Devotion Archive
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Devotion for October 31, 2024
The First Reformer is the fulfillment of the promise given by God in the Garden of Eden from Genesis 3:15 regarding a future offspring from Adam and Eve, sent by God, who will change humanity forever in reconciliation. In all of human history, men and women who stood up for the Gospel are reformers called…
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Devotion for October 30, 2024
“In order that the requirement of the Law might be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.” (Romans 8:4) If the Holy Spirit resides within us, we will be able to fulfill the demands of God’s law. Augustine once said, “Grace was given, in order that…
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Devotion for October 29, 2024
“Be subject to one another in the fear of Christ.” (Ephesians 5:21) Spirit-filled believers will submit to one another. To the world, submission implies personal weakness or the coercive dominance of one person by another stronger, more intimidating individual. Such perspectives, however, are unbiblical. The noted expositor Martyn Lloyd-Jones describes submission’s original meaning in a…
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Devotion for October 28, 2024
“Since He did not spare even His own Son but gave Him up for us all, won’t He also give us everything else?” (Romans 8:32, NLT) Because God is always good, He puts your good even above His own. This is the Good News — that the King sacrifices Himself for His people. In fairy…
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Devotion for October 27, 2024
“He does not punish us as we deserve or repay us according to our sins and wrongs. As far as the east is from the west, so far does He remove our sins from us.” (Psalm 103:10, 12, GNT) God always gives you what you need, not what you deserve. There is no end to…
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Devotion for October 26, 2024
“For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and we were all made to drink of one Spirit.” (1 Corinthians 12:13) The unity of the church is the best proof that the Holy Spirit has come. Many people today look for some kind of…
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Devotion for October 25, 2024
“Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too. You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had.” (Philippians 2:4-5, NLT) When you approach someone to resolve a conflict, you first have to confess your part of the problem. Then, you need to listen for the other person’s…
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Devotion for October 24, 2024
“Therefore beseech the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest.” (Matthew 9:38) The primary problem that hindered Jesus’ ministry as He taught, preached, and healed in Palestine is the primary problem that hinders our ministry today: “The workers are few.” The workers Jesus is referring to are the people who would…
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Devotion for October 23, 2024
“I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever; that is the Spirit of truth.” (John 14:16-17) Jesus ministered by the power of the Holy Spirit, and He has promised the same Spirit to all believers. The fluctuating economy of the years in and following…