LJC Devotional | 2024-02-11 (watch the video)
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Prayer
(What is the repeated word for today?)
- Will I trust the Lord even when it doesn’t feel right?
- Do I follow the Lord even when it doesn’t make sense to me?
- Will I live by what I think is best and die or will I trust the Lord with ALL of my life and live?
Genesis 16:8-10
…“Hagar, slave of Sarai, where have you come from, and where are you going?” “I’m running away from my mistress Sarai,” she answered. Then the angel of the Lord told her, “Go back to your mistress and submit to her.” The angel added, “I will increase your descendants so much that they will be too numerous to count.”
1. Will I trust the Lord even when it doesn’t feel right?
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Proverbs 3:5-7
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and shun evil.
2. Do I follow the Lord even when it doesn’t make sense to me?
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Romans 8:6-8
The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace. The mind governed by the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so. Those who are in the realm of the flesh cannot please God.
3. Will I live by what I think is best and die or will I trust the Lord with ALL of my life and live?
(What was the repeated word for today?)
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How do I follow Jesus?
- I will trust Him in spite of my feeling. I will go where He leads me. I will die to my flesh and follow Him by faith.
(All scripture references are in NIV)