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    Put to Death the Misdeeds of the Body

    Therefore, brothers and sisters, we have an obligation — but it is not to the flesh, to live according to it. For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live. —Romans 8:12-13 NIV Key Thought In Romans 7:5...
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    As Surely as He Did in Jesus

    But for you who welcome [the Spirit of Christ], in whom [God] dwells — even though you still experience all the limitations of sin — you yourself experience life on God's terms. It stands to reason, doesn't it, that if the alive-and-present God who raised Jesus from the dead moves into your...
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    Today's Verse - Hebrews 4:12 (KJV)

    For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. —Hebrews 4:12 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... What is the...
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    Welcome Home, Holy Spirit!

    But if God himself has taken up residence in your life, you can hardly be thinking more of yourself than of him. Anyone, of course, who has not welcomed this invisible but clearly present God, the Spirit of Christ, won't know what we're talking about. —Romans 8:9 MESSAGE Key Thought God's...
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    Today's Verse - Psalm 107:9 (KJV)

    For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness. —Psalm 107:9 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... The Bible cries out with one recurring truth: God quenches the thirst and satisfies the hunger of those who seek him. So often we try to soothe the ache in our soul...
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    The Life of the Spirit

    Among those who belong to Christ, everything connected with getting our own way and mindlessly responding to what everyone else calls necessities is killed off for good — crucified. Since this is the kind of life we have chosen, the life of the Spirit, let us make sure that we do not just hold...
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    Today's Verse - Psalm 23:2-3 (KJV)

    He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. —Psalm 23:2-3 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Some of us won't slow down for anything! Well, almost anything. When we...
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    Transfigured to Be Like the Messiah

    Whenever, though, [the Israelites] turn to face God as Moses did, God removes the veil and there they are — face to face! They suddenly recognize that God is a living, personal presence, not a piece of chiseled stone. And when God is personally present, a living Spirit, that old, constricting...
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    Today's Verse - Psalm 119:105 (KJV)

    Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. —Psalm 119:105 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... So often, those of us who have received the blessings of faith and the guidelines of the Word of God don't fully appreciate them. Can you imagine what it is like to try to define ones...
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    Not of the Letter but of the Spirit

    Such confidence we have through Christ before God. Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God. He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant — not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives...
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    Today's Verse - Psalm 92:4 (KJV)

    For thou, LORD, hast made me glad through thy work: I will triumph in the works of thy hands. —Psalm 92:4 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Gaze into the heavens on a dark night and see the wonders of the starry hosts. Think of the incredible diversity of earth's wonders. Look at your own...
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    Write Them on Their Hearts

    "But this is the new covenant I will make with the people of Israel on that day," says the LORD. "I will put my instructions deep within them, and I will write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people. And they will not need to teach their neighbors, nor will they...
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    Today's Verse - Psalm 23:1 (KJV)

    The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. —Psalm 23:1 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... A sheep is only as good as its shepherd. We are incredibly blessed! My Prayer... O Great Shepherd, carry me like a lamb, tenderly in your arms and close to your heart. My life, my future, and my...
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    A New Spirit in You

    [God said,] "I'll give you [my people in Babylonian captivity] a new heart. I'll put a new Spirit in you. I'll cut out your stone heart and replace it with a red-blooded, firm-muscled heart. Then you'll obey my statutes and be careful to obey my commands. You'll be my people! I'll be your God!"...
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    Today's Verse - Psalm 9:2 (KJV)

    I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High. —Psalm 9:2 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... When was the last time you made up a song? The last time you made up a song of praise to God? Worried that you can't do it? Don't think it will be good? Don't...
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    I Know Your Words and Thoughts!

    Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon me [Ezekiel], and he told me to say, "This is what the LORD says to the people of Israel: I know what you are saying, for I know every thought that comes into your minds." —Ezekiel 11:5 NLT Key Thought We can scheme, plan, and plot quietly. We can tell...
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    Today's Verse - Psalm 91:1 (KJV)

    He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. —Psalm 91:1 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... At the end of summer's scorching heat, where did you find your shadow of protection and refreshment? When we place our lives in the care of God...
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    Alternative Voice but the Only Truth

    The Spirit said to [Ezekiel], "Son of man, these are the men who are planning evil and giving wicked counsel in this city. They say to the people, 'Is it not a good time to build houses? This city is like an iron pot. We are safe inside it like meat in a pot.' Therefore, son of man, prophesy...
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    Today's Verse - Proverbs 3:31-32 (KJV)

    Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways. For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous. —Proverbs 3:31-32 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... God does not like bullies, oppressors, or exploiters. Those who control by intimidation and violence...
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    Made for This!

    All too often we cringe at the role we find ourselves filling, and filling beautifully, when in fact this is the role God made us to fill! What if our biggest ministry and calling in life is to whisper encouragement to someone in their moment of self-doubt? What if God custom created us to...
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