Devotion Archive
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Devotion for December 26, 2021
“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” (Isaiah 9:6) In a time of deep darkness, God promised to send a great Light. Isaiah prophesied these words long…
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Devotion for December 25, 2021
The Jesus Story from Matthew 1:18-23 (Amplified Bible) 18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: when His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child by [the power of] the Holy Spirit. (Pause to pray) 19 And Joseph her [betrothed] husband, being…
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Devotion for December 24, 2021
Scripture For Today: Isaiah 7:14; Isaiah 9:2, 6-7; Isaiah 11:2-3 “Therefore, the Lord Himself will give you a sign. Behold, a virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will call his name Immanuel — God with us! “The people who walk in darkness Will see a great light; Those who live…
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Devotion for December 23, 2021
“Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will rise. Though I sit in darkness, the Lord will be my light.” (Micah 7:8) A struggling single mother worked as a secretary in a Dallas bank. Electric typewriters had just been introduced, but there was no automatic way to correct mistakes. Bette…
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Devotion for December 22, 2021
“Don’t be like your ancestors who would not listen or pay attention when the earlier prophets said to them, ‘This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: Turn from your evil ways, and stop all your evil practices.’” (Zechariah 1:4) A battered, old truck was rambling down a country road and approached a sharp right turn.…
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Devotion for December 21, 2021
“For he remembered his holy promise given to his servant Abraham.” (Psalm 105:42) It almost seems contradictory when we read these words of the Psalmist: “For He remembered His holy promise.” It’s as if God were in a grocery store, and just as He began to walk through the parking lot to His car, He…
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Devotion for December 20, 2021
“Now, most people would not be willing to die for an upright person, though someone might perhaps be willing to die for a person who is especially good. But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners.” (Romans 5:5-11) A young boy, Chris, was…
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Devotion for December 19, 2021
“I will declare the decree: The Lord has said to Me, ‘You are My Son, Today I have begotten You. Ask of Me, and I will give You The nations for Your inheritance, And the ends of the earth for Your possession.’” (Psalm 2:5-8) James the Fifth of Scotland ruled his subjects quite differently than…
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Devotion for December 18, 2021
A young man, who grew up in a housing project, having little hope and few goods, heard an evangelist preaching “love” on a street corner. After listening for a few moments, he shouted to the preacher, “I’m sick and tired of you people talking about love. I want to see love. I want to feel…