Devotion Archive
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Devotion for August 23, 2025
“Go in peace and be freed from your suffering.” (Mark 5:34) Many of us have difficult personal situations and histories that we cannot escape or change. And we would really like it to be otherwise. Somehow this woman, who was, in effect, dying for 12 years in her helpless condition, trusted that if she just…
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Devotion for August 22, 2025
“Do everything without complaining or arguing.” (Philippians 2:14) Some cancers, like skin cancer, are more obvious and you can remove them. Then there is the kind that grows undetected and it destroys your body. Complaining is like that; it impacts your health and sabotages your success. Paul says, “Do everything without grumbling or arguing.” Dr.…
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Devotion for August 21, 2025
“What no one ever saw or heard, what no one ever thought could happen, is the very thing God prepared for those who love Him.” (1 Corinthians 2:9, GNT) God’s plan will always be more rewarding than anything you could come up with on your own. This is not just about rewards here on earth.…
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Devotion for August 20, 2025
“When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, He had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd.” (Mark 6:34, NIV) How do you know if you’re looking at life from God’s viewpoint? Think about the way you see other people. How you see others is a great test of your spiritual…
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Devotion for August 19, 2025
“Do not merely listen to the Word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.” (James 1:22) The Latin word for “listen” is where we get our word audit. When you audit a class, you take in lots of information, but you don’t do anything with it. You don’t do the homework, or if you…
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Devotion for August 18, 2025
“So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.” (Matthew 24:44) Read Matthew 24:32–51. In 79 AD, Mount Vesuvius erupted, catching the population of Pompeii virtually unaware. When the site of the formerly busy city was rediscovered about 1,700 years later, it…
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Devotion for August 17, 2025
“The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.” (2 Corinthians 10:4) When the Bible speaks of a stronghold, it’s referring to an area in your life that’s controlled by wrong thinking. And that stronghold will attract people who think the same…
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Devotion for August 16, 2025
“You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you.” (John 15:3) God’s Word is like a prescription from your doctor. You don’t have to understand how the medication works — you just have to faithfully keep taking it. Something amazing happens when you feed regularly on God’s Word. Temptation begins to…
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Devotion for August 15, 2025
“Everyone assembled here will know that the LORD rescues His people, but not with sword and spear. This is the LORD’s battle, and He will give you to us!” (1 Samuel 17:47, NLT) Before David faced Goliath in 1 Samuel, he had to fight four other giants. But they weren’t physical giants; they were giants…