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DAVID'S DAILY
DEVOTIONAL
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This devotional blog is a weekday "non-fluffy" devotional in the Word based on the two greatest commandments: "Love the Lord, love your neighbor." Each devotion will answer these three questions: What does the message speak to me (the author) today? What is it saying to you (the reader)? And what are we going to do about it? The Bible will speak to us every day if we will let it. So what is it saying today?
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Thermostat Mind
Read Colossians 3:1-3 (KJV) If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. What it is speaking to me The HVAC in our house is nearing end of life. She's a stubborn old gal though, and she tries hard. Real hard. There is a lot going against her though. The house is over a century old, so or
David Ayres
6 days ago2 min read
Wardrobe Change
Read Ephesians 4:20-25 (NKJV) But you have not so learned Christ, if indeed you have heard Him and have been taught by Him, as the truth is in Jesus: that you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts, and be renewed in the spirit of your mind, and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness. Therefore, putting away lying, “Let each one of you speak truth wit
David Ayres
Oct 132 min read
Peace Referee
Read: Colossians 3:15-17 (NLT) And let the peace that comes from Christ rule in your hearts. For as members of one body you are called to live in peace. And always be thankful. Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives. Teach and counsel each other with all the wisdom he gives. Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful hearts. And whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through him to God
David Ayres
Sep 162 min read
Room for Rejoicing
Read Romans 12:14–16 (KJV) Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not. Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep. Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits. What It Is Speaking to Me "Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with them that weep." Maybe you find one of those easier than the other. It is easier for me to rejoice with others than to weep with
David Ayres
Sep 82 min read
Slow Cooker
Read Galatians 6:7-10 (KJV) Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith. What Is It
David Ayres
Sep 32 min read
Empty Voice
Read 1 Timothy 6:20–21 (NKJV) O Timothy! Guard what was committed to your trust, avoiding the profane and idle babblings and contradictions of what is falsely called knowledge by professing it some have strayed concerning the faith. Grace be with you. Amen. What it is speaking to me The greek word for "idle babblings" is two words slammed together: empty and voice. It only appears twice in the whole Bible, once here and once more in Paul's other letter to Timothy. He may have
David Ayres
Aug 282 min read
Conquering Fear
Read Romans 8:37–39 (KJV) In all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. What It Is Speaking to Me We are pretty good at imagining worst-case scenarios. Give us a quiet moment, and ou
David Ayres
Aug 262 min read
Time Audit
Read Ephesians 5:15–17 (KJV) See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is. What it is speaking to me: "Redeeming the time." I like that phrase a lot more than "managing your time," because redeeming sounds like you're getting something back. Rescuing it from where it got lost. That's about right, isn't it? Because most of us aren't losin
David Ayres
Aug 102 min read
Gentle Take — Philippians 4:4-5
A daily devotional on Philippians 4:4-5 (NIV): Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near.
David Ayres
Jul 82 min read
YOUR RACE CAR — Ephesians 2:8-10
A daily devotional on Ephesians 2:8-10 (ESV): For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we...
David Ayres
May 62 min read
Detox the Dome — Romans 12:1–3
A daily devotional on Romans 12:1–3 (KJV): I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable...
David Ayres
Apr 82 min read
Carnal Babes
Read 1 Corinthians 3:1–7 NKJV And I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual people but as to carnal, as to babes in Christ. I fed you with milk and not with solid food; for until now you were not able to receive it, and even now you are still not able; for you are still carnal. For where there are envy, strife, and divisions among you, are you not carnal and behaving like mere men? For when one says, "I am of Paul," and another, "I am of Apollos," are you not carnal
David Ayres
Mar 123 min read
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