Nearer to God Devotional
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Daily devotional
August 17 – A song begging for mercy
“Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions.” – Psalm 51:1 Scripture reading: Psalm 51:1, 2 David asks for mercy. How does he even dare? David knew he…
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Daily devotionalMay 30 – Jesus, our chief cornerstone (II)
“The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone. This was the Lord’s doing; It is marvelous in our eyes.” – Psalm 118:22-23 …
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Daily devotionalMay 29 – Jesus, our chief cornerstone (I)
“Therefore it is also contained in the Scripture, “Behold, I lay in Zion a chief cornerstone, elect, precious, And he who believes in Him will…
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Daily devotionalMay 28 – Jesus, our mercy seat (II)
“And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world.” – 1…
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Daily devotionalMay 27 – Jesus, our mercy seat (I)
“…whom God set forth as a propitiation by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness.” – Romans 3:25a Scripture reading: Romans 3:1-31 In this…
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Daily devotionalMay 26 – Jesus, the door
“I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture.” – John 10:9…
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Daily devotionalMay 25 – Jesus, our city of refuge (II)
“that (…) we might have strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us.” – Hebrews 6:18 Scripture…
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Daily devotionalMay 24 – Jesus, our city of refuge (I)
“that (…) we might have strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us.” Hebrews 6:18 Scripture reading:…
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Daily devotionalMay 23 – Jesus, our banner (III)
“So shall they fear the name of the LORD from the west, and His glory from the rising of the sun; When the enemy comes…
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Daily devotionalMay 22 – Jesus, our banner (II)
“You have given a banner to those who fear You, that it may be displayed because of the truth.” – Psalm 60:4 Scripture reading: Psalm…
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Daily devotionalMay 21 – Jesus, our banner (I)
“And in that day there shall be a Root of Jesse, Who shall stand as a banner to the people; For the Gentiles shall seek…
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Daily devotionalMay 20 – Jesus, our victorious lion (II)
“…Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has prevailed to open the scroll, and to loose its seven seals.” –…
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Daily devotionalMay 19 – Jesus, the kingly lion (I)
“Judah is a lion’s whelp: (…) The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh comes; and to…
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Daily devotionalMay 18 – Jesus, the apple tree
“Like an apple tree among the trees of the woods, So is my beloved among the sons. I sat down in his shade with great…
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Daily devotionalMay 17 – Jesus, the fountain of living waters (II)
“In that day a fountain shall be opened for the house of David and for the inhabitants of Jerusalem, for sin and for uncleanness.” –…
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Daily devotionalMay 16 – Jesus, the fountain of living waters (I)
“Jesus answered and said to her, “Whoever drinks of this water will thirst again, but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him…
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Daily devotionalMay 15 – Jesus, the rock of ages (II)
“And the Lord said, “Here is a place by Me, and you shall stand on the rock. So it shall be, while My glory passes…
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Daily devotionalMay 14 – Jesus, the rock of ages (I)
“Trust in the Lord forever, For in YAHWEH, the Lord, is everlasting strength [or the margin says Rock of Ages].” – Isaiah 26:4 Scripture reading:…
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Daily devotionalMay 13 – Jesus, the light of the world
“Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have…
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Daily devotionalMay 12 – Jesus, the pearl of great price
“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls, who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold…
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Daily devotionalMay 11 – I am the resurrection and the life (II)
“Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God:…
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Daily devotionalMay 10 – I am the resurrection and the life (I)
“Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection, and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live: And whoever…
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Daily devotionalMay 9 – Jesus our soul-physician
“When Jesus heard it, He said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I did…
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Daily devotionalMay 8 – Jesus, captain of our salvation
“For it was fitting for Him, for whom are all things and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to make…
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Daily devotionalMay 7 – Jesus, our husband
“For I am jealous for you with godly jealousy. For I have betrothed you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste…
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Daily devotionalMay 6 – Jesus, our close friend (II)
“No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for…
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Daily devotionalMay 5 – Jesus, our close friend (I)
“A man who has friends must himself be friendly, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.” – Proverbs 18:24 Scripture reading:…
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Daily devotionalMay 4 – Jesus, our older brother (II)
“For both He who sanctifies and those who are being sanctified are all of one, for which reason He is not ashamed to call them…
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Daily devotionalMay 3 – Jesus, our older brother (I)
“For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn [most important] among…
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Daily devotionalMay 2 – Jesus, the Son of his love; God’s Isaac
“He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love.” – Colossians 1:13 Scripture…
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Daily devotionalMay 1 – Introduction to God’s names
What’s in a name? These days, not always so much. But, especially in Bible times, we see that names are filled with meaning and reveal…
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Daily devotionalApril 30 – The love of Christ
“Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent. Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my…
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Daily devotionalApril 29 – The cross at the gate
“The words of the holy one, the true one, who has the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, who shuts and…
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Daily devotionalApril 28 – The book of life
“I will never blot his name out of the book of life. I will confess his name before my Father and before his angels.” –…
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Daily devotionalApril 27 – The test of holiness
“I gave her time to repent, but she refuses to repent of her sexual immorality.” – Revelation 2:21 Scripture reading Revelation 2:18-28 In the beautiful…
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Daily devotionalApril 26 – Creed without conduct
“But I have a few things against you: you have some there who hold the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling…
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Daily devotionalApril 25 – The crown of life
“Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.” – Revelation 2:10c Scripture reading: Revelation 2:8-11 Though Christ’s letters to the…
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Daily devotionalApril 24 – Faithful but frigid
“I know you are enduring patiently and bearing up for my name’s sake, and you have not grown weary. But I have this against you,…
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Daily devotionalApril 23 – The hand of Christ
“When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. But he laid his right hand on me, saying, “Fear not, I am…
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Daily devotionalApril 22 – Redeeming time
“Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of the time.” – Colossians 4:5 Scripture Reading: Colossians 4:2-6 There are two aspects to time…
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Daily devotionalApril 21 – Working for the Lord
“Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men.” – Colossians 3:23 Scripture reading: Colossians 3:22-4:1 Work for many people, then…
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Daily devotionalApril 20 – Eyes on the Lord
“Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them. Children, obey your…
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Daily devotionalApril 19 – The peace of Christ
“And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts.” – Colossians 3:15 Scripture reading: Colossians 3:15-17 The Roman empire was famously characterized by a…
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Daily devotionalApril 18 – Dress the part
“Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience.” – Colossians 3:12 Scripture reading: Colossians 3:12-14 For…
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Daily devotionalApril 17 – Remove the grave clothes!
“Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.” – Colossians 3:5 Scripture reading:…
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Daily devotionalApril 16 – Set your mind on Christ!
“If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.” –…
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Daily devotionalApril 15 – Mystery
“Behold! I tell you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed.” – 1 Corinthians 15:51 Scripture reading: 1 Corinthians…
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Daily devotionalApril 14 – A spiritual body
“Just as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the man of heaven.” – 1…
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Daily devotionalApril 13 – Theology in botany
“But someone will ask, “How are the dead raised? With what kind of body do they come?”” – 1 Corinthians 15:35 Scripture reading: 1 Corinthians…
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Daily devotionalApril 12 – God’s acre
“But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.” – 1 Corinthians 15:20 Scripture reading: 1…
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Daily devotionalApril 11 – Hinge of the Christian faith
“Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?” –…
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Daily devotionalApril 10 – In accordance with the scriptures
“For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that…
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Daily devotionalApril 9 – Come and see, go and tell!
“Come, see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples.” – Matthew 28:6b-7a Scripture reading: Matt.28:1-15 After proclaiming the Easter gospel…