Devotion Archive
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Devotion for May 3, 2023
Did you know that God put you on Earth for a special reason? He wants to say something to the rest of the world through you. It’s called your life message. The Bible says in 1 Thessalonians 1:8, “Your lives are echoing the Master’s Word … The news of your faith in God is out.…
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Devotion for May 2, 2023
Even when you’re not aware of it, God is directing your life. Proverbs 16:9 says, “A person may plan his own journey, but the LORD directs his steps” (GW). God likes to direct you through his Word. When we read and study the Bible regularly, that’s often all he needs. But many of us don’t…
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Devotion for May 1, 2023
“… if you have been trapped by what you said, ensnared by the words of your mouth …” (Proverbs 6:2) Stormie Omartian says: “Early in my walk with the Lord I spoke many negatives … ‘I’m a failure,’ ‘I’m ugly,’ ‘Nothing ever goes right,’ ‘Nobody cares about me,’ … [Then] the Holy Spirit spoke to…
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Devotion for April 30, 2023
“… if we are faithless, he will remain faithful, for he cannot disown himself.” (2 Timothy 2:13) Here is something you should be very glad about: God’s faithfulness to you doesn’t depend on your faithfulness to Him. The Bible says, “If we are faithless, he remains faithful.” Your mistakes may take you out of God’s…
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Devotion for April 29, 2023
“We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ. We write this to make our joy complete.” (1 John 1:3-4) When joy is absent from your life, power is also missing (see…
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Devotion for April 28, 2023
“Woe is me if I do not preach the gospel” (1 Corinthians 9:16) We live in daily submission to a host of authorities who circumscribe our freedom: From parents to traffic police officers to dog catchers. All authorities are to be respected and, as the Bible declares, honored. But only one authority has the intrinsic…
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Devotion for April 27, 2023
“Listen to advice and accept instruction, and in the end you will be wise.” (Proverbs 19:20) You may be good at what you do. Indeed, you may be better than most, but without the help of others you will never be as good as you could be. You will never reach your highest potential without…
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Devotion for April 26, 2023
The reality of this world is that I was born into Someone Else’s kingdom. My life came to me as a gift I did not choose; it is suspended from a slender thread that I did not weave and cannot on my own sustain. “Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it is…
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Devotion for April 25, 2023
“Remind the people to be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready to do whatever is good, to slander no one, to be peaceable and considerate, and to show true humility toward all men.” (Titus 3:1-2) None of us escapes adversity; Jesus told His disciples, “In this world you will have…