Daily Readings at Southeast

  “Who Doesn’t Like a Gift?” Do you like presents? You know…the surprises that you don’t expect that fulfill your hopes, dreams and leave you breathless! Everyone loves the thrill of receiving gifts, especially big gifts. Well, God is a gift-giver as well. Have you discovered yours yet? “What gift?” you may be saying. Well, each person who trusts in Christ is given a gift, or gifts, that are used to spread the message of Jesus to other people and to help Christians learn more about Jesus. Take a look at today’s reading to see what it looks like. Out of the gifts listed in the reading for today… which one do you think you might have? Tap here (Discover Your Spiritual Gifts) to take a spiritual gifts inventory to find out and for a description of each gift. Then, talk to your mentor during your meeting time this week. Ask how your gift could benefit your church. Take a few minutes and thank God for gifting you. Thank Him for trusting you to build His kingdom on earth. Ask God to show...

  “Pause.” During these next couple of days, take some time to meditate on scripture. Write down, bookmark, or note what God taught you this week. If there is one verse that stands out, underline that verse so you can easily find it later. Who knows, maybe that can be your next verse to memorize. Scripture: James 3:1-12

  “Pause.” During these next couple of days, take some time to meditate on scripture. Write down, bookmark, or note what God taught you this week. If there is one verse that stands out, underline that verse so you can easily find it later. Who knows, maybe that can be your next verse to memorize. Scripture: Psalms 51

  “Secure.” Living the Christian life is a struggle sometimes. You can still get bogged down in sin. You still act like the old you sometimes. Some days you will make poor choices and guilt follows you around for days or weeks. Sometimes your poor choices are made public, even those you consider Christian friends might look at you like, “Are you really saved?” That is not how God looks at you. No one can separate a person from Christ once the relationship has begun. Don’t believe it? Check out today’s reading in the Bible. Catch what it says in verse 38? NOTHING can separate you. There isn’t an action, word, sin, or person who can snatch you from the hand of God once the relationship has begun. You rest in God’s hand because of your decision to trust Him with your life a few weeks ago. You cannot be separated from God! What does this mean? Should you just do whatever you want? No way! You know how that ends up. (Besides you are a new creation, remember the verse you are memorizing,...