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Ephesians 4:1 – Glorify God In Any Job – Morning Fuel
Paul writes in Ephesians 4:1, “I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called,” There is a lot in this verse, but notice that at the beginning of that verse, Paul starts out by saying, “I am a prisoner!” We don’t know all the details of his imprisonment, but we do know that it was some sort of house arrest. So he had a little…
Morning Fuel – John 11:25-26 – Never Dying
This is the third part of the devotional that looks at John 11:25-26, in which Jesus says, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, 26 and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?” Last time we looked at the part where Jesus said, “whoever believes in me…” This time we will finish up by looking at the last part of these verses.…
Morning Fuel – John 11:25-26 – Belief in Jesus
This is the second part of the devotional that looks at John 11:25-26, in which Jesus says, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, 26 and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?” Last time we looked at the first sentence. This time we will look at part of the next sentence. After Jesus said he was “the resurrection and the life,”…
Morning Fuel – John 11:25-26 – Jesus is the Resurrection and the Life
In John 11:25-26, Jesus says, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, 26 and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?” These two verses deserve more than a three minute devotional, so I am going to give a whole nine minutes by breaking it up into three devotionals! In this passage, Jesus is talking to Martha right near the grave of her…
Morning Fuel – Ecclesiastes 7:7 – Are You Wise?
I was reading about results for the Wonderlic test, which is used to assess the intelligence of quarterbacks as they prepare to enter the NFL. Here are some of the quarterbacks that scored the HIGHEST. Ryan Fitzpatrick scored a 48/50. Blaine Gabbert a 42. Alex Smith a 40. Colin Kaepernick a 38. On the flip side, Steve Young scored a 33. John Elway a 29. Brett Favre a 22. And Dan Marino, Donovan McNabb, Jim Kelly, and Terry Bradshaw all…
Morning Fuel – Psalm 124:1 – Is God On Your Side?
In Psalm 124:1 (NLT), David asks, “What if the Lord had not been on our side?” He then continues on in the Psalm listing what would happen if God was not on his side. He talks about how he would not have been protected against his enemies. He would have been swept away and killed by the raging waters (of the enemy). Fortunately, God IS on his side, so instead of facing fear and death, he can stand there and…
Morning Fuel – Exodus 20:5 – God Is Jealous
In Exodus 20, God is giving ten commandments to the Israelites. After he gives the second commandment (don’t worship idols), he then explains WHY in verses 5. He says, “…for I the Lord your God am a jealous God…” What he is saying is that he doesn’t want us to worship other “things” because he wants the worship for himself. He is a JEALOUS God. What does it mean for God to be jealous? After all, didn’t Paul say in…
Morning Fuel – Exodus 20:4-5 – God Cannot Be Contained
In Exodus 20:4-5, God continues the Ten Commandments by giving commandment two. He says, “You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. You shall not bow down to them or worship them…” So in commandment 1, God says that we should worship only him. That we should not put anything or anyone else to his level. No one else deserves our worship!…
Morning Fuel – Exodus 20:2 – I Am The God
In Exodus 20:2, God says, “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.” These words are his introduction to the 10 Commandments. Notice it’s a SHORT introduction. Before he lays out the ten most important commandments for the Israelites, he simply says, “Hey, I am the Lord.” The English word that we translate into “Lord” is the Hebrew word Yahweh. Yahweh is God’s “personal” or “proper” name. Just like my…