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A Workman

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Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.                                  2 Timothy 2:15 (NIV)

A Workman 

That is exactly what I want to be. What’s that? I want to be a workman that correctly handles your word. That is a very good desire. Why do you want to be a workman that knows how to correctly handle my word? I know that the only way to live a life that is pleasing to you is to hear and obey your word. If I love you, I will obey your commandments. If I want to want to have a secure foundation for my life, I need to put your word into practice. These are all part of being a workman that correctly handles your word. That’s right.

What effort are you willing to make to become a workman that correctly handles my word? I will set aside a daily time to meet with you in your word. I will listen attentively to all that you have to say to me. I will immerse myself in your word. I will meditate on your word day and night. I will study your word. I will memorize your word. I will hide your word in my heart, so I will not sin against you. I will allow you to change my heart, transform my mind and guide my life with your word. That is very good. 

How will you allow me to use you as a workman that correctly handles my word? It is my prayer that your word working in and through my life will make me a bright and bold witness for you in the world. So, I will not keep your word as a secret. I will teach your word. I will pray your word. I will share your word with others so that they can come to know you. I know that your word will give me hope and meaning and purpose. How so? I will allow your word to guide me to where you want me to go. I will allow your word to give me what you want me to do. I will allow your word working in me to bear fruit for your kingdom so that glory can be brought to your name. That will be very good.

What can you be sure of as a workman who correctly handles my word? I will never regret following and obeying your word. I will never be embarrassed because I put your word into practice. I will live a life that will be filled with joy because I have correctly handled your word. There is no better way that I can possibly spend my time than becoming a workman who correctly handled your word. I will life a life with no regrets because I will have known you and done your will. That’s right. That will be very good. 

Lord, I will immerse myself in your word. I will let your word dwell in me richly. I will mediate on your word day and night. I will allow your word to change my heart, transform my mind and guide my life. Help me to be a workman who rightly handles your word. Amen

Key Question… What strategies are you employing to grow as a workman who correctly handles God’s word?

Living It Out… Immerse yourself in God’s word so you can become a workman who correctly knows how to handle it.

Seeing It Happen…  Have faith that the Lord will help you to be a workman who rightly handles His word.

Get Ready To Share…  Share with another person or your small group how you are like a workman who handles God’s word.

Prayer To Bless Others…  May you immerse yourself in God’s word so you will become a workman who correctly handles it.

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Dwell In You Richly

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – God’s Word – Colossians 3:16 – Dwell In You Richly – Growing As Disciples

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God. Colossians 3:16 (NIV)

Dwell Richly 

Now those are two very important words. What’s that? Dwell and richly, those are the words that I want you to consider. What would your life look like if my word dwelt in you richly?  I know one thing that would need to happen for sure. What’s that? I would need to set a time and a place to meet with you in your word on a daily basis. Your word dwelling in me richly will never happen on a “when I get around to it, hit and miss basis.” If I don’t set a time and a place to meet with you in your word it will never happen on anything close to a regular basis. So, you want to make meeting with me a priority in your life. Yes, I do. That has been a big struggle for you. Yes, it has been. You have tried to meet with me in my word on a regular basis many times before, isn’t that true. Yes, I have. Were your efforts successful? No, they were not. Why is that? I didn’t really take the time to develop a strategic plan to meet with you. I was doomed to failure right from the start. What do you mean by that?  I started with unrealistic goals. Like what? I said to myself that I would meet with you every morning for an hour. What was wrong with that? I haven’t been a morning person and the length of time I selected with was far too long, at least to start. So what would happen? I would have very short-term success, end up getting up late and need to rush off to work without meeting with you. Then I would give up and feel very guilty about my failed effort.

That was then. What about now? I have developed a regular pattern of meeting with you in your word. What does your regular pattern look like? How did you get started? First of all I didn’t pick an exact time to meet with you. I picked a particular space in my day. When was that? I said that I would meet with you in your word every night just before I went to bed. This worked well for me because nothing would compete with this space in my day. I could have picked right after work or any other space in my day that didn’t face a lot of competition for my time. So, you set apart a sacred time in your day that would be our time to meet together in my word. Yes, I did. Did you also select a particular place? Yes, I did. I should tell you that I wasn’t alone in selecting a time and place to meet with you. Tell me about that. My spouse and I made this decision together. So, you could each encourage other then? Yes, that’s exactly what has happened. We selected our bedroom as the place where we would meet together with you in your word. So, every night for many years now we have been meeting with you in your word without fail. We started really small. How small? I’m almost embarrassed to say that we started reading your word and praying together for five minutes just before bed every night. Why would you almost be embarrassed at only meeting with me for five minutes? Five minutes doesn’t sound anything like letting your word dwell in me richly. But, you’re not embarrassed are you? No, I am not. Why not? That small amount of time with you in your word gave us a taste of meeting with you. Now, we hunger and thirst for meeting with you in your word. Our time meeting with you in your word and praying together at night has grown dramatically. We now also have our own separate time and place to meet with you in your word. Meeting with you in your word has now become an absolute priority in our lives. We now are truly letting your word dwell in us richly. Yes, you are and that is very good and pleasing to me. Tell me the prayer that was on your heart when you first began to meet with me in my word. Here it is…

Lord, I will meet with you daily to pray and read your word. I have picked out a time and a place. This will be our time. I know it’s just a beginning. I want you and your word to dwell richly in me. I’m excited. Let’s begin right now. Amen

Key Question… What have you learned and been able to teach others as a result of God’s word dwelling in you richly?

Living It Out…  Set a time and a place to meet with God in His word on a daily basis.

Seeing It Happen…  Have faith that God’s word dwelling in you richly will change your heart, transform your mind and guide your life.

Get Ready To Share…  Share with another person or your small group how you are letting God’s word dwell in you richly on a daily basis.

Prayer To Bless Others…  May you let the word of God dwell in you richly, so you can live the life He has given you to live.

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Written Down As Warnings

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – God’s Word- 1 Corinthians 10:11-12 – Written Down As Warnings – Growing As Disciples

These things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come. So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don’t fall! 1 Corinthians 10:11-12 (NIV)

Warnings

What is your heart set on? What captivates your mind and has your full attention? Those sound like two vitally important questions. Your entire life will be guided by how you answer those two questions. How so? You tell me. I’m guessing that I can set my heart and mind on the right or the wrong thing. That is a very good guess. That wasn’t a guess was it? No, it wasn’t. Why were you able to answer my question without guessing? You have shown me many examples of those who have chosen the wrong thing and how that ended up for them. Tell me what you mean by choosing the wrong thing. There are many obvious wrong choices one can make in life. All the wrong choices in life start out as wrong choices in the heart and mind. What do you mean by that? I could choose to live a self-centered, self-sufficient and self-indulgent life. All of those would place me firmly at the helm of my own life. I would live entirely for my own comfort and pleasure. I would pursue what I wanted, whenever I wanted it. All that I desired would become the idols that I would chase after over the course of my life. When I did not receive exactly what I wanted I would become a grumbler and complainer. Nothing from this kind of life would please you. No, it would not. Living this kind of life does not end well. No, it does not.

I am thankful that you have allowed me to know what living a life without you looks and feels like. You have given me many object lessons from the lives of others. You have allowed me to feel the pain of living my own self-centered, self-sufficient, and self-indulgent life. I have been bruised and battered and broken by a sin filled life without you. I am thankful that you rescued me from a life without you. You allowed me to see the truth. You showed me where I could come and cry out for help. When I reached rock bottom you were there to meet me. You lifted me up out of darkness and gave me a new life to live in you. You forgave and cleansed me of my sin and set me on the path of life to follow you as my Savior and Lord. Yes, I did. Now, my heart is set on you. Now, knowing you captivates my mind. You have my full attention. I am listening carefully to every word that you speak to me. I am so grateful for all that you have written down for me. Your word is guarding and guiding my life. Your word is making me able to stand firm as I live my life with you. Yes, it is and that is very good.

Lord, thank you that your word has been written down for me. Your word is my delight. My heart and mind are set on your word. Your word has warned me of danger. Your word has guarded my life. Your word has made me able to stand firm. Amen

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Obey It

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He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.” Luke 11:28 (NIV)

Hear And Obey

Do you want my blessing to be on your life? Yes of course I want your blessing to be on my life. Who would not want your blessing to be on their lives? That would make no sense at all. You would be very surprised to learn of the many who do not want my blessing on their lives. They have rejected my word. Their hearts are hard. Their ears are closed. They have no interest in anything that I have to say to them. They neither hear my word nor put it into practice. That’s not good. No, it is not. Then there are those that like to hear my word but fail to put it into practice. All their hearing does them no good. Their hearts and minds and lives remain unchanged. It’s as if they never heard my word at all. That’s not good either. No, it is not good. 

What about you? What’s your plan? What will you do with my word? I will go to great lengths to hear your word. Everyday I will set apart a time and a place to meet with you in your word. I will listen attentively to all that you have to say to me. I will let your word soak into my life. I will let your word dwell in me richly. I will hunger and thirst for your word. I will savor your word. I will meditate on your word. I will memorize your word. I will pray your word. I will speak your word. I will sing your word. In every way I will value and honor your word. I will let your word change my heart. I will let your word transform my mind. I will let your word form my thoughts. I will let your word guide my life. That will be very good. What else?

I will put your word into practice. I will hear and obey your word. I will allow your word to strengthen me to do your will. I will allow your word to empower me to walk in your ways. I will allow your word to guide me to go to wherever you lead me. I will allow your word to direct me to do whatever you ask of me. I will live my life with and for you. I will live under the promise of your blessing as I hear your word and put it into practice. Yes, you will. That will be very good. I will bless your life as you hear and obey my word.

Lord, I will meet with you everyday in your word so I can hear from you. I will listen attentively to everything you have to say to me. I will rely on your help so I can put into practice all that you teach me. I will follow and obey you. Amen

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Meditates Day And Night

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – God’s Word – Psalm 1:1-3- Meditates Day And Night – Growing As Disciples

Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers. Psalm 1:1-3 (NIV)

A Blessed Life

Do you want to live a blessed life? Do you want to live a life that is new and fresh and alive? Do you want your life to bear an abundance of fruit? Do you want to be able to prosper in the work that I have given you to do for me? Those are not hard questions. I do want to live a blessed life that is new and fresh and alive. I do want to bear and abundance of fruit. I do want to prosper in the work you have given me to do for you. What must I do if I want all of these things? That is a very good question.

You must do two things if you want my blessing on your life. First, you must leave your old life. How will I leave my old life? You must separate yourself from all that is evil. You must remove yourself from people, places and things that will hinder your walk with me. You must eliminate from your life all that would try to feed and sustain evil in you. I’m not sure what you mean. Don’t go where wickedness would try to guide you. Don’t listen to what evil would try to counsel you. Don’t walk along with what evil is thinking, saying and doing. Don’t take your stand or sit down with those who find pleasure in doing what is not pleasing to me. Now I understand, I get it. You said I must do two things. Yes, I did.

As you leave your old life behind you must embrace and take hold of your new life that you have in me. How will I do that? You will follow me. You will listen carefully to all that I have to say to you. You will meditate on my word day and night. You will no longer think, speak and act like you once did. You will no longer live as you once did. At one time you were weary and worn out. You were dry and exhausted. You were without hope in the world. Yes, I was. Now, my word will feed and strengthen you. You will be like a tree that has been planted by a stream of water. My word will revive and refresh your life. At one time you were barren and unproductive. No kidding. Now you will bear an abundance of fruit for my kingdom. Now you will bring glory to my name. That’s what I want. I want to live out my new life that I have in you. That will be very good.

Lord, instead of walking, standing, or sitting in the wrong places with the wrong people – hearing, doing or saying the wrong things, I will meditate on your word day and night. Guide all I hear, do, or say by your word so that I will bear fruit for your kingdom. Amen

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From The Mouth Of God

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Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.'” Matthew 4:4 (NIV)

Under Attack

What will you do when you are under attack? How will you stand up against powerful temptations? How will you be able to resist the devil and all his evil? What will sustain you when you are worn out, weary, and completely exhausted? What will prepare and strengthen you when you are at your weakest moment? I will do what you have done. I will make your priority my priority. Your answer needs some explanation. I would be happy to explain my answer. You made the word of God your priority. You listened attentively to all that your Heavenly Father had to say to you. You made the word of God your food. You feasted on the word of God. You let God’s word dwell in you richly. You meditated on God’s word day and night. You hid God’s word in your heart. God’s word was continually in your heart and on your mind. You let God’s word guard and guide your life. Yes, you are right. You will do well if you also let the word of God rule and reign in your heart and mind and life.

I have more to say. Go ahead I’m listening. You allowed God’s word to fight for you. You knew God’s word. You prayed God’s word. You spoke God’s word. You answered every one of the devil’s temptations with God’s word. It did not matter that you were weary and worn out. It did not matter that you were at a weak moment. No, it did not. God’s word sustained and strengthened you. God’s word was like a sword fighting against the devil and all his evil. Yes, you are right. You will do well if you let the word of God fight in you, with you and for you.

I have even more to say. I’m still listening. You have set before me an example. You have shown me how important it is for me to know the word of God. Yes, I have. God’s word will strengthen me against every temptation. God’s word will make me able to stand against every evil. Yes, it will. A challenge is before me. Questions are being asked of me. Will I make God’s word my food? Will I feast on the word of God? Will I meditate on God’s word day and night? Will I let God’s word dwell in me richly? You are asking me these questions. Yes. I am. Lord, I will do what you have done. I will follow your example. I will hide God’s word in my heart and mind so that I can live the life you have called me to live. That will be very good.

Lord, thank you that your word feeds, sustains and strengthens me against temptation and evil of every kind. I will feast on your word so I will be able to know and do your will. Guard and guide my life by your word as I follow and serve you. Amen

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Do What It Says

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – God’s Word – James 1:22-25 – Do What It Says – Growing As Disciples

Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. But the man who looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues to do this, not forgetting what he has heard, but doing it–he will be blessed in what he does. James 1:22-25 (NIV)

A Quick Glance

What will a quick glance into my word do for you? I’m not sure. What has a quick glance in a mirror done for you? It has never been good idea for me to rely on a quick glance at myself in the mirror. Why is that? I can’t tell you the number of times I have been embarrassed because I missed something I didn’t see with a quick glance in the mirror. Do you now look intently in the mirror every day before leave your home? Yes, I do. I’m pretty sure that I look in the mirror much longer and more frequently than needed. I look in the mirror every chance I get. Why is that? I don’t want anything to be out of place or to not look right. I see.

My word is like a mirror. How so? My word will help you to examine your life to see if anything is out of place or doesn’t look right. My word will help you to evaluate all that you think, say and do. A quick glance at my word will help you about as much as a quick glance into the mirror has helped you. Why is that? You tell me. When I rely on quick glances into your word I’m not look intently or listening carefully. My heart and mind are not ready and receptive to take your word into my life. Just minutes after quickly glancing into your word I have forgotten what I just read. There is very little chance that I will ever put your word into practice when I cannot even remember what I just read. That’s right.

What will you do if you want my word to bless your life? What will you do if you want my word to set you free? I will look intently into your word. I will listen carefully to your word. I will consider deeply all that your word has to say to me. Can you listen carefully and consider my word deeply with quick glances into it, here and there, and now and then? No, I cannot. What else will you do with my word? I will put your word into practice. I will let your word change my heart, transform my mind and guide my life. My word will bless your life as you listen to it carefully, consider it deeply and put it into practice. My word will set you free to live the life that I have given to you. That is what I want. That is what I will do. That will be very good.

Lord, I know that I look at a mirror a lot. With a very quick glance I have been embarrassed because I missed what I needed to see. Help me to look intently in the mirror of your word so that I will be able to hear and do your will. Amen

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Living According To Your Word

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – God’s Word – Living According To Your Word – Psalm 119:9-11 – Growing As Disciples

How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your word. I seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray from your commands. I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you. Psalm 119:9-11

Guard and Guide

Would you like me to guard and protect your life? Yes, I certainly would. What if my protection cost you something, would you be willing to pay the price? What if my protection required your effort to participate in it, would you join in? I’m not sure that I understand. Very well, I would be happy to explain it to you. If you want me to guard and protect your life you will need to make use of the protection that I will freely give to you. I thought you said this would cost me something. I did and it will. Up to this point you have left my word sitting on your coffee table, in the back seat of the car, and even in your hand. It has been everywhere but where it needs to be. Where is that?

I want you to think of my word as being more valuable than silver or gold. I do. Oh really, I don’t think so. Why do you say that? Think of your heart and mind as if it were a bank account. In times of great need, how much of my word is in your heart and mind account to draw on? I’m not sure what you mean. Let’s say that you are under a lot of pressure and you’re about to explode with anger and say something you will really regret. I’ve done that. How much? A lot, I guess. Do you want to be able to be free of that behavior? Yes, I do. What from my word is in your heart that speaks out against angry outbursts? Nothing, I suppose. There is your problem.

Think of my word as a sword that will fight in you, with you and for you. It will win the battles in your heart and mind and help you to stand against evil in the world. Let’s say that you are having a battle with lust. I have and I do. I know. I’ve seen how defeated and discouraged you have been over this. I want you to be set free. Two things need to happen. What’s that? You need to remove all sources of temptation and take hold of my word. In the battle against lust, my word is the sword that the Holy Spirit will use to fight in, with, and for you. So, how much of a sword have you placed in His hand? Not much, I guess. There is your problem.

Think of my word as food that you can store up to feed on and be nourished by. If you feast on my word, you will be strong and able to follow me as you withstand the temptations of this life. Are you hungry for my word? Yes, I am. Then feed on it. Store it up in your heart. Let my word be a sword in your hand. It is my word that will guard, guide, and protect your life.

Lord, thank you for transforming my mind and guarding my heart with your word. You have given me new thoughts to think and feelings to feel. I delight to seek you with all my heart. Guard my life with your word as I follow you.  Amen

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If My Words Remain In You

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If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be given you. John 15:7 (NIV)

Vitally Connected

Will you remain in me? Will you allow my words to remain in you? Those are two very important questions. You must not take them lightly or pass over them quickly. I want to you to deeply consider these questions. Why is that? I don’t doubt the importance of these questions. I would like you to teach me why they are vitally important. You have used a good word. What word was that? You used the word vitally. The word vitally is closely related to the word vitality. Do you want to live vitally connected to me so that your life is filled with my vitality? I want to live my life vitally connected to you. I want to live a life filled with your vitality. What would that look like? How will I know if I am vitally connected to you? How can I be certain that I am living a life filled with your vitality? Those are all very good questions.

To live your life vitally connected to me, my word must remain in you. You must let my word dwell in your richly. You must hunger and thirst for my word. You must feast on my word. You must allow my word to change your heart and transform your mind. How can I do all of that? If you meditate on my word day and night it will change your heart and transform your mind. You will know the truth of my word and it will set you free to live your life fully with and for me. My thoughts will become your thoughts. My ways will become your ways. You will know me. You will know and do my will.

You asked, “How will I know if I am vitally connected to you?” Yes, I did. As my word remains in you, your thoughts and words and deeds will come into alignment with my will and my ways. You will think thoughts, speak words, and do deeds that are consistent with my word. You will be made able to pray prayers that I will hear and answer. You will want what I want. You will ask for my will to be accomplished. You want to bear much fruit for my kingdom and bring glory to my name. I will hear and answer your prayers. I will bear much fruit through your life. That is how you will know that you are vitally connected to me. That is how you and everyone else will know that you are truly one of my disciples. This is how you will know for certain that you are vitally connected to me. That is the prayer of my heart. This is what I want. That is very good. That is what I will give to you. I will hear and answer your prayer.

Lord, help me to remain in you and your word. Fill my heart and mind and soul with your word. Teach me how to live and pray according to your purposes and plans. Show me what to ask for in prayer. I trust you will hear and answer my prayers to you. Amen

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The Truth Will Set You Free

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – The Mind – John 8:31-32 – The Truth Will Set You Free – Growing As Disciples

To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” John 8:31-32 (NIV)

Hold On 

Do you want to be my disciple? Will you hold on to my teaching? Will you make my word the priority of your life? Would you like to know the truth? Will you allow the truth of my word to set you free? You have asked me a lot of questions. I will start by saying that I want to be your disciple. I want to be one of your followers. I know that as your disciple and follower I must hold on to your teachings. I’m sure that, “by holding” to your teaching you are not referring to a light grasp. I will hold on to your word for dear life. Your word is and will be the priority of my life. I will meditate on your word day and night. I will let your word dwell in me richly. I will seek your word more than silver or gold. I will let your word guard and guide my life. That will be very good.

Let’s talk about how my word will set you free. I’d like that. My word has the power to change your heart. My word has the power to transform your mind. Would you like a new heart? Would you like a new mind? Yes, I would like a new heart and a new mind. You are right about the importance of the firmness of your grip in taking hold of my word. Occasional hearing of my word will not change your heart or transform your mind. You must feast on my word. You must take my word into your heart and mind. The world and all that is in it is working full time to conform your heart and mind according to its patterns, practices and values. You must allow my word to remain in you continually. You must hunger and thirst for my word. You must allow my word to have a far greater influence over your life than anything else that is in the world. Will you meet with me in my word? Yes, It will be my delight to meet with you in your word. How often will you meet with me in my word? There is not a day that will go by that I do not need to hear from you. There is not a day that will go by that I will not be excited to hear all that you have to say to me. I will meet with you in your word every day. I will take hold of your word every day. I will let your word take hold of me every day. Then you will know the truth. Then you will be set free by my word as you come to know me and hold on to my teachings.

Lord, it was you who drew me to yourself. You rescued me from the dark and dreary life I was living. You made it possible for me to follow you as my Savior and Lord. You have helped me to hold on to your teachings. You set me free to follow and serve you. Amen

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