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Read the selected daily Bible passage. |
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Speak the chosen Bible passage out loud. |
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Think about the daily Bible passage.
Ask yourself how it applies personally to your life. |
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| Pray: |
Prayer is conversation with God.
Pray the prayer in this guide for each day.
After praying, feel free to pray as your heart and the Holy Spirit lead you. |
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| Grow |
As you read Pastor Bob’s daily teaching, apply the knowledge gained to your own life, and expect to grow! |
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As you work through each day’s devotion, record any thoughts or ideas that come to you concerning your growth as a follower of Jesus. |
| DAY 5 |
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Matthew 6:19-21: |
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Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. (NKJV) |
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I will not store up treasures here on earth, where they can be eaten by moths and get rusty, and where thieves can break in and steal them. I will store up treasures in heaven where they will never become moth-eaten or rusty and where they will be safe. My heart is fixed on the Lord and that is where I will put my treasure! |
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Where would you rather store up treasures? On earth, with little benefit or reward or in heaven where you rewards will be eternal? |
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Father, You are more important to me than any treasure on earth. The money I store up and invest on earth will help me while I am living in this life, but the money I invest into the work of Your kingdom is an expression of my love for You. Thank you for showing me how I can invest in Your kingdom. By doing so, in obedience to what you are speaking to my heart, I know I am storing up treasures in heaven for eternity! |
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God loves to see us succeed and prosper, but He loves it even more when, of our own free will, we give back to Him. |
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| To the world, money is everything. Money not only buys us the necessities and luxuries of life, but it also gives us an image and status. To the world, how we spend our money tells others what kind of person we are and what is the most important to us. Because unbelievers respect money so much, when we give portions of our money to the Lord, it is a high honor by worldly standards. We are literally giving our life to the Lord when we give Him our money. Even the world knows if we really love and trust God, we will take joy in giving to Him. |
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