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BORN WITH A PURPOSE MARTIN WILES

Born with a Purpose

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We are all born with a purpose, so don’t sell God short. His plan is beyond our wildest dreams and will lead to peace. …

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Awaken the Dawn by Martin Wiles

Awaken the Dawn

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We can awaken the dawn in many ways, but incorporating some form of worship will change our perspective on the day. …

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Got It but Didn't Want It

Got It but Didn’t Want It

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By the second day, he had figured out work was involved in this school thing. I dropped him off in his room and listened to him scream as I walked away. Although he soon quieted down, he was no more ready to go to school the following day than he had been the second day. He got what he wanted, but didn’t want it when he got it. …

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Taking the Chastisement by Martin Wiles, VineWords: Devotions and More

Taking the Chastisement

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She knew what she’d done—and took her punishment willingly…

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The Freedom to Fail or Succeed

Freedom to Fail or Succeed

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By the time high school arrived, I’d lost all interest in school. The wrong kind of friends, followed by the wrong type of actions, took over. My parents continued to goad me to do my best, just as they had in elementary and middle school. I didn’t listen. Regardless of their efforts to push me forward toward a college education, I continued to slide backward with a don’t-care attitude…

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Sniffing Temptation

Sniffing Temptation

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We call our little Chihuahua-terrier mix our cordless dust buster. Wherever we happen to sit to eat, she positions herself underneath our feet so she can retrieve any dropped crumbs. She particularly enjoyed standing beneath our daughter’s middle son when my wife kept him. Pig Pen, we call him—and for obvious reasons. The way he eats causes him to leave many crumbs behind. Sometimes, whole chunks of food. But, of course, our little mutt didn’t complain. …

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When God Forgets

When God Forgets

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When I was young, I had no trouble memorizing—anything, or a lot of things. Even in my twenties—while in college with a professor we called the “grocery list” professor because of the long list of items he made us memorize for tests—I sailed through the class with no problem, earning an A with ease. …

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Martin Wiles: Down to Pennies

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Finally, when his turn came, he twisted sideways, slid a Ziploc bag from his pocket, and dumped the contents on the hard counter. I heard the coins clang against the hard surface and heard them again as he scraped them two-by-two toward the cashier—all two hundred pennies and two dimes. …

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Martin Wiles: Love Shows Mercy

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Of all days for Dad to search for Mom’s dress, he chose Saturday. The only day I had to do nothing…

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Martin Wiles: Tend the World

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With his first badge under his belt, I looked for other things I could help him do. I came across planting a tree. I had watched a potted mimosa and crepe myrtle tree that lounged on our back patio for several months. They needed planting. …

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Martin Wiles: The Inside’s More Important

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I looked at the text: “Can you call me when you get a second.” It came from my father’s only sister. We hadn’t corresponded much over the years and had done so even less since my father had died. When I called, she told me she had a few items that belonged to my grandmother. She thought I might want them. Of course, I did. I love old things, especially if they belonged to a family member. …

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VineWords: Devotions and More is a website dedicated to providing you, our reader, with devotions and other writings that will help you to deepen your relationship with Jesus Christ, The True Vine.

Our key verse is John 15:1, 4, 5. We aim to honor Jesus and to keep our dependency upon Him deep, so that our writing reflects this dependency, resulting in fresh inspiration from the Word of God, that will serve you effectively.

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For our Hispanic readers, Pastor Victor Marcos, of Lima Peru and Virginia Beach, VA, provides the translation of many of our devotions.

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I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. …  Abide in me, and I in you. …

<i> am the vine, ye are the branches. He that abideth in me, and I in him,

the same beareth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.

John 15:1, 4a, 5

I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. … Abide in me, and I in you. …
I am the vine, ye are the branches. He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same beareth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.
John 15:1, 4a, 5 KJV

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