Devotion Archive
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Devotion for July 21, 2025
“We are speaking in Christ before God. Everything we do, beloved, is for the sake of building you up.” (2 Corinthians 12:19b) Read 2 Corinthians 12:11–21. The theme of unity from yesterday’s reading can also be found in the passages from Corinthians for the next two days. In today’s passage, we read about the unity…
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Devotion for July 20, 2025
“I saw that wisdom is better than folly, just as light is better than darkness.” (Ecclesiastes 2:13) The most important skill you can acquire is learning to learn. Gifted people can sometimes act like they know it all, which makes it hard for them to keep growing. Teachability isn’t so much about competence and mental…
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Devotion for July 19, 2025
“But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in weakness’.” (2 Corinthians 12:9a) Read 2 Corinthians 12:1–10. Now we come to the ultimate superpower Paul reveals as he engages the super-apostles at Corinth. But it’s not authority given by the extraordinary experience of being temporarily “caught…
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Devotion for July 18, 2025
“We must get rid of everything that slows us down, especially sin that distracts us. We must run the race that lies ahead of us and never give up.” (Hebrews 12:1, GW) Just like we do a spring cleaning in our homes, it’s important to do a spring cleaning in our minds — but this…
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Devotion for July 17, 2025
“Use the truth to make them holy. Your words are truth.” (John 17:17, GW) If you want to change any area of your life, you need to know and apply what God says is the truth about that specific area. If you want to change your finances, you’ve got to know what God has said…
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Devotion for July 16, 2025
“For we are co-workers in God’s service; you are God’s field, God’s building.” (1 Corinthians 3:9) The Bible says we must love, honor, and work together. So, why don’t we do it? Ego! We like to think we can do everything ourselves — but that’s not reality! There are no supermen or superwomen. So, the…
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Devotion for July 15, 2025
“To God be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus for all time, forever and ever! Amen.” (Ephesians 3:21, GNT) You will never find fulfillment in life until you begin to live in God’s kingdom, by God’s power, and for God’s glory. You can put God’s glory on display by sharing the Good…
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Devotion for July 14, 2025
“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) Read 2 Corinthians 11:1–21a. As a comic book superhero fan, I couldn’t resist this title as Paul calls the silver-tongued preachers leading the Corinthian…
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Devotion for July 13, 2025
“For he is the kind of person who is always thinking about the cost. ‘Eat and drink,’ he says to you, but his heart is not with you.” (Proverbs 23:7) What separates the best from the rest? Have you ever given that some thought? What separates a gold medalist from a silver medalist in the…