Aug 1, 2024 … Traces of Christlikeness …

Aug 1, 2024 … Traces of Christlikeness …   

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...  to hear Matthew West  powerfully singing Don’t Stop Praying, which shows us the power of persistent and God-honoring prayer.   

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Highlight Passage: … Daniel 6:4 [NLT] … 

 4   Then the other administrators and high officers began searching for some fault in the way Daniel was handling government affairs, but they couldn’t find anything to criticize or condemn. He was faithful, always responsible, and completely trustworthy.  

…All of Daniel’s life was scrutinized and found to be faithful and reliable.                      

    

Highlight Passage (in context): … Daniel 6:1-10  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …  

… Daniel’s life was examined and he was found faithful to King Darius in all aspects of Daniel’s life.                                                                                                                                  

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Reference Passage: … Jeremiah 29:11-13 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… God’s promise thru Jeremiah to His faithful that their (our) prayers will be heard.  

Reference Passage: … Mark 11:22-25  [NLT] …  USE THIS LINK ...  

… Jesus teaches His disciples (and us) that they (we) can pray with power IF we’ve forgiven all whom we’ve held grudges against in the past.                      

<b><u>Reference Passage:</u> … Colossians 4:2-6  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… The Apostle Paul teaches fellow Christians how to pray with power.   

Reference Passage: … Philippians 4:6-7  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… The Apostle Paul also shows others to take ALL their (our) anxieties to God in thankful prayer to find God’s peace.  

Reference Passage: …1John 5:13-15  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …  

… God, thru the Apostle John, shows that faithful prayers from God’s faithful will be fruitful for God’s kingdom.  

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread  Author, Marvin Williams -  AT THIS LINK  -  describes how  experiments were down in California universities, using molecular skin swabs to determine many of the life style traits of cell phone users.  And these studies were compared to the biblical accounts of the administrators of Babylon in the times of Daniel (see highlight passage), who studied Daniel’s life and found him to be a reliable and faithful servant of their King Darius.      

If someone were able to look deeply and comprehensively into our lives as Christians, what traces of the life and character of Jesus would they find?  As some have said, “if we were indicted for being Christians, would a prosecutor find enough evidence in our lives, to convict us?”  I hope so!                     

My THANKFULNESS: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, … for praying daily, Lord, to become more like you every day!  

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I’m praying that those who read with me here will seek together, thru our prayer life, to become more like You, Lord.  … Amen

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