Devotion Archive
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Devotion for July 30, 2025
“Come to Me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you, and learn from Me; for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy, and My burden is light.” (Matthew 11:28-30, RSV) I…
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Devotion for July 29, 2025
“You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.” (Psalm 23:5, NIV) Our civilization is losing its civility. The world is getting ruder, and hate filled! The internet plays a part in this because it allows people to hide behind screens and say…
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Devotion for July 28, 2025
“Since He did not spare even His own Son but gave Him up for us all, won’t He also give us everything else?” (Romans 8:32, NLT) The major cause of stress in your life is worry. You worry because you wonder if you will have what you need when you need it. But anytime you…
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Devotion for July 27, 2025
“You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD Almighty … This day the LORD will deliver you into my hands … and the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel.” (1 Samuel 17:45-46, NIV) If you want to…
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Devotion for July 26, 2025
“God said to Moses, ‘I AM WHO I AM’ …” (Exodus 3:14a) Read Exodus 2:23 – 3:15. “I AM WHO I AM.” A short sentence of simple words. But perhaps it sums up faith in a nutshell: God is certain but also full of mystery. “I AM” brings us to the present. God is here…
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Devotion for July 25, 2025
“Sing to God, sing praises to His name; lift up a song to Him … His name is the LORD.” (Psalm 68:4, ESV) To get back in a right relationship with God, you first have to get fed up with the way you’re living, own up to your sin, and hand over control of your…
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Devotion for July 24, 2025
“My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart You, God, will not despise.” (Psalm 51:17) Brokenness leads to blessing. To receive a double portion of the spirit of Elijah, Elisha, who was a farmer, had to break and burn his plough. To demonstrate her love for Jesus, Mary had to…
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Devotion for July 23, 2025
“Examine yourselves to see whether you are living in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not realize that Jesus Christ is in you?” (2 Corinthians 13:5a) Read 2 Corinthians 13:1–14. For the past two days, you’ve been invited to reflect on unity: We are united with God and each other. Today’s reading combines these ideas…
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Devotion for July 22, 2025
“We plan the way we want to live, but only GOD makes us able to live it.” (Proverbs 16:9, MSG) We all get to make our own plans about how we live our lives. But it’s only through God that we have the power and energy to actually make transformation happen. The Message paraphrase of…