Devotion Archive
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Devotion for June 21, 2022
“Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.” (1 John 4:8) Love is not just a noun; it’s a verb. It’s not what you think or feel; it’s what you do. When Mother Teresa arrived in Calcutta in 1948, one of the first things she did was pick up five abandoned…
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Devotion for June 20, 2022
“My mouth will speak words of wisdom; the utterance from my heart will give understanding.” (Psalms 49:3) The Bible says that you are to be gracious in what you say. That means your goal in conversation should always be to bring out the best in others, not denigrate them or cut them off. Good communication…
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Devotion for June 19, 2022
“Among all the wise leaders of the nations and in all their kingdoms, there is no-one like you. They are all senseless and foolish.” (Jeremiah 10:7b,8a) It’s interesting to watch how elections take place. For weeks (or months) preceding the actual voting, the country is subjected to a tsunami of advertising telling us whom to…
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Devotion for June 18, 2022
“For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the powers of this dark world.” (Ephesians: 6:12) Demons are patient and persistent in their quest to gradually insinuate their influence on your thinking to gain control of a piece of your life. They will work against you just as your flesh and the…
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Devotion for June 17, 2022
“The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may follow all the words of this law.” (Deuteronomy 29:29) When you don’t understand what’s happening in your life, start with what you know for sure; namely, that God is good all…
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Devotion for June 16, 2022
“But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth” (John 16:13a). In the movie, A Few Good Men, Jack Nicholson plays a passionate yet deceitful military officer, confronted by an upstart lawyer accusing him of the heinous crime of covering up the chain of command, which leads to…
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Devotion for June 15, 2022
“Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable — if anything is excellent or praiseworthy — think about such things.” (Philippians 4:8) Positive self-talk isn’t a new concept; it’s a scriptural one. Paul writes, “Fix your thoughts on what is true … honorable…
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Devotion for June 14, 2022
“Peter answered: ‘May your money perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!’” (Acts 8:20) It seems that anything of value has a price. We live in a world where money has power and influence. In fact, this concept is so firmly entrenched that if you receive a…
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Devotion for June 13, 2022
“I can do everything through him who gives me strength.” (Philippians 4:13) When you can’t choose or control your circumstances, you can still decide how you’ll respond to them. Paul was in prison when he wrote, “Rejoice in the Lord always” (v. 4). We’re addressing those who have a perpetually pessimistic outlook on life and…