Nearer to God Devotional
Directing you to faith in Jesus Christ and to Biblical truth.
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Daily devotionalOctober 22 – Submission to rulers and authorities
“Remind them to be submissive to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work, to speak evil of no one,…
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Daily devotionalOctober 21 – The perfect pastor
“Declare these things; exhort and rebuke with all authority. Let not one disregard you.” – Titus 2:15 Scripture reading: 1 Timothy 4:6-16; Titus 2:11-15 There…
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Daily devotionalOctober 20 – The toughest verse
“Declare these things; exhort and rebuke with all authority. Let no one disregard you.” – Titus 2:15 Scripture reading: 1 Timothy 4:6-16; Titus 2:11-15 This…
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Daily devotionalOctober 19 – Jesus gave himself to redeem us
“… waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, who gave Himself for us to…
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Daily devotionalOctober 18 – The appearance of God’s grace
“For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright,…
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Daily devotionalOctober 17 – Adorning the doctrine of God our Saviour
“Bondservants are to be submissive to their own masters in everything: they are to be well-pleasing, not argumentative, not pilfering, but showing all good faith,…
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Daily devotionalOctober 16 – A model of good works
“Show yourself in all respects to be a model of good works, and in your teaching, show integrity, dignity, and sound speech that cannot be…
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Daily devotionalOctober 15 – Self-control
“Likewise, urge the younger men to be self-controlled.” – Titus 2:6 Scripture reading: Proverbs 23:19-24:2; Titus 2:1-10 Young men also have it tough in our…
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Daily devotionalOctober 14 – The gift of older christian women
“Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good, and so…
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Daily devotionalOctober 13 – The gift of older christian men
“Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, and in steadfastness.” – Titus 2:2 Scripture reading: Proverbs 4: 1-27; Titus…
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Daily devotionalOctober 12 – Sound doctrine and sound living
“But as for you, teach what accords with sound doctrine.” – Titus 2:1 Scripture reading: Nehemiah 8:1-12; Titus 2:1-10 The Cretans sound like hard people….
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Daily devotionalOctober 11 – Everyone is a hypocrite
“They profess to know God, but they deny Him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient, unfit for any good work.” – Titus 1:16 Scripture…
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Daily devotionalOctober 10 – Give thanks in all things
“To the pure, all things are pure, but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but both their minds and their consciences are defiled.”…
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Daily devotionalOctober 9 – Rebuke them sharply
“Therefore, rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith, not devoting themselves to Jewish myths and the commands of people who turn…
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Daily devotionalOctober 8 – Preach the gospel to these people?
“One of the Cretans, a prophet of their own, said, ‘Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.’ This testimony is true.” – Titus 1:12-13a…
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Daily devotionalOctober 7 – Silencing false teachers
“For there are many insubordinate, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision party. They must be silenced, since they are upsetting families by…
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Daily devotionalOctober 6 – God’s stewards
“For an overseer, as God’s steward, must be above reproach. He must not be arrogant or quick-tempered or a drunkard or violent or greedy for…
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Daily devotionalOctober 5 – Elder essentials (II)
“If anyone is above reproach, the husband of one wife, and his children are believers and not open to the charge of debauchery or subordination.”…
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Daily devotionalOctober 4 – Elders essentials (I)
“This is why I left you in Crete, so that you might put what remained into order, and appoint elders in every town as I…
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Daily devotionalOctober 3 – Grace and peace and the common faith
“To Titus, my true child in a common faith: grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.” – Titus 1:4 Scripture…
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Daily devotionalOctober 2 – Entrusted with preaching
“…in hope of eternal life, which God, who never lies, promised before the ages began and at the proper time manifested in His Word through…
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Daily devotionalOctober 1 – Introduction to Titus
Titus was a “partner and fellow worker” of Paul (2 Cor. 8:23) and served to encourage the Corinthian church to be as generous as the…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 30 – To God be the glory
“Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 29 – The love of Christ
“…may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 28 – Do not lose heart
“So I ask you not to lose heart over what I am suffering for you, which is your glory.” – Ephesians 3:13 Scripture reading: 2…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 27 – The power of God’s grace
“Of this gospel I was made a minister according to the gift of God’s grace, which was given me by the working of his power….
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Daily devotionalSeptember 26 – The mystery of Christ
“When you read this, you can perceive my insight into the mystery of Christ…” – Ephesians 3:4 Scripture reading: Acts 2:1-13 In the verses that…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 25 – God’s dwelling place
“In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit.” – Ephesians 2:22 Scripture reading: 1 Peter 2:1-3…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 24 – A solid foundation
“…built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone.” – Ephesians 2:20 Scripture reading: 1 Corinthians 3: 1-23 As…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 23 – Citizenship
“So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God.” –…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 22 – Access to the Father
“For through him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father.” – Ephesians 2:18 Scripture reading: John 10:22-30 I’ve always wondered what it…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 21 – Preaching peace
“And he came and preached peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near.” – Ephesians 2:17 Scripture reading: Romans…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 20 – One new man
“…that he might create in himself one new man in place of the two, so making peace…” – Ephesians 2:15b Scripture reading: Galatians 2:15-21 We…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 19 – Our peace
“For he himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility.” –…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 18 – Brought near
“But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.” – Ephesians 2:13 Scripture reading:…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 17 – For a purpose
“For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.” – Ephesians 2:10 …
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Daily devotionalSeptember 16 – All of grace
“For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God.” – Ephesians 2:8 …
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Daily devotionalSeptember 15 – Resurrection
“…even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved.” – Ephesians 2:5 Scripture reading: John…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 14 – But God…
“But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us.” – Ephesians 2:4 Scripture reading: Romans 3:9-31 In two…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 13 – Our natural condition (II)
“And you were dead in…..sins in which you once walked, following the course of this world…carrying out the desires of the body and the mind,…
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September 12 – Our natural condition (I)
“And you were dead in…..sins in which you once walked, following the course of this world…carrying out the desires of the body and the mind,…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 11 – Head of the church
“And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church.” – Ephesians 1:22 Scripture reading: Ephesians…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 10 – Christ’s exaltation
“…that he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, far above…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 9 – Praying for the saints
“I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers, that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 8 – Sealed by the Holy Spirit
“…were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 7 – The word of truth
“In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 6 – Inheritance obtained
“In Him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 5 – All things in him
“… as a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth.” – Ephesians 1:10…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 4 – Adopted as sons
“He predestined us for adoption to Himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will.” – Ephesians 1:5 Scripture reading: Romans…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 3 – Chosen unto godliness
“…that we should be holy and blameless before Him. In love…” – Ephesians 1:4b Scripture reading: 2 Peter 2:1-12 Sometimes in professional sports you hear…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 2 – Chosen in him
“…even as he chose us in Him before the foundation of the world….” – Ephesians 1:4 Scripture reading: Romans 8:29-39 Ephesians 1:3-14 is the longest…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 1 – Introduction to Ephesians
Our devotions this month will be taken from Ephesians 1-3. The book of Ephesians can easily be separated into two parts. The first half, which…