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Topic: The Problem Within Author: Glenn Packiam Scripture: Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest heaven! - Matthew 21:9 A few years ago, a woodpecker began tapping on the siding of our home. We thought the problem was only external. Then one day, my son and I climbed up a ladder into the attic only to have a bird fly past our startled faces. The problem was worse than we’d suspected: it was inside our house.... When Jesus arrived in Jerusalem, the crowd was hoping He would be the one to fix their external problemtheir oppression by the Romans. They went wild, shouting, Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest heaven! (Matthew 21:9). This was the moment they’d been waiting for; God’s appointed King had come. If God’s chosen Deliverer was going to begin reforming things, wouldn’t He start with all the wrong out there? But in most gospel accounts, the triumphal entry is followed by Jesus driving out exploitative moneychangers . . . from the temple (vv. 1213). He was cleaning house, and from the inside out. That’s what happens when we welcome Jesus as King; He comes to set things rightand He starts with us. He makes us confront the evil inside. Jesus on the donkey is like the warriors in the Trojan horse. The horse was welcomed as a symbol of peace, but its ultimate aim was unconditional surrender. Jesus our King requires the same from us. What does it mean for Jesus to be your King? Why is it vital for you to surrender your all to Him? Dear Jesus, You’re the true King. Forgive me for wanting You to only fix the problems in the world around me and not to confront the sin in my heart. Show me where I’m prone to wander and expose the ways I want to run my own life. #dailydevotional #todaysmessage #insideout

Surrendering All Amy Boucher Pye Peter spoke up, We have left everything to follow you! Mark 10:28 Mark 10:2631... Exodus 911; Matthew 15:2139 Two men remembered for serving others for Jesus left careers in the arts to commit themselves to where they believed God had called them. James O. Fraser (18861938) decided not to pursue being a concert pianist in England to serve the Lisu people in China, while the American Judson Van DeVenter (18551939) chose to become an evangelist instead of pursuing a career in art. He later wrote the hymn I Surrender All. While having a vocation in the arts is the perfect calling for many, these men believed God called them to relinquish one career for another. Perhaps they found inspiration from Jesus counseling the rich, young ruler to give up his possessions to follow Him (Mark 10:1725). Witnessing the exchange, Peter exclaimed, We have left everything to follow you! (v. 28). Jesus assured him that God would give those who follow Him a hundred times as much in this present age and eternal life (v. 30). But He would give according to His wisdom: Many who are first will be last, and the last first (v. 31). No matter where God has placed us, we’re called to daily surrender our lives to Christ, obeying His gentle call to follow Him and serve Him with our talents and resourceswhether in the home, office, community, or far from home. As we do, He’ll inspire us to love others, putting their needs above our own. Who comes to mind when you think of someone who’s sacrificed for Jesus? How is God calling you to surrender? Jesus, help me to surrender my all for You today as I serve You and those around me for Your honor.

Topic: The Deepest Places Author: Bill Crowder Scripture: I am worn out from my groaning. Psalm 6:6 Victor Hugo (18021885), a poet and novelist during the social and political upheavals of nineteenth-century France, is perhaps best known for his classic Les Miserables. Over a century later, a musical adaptation of his novel has become one of our generation’s most popular productions. This shouldn’t surprise us. As Hugo once said, Music expresses that which cannot be said an...d on which it is impossible to be silent. The psalmists would have agreed. Their songs and prayers provide us with honest reflections on life and its inevitable pain. They touch us in places we find difficult to access. For example, in Psalm 6:6 David cries out, I am worn out from my groaning. All night long I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears. The fact that such raw honesty is included in the inspired songs of the Scriptures gives us great encouragement. It invites us to bring our fears to God, who welcomes us into His presence for comfort and help. He embraces us in our heartfelt honesty. Music can give us the ability to express our feelings when words are hard to come by, but whether that expression is sung, prayed, or silently cried, our God reaches into the deepest places in our hearts and gives us His peace. How would you characterize your prayer life? How does it make you feel to realize that God Himself allows you to come into His presence just as you are? Thank You, loving God, for welcoming me with all my pain, fear, struggle, and disappointment. Thank You that You don’t want correct or sanitized prayers, but my honest heart instead.

Running to Tell Kirsten Holmberg So the women . . . ran to tell his disciples. - Matthew 28:8 The modern-day marathon is based on the story of a Greek messenger, Pheidippides. According to legend, in 490 bc he ran approximately twenty-five miles (forty kilometers) from Marathon to Athens to announce the Greeks’ victory against their formidable foe, the invading Persians. Today, people run marathons for the personal satisfaction of an athletic achievement, but Pheidippides had... a greater purpose behind his effort: each of his steps was run for the sheer joy of delivering good news to his kinsmen! Some five hundred years later, two women also ran to deliver good newsthe most pivotal news in all of history. When Mary and Mary Magdalene arrived at the tomb where Jesus had been placed after His crucifixion, they found it empty. An angel told them that Jesus had risen from the dead and to go quickly and tell his disciples (Matthew 28:7). The women, afraid yet filled with joy, ran to tell the disciples what they’d discovered. May we have the same joyful exuberance at the resurrection of Jesus, and may it invigorate us to share the good news with others. We may not even need to run farther than next door to find someone who needs to know about our Savior. He won the battle against death so we might live victoriously with Him forever! Who shared the good news of Christ’s resurrection with you? How will you share it with others today? God, I rejoice because of Your victory over death. Thank You for allowing me the privilege of sharing this good news with those You’ve put in my life.

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No matter how dark the world may seem, God has a plan- Pastor Shan Elahi

In the Bible, The life of Joseph shows the power of forgiveness. - Pastor Shan Elahi

Please remember the city of Karachi, Pakistan in your prayers as the flooding has destroyed thousands of houses, many died and hundreds are struggling to migrate at safe places. Many families are not able to provide for their living hood and desperately looking for a single meal. Since March 2020, We have helped over 100 families around Pakistan during the pandemic crises and now we also want to reach our needy brothers and sisters in Karachi with the food packages. It only cost $30 to provide essential food items for a month to a single-family. If God puts in your heart to provide a food package for the families of the Victims of Flood in Karachi. You can donate at this PayPal link. https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=SWGLCGV6PSXBY #floodkarachi #needprayers #godlovepakistan #FloodRelief