Nearer to God Devotional
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Daily devotional
July 19 – Another key word
“This man is a close relative of ours, one of our redeemers.” – Ruth 2:20b Scripture reading: Isaiah 43:1-3 If the key word of chapter 1 is “return,” and the key word of chapter 2 is “glean,” then the next…
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Daily devotionalApril 14 – Jesus’ second word on the cross
And He said to him, “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.”– Luke 23:43 Scripture reading: Luke 23:35-43 We…
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Daily devotionalApril 13 – Jesus’ first word on the cross
And Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.”- Luke 23:34 Scripture reading: Luke 23:18-34 Looking forward to Good Friday and…
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Daily devotionalApril 12 – Jesus’ joy
But now I am coming to You, and these things I speak in the world, that they may have my joy fulfilled in themselves. – John…
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Daily devotionalApril 11 – Joy in this world
But now I am coming to You, and these things I speak in the world, that they may have my joy fulfilled in themselves.– John…
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Daily devotionalApril 10 – The fruit of joy (ii)
…rejoice that your names are written in heaven. – Luke 10:20 Scripture reading: Luke 10:1-10 The reason that joy is a fruit of the Spirit…
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Daily devotionalApril 9 – The fruit of joy (i)
But the fruit of the Spirit is… joy…– Galatians 5:22 Scripture reading: Galatians 5:16-25 My family and I lived in Hawaii for seven years. We…
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Daily devotionalApril 8 – Joy in tribulation
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.– James 1:2 Scripture reading:…
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Daily devotionalApril 7 – Worship with gladness
Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into His presence with singing! – Psalm 100:2 Scripture reading: Psalm 100:1-6 Since joy in our salvation carries over to…
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Daily devotionalApril 6 – Joy in God’s revelation
In the way of Your testimonies I delight as much as in all riches… I will delight in your statutes; I will not forget Your…
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Daily devotionalApril 5 – Joy in the God of my salvation
I will take joy in the God of my salvation. – Habakkuk 3:18b Scripture reading: Habakkuk 3:1-19 When the Bible speaks of our joy, we discover…
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Daily devotionalApril 4 – Joy & peace
I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have…
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Daily devotionalApril 3 – Abide in me
These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full.– John 15:11 Scripture reading:…
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Daily devotionalApril 2- Tidings of comfort and joy
But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it— the righteousness of God through faith in…
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Daily devotionalApril 1 – Good news of great joy
Introduction April’s theme is “The Christian’s Joy.”Joy is the possession of every child of God. The triune God is a God of joy and the…
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Daily devotionalMarch 31 – Be firm in your faith!
Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world. And after you…
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Daily devotionalMarch 30 – Your adversary
Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. – 1 Peter 5:8 Scripture reading: Zechariah…
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Daily devotionalMarch 29 – He cares for you
…casting all your anxieties on Him, because He cares for you. – 1 Peter 5:7 Scripture reading: Psalm 55 Verse 7 is governed by the…
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Daily devotionalMarch 28 – Are you humble? (2)
Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time He may exalt you. – 1 Peter 5:6 Scripture reading:…
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Daily devotionalMarch 27 – Are you humble? (1)
Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for “God opposes the proud…
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Daily devotionalMarch 26 – Biblical leadership
So I exhort the elders among you,… shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight, not under compulsion, but willingly, as God…
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Daily devotionalMarch 25 – Are you prepared?
…but in your hearts regard Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason…
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Daily devotionalMarch 24 – Who can really harm you?
Now who is there to harm you if you are zealous for what is good? But even if you should suffer for righteousness’ sake, you…
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Daily devotionalMarch 23 – The war against your soul
Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul. – 1 Peter…
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Daily devotionalMarch 22 – Our privilege and responsibility
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of…
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Daily devotionalMarch 21 – We are living stones
…you yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God…
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Daily devotionalMarch 20 – Our living stone!
As you come to Him, a living stone rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious. – 1 Peter 2:4 Scripture…
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Daily devotionalMarch 19 – Desire pure spiritual milk
So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander. Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that…
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Daily devotionalMarch 18 – The shortness of life
…for “All flesh is like grass and all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withers, and the flower falls, but the word of…
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Daily devotionalMarch 17 – Born again
…since you have been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and abiding word of God; – 1 Peter 1:23…
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Daily devotionalMarch 16 – An earnest love
Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart. – 1…
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Daily devotionalMarch 15 – Made manifest for us!
He was foreknown before the foundation of the world but was made manifest in the last times for your sake, who through Him are believers…
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Daily devotionalMarch 14 – We are redeemed by precious blood
…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…
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Daily devotionalMarch 13 – Live in fear?
And if you call on Him as Father who judges impartially according to each one’s deeds, conduct yourselves with fear throughout the time of your…
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Daily devotionalMarch 12 – We are to have a right moral standard
…but as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, since it is written, “You shall be holy, for…
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Daily devotionalMarch 11 – We are to have right obedience
As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance. – 1 Peter 1:14 Scripture reading: Ephesians 2 Paul told us…
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Daily devotionalMarch 10 – We are to have right thinking
Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation…
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Daily devotionalMarch 9 – The prophets spoke about him
Concerning this salvation, the prophets who prophesied about the grace that was to be yours searched and inquired carefully, inquiring what person or time the…
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Daily devotionalMarch 8 – How can we see him?
…whom having not seen you love. Though now you do not see Him, yet believing, you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory, obtaining…
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Daily devotionalMarch 7 – A genuine faith
…so that the tested genuineness of your faith – more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire – may be found…
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Daily devotionalMarch 6 – Rejoicing in tough times
In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, as was necessary, you have been grieved by various trials. – 1 Peter 1:6 Scripture…
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Daily devotionalMarch 5 – Guarded by God’s power
…who by God’s power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. – 1 Peter 1:5 Scripture…
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Daily devotionalMarch 4 – The Christian’s inheritance
…to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you… – 1 Peter 1:4 Scripture reading: Romans 8:1-17 Usually, our concept…
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Daily devotionalMarch 3 – Why should we praise God the Father?
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 devotionalMarch 2 – The Triune God saves us
…To those who are elect…according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and for…
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Daily devotionalMarch 1 – Introduction, and encouraged by election
For the month of March, we will do a study based on the Epistle of 1 Peter. I am not able to cover the entire…
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Daily devotionalThursday February 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 devotionalWednesday February 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 devotionalTuesday February 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 devotionalMonday February 25 – Warnings 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 devotionalSunday February 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 devotionalSaturday February 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 devotionalFriday February 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…