Devotion Archive
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Devotion for September 18, 2024
“I show you a still more excellent way.” (1 Corinthians 12:31) Without love, spiritual gifts are meaningless. First Corinthians 13 has been called the hymn of love, a lyrical interpretation of the Sermon on the Mount, and the Beatitudes set to music. It’s a beautiful portion of Scripture that comes as a breath of fresh…
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Devotion for September 17, 2024
“We are sure that [God] hears us if we ask him for anything that is according to his will.” (1 John 5:14, GNT) Do you ever wonder if prayer really works? Maybe you’re praying about something and Satan whispers to you, “This is a waste of time. Forget it! Who do you think you are?…
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Devotion for September 16, 2024
“Though you have not seen Him, you love Him, and though you do not see Him now, but believe in Him, you greatly rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory.” (1 Peter 1:8). Fellowship with Christ is built on love, trust, and obedience. The recipients of 1 Peter, like us, had never seen Christ…
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Devotion for September 15, 2024
“There is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus.” (1 Timothy 2:5, NIV) When you have conflict, focus on reconciliation, not resolution. There’s a big difference between those two words. Reconciliation means re-establishing the relationship. Resolution means resolving every issue. In most cases, resolution isn’t going to happen —…
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Devotion for September 14, 2024
“A person’s wisdom yields patience; it is to one’s glory to overlook an offense.” (Proverbs 19:11, NIV) Hurt people hurt people. When someone hurts you, it’s because they’ve been hurt. Unkind people don’t feel kindness themselves. Unloving people feel unloved. When someone is rude, bitter, unkind, sarcastic, mean-spirited, or arrogant, they are shouting with all…
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Devotion for September 13, 2024
“Then a scribe came and said to Him, ‘Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.’ Jesus said to him, ‘The foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.’” (Matthew 8:19–20) There is no record that the eager scribe ever counted…
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Devotion for September 12, 2024
“People with understanding control their anger; a hot temper shows great foolishness.” (Proverbs 14:29, NLT) When someone is angry with you, it’s easy to show anger in return. But before you allow yourself to get mad back, calculate what you’re going to lose. Calculate the cost of anger. The Bible is extremely specific about uncontrolled…
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Devotion for September 11, 2024
“[God] caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.” (1 Peter 1:3) Everyone receives an eternal inheritance — either Heaven or Hell. We read in the bible aspects of the believer’s inheritance in Christ, we also realize that unbelievers also will receive an inheritance,…
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Devotion for September 10, 2024
“According to His great mercy.” (1 Peter 1:3) Every dimension of life, whether physical or spiritual, is a testimony to God’s mercy. When God saved you and granted you an eternal inheritance, it wasn’t because you were special or more deserving of His love and grace than others. It was because He sovereignly chose to…