Nearer to God Devotional
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Daily devotional
September 6 – Vital preaching
“And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship…” – Acts 2:42 Scripture reading: Psalm 42:1-11 “That is my longing for our day—and for you. That God would raise up thousands of broken-hearted, Bible-saturated preachers who are…
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Daily devotionalApril 5 – Seeking greatness
“For who is the greater, one who reclines at table or one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines at table? But I…
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Daily devotionalApril 4 – A new supper, the Lord’s supper
““This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” And likewise the cup after they had eaten, saying, “This…
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Daily devotionalApril 3 – A longed-for passover
“And he said to them, “I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. For I tell you I will not…
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Daily devotionalApril 2 – Betrayal
“Then Satan entered into Judas called Iscariot, who was of the number of the twelve. He went away and conferred with the chief priests and…
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Daily devotionalApril 1 – Introduction to God’s great love
Our calendars tell us that Easter is this month. There is much debate on the accuracy of the date and if Christians should participate in…
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Daily devotionalMarch 31 – The Lord Jesus Christ and God’s goal of creation
“So Abraham called the name of that place, “The Lord will provide”; as it is said to this day, “On the mount of the Lord it shall…
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Daily devotionalMarch 30 – God guarantees to bless the nations through Abraham and his descendants
“And Abraham went and took the ram and offered it up as a burnt offering instead of his son.” – Genesis 22:13b Scripture reading: Genesis…
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Daily devotionalMarch 29 – Wholeheartedly living in the Spirit through faith and the goal of God’s creation
“He said, “Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt…
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Daily devotionalMarch 28 – Baptism as a sign of the goal of God’s creation
“In him also you were circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, by putting off the body of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ, having been buried…
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Daily devotionalMarch 27 – Circumcision as a sign of the goal of God’s creation
“You shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskins, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and you.” – Genesis 17:11 …
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Daily devotionalMarch 26 – God’s second covenant with Abraham and the goal of creation (II)
“And I will establish my covenant between me and you and your offspring after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you…
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Daily devotionalMarch 25 – God’s second covenant with Abraham and the goal of creation (I)
“I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be blameless that I may make my covenant between me and you, and may multiply you greatly.” – Genesis…
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Daily devotionalMarch 24 – The flesh of the world and the flesh of our own hearts
“And he went in to Hagar, and she conceived.” – Genesis 16:4a Scripture reading: Genesis 16:1-16 Last week Wednesday, I wrote that if we want…
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Daily devotionalMarch 23 – The blood of the covenant
“For this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.” – Matthew 26:28 Scripture reading: Matthew 26:26-29 On Saturday, we saw…
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Daily devotionalMarch 22 – The land of Canaan and the new heaven and the new earth
“For he was looking forward to the city that has foundations, whose designer and builder is God.” – Hebrews 11:10 Scripture reading: Hebrews 11:8-16 God is on…
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Daily devotionalMarch 21 – God’s first covenant with Abraham and the goal of creation
“On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram…” – Genesis 15:18 Scripture reading: Genesis 15:7-21 I trust you have not forgotten what I wrote about…
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Daily devotionalMarch 20 – Faith and its reward
“And he said to him, “I am the Lord who brought you out from Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to possess.”” – Genesis 15:7 Scripture…
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Daily devotionalMarch 19 – Doubting the fulfillment of God’s mission for his glory
“And Abram said, “Behold, you have given me no offspring, and a member of my household will be my heir.”” – Genesis 15:6 Scripture reading: Genesis…
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Daily devotionalMarch 18 – Succeeding in being a blessing for the world
“So then, those who are of faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.” – Galatians 3:9 Scripture reading: Galatians 3:1-14 Israel failed…
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Daily devotionalMarch 17 – Failure to be a blessing for the world
“They went after false idols and became false, and they followed the nations that were around them, concerning whom the Lord had commanded them that they should not do…
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Daily devotionalMarch 16 – Blessed to be a blessing
“And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a…
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Daily devotionalMarch 15 – Called to be a blessing for the world
“Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you.”” – Genesis 12:1 …
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Daily devotionalMarch 14 – The rainbow as a sign of the goal of God’s creation
“I have set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth.” – Genesis 9:13 Scripture…
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Daily devotionalMarch 13 – God’s covenant with Noah and creation
“Behold, I establish my covenant with you and your offspring after you, and with every living creature that is with you…” – Genesis 9:9-10a Scripture reading: Genesis…
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Daily devotionalMarch 12 – The recreation of creation
“And God made a wind blow over the earth, and the waters subsided.” – Genesis 8:1b Scripture reading: Genesis 8:1-9:1-7 After 150 days, God made a…
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Daily devotionalMarch 11 – The uncreation of creation
“…on that day all the fountains of the great deep burst forth, and the windows of the heavens were opened.” – Genesis 7:11 Scripture reading: Genesis 7:1-24…
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Daily devotionalMarch 10 – God’s covenant with Noah (II)
“But I will establish my covenant with you, and you shall come into the ark, you, your sons, your wife, and your sons’ wives with you.”…
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Daily devotionalMarch 9 – God’s covenant with Noah (I)
“But I will establish my covenant with you, and you shall come into the ark, you, your sons, your wife, and your sons’ wives with you.”…
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Daily devotionalMarch 8 – God’s decision to destroy humanity and creation
“So the Lord said, “I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the land, man and animals and creeping things and birds…
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Daily devotionalMarch 7 – Finding rest in the Lord Jesus Christ
“Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” – Matthew 11:28 Scripture reading: Hebrews 3:7-19; 4:11 Wednesday, we noticed…
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Daily devotionalMarch 6 – The Sunday as a sign of the goal of God’s creation
“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 Scripture reading:…
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Daily devotionalMarch 5 – The Sabbath Day as a sign of the goal of God’s creation
“It is a sign forever between me and the people of Israel that in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested…
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Daily devotionalMarch 4 – Entering God’s rest
“And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish…
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Daily devotionalMarch 3 – God’s glory and God’s rest
“And on the seventh day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he…
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Daily devotionalMarch 2 – God created for his glory
“And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and its lamp is the…
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Daily devotionalMarch 1 – Introduction to God’s mission for his glory
This month’s meditations will be about God’s mission for His glory. God created the world for His glory, that humanity and creation would reflect His…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 28 – Wholehearted commitment
“So he departed from there and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen in front of him, and…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 27 – Resurrection power
“The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 26 – Lukewarm?
“So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth.” – Revelation 3:16 Scripture reading: 2 Kings…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 25 – Warning of God fulfilled
“Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 24 – History as his story
“The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; he frustrates the plans of the peoples. The counsel of the Lord stands forever, the…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 23 – The deadly power of sin’s enticement
“Do you not know that if you present yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 22 – God’s perfect timing
“… Just as Gehazi was telling the king how Elisha had restored the dead to life, the woman whose son Elisha had brought back to…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 21 – So close, yet so far
“There will be weeping there, and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God,…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 20 – The floodgates of heaven
“But he said, “What is impossible with man is possible with God.”” – Luke 18:27 Scripture reading: 2 Kings 6:32-7:2 We should not be surprised…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 19 – Worldly sorrow and true repentance
“I confess my iniquity; I am sorry for my sin.” – Psalm 38:18 Scripture reading: 2 Kings 6:24-33 King Jehoram surprised the people by wearing…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 18 – God’s angelic army
“Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 17 – He cares for you!
“Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.” – Matthew 6:34…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 16 – God is not mocked
“He makes a pit, digging it out, and falls into the hole that he has made.” – Psalm 7:15 Scripture reading: Judges 1:1-7 Reflecting on…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 15 – God knows your heart
“So he went out from his presence a leper, like snow.” – 2 Kings 5:27b Scripture reading: 1 John 1:5-10 As we see Gehazi’s leaving…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 14 – God’s judgment
“For God will bring every deed into judgment, with every secret thing, whether good or evil.” – Ecclesiastes 12:14 Scripture reading: 2 Kings 5:15-27 The…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 13 – A gift that cannot be bought
“Knowing that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold, but with the…