Devotion Archive
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Devotion for March 7, 2022
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness …” (Galatians 5:22) Everybody has influence over somebody. It’s what you do with that influence that determines whether it’s negative or positive. Sociologists tell us that over a lifetime even the shyest and most introverted person will influence about ten thousand…
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Devotion for March 6, 2022
“When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus.” (Acts 4:13) To be “under the influence” means to be controlled by something or someone other than yourself. Who you are, what you are,…
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Devotion for March 5, 2022
“For Christ did not please himself, but as it is written, ‘The reproaches of those who reproached you fell on me’.” (Romans 15:3) Christian freedom (in Paul’s setting around issues like eating meat sacrificed to idols) is not the excuse to flaunt your liberty against the weaker faith or less free conscience of others. Instead,…
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Devotion for March 4, 2022
“For the jar of flour was not used up and the jug of oil did not run dry, in keeping with the word of the Lord spoken by Elijah.” (1 Kings 17:16) I am so grateful for the way the Bible captures the highs and lows of our human experience as God’s beloved creatures. Yesterday,…
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Devotion for March 3, 2022
“Every pot in Jerusalem and Judah will be holy to the LORD Almighty, and all who come to sacrifice will take some of the pots and cook in them. And on that day there will no longer be a Canaanite in the house of the LORD Almighty.” (Zechariah 14:21) Holiness should always be “unto the…
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Devotion for March 2, 2022
“The Lord is my strength and my defense; He has become my salvation.” (Psalm 118:14) There are many Christians who have “woulda, coulda, shoulda’s” in their lives. Every now and then we hear some say, “I know that what I am doing is wrong — but I’m going to do it anyway. I would do…
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Devotion for March 1, 2022
“Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight, so that you are proved right when you speak and justified when you judge.” (Psalm 51:4) We need a new way of looking at sin; a fresh understanding of it. John Ortberg writes: “All sin involves denial. It carries with…
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Devotion for February 28, 2022
“They swarmed around me like bees, but they were consumed as quickly as burning thorns; in the name of the LORD I cut them down.” (Psalm 118:12) Bee researchers have discovered that there are more than 20,000 species of bees. Each species of bee has its own colony or community, and bees can be found…
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Devotion for February 27, 2022
“I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.” (John 12:24) Jesus said, “Unless a kernel of wheat is planted in the soil and dies, it remains alone. But its death will produce many…