Tag Archives: love

THE POWER OF FORGIVENESS…

Posted on November 6, 2025 by Kirk's Devotional Journal

ACTS 7:59-60: “And they stoned Stephen as he was calling on God and saying, ‘Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” Then he knelt down and cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, do not charge them with this sin.” And when … Continue reading →

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KEEP YOURSELVES FROM IDOLS?

Posted on October 8, 2025 by Kirk's Devotional Journal

1 JOHN 5:21: “Dear children, keep away from anything that might take God’s place in your hearts.” NLT OBSERVATION: I love the book of 1 John! It is filled with so many wonderful truths and exhortations. It was written by … Continue reading →

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IS THERE HATRED IN MY HEART? (Looking honestly in the mirror and at my keyboard!)

Posted on October 2, 2025 by Kirk's Devotional Journal

1 JOHN 2:7-11: “Dear friends, I am not writing you a new command but an old command that you have had from the beginning. The old command is the word you have heard.  Yet I am writing you a new … Continue reading →

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THE BELIEVER STANDS!

Posted on July 6, 2025 by Kirk's Devotional Journal

EPHESIANS 6:14-15: “Stand, therefore, with truth like a belt around your waist, righteousness like armor on your chest, and your feet sandaled with readiness for the gospel of peace.” OBSERVATION: What does a believer do when angry people storm the … Continue reading →

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WHY AM I HERE? WHAT SHOULD I DO NEXT?

Posted on July 1, 2025 by Kirk's Devotional Journal

EPHESIANS 2:8-10: “For you are saved by grace through faith, and this is not from yourselves; it is God’s gift, not from works, so that no one can boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good … Continue reading →

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HOW TO LIVE IN A MIXED-UP, CRAZY WORLD…

Posted on June 8, 2025 by Kirk's Devotional Journal

1 Corinthians 16:13-14: “Be alert, stand firm in the faith, be courageous, be strong. Do everything in love.” CSB OBSERVATION: I am on vacation in Hawaii! My room looks out over the rocky shoreline of the Big Island. I can … Continue reading →

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THE CALL TO HOLINESS…

Posted on May 30, 2025 by Kirk's Devotional Journal

1 CORINTHIANS 10:31-33: “So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do everything for the glory of God. Give no offense to Jews or Greeks or the church of God, just as I also try to please everyone … Continue reading →

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LIVING A FRUITFUL LIFE IS A CHOICE!

Posted on May 9, 2025 by Kirk's Devotional Journal

ROMANS 6:20-23: “For when you were slaves of sin, you were free with regard to righteousness. So what fruit was produced then from the things you are now ashamed of? The outcome of those things is death. But now, since you have … Continue reading →

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THE PATHWAY TO A FRUITFUL LIFE…

Posted on March 23, 2025 by Kirk's Devotional Journal

JOHN 15:5-6: “I am the vine;   you are the branches. The one who remains in me and I in him produces much fruit, because you can do nothing without me. [6] If anyone does not remain in me, he … Continue reading →

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THE CALL TO HOLINESS…

Posted on February 20, 2025 by Kirk's Devotional Journal

LEVITICUS 19:1-2: “The Lord spoke to Moses: [2] “Speak to the entire Israelite community and tell them: Be holy  because I, the Lord your God, am holy.” CSB OBSERVATION:  God has called His people to be holy.  They are to … Continue reading →

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