June 14, 2014
by Grace Orange
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Daily Devotions
"Now this is the confidence we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us, what ever we ask, we know we have the petitions that we have asked of Him." I Jn. 5:14,15; NKJ
God has no hearing loss, He even hears the silent cry of the human heart. Would we really want God to set aside or modify His plan for us b...
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June 13, 2014
by Grace Orange
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Daily Devotions
"According to my earnest expectation and hope that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that all boldness, as always so now also Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death." Phil.1:19; NKJ
Do you have any great expectations for yourself in this year or this decade? If so, journal them as a reminder and to be able to measure your progress. Paul was ea...
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June 12, 2014
by Grace Orange
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Daily Devotions
"That you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lust, and be renewed in the spirit of your mind, and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness." Eph. 4:23,24; NKJ
The old man in many of us has more than nine lives. As redeemed children of God, we are ...
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June 11, 2014
by Grace Orange
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Daily Devotions
"But, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things unto Him who is the head, even Christ: From whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love." Eph. 4:15,16 NKJ
"Synergy" is the inner action of multipl...
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June 10, 2014
by Grace Orange
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Daily Devotions
"But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ's gift. Therefore, He says: "When He ascended on high, He led captivity captive, and gave gifts to men." Eph. 4:7,8; NKJ
It is clear from the Bible that every believer has at least one spiritual gift. It is less clear what criteria Jesus and the Holy Spirit use in deciding which gift each indiv...
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June 9, 2014
by Grace Orange
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Daily Devotions
"Now to Him who is able to do exceeding abundantly beyond all we ask or think, according to the power that works within us, to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever." Amen. Eph. 3:20,21; NKJ
Paul concludes this doctrinal section where he has stated the limitless resources we possess in Christ. Verse 20 is an ever elevating...
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June 8, 2014
by Grace Orange
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Daily Devotions
"For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, from Whom the whole family in heaven and on earth is named, that He would grant you according to the riches of His glory to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man." Eph. 3:14-16; NKJ
The bowed knee should reflect a surrendered heart. True worship should begin and end with sur...
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June 7, 2014
by Grace Orange
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Daily Devotions
"That the Gentiles should be fellow heirs, of the same body, and partakers of His promise in Christ through the gospel, of which I became a minister according to the gift of the grace of God given to me by the effective working of His power." Eph. 3:6,7; NKJ
For centuries what had been a mystery is now is now revealed; Gentiles are included in God's plan of salvation. T...
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June 6, 2014
by Grace Orange
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Daily Devotions
"And you, He made alive who were dead in trespasses and sins, in which you once walked according to the course of this world according to the prince of the power of the air who now works in the son of disobedience" Eph. 2:1,2; NKJ
Most people do not have a clue that they are spiritually dead. We were, as well, until we were made alive in Christ. Understand that people a...
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June 5, 2014
by Grace Orange
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Daily Devotions
"And what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the mighty power which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in heavenly places." Eph. 1:19,20; KJV
Hard to believe, yet remarkable true, that the same power that God used in raising Jesus from the dead is resident in our mortal bodies. ...
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