Your Gift to God – Day 2

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Ask the Spirit to guide you as you read God’s word for today.
Hebrews 13:15


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“Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name.”
Hebrews 13:15

  • When should you be praising God?
  • This praise is an outpouring of our gratefulness. How is it described here?
  • Using this passage, write down from where that gratefulness springs?
  • Do you often thank God only for your good circumstances. We are to continually offer up a sacrifice of praise. In this day thank God for every circumstance. Ask the Spirit to guide you…

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Offer God your gift of praise! I will be praying for you! 

Your Gift to God – Day 1

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Ask the Spirit to guide you as you read God’s word for today.
Mark 12:28-31

 “‘ Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’  The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’  There is no commandment greater than these.’”
Mark 12:30-31

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  • Write these down as you fill in the Blank…
  • Jesus says I am to love God with                    my heart!
  • Jesus says I am to love God with                    my soul!
  • Jesus says I am to love God with                    my strength!
  • Is there anything/anyone that should come before God in our list of what we love?
  • Have you put anything or anyone in front of God on your list? Ask God to show you what you need to change to reflect Jesus’ command – write it down!
  • Jesus also tells us about the importance of loving one another. How does Jesus tell us we need to love our friends, family neighbors, or even enemies?
  • Take time to pray and ask God to reveal how you can love better. What did He stir in you? Write it down and then live it!

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Give God the gift of your whole heart, soul and strength today! I will be praying for you! 

Advent – God’s Gift Day 24

 Pray & ask the Spirit to guide you as you read God’s gift for today.

Read Luke 1:26-38

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 And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus.
Luke 1:30,31

Accept this wonderful gift! God gave you the gift of Jesus!  I will be praying for you! 

Advent – God’s Gift Day 23

 Pray & ask the Spirit to guide you as you read God’s gift for today.
John 3:16

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“Jesus said, ‘for God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son,
that woever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.'” John 3:16

  • God gave His only Son that you might have life in Him. That through Him you would come to eternal life! Praise God!

Accept this wonderful gift! God gave you His son and the gift of Eternal life in Him!  I will be praying for you! 

Advent – God’s Gift Day 22

 Pray & ask the Spirit to guide you as you read God’s gift for today.
John 14:3

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“And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again
and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also.”
John 14:3

  • Jesus is preparing a place for you. He will come again and He will take you to be with Him forever! Alleluia!

Accept this wonderful gift! God’s preparing a place for you!  I will be praying for you! 

Advent – God’s Gift Day 21

 Pray & ask the Spirit to guide you as you read God’s gift for today.
Hebrews 4:14-16

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“Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.  For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.”
Hebrews 4:14-16

  • Approach God’s throne of Grace with confidence! We have a high priest who understands our weakness and need. When you draw near to Him we will find grace and mercy.
  • Picture yourself walking in to God’s throne room – Jesus is leading you in. He alone makes you righteous, able to come before the Almighty! What thoughts and feelings does this bring to mind?

Accept this wonderful gift! Through Christ, you can approach God’s throne of Grace  I will be praying for you! 

Advent – God’s Gift Day 20

 Pray & ask the Spirit to guide you as you read God’s gift for today.
1 John 4:10

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“This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.”
1 John 4:10

  • The gift is that God loved us first. His love does not depend on ours! Accept His unconditional love and live like it!

Accept this wonderful gift! You have the gift of God’s love!  I will be praying for you! 

Advent – God’s Gift Day 19

 Pray & ask the Spirit to guide you as you read God’s gift for today.
Romans 5:23,24

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 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
 and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, ” 

Romans 5:23,24

  • We are all sinners! But, God sent the gift of His Son that we might be found righteous through His blood. It is a free gift – all you have to do is accept it!

Accept this wonderful gift! You have the gift of God’s grace and you are found righteous in His sight!  I will be praying for you! 

Advent – God’s Gift Day 18

 Pray & ask the Spirit to guide you as you read God’s gift for today.
Galatians 5:22-23

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“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness,
goodness, faithfulness,  gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law” 

Galatians 5:22,23

  • When you come to know Christ, he fills you with His Spirit. As you draw near to Him, the Spirit works in you to grow this beautiful fruit! Pray and ask God to grow this fruit in you… is there any one you feel you really need. Ask for it, and then seek to live it out!

Accept this wonderful gift! You have the fruit of God’s Spirit!  I will be praying for you!