Nearer to God Devotional
Directing you to faith in Jesus Christ and to Biblical truth.
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Daily devotional
August 7 – Singing a call to worship
“Gather to me my faithful ones, who made a covenant with me by sacrifice!” – Psalm 50:5 Scripture reading: Psalm 50:5-6 Here is the Church sounding the voice of God—come and worship! As I write this, we are in the…
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Daily devotionalDecember 27 – Anna’s evangelism
“…she gave thanks to the Lord, and spoke of Him to all those who looked for redemption in Jerusalem.” – Luke 2:38 Scripture reading: Luke…
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Daily devotionalDecember 26 – Simeon’s joy
“…my eyes have seen Your salvation, which You have prepared before the face of all peoples, a light to bring revelation to the Gentiles, And…
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Daily devotionalDecember 25 – The shepherd’s testimony
“Then the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told them.” – Luke…
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Daily devotionalDecember 24 – The firstborn son
“She brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them…
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Daily devotionalDecember 23 – A sad journey
“Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea… to be registered with Mary, his betrothed wife, who was with…
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Daily devotionalDecember 22 – His name is Jesus
“She will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name JESUS, for He will save His people from their sins.” – Matthew 1:21 …
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Daily devotionalDecember 21 – A miracle child
“Do not be afraid, Zacharias, for your prayer is heard; and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name…
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Daily devotionalDecember 20 – Called out of Egypt
“When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called My son.” – Hosea 11:1 Scripture reading: Hosea 11:1-9 It is…
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Daily devotionalDecember 19 – A ruler from Bethlehem
“But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of you shall come forth to Me the One to…
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Daily devotionalDecember 18 – The root and the branch
Isaiah 11:1–2 There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots. The Spirit of…
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Daily devotionalDecember 17 – The Prince of peace
“…unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be…
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Daily devotionalDecember 16 – Kiss the son
“Serve the LORD with fear, And rejoice with trembling. Kiss the Son, lest He be angry, And you perish in the way.” – Psalm 2:11–12 …
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Daily devotionalDecember 15 – The Redeemer
“I know that my Redeemer lives, and He shall stand at last on the earth, and after my skin is destroyed, this I know, that…
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Daily devotionalDecember 14 – A house, father, and son
“He shall build a house for My name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. I will be his Father, and he…
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Daily devotionalDecember 13 – Israel needs a King
“In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes.” – Judges 17:6 Scripture reading: Judges 17:1-13…
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Daily devotionalDecember 12 – The star of Jacob
“I see Him, but not now; I behold Him, but not near; A Star shall come out of Jacob; A Sceptre shall rise out of…
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Daily devotionalDecember 11 – Standing in the breach
“He said that He would destroy them, had not Moses His chosen one stood before Him in the breach, to turn away His wrath, lest…
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Daily devotionalDecember 10 – Spiritual drink
“…all ate the same spiritual food, and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them, and that…
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Daily devotionalDecember 9 – The baptism of Israel
“Moreover, brethren, I do not want you to be unaware that all our fathers were under the cloud, all passed through the sea, all were…
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Daily devotionalDecember 8 – Separated from Egypt
“And the Angel of God, who went before the camp of Israel, moved and went behind them; and the pillar of cloud went from before…
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Daily devotionalDecember 7 – Saviour of many
“…as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day,…
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Daily devotionalDecember 6 – God will provide
“Abraham said, “My son, God will provide for Himself the lamb for a burnt offering.”” – Genesis 22:8 Scripture reading: Genesis 22:1-24 Abraham and Sarah…
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Daily devotionalDecember 5 – The comfort of rest
“…he called his name Noah, saying, “This one will comfort us concerning our work and the toil of our hands, because of the ground which…
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Daily devotionalDecember 4 – The seed promise
“I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise…
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Daily devotionalDecember 3 – All the scriptures
“…beginning at Moses and all the Prophets, He expounded to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself.” – Luke 24:27 Scripture reading: Luke…
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Daily devotionalDecember 2 – The word who created
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All…
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Daily devotionalDecember 1 – Introduction to “things concerning [Christ]”
As we come to the end of another year, it is good for us to focus on the person and work of the Lord Jesus…
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Daily devotionalNovember 30 – Life through death
“And Jesus answered them, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain…
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Daily devotionalNovember 29 – Containment not destruction
“So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus. Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body,…
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Daily devotionalNovember 28 – The assembly assembled
“But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable angels in festal gathering,…
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Daily devotionalNovember 27 – Judgement!
“When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and…
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Daily devotionalNovember 26 – A weeping prophet
“And when [Jesus] drew near and saw the city, he wept over it, saying, “Would that you, even you, had known on his day the…
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Daily devotionalNovember 25 – The restorer of fortunes
“When the LORD restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who dream. Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongues with…
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Daily devotionalNovember 24 – Deliverance delivered, declared, doubted, and denied
“. . . you know in your hearts and souls, all of you, that not one word has failed of all the good things that…
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Daily devotionalNovember 23 – Devastation and deliverance
“Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, and that repentance and forgiveness of sins…
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Daily devotionalNovember 22 – Sweet revenge
“Let all the house of Israel, therefore, know for certain that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified.” Now…
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Daily devotionalNovember 21 – Our worship leader
“Now the point in what we are saying is this: we have such a high priest, one who is seated at the right hand of…
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Daily devotionalNovember 20 – Seeing with our ears
“Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of your law.” – Psalm 119:18 Scripture reading: 2 Kings 6:8-19 To the king of…
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Daily devotionalNovember 19 – No axedent
“The floods have lifted up, O Lord, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their roaring. Mightier than the thunders of…
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Daily devotionalNovember 18 – Judan-like, anti-grace gehazis
“Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss…
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Daily devotionalNovember 17 – Without money and without price
“Come, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and he who has no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money…
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Daily devotionalNovember 16 – Born again
“At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” And calling to him a child, he…
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Daily devotionalNovember 15 – Raging against the remedy
“For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of…
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Daily devotionalNovember 14 – Assembly required
“Then Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet God, and they took their stand at the foot of the mountain. Now Mount…
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Daily devotionalNovember 13 – Great but…
“For we who live are always being given over to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in…
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Daily devotionalNovember 12 – Give us this day our daily bread
“Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.”…
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Daily devotionalNovember 11 – Let’s stew over this
“Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in…
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Daily devotionalNovember 10 – The beautiful, the bitter and beyond
“Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who…
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Daily devotionalNovember 9 – The sadness of life
“When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come with her also weeping, he was deeply moved in his spirit and troubled ….
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Daily devotionalNovember 8 – The gladness of life
“Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives him who sent me. The one who receives a prophet because he is a prophet…
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Daily devotionalNovember 7 – Saved to worship
“Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go in to Pharaoh and say to him, ‘Thus says the LORD, “Let my people go, that they may…
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Daily devotionalNovember 6 – Helper of the helpless
“For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you…