Devotion Archive
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Devotion for August 29, 2024
“Then he fell on his knees and cried out, ‘Lord, do not hold this sin against them …’” (Acts 7:60a) This is the final part of Stephen’s speech, where he concludes his defense before the Sanhedrin. In response to their charges that Stephen has blasphemed the temple, Stephen quotes Isaiah, saying the temple itself cannot…
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Devotion for August 28, 2024
“Everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them, may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock … Everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand.” (Matthew 7:24, 26)…
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Devotion for August 27, 2024
“Offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.” (1 Peter 2:5) In Romans 12:1, Paul pleads with believers to present their bodies to God as a living and holy sacrifice, which is an appropriate and acceptable act of worship. But as someone has rightly said, the problem with living sacrifices is they tend…
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Devotion for August 26, 2024
“The Kingdom of God is not a matter of what we eat or drink, but of living a life of goodness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.” (Romans 14:17, NLT) What’s the easiest thing for you to lose? Your glasses? Your keys? Your mind? All of those things are easy to lose, but…
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Devotion for August 25, 2024
“We also exult in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.” (Romans 5:11) The final link in the chain that eternally binds believers to Christ is their joy or exultation in God. Perhaps nowhere outside of Scripture has Christian joy been expressed more beautifully than in these stanzas…
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Devotion for August 24, 2024
“Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?’ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness.’” (Matthew 7:22–23) On first reading, these…
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Devotion for August 23, 2024
“Through [Christ] also we have obtained our introduction by faith into this grace in which we stand.” (Romans 5:2) In Old Testament times, the notion of having direct access or “introduction” to God was unthinkable, because if anyone was to look at Him they would surely die. After the tabernacle was built, only the high…
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Devotion for August 22, 2024
“We know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to His purpose for them.” (Romans 8:28, NLT) Life often brings you matters that are difficult to swallow, like a sickness, a job loss, or the death of a friend or family member. Those…
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Devotion for August 21, 2024
“May God, the source of hope, fill you with joy and peace through your faith in him. Then you will overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” (Romans 15:13, GW) At the end of World War II, a U.S. submarine came back to dock at Newport News, Virginia. As it came into…