Devotion Archive
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Devotion for September 12, 2022
I know the cause of your fatigue. You need to trust God’s grace. Follow the example of the Chilean miners. Trapped beneath two thousand feet of solid rock, the thirty-three men were desperate. The collapse of a main tunnel had sealed their exit and thrust them into survival mode. They ate two spoonfuls of tuna,…
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Devotion for September 11, 2022
“Anyone who is having troubles should pray. Anyone who is happy should sing praises” (James 5:13). That’s it, then. Pray — there is no situation where you can’t. While “having troubles” and being “happy” don’t cover every circumstance, in the context, they get pretty close. Think about it for a moment. Which one would you…
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Devotion for September 10, 2022
“You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.” (1 John 4:4) From the seven sons of Sceva we learn two very important things: Satan knows who you are. The demons in this man spoke to the…
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Devotion for September 9, 2022
“Since I … have washed your feet, you ought to wash each other’s feet. I have given you an example to follow. Do as I have done to you.” (John 13:14-15, NLT) One of the marks of an awesome family — whether it’s your biological family, your adoptive family, or your church family — is…
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Devotion for September 8, 2022
“Pray for all people, asking God for what they need and being thankful to God” (1 Timothy 2:1). Some simple instructions here! First, pray for all people. Pretty comprehensive. Impossible? Perhaps, but possibly this is where we need to plan or make a list. To pray for all people could seem so vast that you…
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Devotion for September 7, 2022
“When this became known to the Jews and Greeks living in Ephesus, they were all seized with fear, and the name of the Lord Jesus was held in high honor.” (Acts 19:17) The Bible says: “Now God worked unusual miracles by the hands of Paul, so that even handkerchiefs or aprons were brought from his…
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Devotion for September 6, 2022
“I pray for these followers, but I am also praying for all those who will believe in me because of their teaching” (John 17:20). Read verse 20 once more. Note what it says! This is Jesus praying for those who were following him. Understandable. Expected. Perhaps we do the same. Praying for those in our…
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Devotion for September 5, 2022
“Ask, and receive, so that your joy will be the fullest possible joy.” (John 16:24b) The fullest possible joy! Sounds good. As do other translations: your joy may be complete; abundant joy, overflowing. And all we have to do is ask! So ask, ask and ask again. But interestingly, Jesus does not tell the disciples…
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Devotion for September 4, 2022
“Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” (Luke 6:38) In the late nineteenth century, a member of the British parliament went to Scotland to make an…