Posts with the category “daily-devotion”

Sharing Your Faith
by Curt Dodd on May 15th, 2025
Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted.  Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.  Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,  and teaching them to obey ...  Read More
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A Heart of Repentance
by Curt Dodd on May 14th, 2025
If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. (1 John 1:8-9)  As a follower of Jesus, there are many ways you can sense the Holy Spirit. One of those ways is when you are convicted of your sins. The moment you gave your life to Christ, He forgave al...  Read More
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The Aroma of Holiness
by Curt Dodd on May 13th, 2025
But now he has reconciled you by Christ's physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation. (Colossians 1:22) Have you ever noticed how some things just cling to you? Yesterday I sat by my fire pit enjoying the flames. When I finally went inside, my wife called from three rooms away: "You smell like smoke!" That smoke had worked its way into my...  Read More
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Pass Your Faith Along
by Curt Dodd on May 12th, 2025
Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. - Deuteronomy 6:7If you want your child to be the kind of person God wants them to be, try being a teacher of family values and spiritual truths. Consider what Deuteronomy 6:7 says: “Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when...  Read More
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Living Out What You Want to Pass On
by Curt Dodd on May 11th, 2025
Anyone who does not provide for their relatives...has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever. - 1 Timothy 5:8If you want to influence your children, be an example of how you desire your children to live. In other words, just live it out. Your influence is extremely powerful. If you want your children to be pure and to live righteously, live righteously in front of them. The influence fro...  Read More
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God Provides
by Curt Dodd on May 10th, 2025
And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:19)  I grew up in a single-parent family. My mom and dad divorced when I was 10 years old. After they separated, my dad vacated our lives, and I only saw him twice before he passed away, once in the fifth grade and once right before I graduated from high school.  Because my dad was absent from ...  Read More
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Jesus Is the Authority
by Curt Dodd on May 9th, 2025
“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.” (Revelation 1:8)  We need to focus on four characteristics of Jesus in this verse to better understand the authority that Jesus has in our lives.   Alpha and Omega The Lord describes Himself as the “Alpha and the Omega.” This is a picture of authority. Alpha and Omega are the first and last ...  Read More
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The Lord Encourages Us
by Curt Dodd on May 8th, 2025
Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path. (Psalm 119:105)  When you need encouragement, where do you turn? Do you listen to someone? Do you call your parents or your best friend? Do you ask your Bible study teacher for a word of encouragement?  If you are looking to other people for encouragement, you will never be satisfied with what they tell you. You will always be left wanting more....  Read More
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God Uses Our Waiting
by Curt Dodd on May 7th, 2025
“As for Sarai your wife, you are no longer to call her Sarai; her name will be Sarah. I will bless her and will surely give you a son by her.” (Genesis 17:15-16)   Are you waiting for something right now? Are you waiting for a small item, or something big, like a spouse, or a child or a grandchild?  No matter what you are expecting, waiting is never easy. We are impatient creatures who want what w...  Read More
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Dancing to a Different Beat
by Curt Dodd on May 6th, 2025
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) The battle for your soul is happening right now. Our culture isn't just disagreeing with God's Word—it's aggressively at war with it. And if you're honest, there are days when you feel like a soldier caught between two armie...  Read More
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Who’s On Your Heart?
by Curt Dodd on May 5th, 2025
Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. - Galatians 6:2When Jesus says to give to the needy, we might ask: Who are the needy? They may not look like it. It could be your boss, dealing with pressure. A coworker whose marriage is on the rocks. Someone too proud to ask for help, or too self-conscious to admit they have a need. Often, we pass by people carrying ...  Read More
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The Beauty of Secret Giving
by Curt Dodd on May 4th, 2025
But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. - Matthew 6:3–4When you give to the needy, don’t let your left hand know what your right hand is doing. That means—don’t applaud yourself. Don’t keep a record of what God allows you to give. Don’t giv...  Read More
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Jesus Wants You
by Curt Dodd on May 3rd, 2025
In you, Lord, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; deliver me in your righteousness. Turn your ear to me, come quickly to my rescue; be my rock of refuge, a strong fortress to save me. Since you are my rock and my fortress, for the sake of your name lead and guide me. Keep me free from the trap that is set for me, for you are my refuge. Into your hands I commit my spirit; deliver me,...  Read More
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Trust God’s Plan
by Curt Dodd on May 2nd, 2025
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. For as we share abundantly in Christ's sufferings, so through Christ we share abundantly in comfort too. (2 Corinthians 1:3-5)   ...  Read More
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Seek God First 
by Curt Dodd on May 1st, 2025
But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. (Matthew 6:33)    In God’s perfect timing, He will use every detail of your life for His Glory. Anything you have gone through, God can use. You can say, “I'm so broken. I'm so ruined. I'm so damaged.” That doesn’t mean God can’t redeem you.    Do you feel like damaged goods? Is there something you ...  Read More
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God Can Use You
by Curt Dodd on April 30th, 2025
Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen. (Ephesians 3:20-21) If we are followers of Jesus, we have a desire for God to use us. We want our lives to count for something, and we want to take part in the growth and e...  Read More
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Breaking Through Self-Absorption
by Curt Dodd on April 29th, 2025
"Praise the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens. Praise him for his acts of power; praise him for his surpassing greatness." (Psalm 150:1-2) Have you ever caught yourself thinking more about how you look during worship than about who you're worshiping? I sure have. Last Sunday, I was leading worship and caught myself wondering if people noticed the new guitar I was ...  Read More
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Come and See
by Curt Dodd on April 28th, 2025
“Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?” Nathanael asked. “Come and see,” said Philip. – John 1:46When Jesus called Philip, he followed—and then immediately went to his friend Nathanael. He said, “We have found the one Moses wrote about… Jesus of Nazareth.” Nathanael responded skeptically, “Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?” But Philip didn’t argue. He simply said, “Come and see....  Read More
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The Power of Your Platform
by Curt Dodd on April 27th, 2025
Look, the Lamb of God! – John 1:36John the Baptist was a teacher and prophet who helped cast a vision that swept across Israel. He preached a message of repentance and prepared the way for Jesus. When he saw Jesus, he pointed others to Him by simply saying, “Look, the Lamb of God!” Two of his disciples heard this and began to follow Jesus.You may think, “I’m no spiritual teacher.” But if someone l...  Read More
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Patient Endurance 
by Curt Dodd on April 26th, 2025
This calls for patient endurance on the part of the people of God who keep his commands and remain faithful to Jesus. (Revelation 14:12)    In other words, don't give up, walk on, and trust God and His timing. All of “God's saints need to be patiently enduring.” As believers, we are called to trust God, even when we don't understand it. Do you see God doing things that you don’t understand? Does i...  Read More
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Steps and Stops
by Curt Dodd on April 25th, 2025
The steps of a godly man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way. (Psalm 37:23)    I love the story of A.T. Pearson, who was a great preacher of yesteryear. He had the privilege of opening the Bible of George Mueller, a great man of faith. In the early days of our country, Pearson raised millions of dollars to underwrite the care of orphans in his care.     When Pearson opened the Bi...  Read More
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An Amazing God
by Curt Dodd on April 24th, 2025
Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us. (Ephesians 3:20) This is one of my all-time favorite verses in Scripture, because it reminds me how God works in ways above and beyond what my human mind can comprehend. Anything we could think up, dream up, or make up in our heads; He can surpass with His goodness and His g...  Read More
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Giving God’s Way
by Curt Dodd on April 23rd, 2025
“Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” (Luke 6:38)   Our giving to God should be described in several different phrases: From your heart, of your resources, through the church, to the Lord. There are many Scripture verses to support those phrases of ...  Read More
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A Call to Prayer
by Curt Dodd on April 21st, 2025
If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land. – 2 Chronicles 7:14 I like what Andrew Murray, a great prayer warrior of yesteryear, said: “Prayer is not so much getting from God. Rather, it is getting into the flow of where God is going.” ...  Read More
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When You Need Hope 
by Curt Dodd on April 20th, 2025
After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb… The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.  He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay.  Then go quickly and tell his disciples: ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead ...  Read More
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Stand for the Truth 
by Curt Dodd on April 19th, 2025
All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, (2 Timothy 3:16)   When we live in a culture that has decided to go by its playbook, rather than God's plan, we find ourselves upside down. Unfortunately, we think we are right-side-up. Our children and grandchildren are being inoculated by our culture and our media, with everything that i...  Read More
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It Is Finished
by Curt Dodd on April 18th, 2025
Later, knowing that everything had now been finished, and so that Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.”  A jar of wine vinegar was there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put the sponge on a stalk of the hyssop plant, and lifted it to Jesus’ lips. When he had received the drink, Jesus said, “It is finished.” With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. (John 19:28-30) The...  Read More
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Conversion and Conversation
by Curt Dodd on April 17th, 2025
If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved. (Romans 10:9-10)  There are two things that need to be true of your life in order to truly know the Lord.  The first is that you must have a...  Read More
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Are You Ready?
by Curt Dodd on April 16th, 2025
Because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. (Romans 10:9) “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.” (Matthew 7:21) Let me ask you a question. “If Jesus came today, are you ready?” Has there been a moment in ...  Read More
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Pray to Jesus
by Curt Dodd on April 15th, 2025
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:6-7) As a follower of Christ, prayer is a very important part of life. Do you realize there is not just one way to pray? God wants you to learn to...  Read More
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The Spirit’s Testimony In Us
by Curt Dodd on April 14th, 2025
"The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children." (Romans 8:16)If you’ve ever had a moment when you turned from sin and placed your faith in Jesus, then the Holy Spirit lives in you. The Spirit is not distant; He is personal. He speaks to you in ways that resonate with who you are. He knows how to get your attention, and He knows exactly what you need. You might chalk it u...  Read More
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Obeying the Word of God
by Curt Dodd on April 13th, 2025
"Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me."—John 14:21As His children, we are called to align our lives with the Word of God. But let me ask you something personal—are you negotiating with God about something He has clearly told you to do? Maybe you've given your life to Christ, but you haven't taken that next step of obedience—baptism.Now, baptism itself doesn’t save you. It...  Read More
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Aligning Our Hearts with God's Heart through Prayer
by Curt Dodd on April 12th, 2025
"Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart." - Psalm 37:4  Prayer is not just a means of presenting our requests before God; it is a sacred opportunity to align our hearts with the heart of our Heavenly Father. Psalm 37:4 reminds us that when we delight ourselves in the Lord, He graciously grants the desires of our hearts. However, this verse holds a deeper truth...  Read More
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Abiding and Resting
by Curt Dodd on April 11th, 2025
Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. (Matthew 11:28-30)  If you are going through difficult times in your life right now, you need to learn the spiritual practice of abiding. But what does it mean to ab...  Read More
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A Ripple Effect
by Curt Dodd on April 10th, 2025
He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. (Mark 16:15)  Yesterday, we talked about the story of D.L. Moody and how he came to know Christ. While his salvation story is one of my favorites, the story doesn’t end where we left off yesterday. In fact, that was just the beginning, for D.L. Moody’s story is proof that you never know the ripple effect your obedience ...  Read More
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A Lifetime Of Surrender
by Curt Dodd on April 9th, 2025
And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.” – Luke 9:23-24  Yesterday I told my story of saying “yes” to God. Maybe you said “yes” to Christ when you were 12 like I did. Regardless of where you were 20, 30, 40, or 50 when you ga...  Read More
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A Humble Life
by Curt Dodd on April 8th, 2025
Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear and obey what is written in it, because the time is near. John, To the seven churches in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you from Him who is and was and is to come, and from the seven Spirits before His throne. (Revelation 1:3-4)  Yesterday we talked about how John was fearless and faithful. And ...  Read More
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The Power of Community
by Curt Dodd on April 7th, 2025
"And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching." (Hebrews 10:24-25)As believers, our community is the body of Christ. Yes, we have a personal relationship with Jesus, but we were never meant to follow Him alone. That’s why J...  Read More
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Struggling With God’s Will
by Curt Dodd on April 6th, 2025
"For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways," declares the Lord. "As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.” – Isaiah 55:8-9Sometimes, life feels like a struggle because we can only see part of what God is doing. It’s like looking at a small corner of a massive canvas—we don’t have the full picture y...  Read More
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Risking Rejection
by Curt Dodd on April 5th, 2025
“Do you now believe?” Jesus replied.  “A time is coming and in fact has come when you will be scattered, each to your own home. You will leave me all alone. Yet I am not alone, for my Father is with me.” “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” (John 16:31-33)  We live in a culture that loves t...  Read More
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