Nearer to God Devotional
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Daily devotional
August 25 – Singing the truth about God
“The righteous shall see and fear.” – Psalm 52:6 Scripture reading: Psalm 52:1-9 Have you walked through a forest after a strong wind has blown? You can see a big old tree toppled over; its roots are exposed. David compares…
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Daily devotionalJuly 19 – Fathers and children
“Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord. Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged.” – Colossians 3:20-21 Scripture…
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Daily devotionalJuly 18 – Husbands and wives
“Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives and do not be bitter toward them.: – Colossians 3:18-19…
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Daily devotionalJuly 17 – Put on love
“But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection.” – Colossians 3:14 Scripture reading: Colossians 3:14-17 Put on love, which…
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Daily devotionalJuly 16 – Clothing ourselves with Christ
“Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering; bearing with one another, and forgiving one another,…
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Daily devotionalJuly 15 – Conversion
“Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old man with his deeds, and have put on the new man who…
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Daily devotionalJuly 14 – Put to death the old man
“Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth:” – Colossians 3:5a Scripture reading: Colossians 3:5-7 With the Heidelberg Catechism (LD 38), we…
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Daily devotionalJuly 13 – Set your mind on things above
“If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. Set your…
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Daily devotionalJuly 12 – Let no one judge you
“So let no one judge you in food or drink, or regarding a festival or a new moon or sabbaths, which are a shadow of…
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Daily devotionalJuly 11 – You he made alive
“And you, being dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He has made alive together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses,”…
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Daily devotionalJuly 10 – Walk in Christ
“As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him,” – Colossians 2:6 Scripture reading: Colossians 2:6-10 It is challenging sometimes to…
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Daily devotionalJuly 9 – Paul’s shepherd’s heart
“Though I am absent in the flesh, I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good order and the steadfastness of your faith…
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Daily devotionalJuly 8 – Rejoicing in suffering for preaching
“I now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up in my flesh what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ, for the sake…
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Daily devotionalJuly 7 – The gospel preached to you
“…if indeed you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and are not moved away from the hope of the gospel which you heard, which…
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Daily devotionalJuly 6 – The head of the church
“And He is the head of the body, the church, the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the…
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Daily devotionalJuly 5 – Christ the firstborn over all creation
“He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by Him, all things were created in heaven and on earth,…
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Daily devotionalJuly 4 – Our independence
“He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the Kingdom of the Son of His love, in whom we have…
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Daily devotionalJuly 3 – Praying for our church
“For this reason, we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you,” – Colossians 1:9 Scripture reading: Colossians 1:9-12…
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Daily devotionalJuly 2 – Thankful for our church
“We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you” – Colossians 1:3 Scripture reading: Colossians 1:3-8 A…
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Daily devotionalJuly 1 – Introduction to Colossians
The meditations for this month are based on Paul’s letter to the Colossians. Much like his letter, written from prison, to the Ephesians, the first…
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Daily devotionalJune 30 – Jesus with thy church abide
“Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy,…
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Daily devotionalJune 29 – Sickening compromise
“They said to you, “In the last time there will be scoffers, following their own ungodly passions.”” – Jude 18 Scripture reading: Nehemiah 13:3-22 Compromise,…
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Daily devotionalJune 28 – Definite conversion
“Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord.” – Romans 12:11 Scripture reading: Nehemiah 13:1-3, Deuteronomy 23:3-8 Being converted to…
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Daily devotionalJune 27 – Sing Choirs of new Jerusalem
“And they offered great sacrifices that day and rejoiced, for God had made them rejoice with great joy; the women and children also rejoiced. And…
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Daily devotionalJune 26 – Preparing for worship
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. 18 All this is…
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Daily devotionalJune 25 – From one generation to the next
“The Lord records as he registers the peoples, “This one was born there.”” – Psalm 87:6 “But as it is, God arranged the members in…
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Daily devotionalJune 24 – Gathered by the Lord
“Now the leaders of the people lived in Jerusalem. And the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to live…
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Daily devotionalJune 23 – O Jesus I have promised
“Join with their brothers, their nobles, and enter into a curse and an oath to walk in God’s Law that was given by Moses the…
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Daily devotionalJune 22 – The peace of knowing who we are
“And we indeed justly, for we are receiving the due reward of our deeds; but this man [Jesus] has done nothing wrong.” – Luke 23:41 …
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Daily devotionalJune 21 – The assurance of knowing who we are
“Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of…
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Daily devotionalJune 20 – The humility of knowing who we are
“For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh.” – Romans 7:18a Scripture reading: Nehemiah 9:1-8 When the law was…
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Daily devotionalJune 19 – The joy of knowing who we are
“And all the assembly of those who had returned from the captivity made booths and lived in the booths, for from the days of Jeshua…
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Daily devotionalJune 18 – The joy of the Lord is your strength
“You shall no more be termed Forsaken, and your land shall no more be termed Desolate, but you shall be called My Delight Is in…
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Daily devotionalJune 17 – To glorify God
“And of Zion it shall be said, “This one and that one were born in her”; for the Most High himself will establish her.” –…
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Daily devotionalJune 16 – A refuge of worship
“So the wall was finished on the twenty-fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty-two days. And when all our enemies heard of it, all…
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Daily devotionalJune 15 – What if God’s servant lies?
“Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into…
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Daily devotionalJune 14 – Conspiracy!
“Blessed be the Lord, my rock, who trains my hands for war, and my fingers for battle.” – Psalm 144:1 Scripture reading: Nehemiah 6:1-9 Jesus…
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Daily devotionalJune 13 – Grace-filled leadership
“And whoever would be first among you must be your slave, even as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve,…
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Daily devotionalJune 12 – Trouble at home
“But if anyone has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God’s love abide in…
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Daily devotionalJune 11 – Doing the hard work
“Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his…
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Daily devotionalJune 10 – Armed and ready
“Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing…
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Daily devotionalJune 9 – Halfway there (living on a prayer)
“And we prayed to our God and set a guard as a protection against them day and night.” – Nehemiah 4:9 Scripture reading: Nehemiah 4:6-14…
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Daily devotionalJune 8 – A fool’s errand?
“…looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame,…
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Daily devotionalJune 7 – The body of Christ
“Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brothers the priests, and they built the Sheep Gate. They consecrated it and set its doors….
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Daily devotionalJune 6 – Through the thresher
“Do good to Zion in your good pleasure; build up the walls of Jerusalem.” – Psalm 51:18 Scripture reading: Psalm 122:1-9 What is so important…
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Daily devotionalJune 5 – Troublemakers
“But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite servant and Geshem the Arab heard of it, they jeered at us and despised us and…
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Daily devotionalJune 4 – Examining the damage
“Then I arose in the night, I and a few men with me. And I told no one what my God had put into my…
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Daily devotionalJune 3 – Prayers answered
“And the king granted me what I asked, for the good hand of my God was upon me.” – Nehemiah 2:8b Scripture reading: Nehemiah 2:1-8…
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Daily devotionalJune 1 – Introduction to Nehemiah
In the year 539 BC, the prophet Daniel was an old man serving in the courts of Babylon, receiving visions from the Lord of kingdoms…
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Daily devotionalJune 2 – Start with prayer
“Let your ear be attentive and your eyes open, to hear the prayer of your servant that I now pray before you day and night…
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Daily devotionalMay 31 – Let us be stable and studious
“You therefore, beloved, knowing this beforehand, take care that you are not carried away with the error of lawless people and lose your own stability….
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Daily devotionalMay 30 – Of pots and kettles
“Just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you according to the wisdom given him, as he does in all his letters when he…
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Daily devotionalMay 29 – A call to evangelism
“And count the patience of our Lord as salvation.” – 2 Peter 3:15a Scripture reading: Matthew 28:16-20 In relation to the return of Christ, we…