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Jesus Walks With Us, Even When We Don’t Acknowledge Him
When we believe in the LORD our Savior, He says that He will never leave nor forsake us. As covered in my recent devotionals, the enemy will step up his attacks and keep prodding us to lose hope and think there is no solution. But the LORD has a way of also prodding us to remind
us that even when we may not see or realize it, He has not gone anywhere and is still right here with us, walking through whatever situation in which we find ourselves.
13 That same day two of Jesus’ followers were walking to the village of Emmaus, seven miles from Jerusalem.
14 As they walked along they were talking about everything that had happened. 15 As they talked and discussed these things, Jesus himself suddenly came and began walking with them. 16 But God kept them from recognizing him.
17 He asked them, “What are you discussing so intently
as you walk along?”
They stopped short, sadness written across their faces. 18 Then one of them, Cleopas, replied, “You must be the only person in Jerusalem who hasn’t heard about all the things that have happened there the last few days.” - Luke 24:13-18
P.S., I have more to follow on this devotional later. Stay tuned.
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The enemy was once a beautiful angel who was kicked out of heaven because he exalted himself. Furious as he was thrown down to this world, he came with one goal – to steal, kill and to destroy. He is very good at bringing separation and strife primarily between God and His people
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and New-Testament, can be boiled down to one simple theme. It is a book about love and how it blesses everything (all of creation). From Genesis to Revelation the bible tells us to love God, giving to Him our everything (our lives, our time, our possessions and passions, desires,
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this prayer. The book of Revelation paints a picture of this irony.
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Mob Mentality – Commonality and Danger
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Jehovah Jireh - The LORD Our Provider
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needed and He also provides them right on time (He knew we would need them even before we did). All we have to do is trust and truly believe and He takes care of the rest in a very deep way. Here is a famous example:
13 Then Abraham looked up and saw a ram caught by its horns in