The Devotional

The Devotional – Search the Scriptures – 754 Today’s Kick Start! – (CEB) Philippians 1 9  And I pray this: that your love will keep on growing in knowledge and every kind of discernment, 10  so that you may approve the things that are superior and may be pure and blameless in the day of Christ.   Personal Obedience—Walk in the Spirit and you will not carry out the deeds of the flesh. Acts 9 1 Now Saul was still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord. He went to the high priest 2  and requested letters from him to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women who belonged to the Way, he might bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem. 3  As he traveled and was nearing Damascus, a light from heaven suddenly flashed around him. 4  Falling to the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?” 5  “Who are you, Lord?” Saul said. “I am Jesus, the one you are persecuting,” he r...

  The Devotional – Search the Scriptures – 753 Today’s Kick Start! – (NKJV) James 1 5  If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. 6  But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind.   Personal Obedience—Walk in the Spirit and you will not carry out the deeds of the flesh.   Acts (CSB) 8 26  An angel of the Lord spoke to Philip: “Get up and go south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” (This is the desert road.) 27  So he got up and went. There was an Ethiopian man, a eunuch and high official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopia ns, who was in charge of her entire treasury. He had come to worship in Jerusalem 28  and was sitting in his chariot on his way home, reading the prophet Isaiah aloud. 29  The Spirit told Philip, “Go and join that chariot.” 30  When Philip r...

  The Devotional – Search the Scriptures – 752 Today’s Kick Start! – (NKJV) James 1 5  If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. 6  But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind.   Personal Obedience—Walk in the Spirit and you will not carry out the deeds of the flesh.   Acts 8 19  (CSB) [Simon] saying, “Give me this power also so that anyone I lay hands on may receive the Holy Spirit.” 20  But Peter told him, “May your silver be destroyed with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money! 21  You have no part or share in this matter, because your heart is not right before God. 22  Therefore repent of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord that, if possible, your heart’s intent may be forgiven. 23  For I see you are poisoned by bitterness and ...