Nearer to God Devotional
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Daily devotional
July 24 – You are a Redeemer
“… for you are a redeemer.” – Ruth 3:9b Scripture reading: Leviticus 25:23-25; 35-38; 47-55 Ruth completes her request for Boaz to cover her with his wings by adding, “for you are a redeemer.” The covenant LORD provided laws of…
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Daily devotionalDecember 30 – The character of the King’s return
“Behold, He is coming with clouds, and every eye will see Him, even they who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will…
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Daily devotionalDecember 29 – The timing of the King’s return
“Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour.” – Matthew 25:13 Scripture reading: Matthew 25:1-13 As our thoughts turn toward the end…
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Daily devotionalDecember 28 – Departure & arrival announcements
“And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you…
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Daily devotionalDecember 27 – Enjoying the Savior’s presence: blessings flow far as the curse is found
“The blind see and the lame walk; the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear; the dead are raised up and the poor have the…
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Daily devotionalDecember 26 – Celebrating the Savior’s coming (2) with gentile Wise Men
“And going into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Then, opening their treasures, they…
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Daily devotionalDecember 25 – Celebrating the Savior’s coming (1) with Jewish Shepherds
“And the angel said to them, ‘Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people….
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Daily devotionalDecember 24 – A frequently forgotten advent figure: John the Baptist
“Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.” – John1:29 “Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand. Bear fruit in keeping…
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Daily devotionalDecember 23 – Prophets promise Christ’s coming (2): A backwater birthplace
“But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who…
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Daily devotionalDecember 22 – Prophets promise Christ’s coming (1): A Christmas stump
“There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit.” – Isaiah 11:1 Scripture reading:…
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Daily devotionalDecember 21 – The exile: The end?
“Thus says the Lord GOD to the land of Israel: ‘An end! The end has come upon the four corners of the land. Now the…
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Daily devotionalDecember 20 – Picture #6: The Promised Land
“On that day I swore to them that I would bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had searched…
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Daily devotionalDecember 19 – Picture #5: The Tabernacle
“And the Word became flesh and dwelt (tented, tabernacled) among us.” – John 1:14 Scripture reading: Exodus 26:1,6-7,14; 29:43-46; 40:33-35 Pictures of Jesus were plentiful…
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Daily devotionalDecember 18 – Picture #4: A snake
“As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in Him should…
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Daily devotionalDecember 17 – Picture #3: Bread
“I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. This bread is My flesh…
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Daily devotionalDecember 16 – Picture #2: Water
“Whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in…
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Daily devotionalDecember 15 – Picture daily #1: The Last Supper, the first Passover
“Christ, our Passover Lamb, has been sacrificed.” – 1 Corinthians 5:7b Scripture reading: Exodus 12:1-7, 12-13, 21-30 It would be another 1,400 years before Jesus…
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Daily devotionalDecember 14 – The deliverer: Moses
“Then the LORD said, ‘I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt and have heard their cry….And I have come…
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Daily devotionalDecember 13 – Jacob’s son Judah: A lion to look forward to
“Judah is a lion’s cub; from the prey, my son, you have gone up. He stooped down; he crouched as a lion and as a…
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Daily devotionalDecember 12 – Abraham (2): Looking forward from Mount Moriah
“God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.” – John…
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Daily devotionalDecember 11 – Abraham (1): Looking forward from Ur
“And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel to Abraham beforehand, saying, ‘In you all the nations shall…
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Daily devotionalDecember 10 – Noah: Cleansing of creation through watery judgment
“Behold, I will bring a flood of waters upon the earth….Everything that is on the earth shall die. But I will establish my covenant with you,…
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Daily devotionalDecember 9 – Enoch & Lamech: where loyalty leads
“By faith Enoch was taken away so that he did not see death, ‘and was not found, because God had taken him’; for before he…
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Daily devotionalDecember 8 – Cain & Abel: Two lines, two heads, the first quake
“Adam knew his wife again, and she bore a son and named him Seth, ‘For God has appointed another seed for me instead of Abel,…
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Daily devotionalDecember 7 – One fault line, two lines of loyalty
“He has promised, saying, ‘Yet once more I shake not only the earth, but also heaven.’”– Hebrews 12:26b Scripture reading: Genesis 3:15; Hebrews 12:25-29 Geographical fault-lines…
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Daily devotionalDecember 6 – Promise in paradise (2): Through a new set of clothing
“I will greatly rejoice in the LORD; my soul shall exult in my God, for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation; he…
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Daily devotionalDecember 5 – Promise in paradise (1): Through a curse on the serpent
“And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her Seed. He shall bruise your head, and you shall…
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Daily devotionalDecember 4 – Punishment
“The wages of sin is death.” – Romans 6:23a “Sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.” – James 1:15b Scripture reading: Genesis 2:16-17;…
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Daily devotionalDecember 3 – Problems begin
“So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make…
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Daily devotionalDecember 2 – Permission & prohibition
“And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, ‘Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; but of the tree of the knowledge…
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Daily devotionalDecember 1 – “Looking forward to the coming of Christ” series
Looking Forward: My guess is that as you turned the page on your calendar from November to December, your first thought might have been, “Wow!…
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Daily devotionalNovember 30 – A certain knowledge
“And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.” –…
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Daily devotionalNovember 29 – The Tree of Life
“There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” – Romans 8:1 Scripture reading: Romans 8 Romans 8 has been called…
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Daily devotionalNovember 28 – A new nature
“Now if I do what I do not want, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells within me. So I…
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Daily devotionalNovember 27 – A twofold life
“For I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate. Now…
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Daily devotionalNovember 26 – Compelled by love
“For while we were living in the flesh, our sinful passions, aroused by the law, were at work in our members to bear fruit for…
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Daily devotionalNovember 25 – Enslaved to love
“For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. But what fruit were you getting at that time from the…
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Daily devotionalNovember 24 – Devoted to grace
“What then? Are we to sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means! Do you not know that if you…
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Daily devotionalNovember 23 – Baptism saves
“Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were buried therefore with…
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Daily devotionalNovember 22 – The Gospel of the Kingdom of God
“What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? By no means! How can we who died to sin…
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Daily devotionalNovember 21 – Total love
“For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall…
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Daily devotionalNovember 20 – Justification
“Since, therefore, we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God.” – Romans…
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Daily devotionalNovember 19 – True love
“…but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” – Romans 5:8 Scripture reading: Romans 5…
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Daily devotionalNovember 18 – Made by love
“For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. For one will scarcely die for a righteous person –…
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Daily devotionalNovember 17 – Spiritual glory
“Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of…
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Daily devotionalNovember 16 – A new standing
“Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.” – Romans 5:1 Scripture reading: Romans 5…
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Daily devotionalNovember 15 – The law of faith
“Then what becomes of our boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? By a law of works? No, but by the law of…
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Daily devotionalNovember 14 – The life of faith
“…the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction:” – Romans 3:22 Scripture reading: Romans 3…
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Daily devotionalNovember 13 – But now
But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it…” – Romans…
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Daily devotionalNovember 12 – Faith alone
“For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, ‘The righteous shall live by faith.’” – Romans…
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Daily devotionalNovember 11 – The Gospel’s power
“For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first…
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Daily devotionalNovember 10 – The power of God
“For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first…
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Daily devotionalNovember 9 – A powerful word
“For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I mention you always in…