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Happy Sunday , friends! I took a short break from my usual weekly devotion posting schedule every Sunday, but I’m getting back in the swing today! Prayerfully, I hope that this week’s faith post comforts and inspires you as you receive God’s word into your hearts and minds. Enjoy!

Getting to Know God Devotion for Women

Weekly Devotion: Getting to Know God

Jesus Christ reveals God to us! As believers, we are grateful for this revelation because often times, we try to understand God in human terms, using our limited human thinking and reasoning. In no way, shape, or form can we compare ourselves to our God. He has unique power, knowledge, and understanding that far exceed ours.

No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God and is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known.“ (John 1:18)

The Bible says that for us to comprehend God, we must know Jesus! This is because He is God in the bodily form, therefore we know God through Jesus.

Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father.” (John 14:9)

I strive to know Him in many ways: as a loving Father, a faithful friend, a provider, as the one true lover of my soul, and as much, much more. One thing’s for sure: the deeper we are in relationship with the Lord, the more we understand our Father God. As we understand God more, we learn His nature, along with His special characteristics.

With this understanding, fear, uncertainty, and even the need to know everything diminishes, leaving us strengthened and renewed. My prayer is that we all continually seek Him to get a glimpse of Him. Our God is so powerful that even a glimpse of Him causes change! Those sweet moments we experience through seeking are what enable us to align our thoughts, words, and actions with the standards of the Lord.

Additional Verses to Further Study Getting to Know God:

“And we know that the Son of God has come, and has given us understanding so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ This is the true God and eternal life.” (1 John 5:20)

“but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ To Him be the glory, both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.” (2 Peter 3:18)

“I am the good shepherd, and I know My own and My own know Me,” (John 10:14)

Prayer Starter:

“Lord, I want to know you. As I allow You to reside in my heart, I surrender all fear, uncertainty, and the need to know everything to You, Father. I am in awe of You.”

Wishing you all a great week!

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Being a Doer of The Word Devotion

“But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves.” (James 1:22)

It’s wonderful to spend time reading, reflecting on, sharing, and hearing God’s word, but we are called to do so much more with the beautiful truth that God’s word reveals to us. We have to put what we know to be true into action! Applying God’s word to our lives each day not only shows that we are wise, but also positions us for abundant blessings from above!

“Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them” (John 13:17)

God’s word is the foundation for life itself. Hearing the word and not applying it leads to deception. When we take time to learn the truth and then apply it to our own lives, we are made to be more stable; built on a solid foundation. Stability in Christ allows us not to easily be shaken by attacks from the enemy that come our way in the form of deception and lies.

God’s word tells us that as long as we are living here on Earth, we will have problems. So, it is false hope to continue to search for a problem-free life here on Earth. Instead of searching for solutions to problems or focusing on living a problem free life, let’s shift our focus to only searching for Jesus and allowing Him space in our hearts each day. This is how we are filled, which causes us to reflect the glory of the Lord to others.

“Everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.” (Matthew 7:24)

We are blessed when we are doers of God’s word!

Additional Verses For Further Study of Being a Doer of The Word:

“So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the glory of the Lord. And the Lord—who is the Spirit—makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image.” (2 Corinthians 2:18 NLT)

But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves. For if you listen to the word and don’t obey, it is like glancing at your face in a mirror. You see yourself, walk away, and forget what you look like. (James 1:22-24 NLT)

For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires. (Hebrews 4:12 NLT)

Prayer Starter:

“Lord, I am thankful for Your truth. Your word guides my life. Fill me with even more of You, so that I can be a doer of your word.”

Wishing you all a great week!

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Weekly Devotion: Getting to Know God

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