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Dedication: Praying with King Solomon
Have you ever dedicated your “temple” to God? Scripture tells us that we are made in God’s image and that when the Holy Spirit of God lives in us we are the Temple of the Holy Spirit. For many of us this dedication happens when we decide to be baptized. Baptism is an outward show of what God has done within us. We are saved by grace through faith. We are cleansed of sin by Christ, which is symbolized by going down into the baptism waters. Then we are made spiritually alive, a type of resurrection, symbolized by coming out of the baptism waters. We dedicate our lives to Christ…
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Summer Fruit Devotion: Faithfulness Day 4
Working Faith “What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him? If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and filled,” without giving them the things needed for the body, what good is that? So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. But someone will say, “You have faith and I have works.” Show me your faith apart from your works, and I will show you my faith by my works. You believe that God…
