Nearer to God Devotional
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Daily devotional
October 17 – Live with lowliness of mind
“Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself.” – Philippians 2:3 Scripture reading: Philippians 2:1-4 and 1…
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Daily devotionalOctober 16 – The blessed unity of the church
“Fulfill my joy by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.” – Philippians 2:2 Scripture reading:…
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Daily devotionalOctober 15 – Striving for like-mindedness
“If there is any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and…
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Daily devotionalOctober 14 – Suffering for Christ is a gracious gift
“For to you it has been granted on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for…
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Daily devotionalOctober 13 – Standing fast in the faith, without fear!
“And not in any way terrified by your adversaries, which is to them a proof of perdition, but to you of salvation,…
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Daily devotionalOctober 12 – The challenging of standing fast
“That you stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel.” – Philippians 1:27b Scripture…
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Daily devotionalOctober 11 – Conduct befitting the gospel
“Only let your conduct be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent,…
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Daily devotionalOctober 10 – Our progress and joy of faith
“I shall remain and continue with all of you for your progress and joy of faith…” – Philippians 1:25 Scripture reading: Philippians…
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Daily devotionalOctober 9 – Paul’s great comfort in life or in death
“For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.” – Philippians 1:21 Scripture reading: Philippians 1:19-26 and Romans 8:31-39…
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Daily devotionalOctober 8 – Paul’s confession of God’s sovereignty
“But I want you to know, brethren, that the things which happened to me have actually turned out for the furtherance of…
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Daily devotionalOctober 7 – Be sincere and without offence
“That you may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ…” – Philippians 1:10b Scripture reading: Philippians 1:9-11 and 1…
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Daily devotionalOctober 6 – Paul prays for a wise love
“That your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment, that you may approve the things that are…
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Daily devotionalOctober 5 – Paul prays for an abounding love
“And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more…” – Philippians 1:9a Scripture reading: Philippians 1:9-11 and 1…
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Daily devotionalOctober 4 – God faithfully completes his good work
“Being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day…
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Daily devotionalOctober 3 – Paul’s greeting to the church
“Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.” – Philippians 1:2 Scripture reading: Ephesians 2:1-10 and…
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Daily devotionalOctober 2 – Paul’s specific audience – saints!
“To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi…” – Philippians 1:1b Scripture reading: Philippians 1:1-3 and 1 Peter 2:9-10…
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Daily devotionalOctober 1 – Introduction to Paul
Acts 16 relates to us the work of the apostle Paul in the founding of the church in Philippi. It began with…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 30 – Salvation belongs to our God
“Salvation belongs to the LORD!” – Jonah 2:9 Scripture reading: Jonah 2:9 We have come to the end of our study of…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 29 – A lesson on compassion
“And should I not pity Nineveh…?” – Jonah 4:11 Scripture reading: Jonah 4:5-11 One of the main points of the book of…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 26 – The questioning of the Lord (Part 1)
“And should I not pity Nineveh, that great city, in which there are more than 120,000 persons who do not know their…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 28 – Justice and mercy
“God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 27 – The questioning of the Lord (Part 2)
“And should I not pity Nineveh, that great city, in which there are more than 120,000 persons who do not know their…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 25 – The gift of the prophet
“When the sun rose, God appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun beat down on the head of Jonah so that…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 24 – The gift of the vine
“Now the LORD God appointed a plant and made it come up over Jonah, that it might be a shade over his…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 23 – A revelation of the heart
“The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 22 – I knew that you are a gracious God
“That is why I made haste to Tarshish; for I knew that you are a gracious God and merciful, slow to anger…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 21 – A relenting and responsive God
“…If that nation, concerning which I have spoken, turns from its evil, I will relent of the disaster that I intended to…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 20 – Roadblocks to repentance
“Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says, “Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, on…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 19 – A lesson on repentance
“But God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Let everyone who names the name…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 18 – The power of God’s word
“So shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 17 – A new beginning
“Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time.” – Jonah 3:1 Scripture reading: Jonah 2:10-3:1-3 After the three…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 16 – The Lord’s deliverance
“For you cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas” – Jonah 2:3 Scripture reading: Jonah 1:17-2:10 Jonah 2:1-9…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 15 – Out of the depths
“The Lord provided a great fish to swallow up Jonah.” – Jonah 1:17 Scripture reading: Jonah 1:17-2:2 The Lord does something remarkable…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 14 – The wages of sin is death
“So they picked up Jonah and hurled him into the sea, and the sea ceased from its raging.” – Jonah 1:15 Scripture…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 13 – The mercy of the pagans
“Nevertheless, the men rowed hard to get back to dry land, but they could not, for the sea grew more and more…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 12 – Jonah’s testimony
“I am a Hebrew, and I fear the Lord, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land.” –…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 11 – What do you mean, you sleeper?
“What do you mean, you sleeper? Arise, call out to your god! Perhaps the god will give a thought to us that…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 10 – The finger of God
“But the Lord hurled a great wind upon the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea so that the…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 9 – Jesus, the prophet better than Jonah
“For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 8 – Running from God
“But Jonah rose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.” – Jonah 1:3 Scripture reading: Jonah 1:3-6 We might…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 7 – Why did Jonah run?
“This is why I made haste to flee for Tarshish; for I knew that you are a gracious God and merciful…” –…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 6 – Anywhere but Nineveh!
“But Jonah rose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.” – Jonah 1:3 Scripture Reading: Jonah 1:3-4 Jonah hears…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 5 – A storm warning
“for their evil has come up before me.” – Jonah 1:2c Scripture reading: Jonah 1:1-3 The sense here: “Their evil has come…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 4 – A surprising command
“Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it, for their evil has come up before me.” – Jonah…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 3 – A special calling
“Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah, son of Amittai.” – Jonah 1:1 Scripture Reading: Jonah 1:1-3 God’s word –…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 2 – A book of warning
“And the Lord said, “Do you do well to be angry?”” – Jonah 4:4 Scripture reading: Jonah 4:1-4 The book of Jonah…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 1 – Introduction to Jonah
We will be looking at Jonah, the likely author of this book, who is a minor prophet, living in the eighth century…
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Daily devotionalAugust 31 – Still sacred
“Little children, keep yourselves from idols.” – 1 John 5:21 Scripture reading: Jude 17-25 What a strange ending to a letter? After…
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Daily devotionalAugust 30 – Still secure
“…and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.” –…
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Daily devotionalAugust 29 – Still saved
“And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who…
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Daily devotionalAugust 28 – Still a child of God
“We know that we are from God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.” – 1 John…
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Daily devotionalAugust 27 – Yet, the sure promise
“We know that everyone who has been born of God does not keep on sinning, but he who was born of God…
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Daily devotionalAugust 26 -They just took off!
“They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued…