Category: SOAP Daily Devotionals

  • Don’t mess with the false stuff

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    Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:3-4 3As I urged you when I went into Macedonia, stay there in Ephesus so that you may command certain men not to teach false doctrines any longer 4nor to devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies. These promote controversies rather than God’s work-which is by faith. Observation: Stick to faith in…

  • Calm down and pray

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    Scripture: Philippians 4: 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. Observation: Bring your troubles to God. Share all of them with him and then don’t worry any longer. Application: This sounds easier said (and read) than done. I’m a planner. Or…

  • I want to overflow with joy and peace

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    Scripture: Romans 15:13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Observation: He wants us to be filled with joy and peace. We can get that through asking and trusting. Application: I…

  • Sometimes I find myself trying to earn a better spot in Heaven

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    Scripture: Romans 10:3 Since they did not know the righteousness that comes from God and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness. Observation: True righteousness only comes from God. And it can only be reached through faith in God. Application: Trying to earn righteousness will not work. And perhaps it…

  • A tale of super strong faith

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    Scripture:  Romans 4: 18 Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as it had been said to him, “So shall your offspring be.” Observation: Abraham was really old, as was Sarah. The odds of he and Sarah having children were slim by worldly odds. Yet God…