Devotion Archive
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Devotion for April 21, 2026
“I can do everything through Him who gives me strength.” (Philippians 4:13) One of the quickest ways to get discouraged is to try living the Christian life in your own strength. It’s like trying to lift yourself up by your own bootstraps; it cannot be done. Indeed, God designed it that way. Jesus said: “If…
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Devotion for April 20, 2026
“Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. But He said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in weakness.’” (2 Corinthians 12:8-9, NIV) What do you do when you can’t fix an unfixable problem or change an unchangeable circumstance? What do you…
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Devotion for April 19, 2026
“My purpose in writing is to encourage you and assure you that what you are experiencing is truly part of God’s grace for you. Stand firm in this grace.” (1 Peter 5:12, NLT) We face many pitfalls in the marathon of life. But regardless of what you go through, you can count on God’s sustaining…
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Devotion for April 18, 2026
“You are among us, Lord, and we bear Your name; do not forsake us!” (Jeremiah 14:9b) Read Jeremiah 14:7–9. In real estate, the three most important factors are location, location, location. In reading the Bible, the three most important factors are context, context, context. Jeremiah is a complex book that combines stories written in prose…
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Devotion for April 17, 2026
“But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.” (Matthew 6:6) When it comes to the importance of having a consistent prayer life, Jesus is our greatest example. Before He calmed the…
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Devotion for April 16, 2026
Expect Good Things from God! “Yet the LORD longs to be gracious to you; He rises to show you compassion. For the LORD is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for Him!” (Isaiah 30:18) Your concept of God determines your confidence in approaching Him. Do you always view Him like an auditor,…
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Devotion for April 15, 2026
“All need to be made right with God by His grace, which is a free gift. They need to be made free from sin through Jesus Christ.” (Romans 3:24, NCV) If you were to ask a hundred people on the sidewalk, “How do you get to heaven?” you’d get many different answers that all come…
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Devotion for April 14, 2026
“From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been forcefully advancing, and forceful men lay hold of it.” (Matthew 11:12) Peter gets unfairly criticized. He is the disciple who denied Jesus three times, but he is the only one who got close enough to Jesus to get caught. He…
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Devotion for April 13, 2026
For the Christian, life has a strong theme of repentance. I want to share how this gift of repentance, given by Jesus at the start of His ministry, is far more than just a simple action. It’s more like a gracious work that reaches deeper than just behavior. This gift turns us toward Jesus and…