December 22, 2015 | David Bailey | Make A Comment | Daily Devotional
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live.” John 11:25 The World Health Organization says that, in 2012, an estimated 56 million people died around the world from all causes. Doing the math that means approximately 153,425 died every day,
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December 20, 2015 | David Bailey | Make A Comment | Daily Devotional
Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem… with Mary, his betrothed wife. Luke 2:4-5 There’s much we don’t know about Joseph and Mary. We assume Mary was quite young. Somehow we think Joseph was a bit older, for he
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December 19, 2015 | David Bailey | Make A Comment | Daily Devotional, Scripture, Uncategorized
For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. John 3:17 David Livingstone was a British medical missionary of iconic proportions in nineteenth-century England and Africa. When it was feared that Livingstone had died in Africa, the Welsh explorer H. M.
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December 18, 2015 | David Bailey | Make A Comment | Daily Devotional
The people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, and upon those who sat in the region and shadow of death Light has dawned. Matthew 4:16 If you’re planning a Christmas trip to Tromsø, Norway, don’t pack your sunglasses. Between November and January the sun never rises there. This town, which sits on
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December 14, 2015 | David Bailey | Make A Comment | Daily Devotional
But he who received seed on the good ground is he who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and produces: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. Matthew 13:23 African jungle hornbill birds have home ranges from 2,300 to 10,000 acres, flying more than 130 miles over a couple months. Why
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December 8, 2015 | David Bailey | Make A Comment | Daily Devotional
And do not lead us into temptation . . . —Matthew 6:13 In our study of the Lord’s Prayer, we see that the final need we have is for protection. Jesus says, “And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil” (Matthew 6:13). That raises the question, does God ever tempt us?
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December 8, 2015 | David Bailey | Make A Comment | Daily Devotional
Psalms 37:4-6 What may begin as a minor comparison between our own lives and the lives of others can quickly escalate into an overwhelming mess. Jealousy is like a snowball that grows larger and larger. Its consequences are often devastating. Confusion, anxiety, and bitterness can flood an envious heart and skew thoughts, until it’s nearly
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December 7, 2015 | David Bailey | Make A Comment | Daily Devotional
When Jesus heard it, He said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.” Mark 2:17 Recommended Reading: Romans 3:10-18 You look at a product on a retail website but decide not to buy
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