Daily Devotional with Pastor Eric and Rita Bahme: Daily Devotion from Pastor Eric & Rita

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The Real Thing

Today's Devotional Reading: Job 17; Acts 24-26

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October 26, 2013

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TODAY'S SCRIPTURE

"But none of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God." (Acts 20:24)

TODAY'S WORD

, imagine that you have just come out of a wonderful restaurant and had a great meal. You are thinking, "That was great." You are so full you can't eat another bite. Then you happen to glance over at the gutter, where you notice a discarded burrito from a fast-food restaurant. Are you going to say, "All right! A burrito!" and pick it up? Of course not. You will not eat that thing, because you are satisfied. You have just experienced the real thing. You don't want a cheap imitation.

In the same way, when you know the Lord and have been experiencing a real relationship with Him and then the devil comes along and offers you some cheap imitation, you will see it for what it is. If you struggle to overcome sin in your life "the discarded burrito" what you need to do is make sure your full with the real things of God...then you won't want the other.

Everything you need in life is found in a relationship with God. You can discover that the easy way or the hard way. Are you finishing your race with joy? Or, are you going outside of your relationship with the Lord, trying to find some happiness that this world might offer? I can tell you right now that it will be a dead-end street. It will never satisfy you, because once you have had the real thing, cheap imitations will never suffice.

A PRAYER FOR YOU TODAY

Father, today I want to fill myself up on all the good things you have for me. Don't let me get distracted with the cheap imitations...give me the power of your Holy Spirit today to walk in the victory you have called me to walk in Jesus' name. Amen.

, we really do love you and we pray God's Blessing in your life!

Pastor Eric & Rita



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