Devotion Archive
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Devotion for August 17, 2025
“The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.” (2 Corinthians 10:4) When the Bible speaks of a stronghold, it’s referring to an area in your life that’s controlled by wrong thinking. And that stronghold will attract people who think the same…
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Devotion for August 16, 2025
“You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you.” (John 15:3) God’s Word is like a prescription from your doctor. You don’t have to understand how the medication works — you just have to faithfully keep taking it. Something amazing happens when you feed regularly on God’s Word. Temptation begins to…
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Devotion for August 15, 2025
“Everyone assembled here will know that the LORD rescues His people, but not with sword and spear. This is the LORD’s battle, and He will give you to us!” (1 Samuel 17:47, NLT) Before David faced Goliath in 1 Samuel, he had to fight four other giants. But they weren’t physical giants; they were giants…
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Devotion for August 14, 2025
“As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately. ‘Tell us,’ they said, ‘when will this happen, and what will be the sign of Your coming and the end of the age?’” (Matthew 24:3) Read Matthew 24:1–14. If any one subject holds a large swathe of attention in Christian…
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Devotion for August 13, 2025
“The king appointed singers to walk ahead of the army, singing to the LORD and praising Him for His holy splendor. This is what they sang: ‘Give thanks to the LORD; His faithful love endures forever!’” (2 Chronicles 20:21, NLT) In 2 Chronicles 20:21, King Jehoshaphat had a very unusual way of organizing an army:…
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Devotion for August 12, 2025
“[Jesus said,] ‘Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices — mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law — justice, mercy and faithfulness …’” (Matthew 23:23a) Read Matthew 23:13–26. It’s incredibly difficult to read Jesus’ litany of…
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Devotion for August 11, 2025
“[The teachers of the law and the Pharisees] tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.” (Matthew 23:4) Read Matthew 22:41–23:12. Perhaps you’ve heard of the Hippocratic oath before. Some of you may have uttered it as a…
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Devotion for August 10, 2025
“Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.” (1 Peter 3:9) Read 1 Peter 3:9-12. Some of the negative people in your life lack intimate relationships. So, they keep others at arm’s length, rarely share their feelings,…
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Devotion for August 9, 2025
“If you are suffering in a manner that pleases God, keep on doing what is right, and trust your lives to the God who created you, for He will never fail you.” (1 Peter 4:19, NLT) Remember what photography was like before everything went digital? When you took a picture, the first thing you’d get…