Devotionals for Thursday, December 5, 2019

Today's Verse
A Daily Bible Verse, Thought, & Prayer
– Ephesians 5:3 –
Among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God's holy people. (Full Devo)
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Passion for Praise
Daily Passages of Praise to Our Father
– Isaiah 52:10 MESSAGE –
GOD has rolled up his sleeves. All the nations can see his holy, muscled arm. Everyone, from one end of the earth to the other, sees him at work, doing his salvation work.
Daily Wisdom
Wisdom for Your Daily Walk with God
– Matthew 5:11 –
Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.
"Why is purity such a struggle? Why is it so difficult to order our lives in a way that allows Christ to shine through us? ... We destroy purity by equating it with legalism and forgetting that it is first and foremost a work of the heart. Reducing it to a set of rules trivializes the purpose of purity and creates a veneer of purity without the genuine, underlying character."
— David Edwards —
Quotemeal
Quotes for Christians that Inspire & Encourage

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