Devotion Archive
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Devotion for April 27, 2020
“If you do this and God so commands, you will be able to stand the strain, and all these people will go home satisfied.” Exodus 18:23 A good general knows it’s a mistake to try and fight on too many fronts at once; that when you’re “spread out too thin” you’re vulnerable! And the same…
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Devotion for April 26, 2020
“But they urged him strongly, ‘Stay with us, for it is nearly evening; the day is almost over.’” Luke 24:29 Two people were walking from Jerusalem to a village nearby. They were discussing the crucifixion of Jesus, reliving the events of the past few days. They couldn’t make any sense of it. They “had hoped…
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Devotion for April 25, 2020
“Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, ‘This is the way; walk in it.’” Isaiah 30:21 Jesus understood God’s strategic plan for His life — the redemption of humankind — and lived each day of His life in the light of it. At…
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Devotion for April 24, 2020
“When Peter saw him, he asked, ‘Lord, what about him?’” John 21:21 The Bible says, “Peter turned around and saw behind them the disciple Jesus loved — the one who had leaned over to Jesus during supper and asked, ‘Lord, who will betray you?’ Peter asked Jesus, ‘What about him, Lord?’ Jesus replied, ‘If I want…
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Devotion for April 23, 2020
“God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16 I don’t know what’s on your heart. I don’t know what you believe. As you read John 3:16, which is probably the most well known verse of the…
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Devotion for April 22, 2020
“And (the LORD) said to me, ‘Son of man, can these bones live?’ And I answered, ‘O Lord GOD, you know.’” Ezekiel 37:3 When the LORD spoke to Ezekiel in this chapter, the Jews were in captivity in Babylon. They had no strength to go home or to defend themselves. They said about themselves, “Our bones…
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Devotion for April 21, 2020
“If you love me, keep my commands. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you …” John 14:15-16 The main command Jesus has in mind here is “Love one another” (John 13:34). We also realize part of keeping commands means that we hold on to a command…
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Devotion for April 20, 2020
“You call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and rightly so, for that is what I am. Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet.” John 13:13-14 Jesus takes the posture of a servant. But when Peter tries to tell Jesus what to do, Jesus speaks as…
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Devotion for April 19, 2020
“Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart.” Psalms 37:4 Your capacity to desire certain things is a gift from God; it’s a powerful motivator. Picture two kids taking swimming lessons. One does it because he watched the Olympic Games and wants to win a gold medal when…