Devotion Archive
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Devotion for October 28, 2024
“Since He did not spare even His own Son but gave Him up for us all, won’t He also give us everything else?” (Romans 8:32, NLT) Because God is always good, He puts your good even above His own. This is the Good News — that the King sacrifices Himself for His people. In fairy…
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Devotion for October 27, 2024
“He does not punish us as we deserve or repay us according to our sins and wrongs. As far as the east is from the west, so far does He remove our sins from us.” (Psalm 103:10, 12, GNT) God always gives you what you need, not what you deserve. There is no end to…
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Devotion for October 26, 2024
“For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and we were all made to drink of one Spirit.” (1 Corinthians 12:13) The unity of the church is the best proof that the Holy Spirit has come. Many people today look for some kind of…
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Devotion for October 25, 2024
“Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too. You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had.” (Philippians 2:4-5, NLT) When you approach someone to resolve a conflict, you first have to confess your part of the problem. Then, you need to listen for the other person’s…
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Devotion for October 24, 2024
“Therefore beseech the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest.” (Matthew 9:38) The primary problem that hindered Jesus’ ministry as He taught, preached, and healed in Palestine is the primary problem that hinders our ministry today: “The workers are few.” The workers Jesus is referring to are the people who would…
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Devotion for October 23, 2024
“I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever; that is the Spirit of truth.” (John 14:16-17) Jesus ministered by the power of the Holy Spirit, and He has promised the same Spirit to all believers. The fluctuating economy of the years in and following…
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Devotion for October 22, 2024
“But we all, with unveiled face beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit.” (2 Corinthians 3:18). The Holy Spirit’s transforming work is a central part of the believer’s sanctification. The children’s fable The Ugly…
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Devotion for October 21, 2024
“A wise person is cautious and turns away from evil, but a fool is arrogant and careless.” (Proverbs 14:16, NASB) It’s common sense that if you don’t want to get stung, stay away from the bees! If you don’t want to get burned, don’t get close to the fire! If you don’t want to fall…
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Devotion for October 20, 2024
“They were distressed and dispirited like sheep without a shepherd.” (Matthew 9:36) Read also, Matthew 23. The scribes and Pharisees offered a religion that only added burdens instead of lifting them. For them, the common people were the object of disdain, not compassion; individuals to be exploited, not served. In that sense the scribes and…