Devotion Archive
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Devotion for February 9, 2022
Do not be misled: “Bad company corrupts good character.” (1 Corinthians 15:33) Cold and flu viruses aren’t the only things that are contagious; attitudes are also: “Bad company corrupts good character.” Researchers call it “emotional contagion,” and it affects every aspect of life in the same way a rotten apple corrupts the whole barrel. A relationship expert…
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Devotion for February 8, 2022
“Remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things, but now he is comforted here and you are in agony.” (Luke 16:25) People have complained that in sermons about this parable, it seems their pastor wants to make them feel guilty. After all, they have worked hard for the…
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Devotion for February 7, 2022
“The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off — for all whom the Lord our God will call.” (Acts 2:39) Every family has unique and different strengths. And you can give an inheritance to your children by passing on the values, insight, and love that got your family…
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Devotion for February 6, 2022
“Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.” (Matthew 25:40) Jesus told this parable to highlight some key ways to live out the Golden Rule: “Do to others what you would have them do to you” (Matthew 7:12). If you…
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Devotion for February 5, 2022
“Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves.” (Philippians 2:3) You can learn to love and accept someone, without necessarily agreeing with their opinions and endorsing their actions or lifestyle. An important key is learning to see people as individuals. The more we realize that despite…
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Devotion for February 4, 2022
“I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven — as her great love has shown. But whoever has been forgiven little loves little.” (Luke 7:47) In this story Jesus interacts with two sinners: The smug Pharisee who lacks basic hospitality, and a sorrowful intruder who lavishes him with expensive perfume and penitent tears. One…
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Devotion for February 3, 2022
If you really want to know what the weather is going to be like, you check with the experts. Weather forecasters have all kinds of scientific instruments and computers to help them know if it’s going to be hot or cold, wet or dry, windy or calm or something in between. Can you imagine what…
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Devotion for February 2, 2022
“He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all — how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?” (Romans 8:32) George Müller is considered to be one of the spiritual giants of the church. Do yourself a favor and read his life-story. Faced time…
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Devotion for February 1, 2022
“But I am afraid that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may somehow be led astray from your sincere and pure devotion to Christ.” (2 Corinthians 11:3) Have you heard of the velvet ant? It has a coat of tiny hairs that feel smooth and soft. But it’s all a…