Devotion Archive
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Devotion for December 8, 2023
“He makes me lie down in green pastures.” (Psalm 23:2, NIV) What should you do when you’re emotionally exhausted? When the Prophet Elijah faced emotional exhaustion, God led him to do three things that helped him recover — and they’re things that can help you recover, too, when you’re at the end of your rope.…
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Devotion for December 7, 2023
“Because you are praying for me and the Spirit of Jesus Christ is helping me, I know this trouble will bring my freedom.” (Philippians 1:19, NCV) When we experience setbacks, our most common response is our worst response: We want to withdraw, to build a wall around ourselves, to push people away. But that’s the…
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Devotion for December 6, 2023
“Then those who went ahead and those who followed were shouting, ‘Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Blessed is the coming kingdom of our ancestor David! Hosanna in the highest heaven!’” (Mark 11:9,10) How do you go with waiting? After what feels like forever, the person you have…
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Devotion for December 5, 2023
“Pride only breeds quarrels, but wisdom is found in those who take advice.” (Proverbs 13:10) To win in life, you must become a lifelong learner. And learning requires submission; a quality of character we sometimes think doesn’t apply to us. We think submission is “just for those other people who need to be led”. This…
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Devotion for December 4, 2023
“And he believed the Lord, and he counted it to him as righteousness.” (Genesis 15:6) In the Name ✞ of Jesus. Amen. In our text from Genesis, we see Abram experiencing both doubt and faith. At first, Abram doubted God’s promise, because he had no children. He assumes that Eliezer, his servant, will be his…
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Devotion for December 3, 2023
“In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace.” (Ephesians 1:7) Peter asked, “How many times should I forgive someone who does something wrong to me? Is seven times enough?” Jesus answered: “Not just seven times, but seventy-seven times!” (Matthew 18:21-22). But we shouldn’t…
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Devotion for December 2, 2023
“He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.” (Micah 6:8) The prophet Micah asks: “With what shall I come before the Lord … Shall I come before Him with burnt offerings ……
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Devotion for December 1, 2023
“The Father gives me the people who are mine. Every one of them will come to me, and I will always accept them.” (John 6:37, NCV) Followers of Jesus ought to be the most accepting people in the world — because they are the most accepted. John 6:37 says, “The Father gives me the people…
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Devotion for November 30, 2023
“Jesus looked at them and said, ‘With humankind this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God’” (Mark 10:27). Read in context Mark 10:17–31. For all intents and purposes, this prostrate man was the ideal of what “good” people sought to be. He knew the commandments. Even more, it reads like…