Devotion Archive
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Devotion for March 16, 2022
“O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water.” (Psalms 63:1) What are the first moments of your day like? Do you turn on the TV, or rush into the bathroom, or allow…
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Devotion for March 15, 2022
“Your Word is a lamp for my feet and a light on my path.” (Psalm 119:105) Quite often we are limited in our understanding of words that come from different cultures and times. The meanings of most words change from one generation to another, and the way they are used can be quite confusing. For…
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Devotion for March 14, 2022
“But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen and protect you from the evil one.” (2 Thessalonians 3:3) Most of our worries can be summed up in two words: “What if?” What if the medical tests are bad … what if the economy plummets … what if my spouse walks out … what if…
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Devotion for March 13, 2022
“I will say of the Lord, ‘He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.’” (Psalm 91:2) Non-Christians seeing this text would deem it one of those “crutches” that people of faith have. They often consider people of faith as weak and needing a being that they have formed to be…
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Devotion for March 12, 2022
“I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!” (Mark 9:24) During the 1970s and 80s, a popular publication for those in the industry was “In Search of Excellence” by Thomas J. Peters and Robert H. Waterman, Jr. I liked this title because it didn’t demand that I actually attain excellence but continue to strive towards…
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Devotion for March 11, 2022
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.” (Hebrews 12:1) The story is told of a traveler who met a guru along the road and…
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Devotion for March 10, 2022
“How long must your servant wait?” (Psalm 119:84a) A radio talk show host in California once asked his listeners a troubling question. “What,” he asked, “would you do with the rest of today if you knew it was the last day you had to live?” Immediately they responded. “I would go to an organ donor…
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Devotion for March 9, 2022
“May your unfailing love be my comfort, according to your promise to your servant.” (Psalm 119:76) In today’s world “unfailing” and “love” are two words that, for most individuals, are left to one’s imagination or personal interpretation. “Unfailing” for some would be interpreted as not giving up “until I get bored,” or “until I find…
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Devotion for March 8, 2022
“So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.” (2 Corinthians 4:18) On first reading, these words seem somewhat oxymoronic. My eyes are designed for seeing. How are they meant to see what is unseen? However, it…