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You were running well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth? This persuasion is not from him who calls you. (Galatians 5:7-8)

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Today, I challenge you to be persuaded by the divine gospel of Jesus Christ.

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Rejoice always, pray without ceasing. (1 Thessalonians 5:16)

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Today, I challenge you to never allow the distractions of your lives to hinder your praise and prayer. The Lord inhabits the praise of His people.

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The word of the Lord came to me. (Ezekiel 35:1)

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Today, I challenge you to take possession of the word and not abort it. The word of the Lord gives life where things are dead.

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Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name. (Hebrews 13:15)

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Today, I challenge you to continue and never cease to offer up praise to “the One” who matters most. He is to be honored among all things.

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But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, dissensions, and quarrels about the law, for they are unprofitable and worthless. (Titus 3:9)

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Today, I challenge you to make your investments and conversations about the Kingdom of the Lord.

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Show yourself in all respects to be a model of good works, and in your teaching show integrity, dignity, and sound speech that cannot be condemned, so that an opponent may be put to shame, having nothing evil to say about us. (Titus 2: 7-8)

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Today, I challenge you to take the attributes of the Lord and be a holy example of greatness. The word of the Lord supplies all the tools that are necessary to do so.

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And you will feel secure, because there is hope; you will look around and take your rest in security. (Job 11:18)

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Today, I challenge you to rest in the comfort of the Lord which is a safe dwelling place.

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For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs. (2 Timothy 6:10)

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Today, I challenge you to love the Lord more and deny the cravings and desires of this world.

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For it is written, He will command his angels concerning you, to guard you. (Luke 4:10)

THOUGHTS:

Today, I challenge you to surrender your efforts unto the Lord. For He is our spiritual bodyguard for life.

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And the Lord said to me, “Son of man, mark well, see with your eyes, and hear with your ears all that I shall tell you concerning all the statutes of the temple of the Lord and all its laws. And mark well the entrance to the temple and all the exits from the sanctuary.(Ezekiel 44:5)

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Today, I challenge you to follow and adhere to the precise instructions of the Holy Spirit. Our natural and carnal understanding differs from that of the Father. His ways are higher.