Devotion Archive
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Devotion for November 2, 2024
“Now when He was in Jerusalem at the Passover, during the feast, many believed in His name, observing His signs which He was doing. But Jesus, on His part, was not entrusting Himself to them, for He knew all men, and because He did not need anyone to testify concerning man, for He Himself knew…
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Devotion for November 1, 2024
“You are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. But if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him.” (Romans 8:9) The indwelling Holy Spirit gives us an assurance of salvation. Assurance of salvation is essential to our Christian…
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Devotion for October 31, 2024
The First Reformer is the fulfillment of the promise given by God in the Garden of Eden from Genesis 3:15 regarding a future offspring from Adam and Eve, sent by God, who will change humanity forever in reconciliation. In all of human history, men and women who stood up for the Gospel are reformers called…
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Devotion for October 30, 2024
“In order that the requirement of the Law might be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.” (Romans 8:4) If the Holy Spirit resides within us, we will be able to fulfill the demands of God’s law. Augustine once said, “Grace was given, in order that…
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Devotion for October 29, 2024
“Be subject to one another in the fear of Christ.” (Ephesians 5:21) Spirit-filled believers will submit to one another. To the world, submission implies personal weakness or the coercive dominance of one person by another stronger, more intimidating individual. Such perspectives, however, are unbiblical. The noted expositor Martyn Lloyd-Jones describes submission’s original meaning in a…
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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…