Devotion Archive
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Devotion for June 30, 2022
“On their way they entered a village of the Samaritans to make ready for him; but they did not receive him, because his face was set toward Jerusalem.” (Luke 9:52b, 53) I find it interesting that Luke comments that the Samaritans didn’t receive Jesus because his face was set towards Jerusalem. Now, you might think…
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Devotion for June 29, 2022
“He said: ‘Listen, King Jehoshaphat and all who live in Judah and Jerusalem! This is what the LORD says to you: ‘Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army. For the battle is not yours, but God’s.”” (2 Chronicles 20:15) When Israel was threatened by the armies of Amalek God gave them…
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Devotion for June 28, 2022
“If you declare with your mouth ‘Jesus is Lord’ and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead you will be saved.” (Romans 10:9) Paul grieves for his fellow Jews, who, with zeal to please God, try to cover themselves with their own righteousness. They were still attempting to obey the law…
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Devotion for June 27, 2022
“Let them know that you, whose name is the LORD — that you alone are the Most High over all the earth.” (Psalms 83:18) The Israelites called God Jehovah, a name they thought of as incommunicable and inexplicable. The name means the “self-existing one”; the “I am”. He was before all things, the creator of…
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Devotion for June 26, 2022
“The words ‘it was credited to him’ were not written for him alone but also for us, to whom God will credit righteousness — for us who believe in him (Romans 4:23, 24). When we think of something being “credited”, we can think of a gift being paid anonymously into our bank account, or we…
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Devotion for June 25, 2022
“Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires.” (Romans 6:12) Paul writes: “Consider yourselves to be dead to the power of sin and alive to God through Christ … Do not let sin control the way you live; do not give in to sinful desires ……
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Devotion for June 24, 2022
“At my first defense, no one came to my support, but everyone deserted me. May it not be held against them. But the Lord stood at my side and gave me strength, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. And I was delivered from the…
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Devotion for June 23, 2022
“Deliver me from the sword, my precious life from the power of the dogs.” (Psalm 22:20 Have you ever been on a plane that was either in the midst of a storm or skirting it? How flimsy the armrests feel as you grip them tighter with each successive drop of turbulence. The overhead lockers clatter,…
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Devotion for June 22, 2022
“Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine … to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus” (Ephesians 3:20, 21). One of the most beautiful things about science is that there is an attempt to measure everything. From the weight of the earth to…