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*Devotional: God With Us in the Fire* *Scripture: Isaiah 43:2* _“When you pass through the waters I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you.”_ *Reflection* God never promised we wouldn’t go _through_ things. He promised we wouldn’t go _through them alone_. _Waters_ = seasons that feel like drowning. Anxiety, grief, confusion. _Rivers_ = pressure that kee

*Devotional: Without Me You Can Do Nothing* *Scripture: John 15:5* _“I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.”_ *Reflection* Jesus doesn’t say “apart from me it’s harder.” He says _“apart from me you can do nothing.”_ Zero. Not “less fruit.” Not “tired fruit.” _Nothing_ that lasts. He uses the picture of a vine and branches. A branch doesn’t strive to produce grapes. It jus

*Devotional: Starting Your Day with the Holy Spirit* *Scripture: Ephesians 5:18* _“And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit.”_ *Reflection* How you start your day shapes how you live your day. We wake up and fill ourselves with coffee, news, stress, and to-do lists. Paul gives us a better option: _“be filled with the Spirit.”_ That word “filled” is present tense in Greek. It means keep on being filled. Like a cup under a running

*Devotional: The Name of Jesus Christ* *Colossians 3:17* _“And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.”_ *Reflection* There is power in a name. But there is _all_ power in _this_ Name. Jesus. The name heaven honors, hell fears, and earth needs. When Gabriel came to Mary, Luke 1:31, he didn’t suggest options: _“You shall call his name Jesus.”_ Heaven named Him because heaven sent Him. His nam