tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1875229914976300681Fri, 06 Sep 2024 04:57:10 +0000Passion DevotionalJeremiah 20:9 But if I say, "I will not mention him or speak any more in his name," his word is in my heart like a fire, a fire shut up in my bones. I am weary of holding it in; indeed, I cannot.http://risingdevotionals.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Passion Rising)Blogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1875229914976300681.post-8935332622600136082Wed, 30 Jul 2008 23:24:00 +00002008-07-30T16:25:15.802-07:00Passion DevotionalJust a few Stats, and Comments for the peepsBarely one third of all American Adults (31%) know the GospelOnly (10%) of the people that die in the US each year are born again ChristiansEvery three and a half minutes a Christian Dies for his or her faith.HMMMMWe as people are apt to believe what is pleasant to us rather than what is true.There is a big difference between knowing about the “Truth” http://risingdevotionals.blogspot.com/2008/07/who-is-in-control.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Passion Rising)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1875229914976300681.post-7065664521045873993Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:47:00 +00002008-07-16T15:49:16.345-07:00Passion DevotionalJeremiah 1:17-18Humbly questioning or making excuses?“I am only a child” – Jeremiah says in v.7Jeremiah’s statement was that of a humble boy.God’s answer: don’t say, ‘I am only a child.’ You must go to everyone I send you to and say whatever I command you. Do not be afraid for I am with you and will rescue you.Jeremiah was to give a message to the people of JerusalemIf Jeremiah was making an http://risingdevotionals.blogspot.com/2008/07/take-encouragement.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Passion Rising)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1875229914976300681.post-8852680887587813650Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:33:00 +00002008-07-16T15:36:13.946-07:00Passion Devotional-Hebrews 12:1-3Spiritual growth isn’t easyGrowing spiritually begins with Jesus, the central focus of a maturing faith.When you find yourself in the slums, usually we have lost our focus on Jesus.Sin has many traps to entangle you in it’s web.-Galatians 5:16-25Who is leading you?Jesus Christ should lead our lives, and we should follow his footsteps. That doesn’t mean we will always have a keen http://risingdevotionals.blogspot.com/2008/07/growing-with-god.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Passion Rising)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1875229914976300681.post-5764940613445907645Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:14:00 +00002008-07-16T15:15:34.570-07:00Passion DevotionalEphesians 4:24 More and More today, we hear that you can live the way you want and still go to Heaven. All I ask is, Is this what Jesus would have wanted? Jesus Christ, God's Son, came to this world to set an example for us.(philippians 2:5)Who are we to say to people out in the world, it's ok to live in sin. It's ok to do what you want. That was no way the purpose for Jesus. Jesus, God's own sonhttp://risingdevotionals.blogspot.com/2008/07/challenge-challenging-teens-to-live.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Passion Rising)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1875229914976300681.post-8305570378709765951Wed, 16 Jul 2008 21:30:00 +00002008-07-16T14:32:50.184-07:00Passion DevotionalOur sole purpose on this earth is to do what God has assigned usRead 2 Corinthians 5:19-20Look at how active God is in our world:Ready to judge the world – God came to Noah (God worked through Noah)Ready to deliver the children of Israel – God came to Moses (God worked through Moses)Ready to redeem a lost world through His son – God gave Jesus 12 disciplesRead Amos 3:7God wants to involve you inhttp://risingdevotionals.blogspot.com/2008/07/ambassadors-for-christ-our-sole-purpose.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Passion Rising)0