Devotion Archive
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Devotion for June 12, 2022
“When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realised that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus” (Acts 4:13). We like things that make sense. One plus one equals two, and all’s right with the world. But it can be confronting…
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Devotion for June 11, 2022
“Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation? Tell me, if you understand. Who marked off its dimensions? Surely you know!” (Job 38:4-5) In a poem, the Dutch writer Corrie Ten Boom compares her life to a tapestry woven by God. She says that God weaves both joy and sorrow into her life, and…
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Devotion for June 10, 2022
“But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you” (John 14:26). What comes to your mind when you hear the words, “And there will be a test”? While assessment of knowledge and skill acquisition…
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Devotion for June 9, 2022
“If I say, ‘I will forget my complaint, I will change my expression, and smile, …’” (Job 9:27) Let’s begin by acknowledging that sometimes life is hard. And some of us have it harder than others. That’s why the Bible says there is “a time to cry and a time to laugh” (Ecclesiastes 3:4). But…
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Devotion for June 8, 2022
“My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one.” (John 17:15) Being in the world but not of the world. Why can’t being a Christian be easy, or maybe just easier, rather than grappling with what it means to be in the world…
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Devotion for June 7, 2022
“For you will spread out to the right and to the left; your descendants will dispossess nations and settle in their desolate cities.” (Isaiah 54:3) God told His people: “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing!” (Isaiah 43:18-19). So, if you’re asking God for a…
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Devotion for June 6, 2022
” … so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ, …” (Philippians 1:10) Excellence requires two things: extra time and extra effort. It calls for going “above and beyond” what is required of you by others, because you consider it a…
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Devotion for June 5, 2022
“Let those who love the Lord hate evil, for he guards the lives of his faithful ones and delivers them from the hand of the wicked.” (Psalm 97:10) Our God delivers us from the hands of the wicked. We pray in the Lord’s prayer, deliver us from evil. God guards the lives of those who…
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Devotion for June 4, 2022
“I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.” (Luke 24:49) The Father promised the Holy Spirit, and Jesus sent him to clothe the disciples with power. How often do you think about the power of the Holy…