Devotion Archive
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Devotion for September 25, 2023
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.” (Jeremiah 1:5) When God blesses you, get ready for the complainers who think He should have blessed them instead — or at least as much as you. When…
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Devotion for September 24, 2023
“The congregation of those who believed were of one heart and soul … all things were common property to them.” (Acts 4:32, NASB) When we’re generous with each other, we draw closer to each other, and that creates community. Someone from my church sent me a letter that read: “My neighbor asked if he could…
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Devotion for September 23, 2023
“No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.” (Matthew 6:24, , NIV) Would you agree that we live in a culture of materialism? The goal is to get…
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Devotion for September 22, 2023
“Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.” (Philippians 2:4) Paul writes, “Put yourself aside, and help others get ahead. Don’t be obsessed with getting your own advantage. Forget yourselves long enough to lend a helping hand” (v. 4). That means do these five things:…
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Devotion for September 21, 2023
“… and when the LORD your God has delivered them over to you and you have defeated them, then you must destroy them totally. Make no treaty with them, and show them no mercy.” (Deuteronomy 7:2) American author Henry Van Dyke says, “As long as habit and routine dictate the pattern of living, new dimensions…
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Devotion for September 20, 2023
“Nevertheless, each person should live as a believer in whatever situation the Lord has assigned to them, just as God has called them.” (1 Corinthians 7:17) I’ve met many Christians over the years who are married to a non-believing spouse. While I acknowledge it can’t be easy being married to someone who doesn’t share the…
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Devotion for September 19, 2023
“Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honour God with your bodies.” (1 Corinthians 6:19,20) “It’s my body, and I can do with it what I want.”…
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Devotion for September 18, 2023
“And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.” (1 Corinthians 6:11) I have known many people who match the description of who Paul is talking about in this “in-your-face” section…
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Devotion for September 17, 2023
“There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God; for anyone who enters God’s rest also rests from their works, just as God did from his.” (Hebrews 4:9-10) Vacations are often a source of rest for many people. They are something that we long for after many months of hard work. Each week we…