http://deeperdevotion.com Delivered Monday through Friday, our daily devotions are the perfect companion to your time in the Word. Biblical, consistent, and with over three years of back content, DEEPERDEVOTION.com is a great resource for everyone. Check us out on the web at www.deeperdevotion.com Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:10:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en By Glenn AnsleyLuke 5:1Now it happened that while the crowd was pressing around [Jesus] and listening to the word of God, He was standing by the lake of Gennesaret.God desires for us to seek after Him like we would search for a lost treasure (Matthew 13:44). He expects us to ... http://deeperdevotion.com/devotions/1649 By Glenn Ansley Matthew 5:10-11 Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when men cast insults at you, and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely, on account of Me. It should be no ... http://deeperdevotion.com/devotions/1648 Psalm 86:1-17 A Prayer of David. Incline Your ear, O Lord, and answer me; For I am afflicted and needy. Preserve my soul, for I am a godly man; O You my God, save Your servant who trusts in You. Be gracious to me, O Lord, For to You I cry all day long. Make glad the ... http://deeperdevotion.com/devotions/1647 By Glenn Ansley Matthew 5:8 Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called sons of God. On a personal scale, the opposite of peace is not war, but bitterness, gossip, strife, and hatred. When Jesus says "Blessed are the peacemakers," He has in mind those that love their enemies and pray for ... http://deeperdevotion.com/devotions/1646 By Glenn Ansley Matthew 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Man has often longed to worship God. It is why we were created. Our worship has not always pleased Him though (Amos 5:23). While we religiously lift our hands to God on Sunday mornings, our hearts are ... http://deeperdevotion.com/devotions/1645 By Glenn AnsleyMatthew 5:7Blessed are the merciful for they will receive mercy.God has always shown mercy to those who generously give it with a happy heart (Psalm 18:25). Proverbs 14:21 goes as far as to say "he that has mercy on the poor, happy is he." If Scripture makes it ... http://deeperdevotion.com/devotions/1644 Exodus 33:14 And He said, "My presence shall go with you, and I will give you rest." Human tendency has a way of leading us deeper into that hopeless desert of depression, bitterness, and selfishness. It doesn't take long before we're spiritually famished and dehydrated. Exhaustion takes over. We drag our feet, ... http://deeperdevotion.com/devotions/1643 By Glenn Ansley Matthew 5:6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied. There exists within all of us a longing desire for eternal security (Ecclesiastes 3:11). The Bible consistently teaches that Jesus Christ and His righteousness is the only substance that will ever satisfy such an ... http://deeperdevotion.com/devotions/1642 By Glenn Ansley Matthew 5:5 Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth. The promise of inherited land was very familiar to the Israelites (Genesis 15). So also were the stipulations of a gentle heart and a righteous spirit for those who waited on that inheritance (Psalm 37). To promise that ... http://deeperdevotion.com/devotions/1641 Psalm 90:1-17A Prayer of Moses the man of God.Lord, Thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations. Before the mountains were born, Or You gave birth to the earth and the world, Even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God. You turn man back into dust, And ... http://deeperdevotion.com/devotions/1637