Devotion Archive
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Devotion for October 14, 2020
“Praise the LORD, all you servants of the LORD who minister by night in the house of the LORD.” (Psalms 134:1) The last verse of the last psalm in the Bible says, “Let everything that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord” (Psalm 150:6). That means as long as you are alive you…
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Devotion for October 13, 2020
“Aaron will be gathered to his people.” (Numbers 20:24) People often say there are two things that are certain in life: death and taxes. This passage doesn’t say anything about taxes, but it talks a lot about death. Sometimes that may seem morbid, but all of us need to recognize the reality of death. Death…
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Devotion for October 12, 2020
“The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him.” (Psalm 28:7) The Lord is everything. He is the strength of His people. He is our strength. He is our shield. The Lord is the source…
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Devotion for October 11, 2020
“… bring this community into the land I give them.” (Numbers 20:12) One of the greatest threats in the wilderness is to run out of water. In the Desert of Zin there was no water for Israel to drink, and it seemed as if God was leaving them to die in the desert. But God…
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Devotion for October 10, 2020
“But we prayed to our God and posted a guard day and night to meet this threat.” (Nehemiah 4:9) God’s sovereignty doesn’t negate our responsibility. Just the opposite. It empowers it. When we trust God, we think more clearly and react more decisively. Like Nehemiah, who said, “We prayed to our God and posted a…
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Devotion for October 9, 2020
“Your people shall be my people, and your God my God.” (Ruth 1:16) The book of Ruth sits in between Judges and 1 Samuel as a wonderful little story about life during the time of the judges. Before Israel had a king, they had judges, people who were sent by the Lord every so often…
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Devotion for October 8, 2020
“Aaron’s staff … had not only sprouted but had budded, blossomed and produced almonds.” (Numbers 17:8) It was a miraculous, incredible sign. God said, “The staff belonging to the man I choose will sprout.” A dead stick would come to life! One staff from each tribe, including Aaron’s staff for the tribe of Levi, was…
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Devotion for October 7, 2020
“Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves.” (Philippians 2:3) If you’re a “me first” person, here are some verses of Scripture that are designed to keep you on your toes, and your knees! “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility…
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Devotion for October 6, 2020
“Aaron offered the incense and made atonement for them. He stood between the living and the dead, and the plague stopped.” (Numbers 16:47-48) It was a shocking display of God’s justice. Korah, Dathan, Abiram, and all their families were swallowed alive by the earth. In this way God showed that Moses and Aaron were his…