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One of the most inconsistent practices for many Christians is to spend time daily with God. Each day the responsibilities of our lives pull us in many directions, often away from God.
And yet making time to build a vibrant relationship with God is what we need to face our day. If we are going to grow into the men and women God is calling us to become, we must take time to sit down and sharpen our ax.
When our ax gets dull we spend twice as much energy to produce half the results.
Even Jesus spent time away in prayer:
And rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he departed and went out to a desolate place, and there he prayed. – Mark 1:35
MORE TO SAY:
If you enjoyed today's devotional, please like, share, review, and subscribe on whichever platform you're using. It makes the algorithm happy, which helps us reach more people, and of course encourages us in our work. Thank you, God bless, and have fun!
New Testament and Genesis Reading Plan for 2023: https://www.onelifepunxsy.org/thisday
Watch Instead: These devotionals (and our Sunday services) are all filmed and posted to https://www.youtube.com/@onelifepunxsy
Give to the Church/Devo: https://www.onelifepunxsy.org/give/
Devo Merch/Tools: https://www.zazzle.com/store/thisdaydevo_store
What We Believe: https://www.onelifepunxsy.org/what-we-believe/
Commonly Used References:
- The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL 2016).
- Tyndale House Publishers, Holy Bible: New Living Translation (Carol Stream, IL 2015).
- Peterson, E. H., The Message: the Bible in contemporary language (Colorado Springs, CO 2005).
- The New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI 2011).
- Barton, B. et al., Life Application New Testament Commentary (Wheaton, IL 2001).
- Richards, L. O., The Bible reader’s companion (Wheaton electronic ed.1991).
- Barry, J. D. et al., Faithlife Study Bible (Bellingham, WA 2012, 2016).
- Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL 2008).
- Carson, D. A. (ed.), NIV Biblical Theology Study Bible (Grand Rapids, MI 2018).
Follow Pastor Guy Elsewhere:
- Everyday Calling Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2083800 or https://www.youtube.com/@everydaycalling
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/itsguysmith
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/itsguysmith
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One of the most inconsistent practices for many Christians is to spend time daily with God. Each day the responsibilities of our lives pull us in many directions, often away from God.
And yet making time to build a vibrant relationship with God is what we need to face our day. If we are going to grow into the men and women God is calling us to become, we must take time to sit down and sharpen our ax.
When our ax gets dull we spend twice as much energy to produce half the results.
Even Jesus spent time away in prayer:
And rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he departed and went out to a desolate place, and there he prayed. – Mark 1:35
MORE TO SAY:
If you enjoyed today's devotional, please like, share, review, and subscribe on whichever platform you're using. It makes the algorithm happy, which helps us reach more people, and of course encourages us in our work. Thank you, God bless, and have fun!
New Testament and Genesis Reading Plan for 2023: https://www.onelifepunxsy.org/thisday
Watch Instead: These devotionals (and our Sunday services) are all filmed and posted to https://www.youtube.com/@onelifepunxsy
Give to the Church/Devo: https://www.onelifepunxsy.org/give/
Devo Merch/Tools: https://www.zazzle.com/store/thisdaydevo_store
What We Believe: https://www.onelifepunxsy.org/what-we-believe/
Commonly Used References:
- The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL 2016).
- Tyndale House Publishers, Holy Bible: New Living Translation (Carol Stream, IL 2015).
- Peterson, E. H., The Message: the Bible in contemporary language (Colorado Springs, CO 2005).
- The New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI 2011).
- Barton, B. et al., Life Application New Testament Commentary (Wheaton, IL 2001).
- Richards, L. O., The Bible reader’s companion (Wheaton electronic ed.1991).
- Barry, J. D. et al., Faithlife Study Bible (Bellingham, WA 2012, 2016).
- Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL 2008).
- Carson, D. A. (ed.), NIV Biblical Theology Study Bible (Grand Rapids, MI 2018).
Follow Pastor Guy Elsewhere:
- Everyday Calling Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2083800 or https://www.youtube.com/@everydaycalling
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/itsguysmith
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/itsguysmith