Nearer to God Devotional
Directing you to faith in Jesus Christ and to Biblical truth.
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Daily devotional
August 27 – Evil men and the love of God
“You love evil more than good…” – Psalm 52:3 Scripture reading: Psalm 52:1-4 Are you ever surprised by evil? In my earlier life counselling teenaged sex offenders, I remember being struck by what people can do to one another. Some…
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Daily devotionalOctober 31 – Persevering grace
“But you, beloved, build yourselves up in your most holy faith; pray in the Holy Spirit; keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting for…
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Daily devotionalOctober 30 – Preserving grace
“My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no…
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Daily devotionalOctober 29 – Unstoppable grace
“. . .his dominion is an everlasting dominion. . . He does according to his will among the host of heaven and among the inhabitants…
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Daily devotionalOctober 28 – Christ’s successful death
“Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the…
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Daily devotionalOctober 27 – Chosen, not choice
“…For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for his treasured…
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Daily devotionalOctober 26 – Very, very bad
“The LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only…
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Daily devotionalOctober 25 – Ascension and succession again
“For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not of…
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Daily devotionalOctober 24 – Ascension and succession
“Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, and that repentance and forgiveness of sins…
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Daily devotionalOctober 23 – Our God is a consuming fire
“Now therefore, O kings, be wise; be warned, O rulers of the earth. Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling. Kiss the Son,…
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Daily devotionalOctober 22 – Living like an atheist
“The LORD is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. And those who know your name put their trust in you,…
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Daily devotionalOctober 21 – Does the Lord not see?
“But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was angry. And he prayed to the LORD and said, “O LORD, is not this what I said…
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Daily devotionalOctober 20 – Does the Lord not see?
“This is evidence of the righteous judgment of God, that you may be considered worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are also…
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Daily devotionalOctober 19 – The righteous sufferer
“So Jesus also suffered outside the gate in order to sanctify the people through his own blood. Therefore let us go to him outside the…
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Daily devotionalOctober 18 – From desire to death
“Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts…
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Daily devotionalOctober 17 – Carrying the cross for Christ
“And he said to them, “Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or…
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Daily devotionalOctober 16 – Joyfully serving Christ
“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,…
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Daily devotionalOctober 15 – The voice of grace and judgement
“Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me,…
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Daily devotionalOctober 14 – Covenant prosecution
“Working together with him, then, we appeal to you not to receive the grace of God in vain. For he says, “In a favorable time…
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Daily devotionalOctober 13 – Discouraged
“Behold, my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved with whom my soul is well pleased. I will put my Spirit upon him, and he…
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Daily devotionalOctober 12 – Effective prayer
“…I, Daniel, perceived in the books the number of years that, according to the word of the Lord to Jeremiah the prophet, must pass before…
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Daily devotionalOctober 11 – Showers of blessing
“The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working. Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed…
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Daily devotionalOctober 10 – The contest
“I am the Lord; that is my name; my glory I give to no other, nor my praise to carved idols.” – Isaiah 42:8 Scripture…
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Daily devotionalOctober 9 – Divided hearts
“No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one…
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Daily devotionalOctober 8 – The king and his servants
“But it shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among…
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Daily devotionalOctober 7 – Resurrection life
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to…
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Daily devotionalOctober 6 – Revive us again
“There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” – Romans 8:1 Scripture reading: 1 Kings 17:17-24 How painful! It isn’t…
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Daily devotionalOctober 5 – Marveling at his grace
“Note then the kindness and the severity of God: severity toward those who have fallen, but God’s kindness to you, provided you continue in his…
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Daily devotionalOctober 4 – Not by bread alone
“And he humbled you and let you hunger and fed you with manna which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, that he…
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Daily devotionalOctober 3 – God’s gracious judgement
“Or do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God’s kindness is meant to lead you to…
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Daily devotionalOctober 2 – God’s man
“Now Elijah the Tishbite, of Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there shall…
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Daily devotionalOctober 1 – Introduction to the word of God
The word of God is living and active. It is not only something we study, it studies us. As the Bible reveals truths about itself,…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 30 – We shall be like him
“Beloved, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 29 – The character of the God we worship
“For the LORD is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations.” – Psalm 100:5 Scripture reading: Psalm 100:1-5 Who is…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 28 – Faith, hope, love: The greatest is love
“So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.” – 1 Corinthians 13:13 Scripture reading: Romans 8:18-24; 1…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 27 – Then I shall know fully
“Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known.” – 1 Corinthians 13:12 Scripture reading: Romans 8:28-39;…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 26 – Seeing a mirror dimly vs. face to face
“For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 25 – The age of childhood vs. the age of adulthood
“When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man,…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 24 – We know in part
“For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when the perfect comes, the partial will pass away.” – 1 Corinthians 13:9-10 Scripture…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 23 – Love never ends
“Love never ends. As for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away.” – 1…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 22 – Enter his gates with thanksgiving
“Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name!” – Psalm 100:4 Scripture reading: Psalm 100:1-5 We…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 21 – Love endures all things
“Love…endures all things.” – 1 Corinthians 13:7 Scripture reading: Hebrews 12:1-2; 1 Corinthians 13:7 Love endures through the good times and the bad times. Love…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 20 – Love hopes all things
“Love…hopes all things.” – 1 Corinthians 13:7 Scripture Reading: Ephesians 2:1-10; 1 Corinthians 13:7 The idea here is that love hopes for the best in…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 19 – Love believes all things
“Love…believes all things” – 1 Corinthians 13:7 Scripture reading: Psalm 15:1-5; 1 Corinthians 15:7 The idea here is not that love believes anything and everything….
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Daily devotionalSeptember 18 – Love bears all things
“Love bears all things.” – 1 Corinthians 13:7 Scripture Reading: 1 Peter 2:22-25; 1 Corinthians 13:7 The word “bears” has the idea of “to cover”…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 17 – Love rejoices with the truth
“Love…rejoices with the truth” – 1 Corinthians 13:4-6 Scripture reading: Ephesians 4:17-25 Love rejoices with the truth. Love rejoices when truth and integrity win the…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 16 – Love does not rejoice at wrongdoing
“Love…does not rejoice at wrongdoing.” – 1 Corinthians 13:4-6 Scripture reading: Romans 5:6-11; Philippians 4:8 The Corinthians were arrogantly blessing some terrible wrongdoing (Christians taking…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 15 – Come into his presence with singing
“Come into his presence with singing!” – Psalm 100:1 Scripture reading: Psalm 100:1-5; Ephesians 5:18-20 Not only is it a great privilege to come into…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 14 – Love is not resentful
“Love…is not…resentful.” – 1 Corinthians 13:4-5 Scripture reading: Matthew 18:21-35; Luke 23:32-34 The word for “resentful” has the idea of keeping records of wrongs with…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 13 – Love is not irritable
“Love…is not irritable.” – 1 Corinthians 13:4-5 Scripture reading: 1 Peter 2:21-25; Romans 8:28 Are you ever irritable? Maybe at certain times of the day…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 12 – Love does not insist on its own way
“Love…does not insist on its own way.” – 1 Corinthians 13:4-5 Scripture reading: Philippians 2:1-8; 2 Corinthians 5:14-15 Do you insist on your own way…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 11 – Love is not rude
“Love…is not…rude.” – 1 Corinthians 13:4-5 Scripture reading: Matthew 11:28-30; Titus 3:1-8 A Christian man once told me that he didn’t think he had sinned…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 10 – Love is not arrogant
“Love…is not arrogant.” – 1 Corinthians 13:4 Scripture reading: Proverbs 16:5; Philippians 2:3-8 Arrogance is another word for pride or being puffed up. The Corinthians…