Devotion Archive
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Devotion for July 16, 2020
“So then, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the vision from heaven.” (Acts 26:19) When God gives you a vision for your life, you need to know how to: Hold it. Your vision is governed by a time frame: “The vision is … for an appointed time … though it tarry, wait for it”…
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Devotion for July 15, 2020
“A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.” (Proverbs 10:1) The book of Proverbs describes active righteousness in great detail. This verse tells us that the wise and the righteous will bring joy to their parents, but the foolish and the wicked will cause their parents…
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Devotion for July 14, 2020
“See to it, brothers and sisters, that none of you has a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God. But encourage one another daily …” (Hebrews 3:12-13) We all need to pay attention when we see warning signs. But sometimes we get used to seeing warnings, and we begin to ignore them.…
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Devotion for July 13, 2020
“Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.” (1 Corinthians 15:58) Next time you pass a McDonald’s, think about this statement from the founder Ray Kroc. “Press on! Nothing in…
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Devotion for July 12, 2020
“He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.” (Micah 6:8) The prophet Micah asks: “With what shall I come before the Lord … Shall I come before Him with burnt offerings ……
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Devotion for July 11, 2020
“So they went out and proclaimed that people should repent.” (Mark 6:12) Because Jesus chose to give us names of the apostles that we may identify with these ordinary people we look at Barnabas. Who the heck is Barnabas? He was a Jew from the tribe of Levi, who had converted to Christianity. According to…
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Devotion for July 10, 2020
“But Christ is faithful as the Son over God’s house. And we are his house, if indeed we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope in which we glory.” (Hebrews 3:6) Moses was one of the most important people in Israelite history. A follower of the God of Israel would never want to diminish…
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Devotion for July 9, 2020
“This, then, is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.’” (Matthew 6:9-10) When we pray, “Your will be done,” we are saying, “May my will not be done.” From the moment of your conception, your will…
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Devotion for July 8, 2020
“The people of Israel … celebrated the dedication of the house of God with joy.” (Ezra 6:16) Italy’s Leaning Tower of Pisa took 344 years to complete. The Panama Canal took 33 years to build. It took 20 years to rebuild the temple in Jerusalem. The people had fought delays and enemy accusations. They had…