Daily Devotionals

An Extra Helping Week 1 Saturday

Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry. James 1:19 We read throughout Scripture about God's patience. As we have seen throughout our Bible study this week, He is abundantly patient w...

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An Extra Helping Week 1 Friday

But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things! Galatians 5:22-23 When we give our lives to Christ, the Bible teache...

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An Extra Helping Week 1 Thursday

"The Lord isn’t really being slow about His promise, as some people think. No, He is being patient for your sake. He does not want anyone to be destroyed, but wants everyone to repent. 2 Peter 3:9 It is easy to see and understand God’s character wh...

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An Extra Helping Week 1 Wednesday

Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. 1 Corinthians 13:4-5 At its root, patience is a choice. When a situation arises where our ...

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An Extra Helping Week 1 Tuesday

But you, O Lord, are a God of compassion and mercy, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love and faithfulness. Psalm 86:15 When thinking about God and who He is, many words certainly come to mind. If you are like me, you probably think about God’...

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An Extra Helping Week 1 Monday

Be still in the presence of the Lord, and wait patiently for Him to act. Don’t worry about evil people who prosper or fret about their wicked schemes. Psalm 37:7 When my nephew was 2, he had to learn patience. Whenever a moment came when it looked like h...

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Greater Than Week 6 Saturday

"I tell you, her sins—and they are many—have been forgiven, so she has shown Me much love. But a person who is forgiven little shows only little love." Luke 7:47 One of the reasons apologizing to others can seem scary and daunting is that we do not...

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Greater Than Week 6 Friday

Then He turned to the woman and said to Simon, "Look at this woman kneeling here. When I entered your home, you didn't offer Me water to wash the dust from My feet, but she has washed them with her tears and wiped them with her hair." Luke 7:44 Many consequenc...

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Greater Than Week 6 Thursday

Then Jesus told him this story: "A man loaned money to two people—500 pieces of silver to one and 50 pieces to the other. But neither of them could repay him, so he kindly forgave them both, canceling their debts. Who do you suppose loved him more after that?" Luke 7:41-42...

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Greater Than Week 6 Wednesday

When the Pharisee who had invited Him saw this, he said to himself, "If this man were a prophet, he would know what kind of woman is touching him. She's a sinner!" Luke 7:39 When I checked a bag at the airport that was 8 pounds over the airport's weight limit,...

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