Devotion Archive
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Devotion for August 27, 2023
“Then Simon Peter, who was behind him, arrived and went into the tomb. He saw the strips of linen lying there, as well as the burial cloth that had been around Jesus’ head. The cloth was folded up by itself, separate from the linen. Finally, the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also…
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Devotion for August 26, 2023
“How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!” (Psalms 119:103) The fact that we now enjoy the vegetables (at least some of them) we hated as children indicates that as we mature, we can cultivate a taste for healthy, life-giving food. And since the Bible is soul food, you…
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Devotion for August 25, 2023
“Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth. As you sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world. For them I sanctify myself, that they too may be truly sanctified.” (John 17:17-19) In John 15 Jesus said the disciples were already cleaned (or pruned) by the Word. He prayed to…
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Devotion for August 24, 2023
“Can a mother forget her nursing child? Can she feel no love for the child she has borne? But even if that were possible, I would not forget you! See, I have written your name on the palms of my hands.” (Isaiah 49:15-16, NLT) Just like a mother cannot forget her child, God cannot forget…
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Devotion for August 23, 2023
“‘You believe at last!’ Jesus answered. ‘But a time is coming, and has come, when you will be scattered, each to his own home. You will leave me all alone. Yet I am not alone, for my Father is with me. I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace.…
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Devotion for August 22, 2023
“But I tell you the truth: It is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Counselor will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you. When He comes, He will convict the world of guilt in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment:…
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Devotion for August 21, 2023
“Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. ‘You of little faith,’ he said, ‘why did you doubt?’” (Matthew 14:31) In the middle of a terrible storm, Jesus calls Peter to walk to Him on top of the water. At first, one step follows the other for Peter. But then Peter takes his eyes…
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Devotion for August 20, 2023
“For God’s temple is holy and you are that temple.” (1 Corinthians 3:16) St. Paul continues to teach the young in faith at Corinth about growing in wisdom according to the Spirit of God. After reminding them that the very foundation of their lives rests on Christ, he now takes this further to show them…
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Devotion for August 19, 2023
“If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you. Remember the words…