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For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins. Matthew 6:14-15
THOUGHTS:
Today, I challenge you to forgive others in the same way your Father in heaven forgives. If not, what good or benefit does it justify not doing so?
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But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life. Romans 6:22
THOUGHTS:
Today, I challenge you to be free from the chains of this age and seek the will of the Lord.
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Blessed are you, Israel!
Who is like you,
a people saved by the LORD?
He is your shield and helper
and your glorious sword.
Your enemies will cower before you,
and you will tread on their heights. Deuteronomy 33:29
THOUGHTS:
Today, I challenge you to depend on the Lord as your shield. He is strong tower.
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And you, my son Solomon, acknowledge the God of your father, and serve him with wholehearted devotion and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands every desire and every thought. If you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will reject you forever. 1 Chronicles 28:9
THOUGHTS:
Today, I challenge you to determine where the devotion in your heart and mind lies.
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In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead. James 2:17
THOUGHTS:
Today, I challenge you to keep faith alive and put it to work in your life.
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Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us. Ephesians 3:20
THOUGHTS:
Today, I challenge you to expect what you would not expect to happen. There is a greater power than ourselves. He can and will do more if we allow him to do his best work.
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As for this temple you are building, if you follow my decrees, observe my laws and keep all my commands and obey them, I will fulfill through you the promise I gave to David your father. 1 Kings 6:12
THOUGHTS:
Today, I challenge you to deny your will so that the Lord keeps His promise for us.
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You are the God who performs miracles;
you display your power among the peoples. Psalms 77:14
THOUGHTS:
Today, I challenge you to expect the miracle-working power of the Lord to work in your favor. If you declare it and believe it, then it is.
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The light of the righteous shines brightly,
but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out. Proverbs 13:9
THOUGHTS:
Today, I challenge you to keep the light of your righteousness as bright as possible. It is necessary so that outshine the evil of day and night.
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You are my hiding place;
you will protect me from trouble
and surround me with songs of deliverance. Psalms 32:7
THOUGHTS:
Today, I challenge you to count on the protection of the Lord as a place of refuge. He sends out a rescue mission in times of distress and keeps us safe.
