Devotion Archive
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Devotion for September 13, 2025
“The gospel … is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes …” (Romans 1:16b) Read Romans 1:16–27. Listen with me to the beginning of Paul’s teaching in Romans. Ask yourself: Is Paul writing 2,000 years ago or today? Paul writes: “God reveals something of God’s self in creation. All humans instinctively…
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Devotion for September 12, 2025
“Enoch walked with God; then he was no more, because God took him away.” (Genesis 5:24) Did the people in Scripture who “walked with God” ever stumble? They did. Did they get off track sometimes? Yes. But when their feet hit the floor every morning, their commitment was to walk with God throughout the day.…
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Devotion for September 11, 2025
“We don’t know everything, and our prophecies are not complete … Now all we can see of God is like a cloudy picture in a mirror. Later we will see Him face to face. We don’t know everything, but then we will, just as God completely understands us.” (1 Corinthians 13:9, 12, CEV) In his…
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Devotion for September 10, 2025
“[God] is my witness how constantly I remember you in my prayers at all times.” (Romans 1:9b) Read Romans 1:1–15. How do you introduce yourself to a group of people you’ve never met? The Apostle Paul is writing to the Christians of Rome — people he has never met before. He didn’t plant the church…
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Devotion for September 9, 2025
“By helping each other with your troubles, you truly obey the law of Christ.” (Galatians 6:2, NCV) When you go through major disappointments in life, it’s natural to want to pull back and isolate yourself. You might even want to keep your losses, failures, mistakes, and crises a secret — to withdraw and handle it…
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Devotion for September 8, 2025
“Do not be afraid; keep on speaking, do not be silent.” (Acts 18:9, NIV) There are many parts of the Bible that most people have no problems embracing — like helping the poor. That’s something nearly everyone agrees on. But other parts of Scripture can be harder for the world to accept, and that can…
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Devotion for September 7, 2025
“So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded.” (Hebrews 10:35, NIV) Your worldview is the filter you use to see and understand life. As a Christian, you may notice that a lot of people around you see things differently. Not everyone will share your beliefs — and some might even push…
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Devotion for September 6, 2025
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness.” (Galatians 5:22) You can enrich and strengthen any relationship by developing and demonstrating the fruit of the Spirit. The Bible speaks about being filled with the Spirit (see Ephesians 5:18) and walking in the Spirit (see Galatians 5:16). To be filled…
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Devotion for September 5, 2025
“Jesus knew that the Father had put all things under His power, and that He had come from God and was returning to God; so He got up from the meal, took off His outer clothing, and wrapped a towel around His waist.” (John 13:3–4) When it came to serving others, Jesus went first. “He…