Devotion Archive
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Devotion for May 23, 2024
“Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.” (Luke 11:23) It might seem incredible that Jesus Himself would be driving out demons, and there would be onlookers divided in whether He is driving them out in the name of the prince of demons or whether it was…
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Devotion for May 22, 2024
“I called to the LORD in my distress, and He answered me. From the depths of my watery grave I cried for help, and You heard my cry.” (Jonah 2:2, GW) When you’re feeling hopeless, you need to figure out where that feeling is coming from — and then you can begin to pray specifically…
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Devotion for May 21, 2024
“How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity!” (Psalm 133:1). Read Psalm 133. Imagine going to your favorite restaurant, and sitting at an adjacent table was a bearded man stuffing large pieces of oily pizza into his mouth. And then, as you watched, the grease from the pizza dripped down…
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Devotion for May 20, 2024
“I cried out to the LORD in my great trouble, and he answered me. I called to you from the land of the dead, and LORD, you heard me!” (Jonah 2:2, NLT) When you pray, do you only tell God what you think he wants to hear? Maybe you start with a simple, “Hi, God.…
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Devotion for May 19, 2024
“But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to (Jesus) and asked, ‘Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!’” (Luke 10:40) Admit it. Every one of us has either spoken those words aloud or…
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Devotion for May 18, 2024
“From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the LORD his God.” (Jonah 2:1, NIV) Have you ever felt swallowed up by life? Maybe you were surrounded by depression, conflict, worry, or guilt — and you felt hopeless. I hope you’re not feeling that way right now, but at some point you will be. You might…
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Devotion for May 17, 2024
“Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me.” (Jonah 1:2, NIV) When God first gave Jonah his mission, it required a huge step of faith. In fact, the step was so big that Jonah initially ran from it. At the time, Nineveh was the…
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Devotion for May 16, 2024
“Jonah immediately tried to run away from the LORD by going to Tarshish.” (Jonah 1:3, GW) God gives every one of us a unique mission — and He gives us a choice as to whether or not we fulfill that mission. God gave Jonah a mission: To warn the people of Nineveh that judgment was…
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Devotion for May 15, 2024
“This is the day the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it!” (Psalm 118:24) Maybe you remember with joy the old spiritual song made from this verse, and what a great verse. “This is the day the Lord has made.” If you read verse 22 and recall how it is used…