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Today's word: Colossians 3:8-15

⁸But now you must rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips. ⁹Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices ¹⁰and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator. ¹¹Here there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave or free, but Christ is all, and is in all.

¹²Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. ¹³Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. ¹⁴And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.

¹⁵Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.

How about you?
What traits are found on the 'shelves' of your life? Do you need to get rid of lying, filthy language, or a desire to get even with someone? Do you need to add kindness, a forgiving spirit or humality? Ask God right now to help you do that. Start new year by discarding old, sinful attitudes and adding the things that please God.

To memorize: Colossians 3:9-10
(a)since you have taken off your old self with its practices ¹⁰and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator

Today's word: James 2:1-9

1My brothers, as believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, don't show favoritism. 2Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in shabby clothes also comes in. 3If you show special attention to the man wearing fine clothes and say, "Here's a good seat for you," but say to the poor man, "You stand there" or "Sit on the floor by my feet," 4have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?
5Listen, my dear brothers: Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom he promised those who love him? 6But you have insulted the poor. Is it not the rich who are exploiting you? Are they not the ones who are dragging you into court? 7Are they not the ones who are slandering the noble name of him to whom you belong?
8If you really keep the royal law found in Scripture, "Love your neighbor as yourself,"[a] you are doing right. 9But if you show favoritism, you sin and are convicted by the law as lawbreakers.


How about you?
Do you judge people by the material things they have? God doesn't. In fact, He's very specific about the importance of treating all alike. Be careful about this.

To memorize: Proverbs 22:2
Rich and poor have this in common:The LORD is the Maker of them all.

Today's word: Romans 12:4-11

4Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, 5so in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. 6We have different gifts, according to the grace given us. If a man's gift is prophesying, let him use it in proportion to his[a]faith. 7If it is serving, let him serve; if it is teaching, let him teach; 8if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is contributing to the needs of others, let him give generously; if it is leadership, let him govern diligently; if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully.
9Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. 10Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves. 11Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.



How about you?
Do you think someone is better than you because he has skills you'd like? Or you think you are better than someone else because you can do something he can't? Don't compare people. God wants you to be yourself. Develop the skills He gave you, and don't be envious of those He gave to someone else.

To memorize: Romans 12:6 (a)
We have different gifts, according to the grace given us.

Today's word: Romans 6:16-23

16Don't you know that when you offer yourselves to someone to obey him as slaves, you are slaves to the one whom you obey—whether you are slaves to sin, which leads to death, or to obedience, which leads to righteousness? 17But thanks be to God that, though you used to be slaves to sin, you wholeheartedly obeyed the form of teaching to which you were entrusted. 18You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness.

19I put this in human terms because you are weak in your natural selves. Just as you used to offer the parts of your body in slavery to impurity and to ever-increasing wickedness, so now offer them in slavery to righteousness leading to holiness. 20When you were slaves to sin, you were free from the control of righteousness. 21What benefit did you reap at that time from the things you are now ashamed of? Those things result in death! 22But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life. 23For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in^[a] Christ Jesus our Lord.

How about you?
Do you want to 'serve the Lord'? Then serve others. When you serve them, you are serving Him. Make up your mind to do something special today for someone else.

To memorize: Galatians 5:13
You, my brothers, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the sinful nature; rather, serve one another in love.

Today's word: Galatians 6:7-8

⁷Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. ⁸The one who sows to please his sinful nature, from that nature^[a]will reap destruction; the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.

How about you?
Do you ask God to help you make the right decision whenever you're tempted to lie, cheat, smoke, etc.....? You can come to Christ for forgiveness after you've sinned, but you may never be able to undo the awful consequences. Make up your mind (like Daniel) to obey God's word in all things. He will help you to do so.

To memorize: Galatians 6:7
Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows.

Today's word: Matthew 2:1-3, 7-11

¹After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi^[a] from the east came to Jerusalem ²and asked, "Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star in the east^[b] and have come to worship him." ³When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him.

⁷Then Herod called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared. ⁸He sent them to Bethlehem and said, "Go and make a careful search for the child. As soon as you find him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship him."

⁹After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen in the east^[e] went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was. ¹⁰When they saw the star, they were overjoyed. ¹¹On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold and of incense and of myrrh.

How about you?
Have you remembered a gift for Jesus this Christmas? If you haven't done so already, won't you make this the most important day in your life? Give Jesus your heart and life.

To memorize: Matthew 2:11
Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold and of incense and of myrrh.

Today's word: 1 Timothy 6:6-12

6But godliness with contentment is great gain. 7For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. 8But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that. 9People who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction. 10For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.
11But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness. 12Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses.

How about you?

Do you often wish for something you don't have? Or wish you could be doing something that you can't do? In his letter to Timothy, Paul wrote that Christian should be content no matter what their circumstances. So, instead of wishing for what you don't have, be thankful for what you do have. Listen to yourself talk. Are you a complainer, or are you content?

To memorize: 1 Timothy 6:6

Godliness with contentment is great gain.

Today's word: 1 Corinthians 3:11-15

¹¹For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ. ¹²If any man builds on this foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw, ¹³his work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each man's work. ¹⁴If what he has built survives, he will receive his reward. ¹⁵If it is burned up, he will suffer loss; he himself will be saved, but only as one escaping through the flames.

How about you?
How are you spending your life? Are you 'buying' the most you can with it? Are you using opportunities to serve God? To help someone? The things you do for yourself are soon gone. What you do for the Lord will be rewarded.

To memorize: 1 Corinthians 4:14
If what he has built survives, he will receive his reward.

Today's reading: Luke 1:26-33, 46-49

²⁶In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, ²⁷to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin's name was Mary. ²⁸The angel went to her and said, "Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you."

²⁹Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. ³⁰But the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, you have found favor with God. ³¹You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus. ³²He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, ³³and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever; his kingdom will never end."

⁴⁶And Mary said:
"My soul glorifies the Lord
⁴⁷and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
⁴⁸for he has been mindful
of the humble state of his servant.
From now on all generations will call me blessed,
⁴⁹for the Mighty One has done great things for me—
holy is his name.

How about you?
Do you think you are better than some people because you feel you are more talented than they are? Or do you think you are inadequate to do anything for God? Jesus wants obedient servants who are willing to stoop to help others so that He might be lifted up.

To memorize: Matthew 20:27
Whoever wants to be first must be your slave.

Today's reading: Psalm 111:1-10

1Praise the LORD. I will extol the LORD with all my heart in the council of the upright and in the assembly.
2 Great are the works of the LORD; they are pondered by all who delight in them.
3 Glorious and majestic are his deeds, and his righteousness endures forever.
4 He has caused his wonders to be remembered; the LORD is gracious and compassionate.
5 He provides food for those who fear him; he remembers his covenant forever.
6 He has shown his people the power of his works, giving them the lands of other nations.
7 The works of his hands are faithful and just; all his precepts are trustworthy.
8 They are steadfast for ever and ever, done in faithfulness and uprightness.
9 He provided redemption for his people; he ordained his covenant forever— holy and awesome is his name.
10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow his precepts have good understanding. To him belongs eternal praise.


How about you?
Do you worship God during sunday service or youth meeting? Or do you write notes to each other, whisper to friends, or think about what someone is wearing that day? Put such things out of your mind. The Lord wants more than just your presence in the service. He wants your wholehearted worship.



To memorize: Matthew 15:8
These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.

Today's reading: Psalm 32:1-5

¹ Blessed is he
whose transgressions are forgiven,
whose sins are covered.

² Blessed is the man
whose sin the LORD does not count against him
and in whose spirit is no deceit.

³ When I kept silent,
my bones wasted away
through my groaning all day long.

⁴ For day and night
your hand was heavy upon me;
my strength was sapped
as in the heat of summer.
Selah

⁵ Then I acknowledged my sin to you
and did not cover up my iniquity.
I said, "I will confess
my transgressions to the LORD "—
and you forgave
the guilt of my sin.

How about you?
Is there sin cluttering your life? Sin that is allowed to accumulate can cover the beauty of your life in Christ. Don't let that happen. Spend some quite time (Big Adventure) with the Lord each day. Examine your heart. Is there a bad attitude? A lie you haven't confessed? Anger against a friend? Whatever it is, confess it to the Lord and ask Him to give you the victory over it.

To memorize: 1 John 1:9
⁹If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.

Today's reading: 2 Timothy 2:19-22

19Nevertheless, God's solid foundation stands firm, sealed with this inscription: "The Lord knows those who are his,"[a] and, "Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord must turn away from wickedness."
20In a large house there are articles not only of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay; some are for noble purposes and some for ignoble. 21If a man cleanses himself from the latter, he will be an instrument for noble purposes, made holy, useful to the Master and prepared to do any good work.
22Flee the evil desires of youth, and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.



How about you?
As Christmas approaching, there are many good movies going on the TV channels. What ingredients go into the programs you watch? Are they good for your heart? Are they pleasing to God? Be choosy. Your mind needs pure ingredients to produce good thoughts.


To memorize: Philippians 4:8
whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.

Today's reading: Psalm 1:1-3

1 Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers.

2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night.

3 He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers.



How about you?
Have you ever seen or heard something that reminded you of a verse you knew? By memorizing God's word and reconising it in your daily activities, make it part of you life. As you grow in God, it will come back to you in times when you need it.



To memorize: Psalm 1:2
2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night.

Today's reading: 2 Timothy 1:6-12

⁶For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands. ⁷For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.

⁸So do not be ashamed to testify about our Lord, or ashamed of me his prisoner. But join with me in suffering for the gospel, by the power of God, ⁹who has saved us and called us to a holy life—not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time, ¹⁰but it has now been revealed through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who has destroyed death and has brought life and immortality to light through the gospel. ¹¹And of this gospel I was appointed a herald and an apostle and a teacher. ¹²That is why I am suffering as I am. Yet I am not ashamed, because I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him for that day.

How about you?
Are you doing and saying things what will past the test of time - things that will build rewards for you in heaven? Fo you wonder if people is noticing when you're kind, helpful and loving? You can be sure that God is. It doesn't matter if anyone knows. God does and He will reward you for what is done for Him.

p/s - PowerHouse Cat - do it unto the Lord!! He is pleased with your heart of dedication in serving Him.

To memorize: 2 Timothy 1:12
I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him for that day.

Today's reading: Proverbs 3: 1-4

¹ My son, do not forget my teaching,
but keep my commands in your heart,

² for they will prolong your life many years
and bring you prosperity.

³ Let love and faithfulness never leave you;
bind them around your neck,
write them on the tablet of your heart.

⁴ Then you will win favor and a good name
in the sight of God and man.

How about you?
Do other people like to have you around? With God's help, become a more useful and helpful person. Others will appreciate it, God will be pleased and youwill too.

To memorize: Colossians 3:23
²³Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men

Hi All
We are gonna start a daily devotion bible reading everyday. It wl be done by Bobby & Susan Majimbun. Please come back daily to check out this blog. Post a comment or sharing or feedback on everyday's topic. Let's start an online `small group' sharing together. Coz we wanna grow in the word of God. We also want to help each other grow spiritually in the Lord yah....Amen!

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