Holy Living 13So prepare your minds for action and exercise self-control. Put all your hope in the gracious salvation that will come to you when Jesus Christ is revealed to the world. 14So you must live as God’s obedient children. Don’t slip back into your old ways of living to satisfy your own desires. You … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion
Peace Full 45David replied to the Philistine, “You come to me with sword, spear, and javelin, but I come to you in the name of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies – the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. 46Today the Lord will conquer you, and I will kill you and cut … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion
Peace But before dawn the next morning, Saul arrived, having divided his army into three detachments. He launched a surprise attack against the Ammonites and slaughtered them the whole morning. The remnant of their army was so badly scattered that no two of them were left together. (1 Samuel 11:11, The Life Application Bible) As … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion
Chosen 20So Samuel brought out all the tribes of Israel before the Lord, and the tribe of Benjamin was chosen by lot. 21Then he brought each family of the tribe of Benjamin before the Lord, and the family of the Matrites was chosen. And finally Saul son of Kish was chosen from among them. But … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion
A Life Worth Dying For 37Then Jesus uttered another loud cry and breathed His last. 38And the curtain in the sanctuary of the Temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. (Mark 15:37, 38, The Life Application Bible) I have tried to keep this blog on a more positive note recently, but yesterday I … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion
Deserted 50Then all His disciples deserted Him and ran away. 51One young man following behind was clothed only in a long linen shirt. When the mob tried to grab him, 52he slipped out of his shirt and ran away naked. (Mark 14:50-52, The Life Application Bible) Yesterday I had a chance to get caught up … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion
Called to Love 22You were cleansed from your sins when you obeyed the truth, so now you must show sincere love to each other as brothers and sisters. Love each other deeply with all your heart. (1 Peter 1:22, The Life Application Bible) We are called to love one another, as brothers and sisters. LOVING … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion
8And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise. 9Keep putting into practice all you learned and received from me-everything you heard from me and saw me doing. … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion
9“This is my command-be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” (Joshua 1:9, The Life Application Bible) Today marks the seventh day of carnage in the Gaza Strip. Israel is undoubtedly preparing for a ground invasion, which would spare the indiscriminate killing … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion
2“When you prepare for battle, the priest must come forward to speak to the troops. 3He will say to them, ‘Listen to me, all you men of Israel! Do not be afraid as you go out to fight your enemies today! Do not lose heart or panic or tremble before them. 4For the Lord your … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion
Common Sense Reborn 