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Excellent Question! Not sure I can answer you fully, but I'll give it a shot.Cordelia said:
Usually they consist of a Scripture or two with an anecdotal story applied to that particular verse. Often they are by date and are a great way to start your day. Usually brief so you can get motivated without spending too much time.
I have to say, I haven't used them as much as I should. I find them too brief I guess!
Hope this helps.
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I would define devotional as a time you set aside to devote to God. People all do devotionals differently; it depends on what works best for you. some people start out with a bible verse and meditate on it, some spend the time in prayer or reading the word, some sing and worship. A lot of people get devotional books at Christian book stores - there are many different kinds for all types of people, and can be very helpful!
Set a time aside everyday that you spend exclusively with God, or join a bible study group. hope this helps!
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Set a time aside everyday that you spend exclusively with God, or join a bible study group. hope this helps!
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Devotion means "often selfless affection and dedication, as to a person or principle."
Devotional means "Of, relating to, expressive of, or used in devotion" or "a short religious service."
A devotional is when we take time to show our devotion to God the Father and His Son Jesus Christ. We can do this as Mary did when Jesus came to her house in Bethany. When Jesus came for dinner Mary(Lazarus' sister) sat at His feet listening to His teachings. Her sisters was upset because she was distracted in the preparations for the dinner. She asked Jesus to tell Mary to help her, but Jesus replied that He would not because Mary had chosen the better thing to do. Sit at His feet and learn from His teachings. This is devotion.
We should take time to sit at Jesus' Feet and learn from His teachings. We can do this by sitting and reading the Bible, for the Bible is His Words and teachings. Remember Jesus is God, so all of the Bible is His teaching. By taking this time we are showing devotion to Him, but this is not all we need to do.
It is said that if one knows that the Bible is God's Word that is great, so does Satan. What makes us different is that we follow the teachings in the Bible, in our daily lives. Now we are now getting more to the meaning of devotionals. Devotionals are readings of the Bible, can be one verse or many, and we take these and apply them to our lives. We heed the message and live by it. Keeping it up each day encourages us to keep to His commands.
This gets to the heart of what makes one a Christian. One is not a Christian by reading the Bible, or praying the way Jesus said to, or worshipping Him, but it is the heart of the one who does these things. All of these things are very important, but it is our inner heart that truly matters. Is our heart reflective of God and His Love?
Doing devotionals helps keep us aware of His teachings so that we can follow them and so our heart will reflect God in our daily lives.
If you will, I would like to share something that is absolutely awesome!
Before creation, there was God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit. God and Jesus beheld each other, sharing in their love and fellowship. This was and is done through the Holy Spirit. The three represent the Trinity, or GodHead. As we know their love is beyond awesome. After creation, God offered this same love that was shared just between the Father and the Son, to us through Jesus Christ. Jesus came and died and was resurrected on the third day so that no more sacrafices need to be made. For He was the ultimate sacrifice for our sins. Through Jesus and His salvation He gives to us through His death, we can share in this love that was just between the Father and the SOn. How awesome is this, that we can share a love so great that only God shared with His Son?
Our lives are measured to the life of Christ. We can never measure up, can we? In John 17, Jesus prays to His Father, for His disciples and for us. Jesus says that God and Him are one, for Jesus lives in the Father and the Father lives in Jesus. So Jesus comes to the Father and asks that we share in this oneness. Jesus prays that just as God lives in Jesus may Jesus live in us. So it becomes God in Jesus, Jesus in us. This is how we can measure up, because we have Jesus Christ in us!
Devotions whether it be with a devotional Bible, or just the Bible are important to our daily life. We must sit daily at Jesus' Feet to be taught, so we live our lives accordingly. Devotions or rather Jesus' teachings become our strength and encouragement to live for Him, daily.
God Bless
Devotional means "Of, relating to, expressive of, or used in devotion" or "a short religious service."
A devotional is when we take time to show our devotion to God the Father and His Son Jesus Christ. We can do this as Mary did when Jesus came to her house in Bethany. When Jesus came for dinner Mary(Lazarus' sister) sat at His feet listening to His teachings. Her sisters was upset because she was distracted in the preparations for the dinner. She asked Jesus to tell Mary to help her, but Jesus replied that He would not because Mary had chosen the better thing to do. Sit at His feet and learn from His teachings. This is devotion.
We should take time to sit at Jesus' Feet and learn from His teachings. We can do this by sitting and reading the Bible, for the Bible is His Words and teachings. Remember Jesus is God, so all of the Bible is His teaching. By taking this time we are showing devotion to Him, but this is not all we need to do.
It is said that if one knows that the Bible is God's Word that is great, so does Satan. What makes us different is that we follow the teachings in the Bible, in our daily lives. Now we are now getting more to the meaning of devotionals. Devotionals are readings of the Bible, can be one verse or many, and we take these and apply them to our lives. We heed the message and live by it. Keeping it up each day encourages us to keep to His commands.
This gets to the heart of what makes one a Christian. One is not a Christian by reading the Bible, or praying the way Jesus said to, or worshipping Him, but it is the heart of the one who does these things. All of these things are very important, but it is our inner heart that truly matters. Is our heart reflective of God and His Love?
Doing devotionals helps keep us aware of His teachings so that we can follow them and so our heart will reflect God in our daily lives.
If you will, I would like to share something that is absolutely awesome!
Before creation, there was God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit. God and Jesus beheld each other, sharing in their love and fellowship. This was and is done through the Holy Spirit. The three represent the Trinity, or GodHead. As we know their love is beyond awesome. After creation, God offered this same love that was shared just between the Father and the Son, to us through Jesus Christ. Jesus came and died and was resurrected on the third day so that no more sacrafices need to be made. For He was the ultimate sacrifice for our sins. Through Jesus and His salvation He gives to us through His death, we can share in this love that was just between the Father and the SOn. How awesome is this, that we can share a love so great that only God shared with His Son?
Our lives are measured to the life of Christ. We can never measure up, can we? In John 17, Jesus prays to His Father, for His disciples and for us. Jesus says that God and Him are one, for Jesus lives in the Father and the Father lives in Jesus. So Jesus comes to the Father and asks that we share in this oneness. Jesus prays that just as God lives in Jesus may Jesus live in us. So it becomes God in Jesus, Jesus in us. This is how we can measure up, because we have Jesus Christ in us!
Devotions whether it be with a devotional Bible, or just the Bible are important to our daily life. We must sit daily at Jesus' Feet to be taught, so we live our lives accordingly. Devotions or rather Jesus' teachings become our strength and encouragement to live for Him, daily.
God Bless
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Hi Cordelia,
I'm a 3 year old Christian. Currently my devotions are "Bible in a Year" readings. Next year I'm going to use Oswald Chambers "My Utmost for His Highest". There are also various devotionals geared to certain life situations (wife, daughter, mother) in the book stores.
God bless you!
I'm a 3 year old Christian. Currently my devotions are "Bible in a Year" readings. Next year I'm going to use Oswald Chambers "My Utmost for His Highest". There are also various devotionals geared to certain life situations (wife, daughter, mother) in the book stores.
God bless you!
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I just read through the Bible, one chapter a day, two on short chapters, for however long it takes, often a bit longer than one year. other Christian writtings i read on other time
pura vida
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pura vida
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Hey, this is great stuff. It doesnt matter who it was directed to, this can apply to everyone and it is very helpful to other newcomers! Thanks for asking the questions that i proberbly never would ask!!
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I often wondered the same thing. I went to crosswalk.com (i hope we can post web sites here) and they have a devotional that can be sent to your email. I just signed up for that.
They have been email things you can chose from as I am sure other web sites have. I have just been on Crosswalk.com since I declared jesus as my savior and those people are extremely wonderful. I have been in contact with councelors and those that have sent me prayers. They have all helped me.
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That sounds interesting. Thanks for mentioning itDawnTillery said:
I often wondered the same thing. I went to crosswalk.com (i hope we can post web sites here) and they have a devotional that can be sent to your email. I just signed up for that.
They have been email things you can chose from as I am sure other web sites have. I have just been on Crosswalk.com since I declared jesus as my savior and those people are extremely wonderful. I have been in contact with councelors and those that have sent me prayers. They have all helped me.
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