Nearer to God Devotional
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Daily devotionalMarch 31 – Well prepared
“For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the…
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Daily devotionalMarch 30 – Preparing without fear
“Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.” – Luke 12:32 Scripture reading: Luke 12:22-34 All…
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Daily devotionalMarch 29 – Preparing with a job qualification
“…not according to the law of a fleshly commandment, but according to the power of an endless life. For He testifies: “You are a priest…
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Daily devotionalMarch 28 – Preparing by looking to Jesus alone
“But then, indeed, when you did not know God, you served those which by nature are not gods. But now after you have known God,…
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Daily devotionalMarch 27 – Preparing by trusting
“Some trust in chariots, and some in horses; But we will remember the name of the Lord our God.” – Psalm 20:7 Scripture reading: Psalm…
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Daily devotionalMarch 26 – What attracts you?
“And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all peoples to Myself.” – John 12:32 Scripture reading: John 12:27-36 Today, the…
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Daily devotionalMarch 25 – Preparing by standing firm
“Then all the disciples forsook Him and fled.” – Matthew 26:56 Scripture reading: Matthew 26:47-56 Many Christians have a negative opinion about the disciples’ behaviour…
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Daily devotionalMarch 24 – Preparing by serving
“Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? But for this purpose I came to this hour….
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Daily devotionalMarch 23 – Preparing by escaping the curse
“Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs…
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Daily devotionalMarch 22 – Preparing with a motive
“For great is Your mercy toward me, And You have delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol.” – Psalm 86:13 Scripture reading: Psalm 86:1-13…
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Daily devotionalMarch 21 – Preparing with a reconciled heart
“…for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.” – Luke 19:10 Scripture reading: Luke 19:1-10 The great…
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Daily devotionalMarch 20 – Preparing as a sheep of the Good Shepherd
“He will feed His flock like a shepherd; He will gather the lambs with His arm, And carry them in His bosom, And gently lead…
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Daily devotionalMarch 19 – Four marks
“And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers.” – Acts 2:42 Scripture reading: Acts 2:29-47…
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Daily devotionalMarch 18 – Preparing for an exam
“Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me, and know my anxieties; And see if there is any wicked way in me, And…
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Daily devotionalMarch 17 – Preparing with God’s comfort
“Comfort, yes, comfort My people!” says your God. “Speak comfort to Jerusalem, and cry out to her, That her warfare is ended, That her iniquity…
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Daily devotionalMarch 16 – Preparing by looking
“…looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame,…
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Daily devotionalMarch 15 – Preparing our hearts
“…rend your hearts and not your garments..” – Joel 2:13 Scripture reading: Joel 2:1-14 A Christian’s goal is fellowship with the Lord. The prophet Joel…
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Daily devotionalMarch 14 – Preparing by denying, taking up, and following
“If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.” – Luke 9:23 Scripture reading: Luke…
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Daily devotionalMarch 13 – Preparing with mercy
“Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.” – Matthew 5:7 Scripture reading: Matthew 5:1-12 Christians realize the need for the mercy of God….
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Daily devotionalMarch 12 – Invited and ready
“For many are called, but few are chosen.” – Matthew 22:14 Scripture reading: Matthew 22:1-14 In Jesus’ parable, the guests came because they received a…
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Daily devotionalMarch 11- Preparing with the Lord’s favour
“Cast me not away from your presence, and take not your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation…” – Psalm…
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Daily devotionalMarch 10 – Heartfelt preparation
“…because your heart was penitent…I also have heard you, declares the Lord.” – 2 Kings 22:19 Scripture reading: 2 Kings 22:1-20 A major part of…
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Daily devotionalMarch 9 – Preparing in humility
“For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.” – Luke 18:14b Scripture reading: Luke 18:1-14 The…
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Daily devotionalMarch 8 – Preparing with forgiveness
“Come now, let us reason together, says the Lord: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are…
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Daily devotionalMarch 7 – Preparing with joy
“Do not be grieved, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.” – Nehemiah 8:10b Scripture reading: Nehemiah 8:1-12 There are many devout Christians…
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Daily devotionalMarch 6 – Preparing in righteousness
“Tell the righteous it shall be well with them.” – Isaiah 3:10 Scripture reading: Isaiah 3:1-13 Next month, we will mark Palm Sunday, Good Friday…
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Daily devotionalMarch 5 – Preparing with love and fear
“I, through the abundance of your steadfast love, will enter your house. I will bow down toward your holy temple in the fear of you.”…
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Daily devotionalMarch 4 – Preparing by breaking
“And he broke in pieces the bronze serpent that Moses had made, for until those days the people of Israel had made offerings to it.”…
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Daily devotionalMarch 3 – Preparing by carrying
“… they seized one Simon of Cyrene who was coming in from the country, and laid on him the cross, to carry it behind Jesus.”…
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Daily devotionalMarch 2 – Preparing with prayer
“And he said to them, “Why are you sleeping? Rise and pray that you may not enter into temptation.”” – Luke 22:46 Scripture reading: Luke…
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Daily devotionalMarch 1 – Introduction to preparation
Preparation is an essential part of life. Our children go to school for years as a vital part of their preparation for adult life. We…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 28 – Ashes for the head
“I have heard of You by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye sees You. Therefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 27 – Job questions God’s wisdom
“After this Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth.” – Job 3:1 Scripture reading: Job 3:11-16 Job wished he had never…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 26 – Old men aren’t always right
Job 32: 9 Great men are not always wise, nor do the aged always understand justice. Scripture reading: Job 32:2-9 Elihu, the younger of Job’s…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 25 – Total inability in a nutshell
“How then can man be righteous before God? Or how can he be pure who is born of a woman?” – Job 25:4 Scripture reading:…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 24 – With friends like these, who needs enemies?
“I have heard many such things; Miserable comforters are you all!” – Job 16:2 Scripture reading: Job 16:1-5 Job had lost almost everything. He was…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 23 – Life is short and full of troubles
“Man who is born of woman is of few days and full of trouble.” – Job 14:1 Scripture Reading: Job 14:1-7 It really doesn’t matter…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 22 – God puts Job in his place
“Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding.” – Job 38:4 Scripture reading: Job 38:1-11 Job…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 21 – Annihilation for the dead is a deadly doctrine
“And after my skin is destroyed, this I know, that in my flesh I shall see God…” – Job 19:26 Scripture reading: Job 19:26-29 Most…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 20 – Is your redeemer alive?
“For I know that my Redeemer lives, and He shall stand at last on the earth;” – Job 19:25 Scripture reading: Job 19:23-25 Job knew…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 19 – Can you stand the prosperity of the wicked?
“Why do the wicked live and become old, yes, become mighty in power?” – Job 21:7 Scripture reading: Job 21:7-16 One of Job’s frustrations was…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 18 – Do you exude wisdom?
“The young men saw me and hid, and the aged arose and stood; The princes refrained from talking and put their hand on their mouth…”…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 17 – God sees every secret thought
“The eye of the adulterer waits for the twilight, saying, ‘No eye will see me’; And he disguises his face.” – Job 24:15 Scripture reading:…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 16 – Lying lips are an abomination to God
“As long as my breath is in me, and the breath of God in my nostrils, My lips will not speak wickedness, nor my tongue…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 15 – Golden hope or hope in gold
“If I have made gold my hope, or said to fine gold, ‘You are my confidence’; This also would be an iniquity deserving of judgment,…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 14 – Drink water from your own cistern
“I have made a covenant with my eyes; Why then should I look upon a young woman?” = Job 31:1 Scripture reading: Matthew 5:27-30 It…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 13 – Don’t be afraid to speak when you know
“Men listened to me and waited, and kept silence for my counsel. After my words they did not speak again, and my speech settled on…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 12 – When life seems to fall apart
“Then I said, ‘I shall die in my nest, and multiply my days as the sand.’” – Job 29:18 Scripture reading: Job 29:18-30:1 It is…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 11 – Fighting words
“I broke the fangs of the wicked, and plucked the victim from his teeth.” – Job 29:17 Scripture reading: James 5:1-6 Maybe you were bullied…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 10 – Did you take the time to help?
“I was a father to the poor, and I searched out the case that I did not know.” – Job 29:16 Scripture reading: Matthew 25:34-40…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 9 – How good is your coat?
“I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; my justice was like a robe and a turban.” – Job 29:14 Scripture reading: Zechariah 3:1-7 To…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 8 – You’re not a socialist if you help the needy
“Because I delivered the poor who cried out, the fatherless and the one who had no helper. The blessing of a perishing man came upon…