Devotion Archive
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Devotion for September 26, 2020
“Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.” (Psalm 27:14) The psalmist encourages us to wait for the Lord. When the wicked are causing mischief, don’t punish them yourself. Wait for the Lord. When you see sickness and suffering, and when you feel death looming near, don’t despair. Wait…
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Devotion for September 25, 2020
“I wish that all the Lord’s people were prophets and that the Lord would put his Spirit on them!” (Numbers 11:29) It was clear to Israel that Moses spoke for God. God would meet with Moses in the tent of meeting and give him words to say to the people. So when Joshua heard about…
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Devotion for September 24, 2020
“When the LORD saw that he had gone over to look, God called to him from within the bush, ‘Moses! Moses!’ And Moses said, ‘Here I am.’” (Exodus 3:4) Never judge a person’s potential by what they appear to be right now. Moses, one of history’s greatest leaders, was tending sheep when God called him.…
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Devotion for September 23, 2020
“… through glory and dishonor, bad report and good report; genuine, yet regarded as impostors;” (2 Corinthians 6:8) Kelli B. Trujillo writes: “I’m not your servant!” I half-grunted, half-spoke to one of my kids as I got on my hands and knees to pick up pasta he’d decided to deposit on the floor. Then a…
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Devotion for September 22, 2020
“Now the people complained …” (Numbers 11:1)” Complaining can seem like a favorite pastime for many of us. We complain about the weather and what we have to wear. We complain about food and finding nothing to do. We complain about traffic and technology. Complaining was second nature for Israel during the wilderness years. In…
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Devotion for September 21, 2020
“Yet he did not leave himself without witness, for he did good by giving you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying your hearts with food and gladness.” (Acts 14:17) The Bible tells us that God reveals Himself to all humans through nature. For example, God testifies to His existence and power through the existence…
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Devotion for September 20, 2020
“If you come with us, we will share with you whatever good things the Lord gives us.” (Numbers 10:32) After a long period of camping at Sinai, Israel was finally ready to head into the wilderness. Each family group marched in line, with the cloud of the Lord leading them. As they set out, Moses…
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Devotion for September 19, 2020
“Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for ‘God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.’ Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time He may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on…
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Devotion for September 18, 2020
“Whenever the cloud lifted from above the tent, the Israelites set out; wherever the cloud settled, the Israelites encamped.” (Numbers 9:17) A popular children’s game is “Follow the Leader.” In this game you only have one job: do whatever the leader does. If the leader walks up a hill, you follow up the hill. If…