Devotion Archive
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Devotion for January 1, 2022
“I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” (Jeremiah 29:11) I don’t blame people for missing what happened in the small town of Bethlehem over 2,000 years ago. Who would have thought that the Lord…
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Devotion for December 31, 2021
“He answered, ‘I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid.’” (Genesis 3:10) We tend to think that successful people are exempt from fear. Nothing could be further from the truth. Every generation in history has experienced fear. The first person God created was Adam, and the…
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Devotion for December 30, 2021
“The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to a man’s inmost parts.” (Proverbs 18:8) Gossip can be a “choice morsel” that’s hard to resist. So what’s the solution? Catch yourself before you indulge in it! Ask yourself why you’ve decided to be a bearer of bad news. Is this the…
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Devotion for December 29, 2021
“… who through faith are shielded by God’s power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.” (1 Peter 1:5) If our salvation is assured when we place our trust in Christ, might not some people take advantage of this assurance? Yes, they might, for a time.…
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Devotion for December 28, 2021
“The LORD gives strength to his people; the LORD blesses his people with peace.” (Psalms 29:11) Increasing our pace has decreased our peace. There’s an old joke about a stressed-out personal assistant who told her boss, “When this rush is over, I’m going to have a nervous breakdown. I’ve earned it, I deserve it, and…
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Devotion for December 27, 2021
“The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake. Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me;…
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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…