Devotion Archive
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Devotion for July 13, 2025
“For he is the kind of person who is always thinking about the cost. ‘Eat and drink,’ he says to you, but his heart is not with you.” (Proverbs 23:7) What separates the best from the rest? Have you ever given that some thought? What separates a gold medalist from a silver medalist in the…
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Devotion for July 12, 2025
“God has given each of you a gift from His great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another.” (1 Peter 4:10, NLT) The Bible says in 1 Peter 4:10, “God has given each of you a gift from His great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another”…
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Devotion for July 11, 2025
“Because of the service by which you have proved yourselves, others will praise God for the obedience that accompanies your confession of the gospel of Christ, and for your generosity in sharing with them and with everyone else.” (2 Corinthians 9:13) Read 2 Corinthians 9:1–15. What comments do you find people make when they describe…
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Devotion for July 10, 2025
“Two are better off than one, because together they can work more effectively. If one of them falls down, the other can help him up. But if someone is alone and falls, it’s just too bad, because there is no one to help him.” (Ecclesiastes 4:9-10, GNT) How serious are you about breaking free from…
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Devotion for July 9, 2025
“We capture every thought and make it give up and obey Christ.” (2 Corinthians 10:5, NCV) Here’s the secret to temptation: Don’t fight it. Refocus — because whatever you resist persists. Did you know that the Bible doesn’t tell you to resist temptation? It says to resist the devil, and that’s a whole different issue.…
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Devotion for July 8, 2025
“For we are setting our minds on what is right not only before the Lord but also before the people.” (2 Corinthians 8:21) Read 2 Corinthians 8:16–24. The Cambridge Dictionary defines integrity as “the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles that you refuse to change”. I’ve heard it simply put as “doing…
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Devotion for July 7, 2025
“… and escaped the edge of the sword; whose weakness was turned to strength; and who became powerful in battle and routed foreign armies.” (Hebrews 11:34) The writer of Hebrews said: “I do not have time to tell about Gideon, Barak, Samson and Jephthah, about David and Samuel and the prophets … whose weakness was…
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Devotion for July 6, 2025
“Call on Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.” (Psalm 50:15, NIV) The Bible tells us that God is ready to help. He tells us to pray, “Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil” (Matthew 6:13, ESV). That is the prayer of deliverance. You…
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Devotion for July 5, 2025
“By all this we are encouraged. In addition to our own encouragement, we were especially delighted to see how happy Titus was, because his spirit has been refreshed by all of you.” (2 Corinthians 7:13) Read 2 Corinthians 7:2–16. What does encouragement look like to you? How does it feel to offer or receive it?…