Nearer to God Devotional
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Daily devotional
August 31 – Trust the psalms of God
“I trust in the steadfast love of God forever and ever.” – Psalm 52:8 Scripture reading: Psalm 52:1-9 We started with Psalm 1 and the comparison between the good and the wicked man. We sang from Psalm 50, the words…
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Daily devotionalMay 27 – Eternal grace
“But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made…
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Daily devotionalMay 26 – Mercy, grace, and steadfast love
“The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.” – Psalm 103:8 Scripture reading: Psalm 103:1-22 Three strands of God’s…
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Daily devotionalMay 25 – Christ, our passover lamb
“Cleanse out the old leaven that you may be a new lump, as you really are unleavened. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.”…
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Daily devotionalMay 24 – The active obedience of Christ
“…So that in him we might become the righteousness of God.” – 2 Corinthians 5:21b Scripture reading: Zechariah 3:1-10 When Jesus, in His passive obedience,…
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Daily devotionalMay 23 – The passive obedience of Christ
“For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin…” – 2 Corinthians 5:21a Scripture reading: Isaiah 52:13-53:12 In our electronic age,…
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Daily devotionalMay 22 – Redemption through the Son
“And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may…
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Daily devotionalMay 21 – New life from the Spirit
“Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.” – 1 Corinthians 1:3 Scripture reading: John 3:1-15 Jesus emphasizes to…
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Daily devotionalMay 20 – The electing love of the Father
“For we know, brothers loved by God, that he has chosen you, because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in…
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Daily devotionalMay 19 – Only through Christ
“It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.” – Hebrews 10:31 Scripture reading: 2 Samuel 6:1-11 In 1 Samuel…
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Daily devotionalMay 18 – Who is able to stand before this holy God
“Who is able to stand before the LORD, this holy God?” – 1 Samuel 6:20 Scripture reading: 1 Samuel 6:1-7:2 The anguished question of 1…
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Daily devotionalMay 17 – Providence in retrospect
“For I have become like a wineskin in the smoke, yet I have not forgotten your statutes.” – Psalm 119:83 Scripture reading: Psalm 119:81-88 The…
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Daily devotionalMay 16 – Providence and civil government
“The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the LORD; he turns it wherever he will.” – Proverbs 21:1 Scripture reading:…
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Daily devotionalMay 15 – Providence and redemption
“Now the Syrians on one of their raids had carried off a little girl from the land of Israel, and she worked in the service…
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Daily devotionalMay 14 – Providential protection
“Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings…” – Psalm 17:8 Scripture reading: Psalm 91:1-14 Have you…
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Daily devotionalMay 13 – Worry quelled by providence
“…The Lord is at hand; do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made…
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Daily devotionalMay 12 – Providence and reliance on God
“Indeed, we felt that we had received the sentence of death. But that was to make us rely not on ourselves but on God who…
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Daily devotionalMay 11 – The ultimate work of providence
“This Jesus, delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men.” – Acts…
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Daily devotionalMay 10 – Not by chance
“The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD.” – Proverbs 16:33 Scripture reading: 2 Chronicles 18:28-34 Not only…
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Daily devotionalMay 9 – The new heavens and earth
“But according to his promise we are waiting for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.” – 2 Peter 3:13 Scripture reading:…
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Daily devotionalMay 8 – An unbreakable covenant
“While the earth remains, seed time and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night, shall not cease.” – Genesis 8:22 Scripture reading:…
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Daily devotionalMay 7 – New creations in Christ
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.” – 2 Corinthians 5:17 …
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Daily devotionalMay 6 – Our place in the world
“What is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you care for him?” – Psalm 8:4 Scripture reading: Psalm…
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Daily devotionalMay 5 – God’s wisdom and knowledge in creation and providence
“By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and by the breath of his mouth all their host.” – Psalm 33:6 Scripture reading:…
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Daily devotionalMay 4 – Revealed in the world and the word
“The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork…The law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony…
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Daily devotionalMay 3 – Our Creator and our Helper
“Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth.” – Psalm 124:8 Scripture reading: Genesis 1:1-31 The creation of the…
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Daily devotionalMay 2 – Wonderful are your works!
“Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding.” – Job 38:4 Scripture reading: Psalm 104:1-35 Faith…
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Daily devotionalMay 1 – Introduction to God’s creation
Can you imagine an artist painting a picture without a plan or purpose for that picture? Even an abstract artist has a purpose for the…
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Daily devotionalApril 30 – It is finished
“…they shall come and proclaim his righteousness to a people yet unborn, that he has done it.” – Psalm 22:30 Scripture reading: Ephesians 1:3-10 Martin…
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Daily devotionalApril 29 – Covenantal continuity
“Posterity shall serve him; it shall be told of the LORD to the coming generation…” – Psalm 22:30 Scripture reading: Psalm 78:1-8 It’s quite a…
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Daily devotionalApril 28 – Every knee shall bow
“All the prosperous of the earth eat and worship; before him shall bow all who go down to the dust, even the one who could…
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Daily devotionalApril 27 – It’s on his head
‘All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the LORD, and all the families of the nations shall worship before you. For…
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Daily devotionalApril 26 – The ends of the earth
“All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the LORD, and all the families of the nations shall worship before you.” –…
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Daily devotionalApril 25 – Joyful affliction
“The afflicted shall eat and be satisfied; those who seek him shall praise the LORD! May your hearts live forever!” – Psalm 22:26 Scripture reading:…
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Daily devotionalApril 24 – A cloud of witnesses
“From you comes my praise in the great congregation; my vows I will perform before those who fear him.” – Psalm 22:25 Scripture reading: Hebrews…
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Daily devotionalApril 23 – Here is the lowest
“For he has not despised or abhorred the affliction of the afflicted, and he has not hidden his face from him, but has heard, when…
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Daily devotionalApril 22 – Praise is the highest
“You who fear the LORD, praise him! All you offspring of Jacob, glorify him, and stand in awe of him, all you offspring of Israel!”…
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Daily devotionalApril 21 – Expressing thanks
“I will tell of your name to my brothers; in the midst of the congregation I will praise you…” – Psalm 22:22 Scripture reading: Hebrews…
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Daily devotionalApril 20 – The vital hinge
“Deliver my soul from the sword, my precious life from the power of the dog! Save me from the mouth of the lion! You have…
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Daily devotionalApril 19 – Faith cries
“But you, O LORD, do not be far off! O you my help, come quickly to my aid!” – Psalm 22:19 Scripture reading: Psalm 22:9-18…
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Daily devotionalApril 18 – Who won what?
“…they divide my garments among them, and for my clothing they cast lots.” – Psalm 22:18 Scripture reading: John 19:23-27 Our text contains the words…
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Daily devotionalApril 17 – Seeing ourselves
“I can count all my bones – they stare and gloat over me…” – Psalm 22:17 Scripture reading: Isaiah 52:13-15 Someone able to count all…
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Daily devotionalApril 16 – Pierced
“For dogs encompass me; a company of evildoers encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet…” – Psalm 22:16 Scripture reading: John 20:24-29 And…
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Daily devotionalApril 15 – A suffering all of its own
“…my strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to my jaws; you lay me in the dust of death.” – Psalm…
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Daily devotionalApril 14 – The only way we could die
“I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint; my heart is like wax; it is melted within my breast…”…
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Daily devotionalApril 13 – Walking right in
“Many bulls encompass me; strong bulls of Bashan surround me; they open wide their mouth at me, like a ravening and roaring lion.” – Psalm…
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Daily devotionalApril 12 – Facing the bullies
“Many bulls encompass me; strong bulls of Bashan surround me…” – Psalm 22:12 Scripture reading: 1 Peter 2:18-25 It is all coming a lot closer…
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Daily devotionalApril 11 – There is always prayer
“Be not far from me, for trouble is near, and there is none to help.” – Psalm 22:11 Scripture reading: Luke 22:39-46 What we hear…
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Daily devotionalApril 10 – True trust
“On you was I cast from my birth, and from my mother’s womb you have been my God.” – Psalm 22:10 Scripture reading: Matthew 6:25-34…
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Daily devotionalApril 9 – Yet!
“Yet you are he who took me from the womb; you made me trust you at my mother’s breasts.” – Psalm 22:9 Scripture reading: Psalm…
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Daily devotionalApril 8 – Words do hurt
“All who see me mock me; they make mouths at me; they wag their heads; “He trusts in the LORD; let him deliver him; let…
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Daily devotionalApril 7 – This pains because be belongs
“But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by mankind and despised by the people.” – Psalm 22:6 Scripture reading: Luke 23:13-25 We…
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Daily devotionalApril 6 – Where the past comes in
“In you our fathers trusted; they trusted, and you delivered them. To you they cried and were rescued; in you they trusted and were not…