Nearer to God Devotional
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Daily devotional
August 29 – Sing the truth in love
“See the man who would not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his riches and sought refuge in his own destruction!” – Psalm 52:7 Scripture reading: Psalm 52:6-7 Tomorrow we are going to church. We know…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 12 – Esther’s plan to save (I)
“And when the king saw Queen Esther standing in the court, she won favor in his sight, and he held out to Esther the golden…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 11 – The response of Esther
“I will go to the king, though it is against the law, and if I perish, I perish.” – Esther 4:16 Scripture reading: Esther 4:15-17…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 10 – The challenge to Esther
“And who knows whether you have not come to the kingdom for such a time as this?” – Esther 4:14 Scripture reading: Esther 4:5-14 Esther…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 9 – The approach to Esther
“When Mordecai learned all that had been done, Mordecai tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and ashes…” – Esther 4:1 Scripture reading: Esther 4:1-11…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 8 – The plot against the Jews
“So, as they had made known to him the people of Mordecai, Haman sought to destroy all the Jews, the people of Mordecai, throughout the…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 7 – The plot against the king
“Bigthan and Teresh…became angry and sought to lay hands on King Ahasuerus. And this came to the knowledge of Mordecai…” – Esther 2:21-22 Scripture reading:…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 6 – The appealing candidate
“Now Esther was winning favor in the eyes of all who saw her.” – Esther 2:15 Scripture reading: Esther 2:5-18 In our passage, peace replaces…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 5 – The advice that pleased the king
““And let the young woman who pleases the king be queen instead of Vashti.” This pleased the king, and he did so.” – Esther 2:4 …
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Daily devotionalFebruary 4 – The powerless edict
“He sent letters to all the royal provinces…that every man be master in his own household…” – Esther 1:22 Scripture reading: Esther 1:13-22 A royal…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 3 – God’s providence prevails over the shame
“Let the king give her royal position to another who is better than she.” – Esther 1:19 Scripture reading: Esther 1:13-22 As we reflect on…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 2 – A shameful summons
“…the heart of the king was merry with wine…” – Esther 1:10 Scripture reading: Esther 1:10-12 The drunken king of worldly power summons his bride…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 1 – Introduction to the book of Esther
The book of Esther is well-known as the book in Scripture where the name of God is never mentioned, but where the providential hand of…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 31 – Meeting the LORD
“Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 30 – The great commission
““Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 29 – The life giving Lord
“And so it is written, “The first man Adam became a living being.” The last Adam became a life-giving spirit.” – 1 Corinthians 15:45 Scripture…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 28 – Unpopular judgement
“Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: ‘Behold, I will bring on this city and on all her towns all the doom…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 27 – Life in Christ
“He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for My sake will find it.” – Matthew 10:39 Scripture reading:…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 26 – Celebrating life eternal
“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 25 – The victory
Psalm 16:10 For You will not leave my soul in Sheol, nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption. Scripture reading: Psalm 16:1-11…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 24 – Looking for life
“And as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly Man.” – 1 Corinthians…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 23 – The path of glory
“Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him.” – Romans 6:8 Scripture reading: Romans 6:1-11 Each of us,…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 22 – How are you feeling?
“Therefore, since Christ suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind, for he who has suffered in the flesh has…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 21 – Children of the Lord
“My covenant I will not break, nor alter the word that has gone out of My lips. Once I have sworn by My holiness; I…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 20 – Jesus’ sheep
“Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.” –…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 19 – Jesus, our priest
“But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 18 – The only Saviour
“Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods. But now that you know God—or rather…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 17 – A King’s worth
“Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end, upon the throne of David and over His kingdom, to order it…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 16 – Nobody is perfect
“For I was born a sinner— yes, from the moment my mother conceived me.” – Psalm 51:5 Scripture reading: Psalm 51:1-9 One of the most…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 15 – The Lordship of Christ
“Serve the Lord with reverent fear, and rejoice with trembling. Submit to God’s royal son.” – Psalm 2:11-12 Scripture reading: Psalm 2:1-12 Today it is…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 14 – Power over fear
“Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom.” – Luke 12:32 Scripture reading: Luke 12:22-34 So…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 13 – Refusing Christ, refusing life
“…yet you refuse to come to me to have life.” – John 5:40 Scripture reading: John 5:30-40 If you have reached this point in our…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 12 – Jesus saves
“Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.” –…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 11 – Powerful trust
“Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.” – Psalm 20:7 Scripture reading: Psalm…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 10 – Starting with hope
“Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace, comfort…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 9 – The path ahead
“Thus says the Lord: “Stand by the roads, and look, and ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is; and walk in it,…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 8 – The Lord’s will
“Instead you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.”” – James 4:15 Scripture reading: James 4:13-16 For…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 7 – A new walk with Jesus
“The hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 6 – Expecting the best
“…therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.” – Matthew 24:44 Scripture reading:…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 5 – Renewing our strength
“But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength. They shall mount up with wings like eagles. They shall run and not be…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 4 – New wine
“And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; or else the new wine will burst the wineskins and be spilled, and the wineskins will…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 3 – New Year’s resolutions
“Again, a new commandment I write to you, which thing is true in Him and in you, because the darkness is passing away, and the…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 2 – A sanctified start
“So it was, when the days of feasting had run their course, that Job would send and sanctify them, and he would rise early in…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 1 – Introduction to the new year!
For those of us who follow a calendar basically inherited from the ancient Romans, this month of January marks the start of the New Year….
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Daily devotionalDecember 31 – The Bride and Spirit in sync
“The Spirit and the Bride say, “Come.” And let the one who hears say, “Come.” And let the one who is thirsty come, let the…
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Daily devotionalDecember 30 – His reward is with him
“Behold, I am coming soon, bringing my recompense with me, to repay each one for what he has done.” – Revelation 22:12 Scripture reading: Revelation…
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Daily devotionalDecember 29 – Keeping the vision
“And behold, I am coming soon. Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.” – Revelation 22:7 Scripture reading:…
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Daily devotionalDecember 28 – His name on our foreheads
“They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads.” – Revelation 22:4 Scripture reading: Revelation 22:1-5 The blessedness of the paradise…
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Daily devotionalDecember 27 – The trees of life
“Also, on either side of the river, the tree of life, with its twelve kinds of fruits, yielding its fruit each month. The leaves of…
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Daily devotionalDecember 26 – The river of life
“Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb…
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Daily devotionalDecember 25 – Christ, the light of the world
“And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives its light, and its lamp…
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Daily devotionalDecember 24 – A view of the city #2
“And I saw no temple in the city, for its temple is the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb.” – Revelation 21:22 Scripture reading:…
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Daily devotionalDecember 23 – A view of the city #1
“[He] showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God, having the glory of God, its radiance like a most rare…