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Scripture Reading: Luke 23:26 - "And as they led Him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus." Devotional: Many view Simon of Cyrene carrying the cross as a powerful image of the Church's calling. We are, after all, cross-bearers. We follow "AFTER" Jesus. Sometimes we hear teachings that make us think Jesus suffered so we wouldn't have to. But Scripture paints a different pic

The Christian life is not a playground, but a battleground. While we often focus on the external battles, the most intimate work God performs is the surgical separation of our old nature from our new life in Christ. Let's focus on 3 fronts of how the Lord is currently refining His people. 1. The Defeat of the External Adversary The devil is described as a "roaring lion," but for the believer, he is a lion on a leash. His "day is dawning" not as a triumph, but as a final suns

Many of us have most likely sang (or at least heard of) the song "I saw the light" sung by Hank Williams Sr. (and a million other people). As I was reading Genesis chapter 1:4 the thought hit me, God saw the light. Let's put a pause in that statement; God … saw the light! He looked at it intently. Gazed upon it with pleasure And saw that it "was good." What jumped out to me was this; if the Lord has given us light, He looks at that light with interest. What if,

Luke 2:7 And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn. Some bible versions use the phrase “guest room” instead of inn. The original writing uses the word ‘katalyma’ which is translated as guest chamber. However, no matter if it was a guest room, an inn, a motel 6, or a 5 star hotel, there was no room for Joseph, Mary, and soon to be born, Jesus. Jesus was ready to be here

Hebrews 13:23 NLT Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise. Do we think sometimes God is like "I am the Great I AM", then plays "hide and seek" with all of these good things? To me a homemade carrot cake is a good thing...A really good thing! One time, I had someone give me all of the ingredients; oil, eggs, flour, sugar, cream cheese, etc. But I could never get it right. It would stick to the pan, or it would be