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December Devotionals

December 2: A Heart of Understanding

“For the Lord giveth wisdom: out of His mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.” – Proverbs 2: 6 Read: I Kings 3:4-14 If you had a revelation and saw God giving you the privilege to ask Him for anything you want I bet you would be really thrilled. Now, let’s assume He gave you a lifetime opportunity to ask Him for just one…

December 3: A Sure Future

“For I know the thoughts and plans that I have for you says the Lord, thoughts and plans for welfare and peace and not for evil, to give you hope in your final outcome.”  – Jeremiah 29:11 (AMP) Read:  Psalms 16:1-11; Proverbs 4:18                                                                            Life is full of uncertainties. Someone once said, “The only thing that is constant in life is change.” And we…

December 4: Get Wisdom and Understanding

“….get wisdom: and with all thy getting, get understanding.”  – Proverbs 4:7  Read: Matthews 13:11-17  We can not flourish if we are not planted. And we can not be planted or established in God without understanding. We know from many of Jesus’ teachings and the explanations He gave the disciples that most people lack understanding. Let me ask you, how much understanding do…

December 5: Activate the Life of God

“The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.”  – Proverbs 21:16 Read: Daniel 4:30-36; Luke 24:25-32 Understanding is a wellspring of life. That is the only way to guarantee your dreams live and don’t die. The writer of Proverbs states that when a man wanders out of the way of understanding, he becomes…

December 7: Lines Fallen in Pleasant Places

“The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea I have a goodly heritage.” –  Psalms 16:5  Read: I John 3:1-8 Did you know that the Bible says one of the reasons Jesus came to the earth was to destroy the works of Satan? That’s why the lines are fallen unto us in pleasant places. The stranglehold of Satan can not…

December 8: The Lord Is My Inheritance

“The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.” – Psalms 16:5 Read: Psalms 16:1-5; I John 4:7-21 In David’s days, every young man’s dream was to be in the king’s army. And in David’s family, all the boys achieved that dream, except him. He was the freckle-faced last born who was left out of…

December 9: Do You Know Your Greatest Need?

“As the deer panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee.”  – Psalms 42: 1  Read: John 4:5-29 The irony of life is that many people don’t know the value of having God as a close friend. I have often read prayer points where people sounded like if they just got one thing or one blessing, their lives would be…

December 10: Present Hope and Future Glory

“…in Thy presence, there is fullness of joy; at Thy right hand there are pleasures forevermore.”  –  Psalms 16: 11 Read: Revelations 21:1-11 Do you have a hope beyond the grave?  There is a glory to be revealed over every believer, and it’s not just down here but up in Heaven as well. Do you know why a lot of Christians can’t…