Month: July 2025

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TO DO GOOD WORKS / EPHESIANS 2:10

START YOUR DAY RIGHT DAILY DEVOTION

(KJV) Ephesians 2:10

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

TO DO GOOD WORKS / EPHESIANS 2:10

Although we cannot be spiritually saved and made right with God by good works (Ephesians 2:8-9), God still desires that the lives of Christians be characterized by good works. It is part of what we are created to do. He has even prepared good things for us to do. We do not do these things to gain God’s favor, but to show our love and gratitude to God for the favor He has already shown us by His gracious gift of spiritual salvation through faith in Christ (Titus 2:14; 3:8). Our good works for God also provide an opportunity to influence others for Christ, showing them an example of His love and goodness and leading them to the point of receiving Christ’s forgiveness and new life for themselves (Matthew 5:14-16).

Bible Study Tools I Use

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Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. NOT BY WORKS / EPHESIANS 2:8-9
  2. THOSE … DIOBEDIENT / EPHESIANS 2:1-2
  3. THE FULLNESS OF HIM / EPHESIANS 1:22-23
  4. HIS … POWER / EPHESIANS 1:18-21
  5. IN MY PRAYERS / EPHESIANS 1:16-20
  6. HOLY SPIRIT … A DEPOSIT / EPHESIANS 1:13-14
  7. SEAL … HOLY SPIRIT / EPHESIANS 1:13
  8. CHOSEN … PREDESTINED / EPHESIANS 1:11-12
  9. TO BRING UNDER ONE HEAD / EPHESIANS 1:10
  10. THE MYSTERY OF HIS WILL / EPHESIANS 1:9
  11. REDEMPTION / EPHESIANS 1:7
  12. IN CHRIST JESUS / EPHESIANS 1:1
  13. RULERS AND AUTHORITIES / EPHESIANS 3:10
  14. DECEIVE / EPHESIANS 5:6
  15. BE SURE / EPHESIANS 5:5
  16. ACCESS TO THE FATHER / EPHESIANS 2:18
  17. CHILDREN OBEY / EPHESIANS 6:1
  18. GUIDED BY GRACE ABOUT

Thank you for taking the time to read my Daily Devotion
Blessings,
Margarita & Stace

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NOT BY WORKS / EPHESIANS 2:8-9

START YOUR DAY RIGHT DAILY DEVOTION

(KJV) Ephesians 2:8-9

For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not by works, so that no one can boast.

NOT BY WORKS / EPHESIANS 2:8-9

One cannot be “saved” and gain a right relationship with God by good works, acts of love, devoted efforts to keep God’s commandments or any sort of religious routines. One can be spiritually saved only by God’s grace – His unearned favor, love and enablement. There are clear Biblical reasons for the fact:

  1. The unsaved (those who have not been restored to a personal relationship with God) are spiritually dead (Ephesians 2:1), under Satan’s influence and control (Ephesians 2:2), enslaved to sin (Ephesians 2:3) and under God’s condemning judgment (Ephesians 2:3).
  2. In order to be saved (restored to a right relationship with God), one must respond to and accept God’s provision of mercy through His Son, Jesus (Ephesians 2:4-5), be forgiven of sin (Romans 4:7-8), be made spiritually alive (Colossians 1:13), be freed from the power of Satan and sin (Colossians 1:13), be made a new creation (Ephesians 2:10; 2 Corinthians 5:17) and receive the inner presence of the Holy Spirit (John 7:37-39; 20:22). No amount of self-effort can accomplish these things. 
  3. Salvation comes to an individual by God’s gift of grace – His unearned favor that comes as a response to the person’s godly faith (Ephesians 2:5, 8). God’s gift of grace includes the following: (a) God calls people to repent (to turn from their own rebellious way, accept His forgiveness, surrender their lives to Christ and follow His purposes for them) and to accept His invitation to new life by faith in His Son, Jesus (Acts 2:38; Matthew 3:2). Along with this invitation comes the work of the Holy Spirit within a person, giving him or her the power and ability to respond to God. (b) Those who respond in faith and accept Christ as Lord and Savior – the Forgiver of their sins and Leader of their lives – receive additional grace. This allows them to be spiritually renewed, or “born again” (John 3:7), by the Spirit. In the process, the Holy Spirit comes to reside within them, also making available Christ’s invitation to be filled with the Spirit for additional power to communicate His message of forgiveness and new life to others (Acts 1:8; 2:38; Ephesians 5:18). (c) Those who become new creations in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17) receive continuing grace to live for Christ, resist sin and serve God’s purposes (Romans 8:13-14; 2 Corinthians 9:8). God’s grace operates within committed followers of Christ, giving them both the desire and the power to fulfill God’s good purpose for their lives (Philippians 2:12; Philippian 2:13). From beginning to end, salvation is by the grace of God.

Bible Study Tools I Use

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Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. THOSE … DIOBEDIENT / EPHESIANS 2:1-2
  2. THE FULLNESS OF HIM / EPHESIANS 1:22-23
  3. IN MY PRAYERS / EPHESIANS 16-20
  4. HIS … POWER / EPHESIANS 1:18-21
  5. HOLY SPIRIT … A DEPOSIT / EPHESIANS 1:13-14
  6. SEAL … HOLY SPIRIT / EPHESIANS 1:13
  7. CHOSEN … PREDESTINED / EPHESIANS 1:11-12
  8. TO BRING UNDER ONE HEAD / EPHESIANS 1:10
  9. THE MYSTERY OF HIS WILL / EPHESIANS 1:9
  10. REDEMPTION / EPHESIANS 1:7
  11. IN CHRIST JESUS / EPHESIANS 1:1
  12. RULERS AND AUTHORITIES / EPHESIANS 3:10
  13. DECEIVE / EPHESIANS 5:6
  14. BE SURE / EPHESIANS 5:5
  15. ACCESS TO THE FATHER / EPHESIANS 2:18
  16. CHILDREN OBEY / EPHESIANS 6:1
  17. GUIDED BY GRACE ABOUT

Thank you for taking the time to read my Daily Devotion
Blessings,
Margarita & Stace

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THOSE … DIOBEDIENT / EPHESIANS 2:1-2

START YOUR DAY RIGHT DAILY DEVOTION

(KJV) Ephesians 2:1-2

As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, 2 in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient.

THOSE … DIOBEDIENT / EPHESIANS 2:1-2

Ephesians 2:1-4 reveal several reasons why Christians should have great compassion and mercy for those who do not know Christ, who are still going their own way and are still trapped in their sins (resistance, opposition against God).

  1. All who are living apart from Christ are under the influence of “the ruler of the kingdom of the air,” Satan (Ephesians 2:2). Satan has blinded their minds to the truth of God (Ephesians 2:2; 2 Corinthians 4:3-4). They are enslaved to sin and the ungodly cravings of their sinful nature (Ephesians 2:3; Luke 4:18).
  2. Because of the spiritual condition of people who have not been transformed through a personal relationship with Christ, they cannot understand or accept the truth without God’s grace (His undeserved favor, love, help and enablement, Ephesians 2:5, 8; 1 Corinthians 1:18; Titus 2:11-14).
  3. Christians must see everyone from the Biblical perspective. They should view with compassion those who are caught up in immoral behavior and ungodly pride because such people are in spiritual slavery to sin and Satan (Ephesians 2:1-3; John 3:16). 
  4. Those who are without Christ are still responsible for their sins and offenses against God. That is because God gives every human being enough spiritual light and grace – even in their own consciences – that they can recognize God and turn to Him and escape their slavery to sin because of the freedom provided through Christ (John 1:9; Romans 1:18-32; 2: 1-16).

Bible Study Tools I Use

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Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. THE FULLNESS OF HIM / EPHESIANS 1:22-23
  2. IN MY PRAYERS / EPHESIANS 16-20
  3. HOLY SPIRIT … A DEPOSIT / EPHESIANS 1:13-14
  4. SEAL … HOLY SPIRIT / EPHESIANS 1:13
  5. CHOSEN … PREDESTINED / EPHESIANS 1:11-12
  6. TO BRING UNDER ONE HEAD / EPHESIANS 1:10
  7. THE MYSTERY OF HIS WILL / EPHESIANS 1:9
  8. REDEMPTION / EPHESIANS 1:7
  9. IN CHRIST JESUS / EPHESIANS 1:1
  10. RULERS AND AUTHORITIES / EPHESIANS 3:10
  11. DECEIVE / EPHESIANS 5:6
  12. BE SURE / EPHESIANS 5:5
  13. ACCESS TO THE FATHER / EPHESIANS 2:18
  14. HIS … POWER / EPHESIANS 1:18-21
  15. CHILDREN OBEY / EPHESIANS 6:1
  16. GUIDED BY GRACE ABOUT

Thank you for taking the time to read my Daily Devotion
Blessings,
Margarita & Stace

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FIVE LOAVES … TWO FISH … THANKSGIVING AT MEALTIMES / MARK 6:41

START YOUR DAY RIGHT DAILY DEVOTION

(KJV) Mark 6:41

Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to his disciples to distribute to the people. He also divided the two fish among them all.

FIVE LOAVES … TWO FISH … THANKSGIVING AT MEALTIMES / MARK 6:41

Before eating, Christ thanked His heavenly Father for the food. Christians today ought to follow His example and give thanks at every meal as a means of recognizing God’s care and provision for us. This opportunity becomes an act of worship that honors God. For more on giving thanks before meals, see 1 Samuel 9:13; Matthew 14:19; Matthew 15:36; 26:26; Romans 14:6; 1 Corinthians 10:31; 1 Timothy 4:4-5.

Bible Study Tools I Use

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Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. COMPASSION / MARK 6:34
  2. ANOINTED … WITH OIL / MARK 6:13
  3. LACK OF FAITH / MARK 6:6
  4. JESUS … A PROPHET / MARK 6:4
  5. JUST BELIEVE / MARK 5:36
  6. JUST TOUCH HIS CLOTHES / MARK 5:27-28
  7. A MAN WITH AN EVIL SPIRIT / MARK 5:2-17
  8. JESUS WAS SLEEPING / MARK 4:38
  9. EVEN WHAT HE HAS WILL BE TAKEN / MARK 4:25
  10. TAKES AWAY THE WORD / MARK 4:15-17
  11. A FARMER WENT OUT TO SOW / MARK 4:3
  12. PARABLES / MARK 4:2
  13. AUTHORITY TO DRIVE OUT DEMONS / MARK 3:15
  14. THAT THEY MIGHT BE WITH HIM / MARK 3:14
  15. HERODIANS / MARK 3:6
  16. LOOKED … IN ANGER / MARK 3:5
  17. THE SABBATH WAS MADE FOR MAN / MARK 2:27
  18. TO CALL … SINNERS / MARK 2:17
  19. HEALING THE PARALYZED MAN / MARK 2:11
  20. DROVE OUT MANY DEMONS / MARK 1:34
  21. SYNAGOGUE / MARK 1:21
  22. COME FOLLOW ME / MARK 1:17
  23. KINGDOM OF GOD / MARK 1:15
  24. BAPTIZE YOU WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / MARK 1:8
  25. THE WHOLE JUDEAN COUNTRYSIDE / MARK 1:5
  26. BAPTISM OF REPENTANCE / MARK 1:4
  27. THE BEGINNING OF THE GOSPEL / MARK 1:1-3
  28. MY SON, WHOM I LOVE / MARK 1:11
  29. WHEN YOU STAND PRAYING … FORGIVE / MARK 11:25
  30. Guided By Grace About

Thank you for taking the time to read my Daily Devotion
Blessings,
Margarita & Stace

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COMPASSION / MARK 6:34

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(KJV) Mark 6:34

And Jesus, when he came out, saw much people, and was moved with compassion toward them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd: and he began to teach them many things.

COMPASSION / MARK 6:34

Compassion is a deep, heartfelt emotion that involves feeling deep sorrow for another’s suffering and misfortune. But it goes beyond a feeling of identifying with the afflicted. True compassion is willing to take action to help a person in need. It is a character trait both of God (Deuteronomy 30:3; 2 Kings 13:23; Psalms 78:38; 11:4; 15:32; Luke 7:13). For this reason, God expects an attitude of compassion to be a part of the Christian’s life (Matthew 18:33; Luke 10:33).

Bible Study Tools I Use

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  • www. biblegateway.com
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  • Map Pencils
  • College Ruled Spiral Notebook
  • Ballpoint Pens
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Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. ANOINTED … WITH OIL / MARK 6:13
  2. LACK OF FAITH / MARK 6:6
  3. JESUS … A PROPHET / MARK 6:4
  4. JUST BELIEVE / MARK 5:36
  5. JUST TOUCH HIS CLOTHES / MARK 5:27-28
  6. A MAN WITH AN EVIL SPIRIT / MARK 5:2-17
  7. JESUS WAS SLEEPING / MARK 4:38
  8. EVEN WHAT HE HAS WILL BE TAKEN / MARK 4:25
  9. TAKES AWAY THE WORD / MARK 4:15-17
  10. A FARMER WENT OUT TO SOW / MARK 4:3
  11. PARABLES / MARK 4:2
  12. AUTHORITY TO DRIVE OUT DEMONS / MARK 3:15
  13. THAT THEY MIGHT BE WITH HIM / MARK 3:14
  14. HERODIANS / MARK 3:6
  15. LOOKED … IN ANGER / MARK 3:5
  16. THE SABBATH WAS MADE FOR MAN / MARK 2:27
  17. TO CALL … SINNERS / MARK 2:17
  18. HEALING THE PARALYZED MAN / MARK 2:11
  19. DROVE OUT MANY DEMONS / MARK 1:34
  20. SYNAGOGUE / MARK 1:21
  21. COME FOLLOW ME / MARK 1:17
  22. KINGDOM OF GOD / MARK 1:15
  23. BAPTIZE YOU WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / MARK 1:8
  24. THE WHOLE JUDEAN COUNTRYSIDE / MARK 1:5
  25. BAPTISM OF REPENTANCE / MARK 1:4
  26. THE BEGINNING OF THE GOSPEL / MARK 1:1-3
  27. MY SON, WHOM I LOVE / MARK 1:11
  28. WHEN YOU STAND PRAYING … FORGIVE / MARK 11:25
  29. Guided By Grace About

Thank you for taking the time to read my Daily Devotion
Blessings,
Margarita & Stace

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ANOINTED … WITH OIL / MARK 6:13

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(KJV) Mark 6:13

 And they cast out many devils, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them.

ANOINTED … WITH OIL / MARK 6:13

Healing by anointing with oil (putting a little oil on the person who needs healing) is mentioned only here and in James 5:14. In the ancient world, olive oil was commonly used as a medicine or a salve (Isaiah 1:6; Luke 10:34), but God’s people throughout the Old Testament used it as part of ceremonies that installed or commissioned leaders for service to God. The oil in this case was probably used as a symbol of the presence and power of the Holy Spirit (Zechariah 4:3-6; Zechariah 4:3; Zechariah 4:6) and as a point of contact to encourage faith.

Bible Study Tools I Use

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Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. LACK OF FAITH / MARK 6:6
  2. JESUS … A PROPHET / MARK 6:4
  3. JUST BELIEVE / MARK 5:36
  4. JUST TOUCH HIS CLOTHES / MARK 5:27-28
  5. A MAN WITH AN EVIL SPIRIT / MARK 5:2-17
  6. JESUS WAS SLEEPING / MARK 4:38
  7. EVEN WHAT HE HAS WILL BE TAKEN / MARK 4:25
  8. TAKES AWAY THE WORD / MARK 4:15-17
  9. A FARMER WENT OUT TO SOW / MARK 4:3
  10. PARABLES / MARK 4:2
  11. AUTHORITY TO DRIVE OUT DEMONS / MARK 3:15
  12. THAT THEY MIGHT BE WITH HIM / MARK 3:14
  13. HERODIANS / MARK 3:6
  14. LOOKED … IN ANGER / MARK 3:5
  15. THE SABBATH WAS MADE FOR MAN / MARK 2:27
  16. TO CALL … SINNERS / MARK 2:17
  17. HEALING THE PARALYZED MAN / MARK 2:11
  18. DROVE OUT MANY DEMONS / MARK 1:34
  19. SYNAGOGUE / MARK 1:21
  20. COME FOLLOW ME / MARK 1:17
  21. KINGDOM OF GOD / MARK 1:15
  22. BAPTIZE YOU WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / MARK 1:8
  23. THE WHOLE JUDEAN COUNTRYSIDE / MARK 1:5
  24. BAPTISM OF REPENTANCE / MARK 1:4
  25. THE BEGINNING OF THE GOSPEL / MARK 1:1-3
  26. MY SON, WHOM I LOVE / MARK 1:11
  27. WHEN YOU STAND PRAYING … FORGIVE / MARK 11:25
  28. Guided By Grace About

Thank you for taking the time to read my Daily Devotion
Blessings,
Margarita & Stace

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LACK OF FAITH / MARK 6:6

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(KJV) Mark 6:6

And he marvelled because of their unbelief. And he went round about the villages, teaching.

LACK OF FAITH / MARK 6:6

Just as a lack of faith hindered the working of miracles in Jesus’ hometown, so unbelief in the church still gets in the way of powerful things Christ desires to do among His people today. Failing to accept what the Bible says is true, denying that the gifts of the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 12; 1 Corinthians 14) are for the church today or rejecting God’s standards of right and wrong will prevent the Lord from showing His power among His people. Christ’s followers must maintain an intense spiritual hunger for God’s Word and pray, “increase our faith” (Luke 17:5; Matthew 17:20).

Bible Study Tools I Use

  • NIV Bible
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  • www. biblegateway.com
  • www.biblestudytools.com
  • Map Pencils
  • College Ruled Spiral Notebook
  • Ballpoint Pens
  • Some links may be affiliated. By purchasing an item from an affiliate link, I receive a small commission – but you are not charged more or less by clicking or purchasing through the link. Thank you for supporting me!

Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. JESUS … A PROPHET / MARK 6:4
  2. JUST BELIEVE / MARK 5:36
  3. JUST TOUCH HIS CLOTHES / MARK 5:27-28
  4. A MAN WITH AN EVIL SPIRIT / MARK 5:2-17
  5. JESUS WAS SLEEPING / MARK 4:38
  6. EVEN WHAT HE HAS WILL BE TAKEN / MARK 4:25
  7. TAKES AWAY THE WORD / MARK 4:15-17
  8. A FARMER WENT OUT TO SOW / MARK 4:3
  9. PARABLES / MARK 4:2
  10. AUTHORITY TO DRIVE OUT DEMONS / MARK 3:15
  11. THAT THEY MIGHT BE WITH HIM / MARK 3:14
  12. HERODIANS / MARK 3:6
  13. LOOKED … IN ANGER / MARK 3:5
  14. THE SABBATH WAS MADE FOR MAN / MARK 2:27
  15. TO CALL … SINNERS / MARK 2:17
  16. HEALING THE PARALYZED MAN / MARK 2:11
  17. DROVE OUT MANY DEMONS / MARK 1:34
  18. SYNAGOGUE / MARK 1:21
  19. COME FOLLOW ME / MARK 1:17
  20. KINGDOM OF GOD / MARK 1:15
  21. BAPTIZE YOU WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / MARK 1:8
  22. THE WHOLE JUDEAN COUNTRYSIDE / MARK 1:5
  23. BAPTISM OF REPENTANCE / MARK 1:4
  24. THE BEGINNING OF THE GOSPEL / MARK 1:1-3
  25. MY SON, WHOM I LOVE / MARK 1:11
  26. WHEN YOU STAND PRAYING … FORGIVE / MARK 11:25
  27. Guided By Grace About

Thank you for taking the time to read my Daily Devotion
Blessings,
Margarita & Stace

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JESUS … A PROPHET / MARK 6:4

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(KJV) Mark 6:4

But Jesus, said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.

JESUS … A PROPHET / MARK 6:4

Jesus is portrayed in the Gospels as a prophet (Mark 6:4, 15; Matthew 21:11; Luke 4:24; Acts 3:20-23) in a way that was consistent with the mission and message of God’s prophets throughout the Old Testament. The following characteristics identify Jesus as a prophet:

  1. He was a man filled and empowered by the Holy Spirit and full of the knowledge of God’s Word (Matthew 21:42; 22:29; Luke 4:1, 18; 24:27; John 3:34).
  2. His life was characterized by intimate spiritual unity and relationship with God, His Father (Luke 5:16).
  3. He gave prophetic predictions, some of which have already taken place and others which pertain to the end times yet to come (Matthew 24; Luke 19:43-44).
  4. He performed symbolic actions that represented spiritual truths and expressed a sincere passion for God’s honor (Matthew 21:12-13; John 2:13-17). 
  5. He exposed the shallow and unfaithful hearts of the religious leaders and criticized the way they followed their own traditions rather than God’s Word (Mark 7:7-9, 13).
  6. He shared God’s sorrow and suffering over the spiritually lost condition of those who refused to turn from their own ways and follow God (Luke 13:34; 19:41).
  7. He focused on the moral and ethical principles of God’s Word (holiness, justice, righteousness, love, mercy) in contrast to relying on religious ceremonies to keep people in a right relationship with God (Mark 12:38-40; Matthew 23:1-36).
  8. He proclaimed the supreme and final reign and judgment of God (Matthew 11:22, 24; 10:15; Luke 10:12, 14). 
  9. He called people to repentance – to change their attitude toward God, admit their sin, turn from their own way and begin following God and His purposes (Mark 6:12; Matthew 4:17).

Bible Study Tools I Use

  • NIV Bible
  • King James Bible
  • www. biblegateway.com
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  • Map Pencils
  • College Ruled Spiral Notebook
  • Ballpoint Pens
  • Some links may be affiliated. By purchasing an item from an affiliate link, I receive a small commission – but you are not charged more or less by clicking or purchasing through the link. Thank you for supporting me!

Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. JUST BELIEVE / MARK 5:36
  2. JUST TOUCH HIS CLOTHES / MARK 5:27-28
  3. A MAN WITH AN EVIL SPIRIT / MARK 5:2-17
  4. JESUS WAS SLEEPING / MARK 4:38
  5. EVEN WHAT HE HAS WILL BE TAKEN / MARK 4:25
  6. TAKES AWAY THE WORD / MARK 4:15-17
  7. A FARMER WENT OUT TO SOW / MARK 4:3
  8. PARABLES / MARK 4:2
  9. AUTHORITY TO DRIVE OUT DEMONS / MARK 3:15
  10. THAT THEY MIGHT BE WITH HIM / MARK 3:14
  11. HERODIANS / MARK 3:6
  12. LOOKED … IN ANGER / MARK 3:5
  13. THE SABBATH WAS MADE FOR MAN / MARK 2:27
  14. TO CALL … SINNERS / MARK 2:17
  15. HEALING THE PARALYZED MAN / MARK 2:11
  16. DROVE OUT MANY DEMONS / MARK 1:34
  17. SYNAGOGUE / MARK 1:21
  18. COME FOLLOW ME / MARK 1:17
  19. KINGDOM OF GOD / MARK 1:15
  20. BAPTIZE YOU WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / MARK 1:8
  21. THE WHOLE JUDEAN COUNTRYSIDE / MARK 1:5
  22. BAPTISM OF REPENTANCE / MARK 1:4
  23. THE BEGINNING OF THE GOSPEL / MARK 1:1-3
  24. MY SON, WHOM I LOVE / MARK 1:11
  25. WHEN YOU STAND PRAYING … FORGIVE / MARK 11:25
  26. Guided By Grace About

Thank you for taking the time to read my Daily Devotion
Blessings,
Margarita & Stace

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ANSWER YOU WHEN YOU ARE IN DISTRESS / PSALMS 20:1 – 21:13

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(KJV) Psalms 20:1 – 21:3

ANSWER YOU WHEN YOU ARE IN DISTRESS / PSALMS 20:1 – 21:13

Psalms 20 and 21 are companion psalms, or psalms that go together. They are prayers to God about the warfare of His people against their enemies. Psalms 20 is a prayer before the battle; Psalms 21 is a praise after the battle. For those who follow Christ, Psalms 20 can be applied to the ongoing spiritual warfare in which they are engaged. As we struggle against unseen, yet very real, forces of evil, we must deeply desire – and trust God for – victory over Satan and demonic powers (Ephesians 6:12).

Bible Study Tools I Use

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  1. MOUTH … HEART BE PLEASING IN YOUR SIGHT – O LORD MY ROCK AND MY REDEEMER / PSALMS 19:14
  2. FORGIVE MY HIDDEN FAULTS / PSALMS 19:12
  3. THE LAW OF THE LORD IS PERFECT / PSALMS 19:7-11
  4. THE HEAVENS DECLARE THE GLORY OF GOD / PSALMS 19:1
  5. I LOVE YOU O LORD / PSALMS 18:1-50
  6. MY ROCK MY FORTRESS AND MY DELIVERER / PSALMS 18:2
  7. THE APPLE OF YOUR EYE / PSALMS 17:8-9
  8. HEAR O LORD / PSALMS 17:1
  9. NOT ABANDON ME TO THE GRAVE / PSALMS 16:9-10
  10. SET THE LORD ALWAYS BEFORE ME / PSALMS 16:8
  11. ASSIGNED ME MY PRTION AND MY CUP / PSALMS 16:5
  12. APART FROM YOU I HAVE NO GOOD THING / PSALMS 16:2
  13. WHO KEEPS HIS OATH EVEN WHEN IT HURTS / PSALMS 15:4
  14. WHO MAY DWELL IN YOUR SANCTURARY? PSALMS 15:1
  15. THE FOOL / PSALMS 14:1-7
  16. MY HEART REJOIES IN YOUR SALVATION / PSALMS 13:5
  17. WILL YOU FORGET ME FOREVER? / PSALMS 13:1
  18. HELP LORD / PSALMS 12:1-8
  19. THOSE WHO LOVE VIOLENCE HIS SOUL HATES / PALMS 11:5
  20. IN THE LORD I TAKE REFUGE / PSALMS 11:1-7
  21. FROM AMBUSH HE MURDERS THE INNOCENT / PSALMS 10:8-10
  22. IN HIS ARROGANCE THE WICKED MAN HUNTS / PSALMS 10:2
  23. DO YOU STAND FAR OFF? / PSALMS 10:1-18
  24. THE NEEDY WILL NOT ALWAYS BE FORGOTTEN / PSALMS 9:18
  25. JUDGE THE WORLD IN RIGHTEOUSNESS / PSALMS 9:8
  26. DESTROYED THE WICKED / PSALMS 9:5
  27. I WILL PRAISE YOU O LORD / PSALMS 9:1-2
  28. WITH GLORY AND HONOR / PSALMS 8:5
  29. THE SON OF MAN / PSALMS 8:3-6
  30. WHO SAVES THE UPRIGHT IN HEART / PSALMS 7:10
  31. I TAKE REFUGE / PSALMS 7:1
  32. DELIVER ME FROM ALL WHO PURSUE ME / PSALMS 7:1-17
  33. I AM WORN OUT FROM GROANING / PSALMS 6:6
  34. DELIVER ME / PSALMS 6:4
  35. HEAL ME / PSALMS 6:2
  36. DO NOT REBUKE ME IN YOUR ANGER / PSALMS 6:1-10
  37. YOU HATE ALL WHO DO WRONG / PSALMS 5:5-6
  38. YOU HEAR MY VOICE / PSALMS 5:3
  39. WILL HEAR WHEN I CALL TO HIM / PSALMS 4:3
  40. ANSWER ME / PSALMS 4:1-8
  41. I LIE DOWN AND SLEEP / PSALMS 3:5
  42. YOU ARE A SHIELD … YOU BESTOW GLORY / PSALMS 3:3
  43. SELAH / PALMS 3:2
  44. HOW MANY ARE MY FOES! / PSALMS 3:1-8
  45. WHY DO THE NATIONS CONSPIRE / PSALMS 2:1-12
  46. THE NATIONS YOUR INHERITANCE / PSALMS 2:8
  47. MY SON TODAY I HAVE BECOME YOUR FATHER / PSALMS 2:7
  48. HIS ANOINTED ONE / PSALMS 2:2
  49. THE WICKED / PSALMS 1:4-6
  50. STREAMS OF WATER / PSALMS 1:3
  51. HIS DELIGHT IS IN THE LAW / PSALMS 1:2
  52. BLESSED IS THE MAN / PSALMS 1:1
  53. HE KNOWS HOW WE ARE FORMED / PSALMS 103:14
  54. COMPASSION ON THOSE WHO FEAR HIM / PSALMS 103:13
  55. FORGIVES … HEALS / PSALMS 103:3-16
  56. PRAISE THE LORD, O MY SOUL / PSALMS 103:1-2
  57. NEAR TO ALL WHO CALL ON HIM / PSALMS 145:18
  58. THE LORD IS GRACIOUS / PSALMS 145:8
  59. EVERY DAY I WILL PRAISE YOU / PSALMS 145:1-2
  60. BLESSED – THE LAW / PSALMS 119:1
  61. YOUR WORD IS … A LIGHT FOR MY PATH / PSALMS 119:05
  62. CALL UPON ME IN THE DAY OF TROUBLE / PSALMS 50:15
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Margarita & Stace

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JUST BELIEVE / MARK 5:36

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(KJV) Mark 5:36

As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, only believe.

JUST BELIEVE / MARK 5:36

The synagogue ruler – a man with authority over the place and process of worship – came to Jesus in desperation because his daughter was dying (Mark 5:22-23). Jesus agreed to go with him, but before they arrived at Jairus’ home people brought word that the girl had died (Mark 5:35). Jesus was not at all shaken, and He responded by encouraging the father’s faith, even in this seemingly hopeless situation. Throughout history, true followers of God have placed their trust in Him even when it seemed as if all was lost. In such time, God gave these ordinary people an extraordinary faith that allowed them to fulfill His plans and purposes for them (Psalms 22:4; Isaiah 26:3-4; 43:2). This was true for Abraham (Genesis 22:2; James 2:21-22), Moses (Exodus 14:10-22; 32:10-14), David (1 Samuel 17:44-47), Jehoshaphat (2 Chronicles 20:1-2, 12) and Jairus (Mark 5:21-23, 35-42).

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  1. JUST TOUCH HIS CLOTHES / MARK 5:27-28
  2. A MAN WITH AN EVIL SPIRIT / MARK 5:2-17
  3. JESUS WAS SLEEPING / MARK 4:38
  4. EVEN WHAT HE HAS WILL BE TAKEN / MARK 4:25
  5. TAKES AWAY THE WORD / MARK 4:15-17
  6. A FARMER WENT OUT TO SOW / MARK 4:3
  7. PARABLES / MARK 4:2
  8. AUTHORITY TO DRIVE OUT DEMONS / MARK 3:15
  9. THAT THEY MIGHT BE WITH HIM / MARK 3:14
  10. HERODIANS / MARK 3:6
  11. LOOKED … IN ANGER / MARK 3:5
  12. THE SABBATH WAS MADE FOR MAN / MARK 2:27
  13. TO CALL … SINNERS / MARK 2:17
  14. HEALING THE PARALYZED MAN / MARK 2:11
  15. DROVE OUT MANY DEMONS / MARK 1:34
  16. SYNAGOGUE / MARK 1:21
  17. COME FOLLOW ME / MARK 1:17
  18. KINGDOM OF GOD / MARK 1:15
  19. BAPTIZE YOU WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / MARK 1:8
  20. THE WHOLE JUDEAN COUNTRYSIDE / MARK 1:5
  21. BAPTISM OF REPENTANCE / MARK 1:4
  22. THE BEGINNING OF THE GOSPEL / MARK 1:1-3
  23. MY SON, WHOM I LOVE / MARK 1:11
  24. WHEN YOU STAND PRAYING … FORGIVE / MARK 11:25
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Blessings,
Margarita & Stace

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