Devotion Archive
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Devotion for February 26, 2024
“The world’s sin is unbelief in me.” (John 16:9, TLB) At the root of every sin rests at least a momentary doubt about God. In John 16:9 Jesus says, “The world’s sin is unbelief in me” (TLB). When you don’t believe Jesus is who He says He is or He’ll do what He says He’ll…
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Devotion for February 25, 2024
“If you have ears, listen to what the Spirit says to the churches.” (Revelation 3:6) Today, and for the next two days, you will read this admonition from the Lord in Revelation: “If you have ears, listen to what the Spirit says to the churches.” If you are a parent or grandparent, or even when…
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Devotion for February 24, 2024
“Christ Jesus … has become … our righteousness …” (1 Corinthians 1:30) Here’s the main entrance requirement for the kingdom of God: You must have a righteousness that surpasses the righteousness of the Pharisees. Well, good luck with that! The Pharisees were amazing. They kept the law of Moses better than anyone. The apostle Paul…
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Devotion for February 23, 2024
“Everything he does is good.” (Psalm 111:7, NCV) When you ask people what sin is, you’ll get a wide range of answers, from murder to forgetting to call your mom on Mother’s Day. Most of the time, people think of sin as bad behavior. And your bad behaviors often do reveal sin. But the Bible…
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Devotion for February 22, 2024
“You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” (John 8:32, NLT) A lot of things that are true won’t set you free. You can learn how to program a computer, but that won’t set you free. You could read all the latest self-help books, but that won’t set you free either.…
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Devotion for February 21, 2024
“Those of low estate are but a breath, those of high estate are a delusion, in the balances they go up … If riches increase set not your heart on them. (Psalm 62:9a,10b) In front of us is an antique set of measuring scales. The thing we want to measure is placed on one plate…
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Devotion for February 20, 2024
“Those who are dominated by the sinful nature think about sinful things, but those who are controlled by the Holy Spirit think about things that please the Spirit.” (Romans 8:5, NLT) Have you ever felt like you are a hostage to your thoughts? Maybe you just can’t get a thought out of your mind. Or…
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Devotion for February 19, 2024
“And to the angel at the church in Thyatira write: ‘The words of the Son of God, who has eyes like a flame of fire, and whose feet are like burnished bronze’ …” (Revelation 2:18) Fire is an important symbol in the Bible. The angel of the Lord appeared to Moses in a flame of…
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Devotion for February 18, 2024
“Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.” (Matthew 5:44, GNT) To think like Jesus means to be willing to forgive the people who have hurt you. Even on the cross, Jesus forgave. In Luke 23:34 he says of the people who tortured and hung him there, “Father, forgive them, for they do…