter your e-mail address. We are now also on twitter http://twitter.com/shortdevotional </div> http://computerchristians.com/blog/thirty-second-devotional/general/2010/08/31/them-dry-bones-pt-1-8-31-2010-devotional Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:24:56 -0600 <div> <span style="font-size: medium">Devotional</span> </div> <div> As Christians, we have been given a new start. Where we were once a slave to sin, we are now bound by a bond that is unbreakable.&nbsp;We are no longer bound by sin or by the law, but by the blood of Jesus.&nbsp;Our relationship is&nbsp;no longer as a slave, but as a brother in Christ Jesus..&nbsp; </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size: medium">Scripture Reference</span> </div> <div> Philemon 1:15-16 </div> <div> For perhaps he departed for a while for this <em>purpose</em>, that you might receive him forever, no longer as a slave but more than a slave--a beloved brother, especially to me but how much more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord. </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size: medium">Action Point</span> </div> <div> As Christians, we need to look beyond a persons past when they receive Jesus as Lord and Savior. We need&nbsp;to be willing to give them a fresh new start as a brother or sister in Christ. </div> <div> </div> <div> <br /> -- <br /> To receive devotionals via e-mail go to http://www.thirtyseconddevotional.org/about.html and enter your e-mail address. We are now also on twitter http://twitter.com/shortdevotional </div> http://computerchristians.com/blog/thirty-second-devotional/general/2010/08/30/a-new-start-8-30-2010-devotional Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:39:02 -0600 <div> <span style="font-size: medium">Devotional<br /> </span>I remember when my boys were little. Anything that I said, they would believe. They didn't ask questions, or even doubt me for a minute. If dad said it, then it must be true. God wants us to come to him with that same faith.&nbsp;As Children of God, we need to take Him at His word. <br /> </div> <div> </div> <div> <br /> <span style="font-size: medium">Scripture Reference<br /> </span>Mark 10:15<br /> &quot;Assuredly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will by no means enter it.&quot;<br /> <span style="font-size: medium">&nbsp;</span> </div> <div> <span style="font-size: medium"><br /> Action Point</span><br /> It is only by faith in Jesus, that we can enter into heaven. There is no other way. There is nothing that I can do to earn my way to heaven. I can't even buy my way into heaven. It is only by faith in Jesus, and nothing more. <br clear="all" /> <br /> -- <br /> To receive devotionals via e-mail go to http://www.thirtyseconddevotional.org/about.html and enter your e-mail address. We are now also on twitter http://twitter.com/shortdevotional&nbsp; </div> http://computerchristians.com/blog/thirty-second-devotional/general/2010/08/29/child-like-faith-8-29-2010-devotional Sun, 29 Aug 2010 20:38:00 -0600