Devotion Archive
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Devotion for August 12, 2020
“Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty warrior. His father was Gilead; his mother was a prostitute.” (Judges 11:1) Sociologists tell us that human behavior is largely determined by two things: our parents and our environment. Judging by that, they’d have written Jephthah off as a lost cause! But not God. His Word says, “Do not…
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Devotion for August 11, 2020
“To everything there is a season … a time to laugh … to dance … to love.” (Ecclesiastes 3:1-8) When did you last take time to laugh, to dance, and to love? Can you even remember? In the words of an unknown poet: “This is the age of the half-read page; the quick hash and…
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Devotion for August 10, 2020
“We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. Whoever does not love abides in death.” (1 John 3:14) We are saved by God’s love and not by our love. We don’t love God so that He might love us. We don’t love our neighbor hoping to merit…
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Devotion for August 9, 2020
“For this reason Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance…” (Hebrews 9:15) When we think of an inheritance, we usually think about something a person receives from a relative or friend who has died. The inheritance is given as part of the deceased…
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Devotion for August 8, 2020
“Then the prophet Jeremiah spoke to the prophet Hananiah in the presence of the priests and all the people who were standing in the house of the Lord; and the prophet Jeremiah said, ‘Amen! May the Lord do so; may the Lord fulfill the words that you have prophesied, and bring back to this place…
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Devotion for August 7, 2020
“How much more, then, will the blood of Christ … cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God!” (Hebrews 9:14) When our kids play outside and get a bit sweaty, we will often say to them, “OK, jump in the shower and do a quick rinse-off.”…
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Devotion for August 6, 2020
“This is an illustration for the present time, indicating that the gifts and sacrifices being offered were not able to clear the conscience of the worshiper.” (Hebrews 9:9) Illustrations are used all the time in teaching and in speeches and sermons. Illustrations can help us understand a certain topic or point. The writer of Hebrews…
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Devotion for August 5, 2020
“Go out to the highways and hedges and compel people to come in, that my house may be filled. For I tell you, none of those men who were invited shall taste my banquet.” (Luke 14:23-24) Our Lord is determined to throw a party — a party that will last forever. He paid for the…
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Devotion for August 4, 2020
“The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.” (Psalm 18:2) The Lord is your rock. When I think of a rock, I think of something sturdy, strong, and stable. Thus, you are on…