Devotion Archive
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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…
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Devotion for August 20, 2024
“But Peter said, ‘Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back for yourself part of the proceeds of the land?’” (Acts 5:3) Also read Acts 4:32–5:11 I don’t know about you, but I find this Scripture challenging to read — a reality check. A Scripture about…
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Devotion for August 19, 2024
“Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves.” (Matthew 7:15) False prophets are not simply wrong teachers, propagating a different philosophy or alternative theology. They are spiritually dangerous and we should not expose our souls and minds to their perverse, poisonous influence. These purveyors of error…
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Devotion for August 18, 2024
“O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever.” (Psalm 30:12b) Read all of Psalm 30. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus reminds His disciples that the Father in heaven makes the sun rise on the evil and the good and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous (Matthew 5:45). This…
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Devotion for August 17, 2024
“Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it. For the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life, and there are few who find it.” (Matthew 7:13–14) Both the broad and narrow…
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Devotion for August 16, 2024
“When they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the Word of God with boldness.” (Acts 4:31). Read Acts 4:23–31. Sometimes, we can be tempted to think that God’s church is built up primarily by what we do. Now, it…
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Devotion for August 15, 2024
“For the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life, and there are few who find it.” (Matthew 7:14) God’s way of salvation is remarkably simple, but it is not easy. Nothing we can give or give up can earn us entrance into the kingdom. But if we long to hold…
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Devotion for August 14, 2024
“Someone may well say, ‘You have faith, and I have works; show me your faith without the works, and I will show you my faith by my works.’ You believe that God is one. You do well; the demons also believe, and shudder. But are you willing to recognize, you foolish fellow, that faith without…