Devotion Archive
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Devotion for December 3, 2024
“There is a time for everything … a time to be silent and a time to speak.” (Ecclesiastes 3:1, 7, NIV) Sooner or later, we all have to have hard conversations. Maybe a boss has asked you to do something that goes against your conscience. Or perhaps your perspective isn’t lining up with your parents’…
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Devotion for December 2, 2024
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding.” (Proverbs 3:5, HCSB) Many people ask God to guarantee their success before obeying Him — but that’s not faith. Faith always requires risk. Faith means you obey even when you don’t understand. For example, forgiveness never seems like a…
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Devotion for December 1, 2024
“But my covenant I will establish with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you by this time next year.” (Genesis 17:21) God blesses all the other children of Abraham (he married a few times after the death of Sarah), and they establish nations and become rulers of tribes. Hagar, the slave woman who gave birth…
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Devotion for November 30, 2024
“When you produce much fruit, you are my true disciples. This brings great glory to my Father.” (John 15:8, NLT) When you use the gifts that God has given you, it is an act of worship. What makes God smile? Some people think God only smiles when you’re praying or singing or going to church.…
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Devotion for November 29, 2024
“Behold, Thou dost desire truth in the innermost being, and in the hidden part Thou wilt make me know wisdom.” (Psalm 51:6) True confession involves a proper understanding of oneself. The supreme goal pursued by many in our narcissistic culture is a “healthy” self-esteem. Even Christians have jumped on the self-esteem bandwagon, misconstruing Jesus’ command…
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November 28, 2024
“Thy law is truth … And all Thy commandments are truth … The sum of Thy word is truth.” (Psalm 119:142, 151, 160) Scripture is the source of divine truth. It amazes me how people can spend so much time searching for truth but ignore the Bible. In his poem “Miriam”, John Greenleaf Whittier reflected…
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Devotion for November 27, 2024
“Abram believed the Lord, and He credited it to him as righteousness.” (Genesis 15:6) The Lord makes a promise to Abram (Abraham), a covenant, that the number of Abram’s descendants will be greater than all the stars in heaven. And for the first time on hearing God speak to him, we read that Abram now…
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Devotion for November 26, 2024
“Blessed are those who hear the word of God, and observe it.” (Luke 11:28) Obeying Scripture brings spiritual blessing. When Scripture speaks of a person’s being blessed, it usually refers to the reception of some temporal or spiritual benefit. It also includes the joy and sense of well-being that comes with knowing that God is…
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Devotion for November 25, 2024
“I’ve told you all this so that trusting Me, you will be unshakable and assured, deeply at peace. In this godless world you will continue to experience difficulties. But take heart! I’ve conquered the world.” (John 16:33, MSG) You are going to experience problems in life. You’ll have times when your world is tossed upside…