Devotion Archive
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Devotion for June 28, 2020
“The Son is … sustaining all things by his powerful word.” (Hebrews 1:3) If you are holding the printed booklet of these Today devotions in your hands, notice that the pages are all held together by a couple of staples so that the booklet doesn’t fall apart. If you are reading digitally, imagine a book…
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Devotion for June 27, 2020
“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” (Romans 8:28) If you want things to work out right for you in life, you need to discover your God-ordained purpose and give yourself fully to it. The Bible says,…
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Devotion for June 26, 2020
“The Son is … the exact representation of [God’s] being …” (Hebrews 1:3) Have you ever been asked by a child, “What does God look like?” Or have you ever wondered about that yourself? Hebrews gives us the answer to this question: “[Jesus is] the exact representation of [God’s] being.” What does God look like?…
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Devotion for June 25, 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) It’s easy to forget that this world isn’t your home, that you’re going to spend eternity with Christ in…
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Devotion for June 24, 2020
“I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” (Galatians 2:20) A man who inherited an antique grandfather clock with a brass pendulum watched…
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Devotion for June 23, 2020
“The Son is the radiance of God’s glory …” (Hebrews 1:3) When you are driving east as the sun rises, it can be really difficult to see what is in front of you. Many drivers wear sunglasses to help deflect the brilliant sunlight. Sometimes sunglasses don’t even help much. What comes to mind when you…
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Devotion for June 22, 2020
” … and through whom also he made the universe.” (Hebrews 1:2) This same idea is mentioned in John 1:3; 1 Corinthians 8:6, and Colossians 1:16. When Hebrews says that through Jesus God “made the universe,” it is saying that Jesus is over and above all things because he created it all. All of the…
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Devotion for June 21, 2020
“So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up.” (Galatians 6:9) Always try to be open to constructive criticism, but don’t personalize rejection. Don’t allow your opinion of yourself to be colored by the opinion of those…
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Devotion for June 20, 2020
“So Jesus again said to them, ‘Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.’” (John 10:7) Jesus calls Himself the Door, the entrance into the sheepfold. If you want to belong to the flock, God’s family, you must enter through Jesus. Later, Jesus will say that He is the Way,…