Devotion Archive
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Devotion for December 18, 2025
“… so be strong, act like a man, and observe what the Lord your God requires …” (1 Kings 2:2b,3a) Read 1 Kings 1:32–2:4. Authority gets bad reviews these days. That’s probably because we so often see people using their authority for selfish — even evil — purposes. But authority, used the way God intended,…
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Devotion for December 17, 2025
“Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.” (1 Corinthians 15:58) Failure doesn’t mean you will never succeed; it just means it may take a bit longer. John Wayne coined…
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Devotion for December 16, 2025
“1 Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! says the Lord. 2 Therefore thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, concerning the shepherds who shepherd my people: It is you who have scattered My flock, and have driven them away, and you have not attended to them. So…
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Devotion for December 15, 2025
In the 1990s, one phrase ruled the moment — “As if.” That phrase was made famous by the movie “Clueless.” It was the ultimate eye roll, a sharp rejection and a way to say, “That’s not going to happen,” or “That’s not even close to reality.” It was an attitude wrapped in disbelief. And sometimes…
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Devotion for December 14, 2025
“If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for My sake and for the sake of the Good News, you will save it.” (Mark 8:35, NLT) If you want to have a heart like Jesus — this might shock you. Not only do…
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Devotion for December 13, 2025
“Then I acknowledged my sin to You and did not cover up my iniquity. I said, ‘I will confess my transgressions to the LORD’ — and You forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah.” (Psalm 32:5) In Scripture, the word confession is composed of two Greek words: “Homo”, meaning “the same”, and “logeo”, meaning “to…
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Devotion for December 12, 2025
“Teach me your way, O LORD, and I will walk in Your truth; knit my heart to You that I may fear Your Name. (Psalm 86:11) The “Name” is so important; Matthew 1:20-21 says, “But after he had considered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, ‘Joseph, son…
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Devotion for December 11, 2025
“You of little faith, why did you doubt?” (Matthew 14:31b) Of all the miracles Jesus performs throughout the gospels, the story of Jesus walking on water fills me with awed wonder. Perhaps that’s because this miracle seems so obviously impossible. Water can no more be a stepping stone than a feather or a cloud can…
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Devotion for December 10, 2025
“Sing with joy to God our strength …” (Psalm 81:1a) Have you ever laughed so hard that you felt weak or been so happy that you cried? These experiences are a testament to the ways in which joy can be overwhelming, but I wonder: Can joy also make us strong? Psalm 81’s call to sing…