Nearer to God Devotional
Directing you to faith in Jesus Christ and to Biblical truth.
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Daily devotionalOctober 30 – Loving the brother
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 devotionalOctober 29 – Following Jesus brings joy
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…
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Daily devotionalOctober 28 – Keeping Christ’s commands
If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in His love. –…
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Daily devotionalOctober 27 – Motivation for pure living
For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that one has died for all, therefore all have died… – 2 Corinthians…
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Daily devotionalOctober 26 – It takes disciples to make disciples
And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. – Deuteronomy 6:6 Scripture reading: Deuteronomy 11:1-19 We read in Deuteronomy 11:18…
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Daily devotionalOctober 25 – The Church’s role in making disciples
And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. – Deuteronomy 6:6 Scripture reading: Ephesians 4:11-16 In these verses, God is…
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Daily devotionalOctober 24 – Making disciples starts at home
Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. – Ephesians 6:4 Scripture reading:…
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Daily devotionalOctober 23 – The basis for living as disciples
Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all…
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Daily devotionalOctober 22 – Jesus’ love of his people
As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love. – John 15:9 Scripture reading: Ephesians 3:12-21 As the Father…
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Daily devotionalOctober 21 – The Father’s love of the son
For the Father loves the Son and shows him all that he himself is doing. – John 5:20 Scripture reading: John 5:19-24 The love of…
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Daily devotionalOctober 20 – Remaining in Christ’s love
If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love. –…
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Daily devotionalOctober 19 – Renewing our minds
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the…
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Daily devotionalOctober 18 – United in prayer
…praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the…
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Daily devotionalOctober 17 – Our primary duty
And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. – Acts 2:42 Scripture reading: Acts 2:36-47…
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Daily devotionalOctober 16 – Striving for the maturity of Christ
…until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure…
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Daily devotionalOctober 15 – United in ministry
And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works. – Hebrews 10:24 Scripture reading: Hebrews 10:19-25 We have seen…
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Daily devotionalOctober 14 – The purpose of ministers
I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus….preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and…
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Daily devotionalOctober 13 – Called to ministry
And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up…
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Daily devotionalOctober 12 – Grateful praise-worthy living
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 devotionalOctober 11 – A peculiar people
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 devotionalOctober 10 – A holy nation
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 devotionalOctober 9 – God’s chosen people
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 devotionalOctober 8 – Made for praise
As you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious, you yourselves like living stones…
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Daily devotionalOctober 7 – A living unity with Jesus
As you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious, you yourselves like living stones…
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Daily devotionalOctober 6 – Rejected, but precious
As you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious, you yourselves like living stones…
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Daily devotionalOctober 5 – The Church’s one foundation!
As you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious, you yourselves like living stones…
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Daily devotionalOctober 4 – Gathered for praise
And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. – Acts 2:42 Scripture reading: Acts 2:37-47…
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Daily devotionalOctober 3 – To God be the glory
For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever! Amen. – Romans 11:36 Scripture reading: Romans…
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Daily devotionalOctober 2 – Our God reigns
And He put all things under His feet and gave Him as head over all things to the church. – Ephesians 1:22 Scripture reading: Ephesians…
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Daily devotionalIntroduction to the month of October
October 31 is the anniversary of Martin Luther’s nailing of the 95 Thesis to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, sparking what is…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 30 – Crucifying the flesh and keeping in step with the Spirit
And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit, let us also…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 29 – The fruit of the Spirit is self-control
A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls…– Proverbs 25:28 But the fruit of the Spirit is…self-control. – Galatians…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 28 – The fruit of the Spirit is gentleness: Christ-like gentleness
A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not quench. – Matthew 12:20 Scripture reading: Matthew 11:25-30; 12:15-21 The power…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 27 – Let us consider how to stir one another up to love
And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works… encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 26 – The fruit of the Spirit is gentleness: the gentleness of God
But the fruit of the Spirit is…gentleness. – Galatians 5:22-23 Scripture reading: Isaiah 40 George Bethune once said, “Perhaps no grace is less prayed for,…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 25 – The fruit of the Spirit is faithfulness
But the fruit of the Spirit is…faithfulness. – Galatians 5:22 Scripture reading: Lamentations 3:22-23; Hebrews 6:13-20 We live in a world of broken promises. But…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 24 – The fruit of the Spirit is kindness and goodness
But the fruit of the Spirit is…kindness, goodness. – Galatians 5:22 Scripture reading: Ephesians 2:1-10; Titus 3:4-8 Kindness and goodness are often used interchangeably in…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 23 – The fruit of the Spirit is patience: long-tempered
Love is patient…it is not irritable… – 1 Corinthians 13:4,7 But the fruit of the Spirit is…patience. – Galatians 5:22 Scripture reading: Exodus 34:5-7; James…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 22 – The fruit of the Spirit is patience: long-suffering
Love is patient… Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things… – 1 Corinthians 13:4,7 But the fruit of the Spirit…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 21 – The fruit of the Spirit is peace: peace with others
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God…Romans 12:18 If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 20 – Let us hold fast our hope
Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful. – Hebrews 10:23 Scripture reading: Hebrews 10:19-25 We live…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 19 – The fruit of the Spirit is peace: peace with God and peace within
Since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ… – Romans 5:1 But the fruit of the Spirit…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 18 – The fruit of the Spirit is joy: the joy of glorification
But the fruit of the Spirit is…joy. – Galatians 5:22 Scripture reading: John 16:20-24; 1 Peter 1:3-9 As we saw yesterday, Christian joy is rooted…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 17 – The fruit of the Spirit is joy: the joy of justification
But the fruit of the Spirit is…joy. – Galatians 5:22 Scripture reading: Psalm 32; Philippians 4:4 Sadly, too often, Christians lack joy in their life….
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Daily devotionalSeptember 16 – The fruit of the Spirit is love: the test of love
But the fruit of the Spirit is love… – Galatians 5:22 Scripture reading: Ephesians 1:15-20; 3:14-21 Sometimes we have a counterfeit love. This is where…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 15 – The fruit of the Spirit is love: the pattern and power of love
But the fruit of the Spirit is love… – Galatians 5:22 Scripture reading: 1 John 3:16-18; 4:9-11, 19 What is love? God is the source…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 14 – The fruit of the Spirit is love: love for one another
But the fruit of the Spirit is love… – Galatians 5:22 Scripture reading: 1 John 4:7-11; 5:1-3 We’ve begun to see that love for God…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 13 – Let us draw near in full assurance of faith
Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 12 – The fruit of the Spirit is love: the necessity of love
But the fruit of the Spirit is love… – Galatians 5:22 Scripture reading: Matthew 22:34-40; 1 Corinthians 13:1-3 Love is central to the Christian life….
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Daily devotionalSeptember 11 – The fruit of the Spirit: general observations
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy…patience, kindness…1 Corinthians 13:4, 6 Love is patient and kind…rejoices. – Galatians 5:22 Scripture reading: Galatians 5:22-23; 1 Corinthians…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 10 – The fruit of the Spirit: produced in us
I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 9 – The fruit of the Spirit: Christ’s fruitfulness
There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit. And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon…