Nearer to God Devotional
Directing you to faith in Jesus Christ and to Biblical truth.
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Daily devotionalMay 24 – Contentment and gratitude
“… I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content.” – Philippians 4:11 Scripture reading: Psalm 73:1-28 Contentment is crucial to gratitude. We…
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Daily devotionalMay 23 – Gratitude for cleansing
“Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice.” – Luke 17:15 Scripture reading: Luke…
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Daily devotionalMay 22 – The law and our expression of gratitude
“I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. You shall have no…
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Daily devotionalMay 21 – Living a life of gratitude
“I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which…
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Daily devotionalMay 20 – God’s grace: The cause for our gratitude
“Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and how inscrutable His ways!” – Romans 11:33 …
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Daily devotionalMay 19 – The immeasurable grace of our triune God
“The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.” – 2…
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Daily devotionalMay 18 – The inward yet abiding grace of the Holy Spirit
“…Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of…
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Daily devotionalMay 17 – Grace upon grace through Christ
“For from His fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.”…
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Daily devotionalMay 16 – Our gracious father in heaven
“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with Whom there is no variation or shadow…
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Daily devotionalMay 15 – God’s grace in the sacraments
“…for this is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.” – Matthew 26:28 Scripture reading: Matthew…
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Daily devotionalMay 14 – Grace for the chief of sinners
“The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost.”…
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Daily devotionalMay 13 – God’s grace sufficient to remove our shame
“For it stands in Scripture: “Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, a cornerstone chosen and precious, and whoever believes in Him will not…
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Daily devotionalMay 12 – Grace given us before the beginning of time
“Who saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works but because of His own purpose and grace, which He…
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Daily devotionalMay 11 – Grace far greater than our sin
“Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I have not come to call the righteous but sinners…
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Daily devotionalMay 10 – “But now…”
“But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it—the righteousness of…
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Daily devotionalMay 9 – Your own worst enemy
“But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed.” – James 1:14 (NKJV) Scripture reading: Genesis 3:1-24 Blaming…
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Daily devotionalMay 8 – The law, our guilt, and God’s grace
“Therefore the law was our tutor to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.” – Galatians 3:24 (NKJV) Scripture reading: Galatians…
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Daily devotionalMay 7 – Guilt and our conscience
“…Speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their own conscience seared with a hot iron…” – 1 Timothy 4:2 (NKJV) Scripture reading: Genesis 42:1-28 Joseph’s brothers were…
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Daily devotionalMay 6 – Our sinful nature enticed by the law
“For I would not have known what it is to covet if the law had not said, “You shall not covet.” But sin, seizing an…
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Daily devotionalMay 5 – Guilt and our sins of omission
“So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin.” – James 4:17 Scripture reading: Matthew 25:14-30…
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Daily devotionalMay 4 – Sinners and sin
“I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in Me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart…
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Daily devotionalMay 3 – The problem is within
“For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, slander.” – Matthew 15:19 Scripture reading: Matthew 15:1-20 The Pharisees…
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Daily devotionalMay 2 – Guilt, grace, and gratitude intertwined
“Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit.” – Psalm 51:12 Scripture reading: Psalm 51:1-19 In David’s prayer,…
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Daily devotionalMay 1 – An introduction to this month’s study on guilt, grace, and gratitude
Three words define the life of every Christian. In the pilgrimage of life, every true Christian experiences guilt, grace and gratitude. Those three words, along…
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Daily devotionalApril 30 – A lesson on God’s timing
“But the LORD said to Moses, “Now you shall see what I will do….”” – Exodus 6:1 Scripture reading: Exodus 5:21-6:13 Moses’ first encounter with…
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Daily devotionalApril 29 – The ploy of false-god pharaoh
“The LORD look on you and judge, because you have made us stink in the sight of Pharaoh and his servants and have put a…
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Daily devotionalApril 28 – The ploys of false-god Pharaoh
“The LORD look on you and judge, because you have made us stink in the sight of Pharaoh and his servants and have put a…
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Daily devotionalApril 27 – The initial resistance of false-god pharaoh
“But Pharaoh said, “Who is the LORD, that I should obey His voice and let Israel go?”” – Exodus 5:2 Scripture reading: Exodus 5:1-21 Pharaoh’s…
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Daily devotionalApril 26 – God further prepares the deliverer
“And the people believed; and when they heard that the LORD had visited the people of Israel and that He had seen their affliction, they…
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Daily devotionalApril 25 – God further prepares the deliverer
“Then Zipporah took a flint and cut off her son’s foreskin and touched Moses’ feet with it and said, “Surely you are a bridegroom of…
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Daily devotionalApril 24 – God further prepares the deliverer
“When you go back to Egypt, see that you do before Pharaoh all the miracles that I have put in your power. But I will…
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Daily devotionalApril 23 – God further prepares the deliverer
“And the LORD said to Moses in Midian, “Go back to Egypt, for all the men who were seeking your life are dead.”” – Exodus…
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Daily devotionalApril 22 – No reason for reluctance
“But he said, “Oh, my Lord, please send someone else.”” – Exodus 4:13 Scripture reading: Exodus 4:13-16 Moses has run out of excuses with God,…
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Daily devotionalApril 21 – No reason for reluctance
“But Moses said to the LORD, “Oh, my Lord, I am not eloquent….”” – Exodus 4:10 Scripture reading: Exodus 4:10-12 As we have noticed, the…
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Daily devotionalApril 20 – No reason for reluctance
“Then Moses answered, “But behold, they will not believe me or listen to my voice, for they will say, ‘The LORD did not appear to…
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Daily devotionalApril 19 – No reason for reluctance
“God said to Moses, “I am who I am.” And He said, “Say this to the people of Israel: ‘I am has sent me to…
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Daily devotionalApril 18 – No reason for reluctance
“But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the children of Israel out of Egypt?” He said,…
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Daily devotionalApril 17 – The God of the living
“But that the dead are raised, even Moses showed, in the passage about the bush, where he calls the Lord the God of Abraham and…
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Daily devotionalApril 16 – Enlightened by the burning bush to the calling of God
“Come, I will send you to Pharaoh that you may bring my people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt.” – Exodus 3:10 Scripture reading:…
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Daily devotionalApril 15 – Enlightened by the burning bush to the mercy of God
“He looked and behold, the bush was burning, yet it was not consumed.” – Exodus 3:2 Scripture reading: Exodus 3:1-10 The fiery bush speaks to…
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Daily devotionalApril 14 – Enlightened by the burning bush to the holiness of God
“Do not come near; take your sandals off your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.”” – Exodus 3:5 Scripture…
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Daily devotionalApril 13 – Enlightened by the burning bush to the holiness of God
“Do not come near; take your sandals off your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.”” – Exodus 3:5 Scripture…
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Daily devotionalApril 12 – God prepares a deliverer: A lesson from Midian
“She gave birth to a son, and he called his name Gershom, for he said, “I have been a sojourner in a foreign land.”” –…
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Daily devotionalApril 11 – God prepares a deliverer: Lessons from Egypt
“When Pharaoh heard of it, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh and stayed in the land of Midian.” – Exodus 2:15 …
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Daily devotionalApril 10 – God prepares a deliverer: Lessons from Egypt
“Who made you a prince and a judge over us?” – Exodus 2:14 Scripture reading: Exodus 2:11-25 Another lesson for Moses was to suffer as…
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Daily devotionalApril 9 – God prepares the deliverer: Lessons in Egypt
“He looked this way and that, and seeing no one, he struck down the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.” – Exodus 2:12 Scripture…
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Daily devotionalApril 8 – God prepares deliverance through an unlikely rescuer
“When [Pharaoh’s daughter] opened [the basket], she saw the child, and behold, the baby was crying. She took pity on him…” – Exodus 2:6 Scripture…
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Daily devotionalApril 7 – God prepares deliverance through a special infancy
“When she could hide him no longer, she took for him a basket made of bulrushes and daubed it with bitumen and pitch. She put…
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Daily devotionalApril 6 – God prepares deliverance through a special infancy
“Now a man from the house of Levi went and took as his wife a Levite woman. The woman conceived and bore a son, and…
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Daily devotionalApril 5 – God prepares deliverance through a special infancy
“Now a man from the house of Levi went and took as his wife a Levite woman. The woman conceived and bore a son, and…
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Daily devotionalApril 4 – God prepares deliverance through a special infancy
“Now a man from the house of Levi went and took as his wife a Levite woman. The woman conceived and bore a son, and…
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Daily devotionalApril 3 – God’s promises prevail over evil
“But the midwives feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but let the male children live.” – Exodus 1:17 …