Devotion Archive
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Devotion for May 29, 2024
“My thoughts are not like your thoughts. Your ways are not like my ways.” (Isaiah 55:8, NCV) Life is full of interruptions. Sometimes we have big plans — for a career, family, or ministry — but God takes our lives in a different direction. When our plans and God’s plans don’t match up, we often…
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Devotion for May 28, 2024
“The Lord … is being patient for your sake. He does not want anyone to be destroyed, but wants everyone to repent.” (2 Peter 3:9, NLT) God only uses imperfect, broken people. If God only used perfect people, nothing would get done because perfect people don’t exist! If you’re willing to be used by God,…
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Devotion for May 27, 2024
“Since we are God’s coworkers, we urge you not to let God’s kindness be wasted on you.” (2 Corinthians 6:1, GW) When God gives you another chance to fulfill your mission in life, seize it. Don’t waste it. It’s the time to focus on God’s unique calling for your life. Paul writes in 2 Corinthians…
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Devotion for May 26, 2024
“Woe to you experts in the law, because you have taken away the key to knowledge. You yourselves have not entered, and you have hindered those who were entering.” (Luke 11:52) It’s not a popular thing, is it, to deliver the bad news? Of course, that’s an oversimplification. We might discuss law and gospel; one…
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Devotion for May 25, 2024
“It is wonderful to be grateful and to sing your praises, LORD Most High! It is wonderful each morning to tell about your love and at night to announce how faithful you are.” (Psalm 92:1-2, CEV) God loves to give second chances. Consider Jonah. God gave him a mission to tell the people of Nineveh…
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Devotion for May 24, 2024
“I will sacrifice to you with songs of thanksgiving. I will keep my vow. Victory belongs to the LORD!” (Jonah 2:9, GW) When you feel hopeless, it seems counterproductive to express gratitude. Why would you feel grateful when you’ve hit rock bottom? Just ask Jonah. At the end of his prayer from the belly of…
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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…