Tag: In His Presence
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[Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: Do not stay down
In the movie “Karate Kid’, Dre, a young boy who relocated to China with his mom, finds himself bullied in school by Cheng, a rebellious Kungfu prodigy. Dre befriends Mr. Han, a maintenance man, and a Kungfu expert, who takes him under his wings, training him in karate and preparing him to compete with Cheng.
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[Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: Integrity pays
The story is told of a CEO who was about to retire and needed to select a successor from amongst his top managers. He sent for them and gave each a seed to plant in a seedling bag. The bag was to be placed by the window in their different offices. He informed them that…
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[Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: Give them a second chance
As Paul and Barnabas prepared to depart for their second missionary journey, a sharp contention arose between them. Barnabas wanted Mark, his cousin to come along but Paul insisted that they had no business taking someone who had deserted them the first time. Chances were, he would abandon them again.
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[Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: Lost but unaware
I listened to a preacher tell the story of how his seven-year-old son went missing during a family vacation in Disney World. The lad had suddenly strayed away from the rest of the family and gotten lost in the crowd. They searched for him for several minutes, panicking over what might have happened to him.
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[Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: Raising godly children
In this part of the world, today is known as ‘children’s day’, so we are focusing on them. Every parent has a God ordained responsibility to raise his or her child in a godly environment in which the knowledge of Christ is evident.
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[Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: Three categories of dependence
There are three main categories of dependence, which is differentiated by the way we choose to relate with other people.
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[Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: How do you feel about yourself?
Are you often afraid to tread unfamiliar terrains because of feelings of inadequacy? Are you in the habit of comparing yourself with others and concluding you do not measure up? Do you often downplay your achievements or discount the things you accomplish? If so, chances are you are suffering from a low self-esteem.
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[Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: Your family altar
There was an emergency in Judah. The people of Moab, Ammon, and Mount Seir came to battle against Jehoshaphat, king of Judah. When they told the king that a great multitude was coming against him, he feared, and set himself to seek the Lord, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah. So, all the cities…
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[Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: What is God saying to you?
When God speaks to you, do you hear or listen? Although hearing and listening may sound like the same thing, truth is, there’s a world of difference between the two. Merriam-Webster defines hearing as the “process, function, or power of perceiving sound; specifically: the special sense by which noises and tones are received as stimuli.”
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[Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: Enter into his rest (2)
How can you begin to move from striving and fretting into the place of rest that God designed for you? Lean on the One who is in control of all things including your circumstances and future. Lean on His strength, grace, and love. You cannot do anything without Him. So why fret?