Nearer to God Devotional
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Daily devotional
August 20 – Table etiquette for Jesus’ followers
For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted. – Luke 14:11 Scripture reading: Luke 14:1-14 Jesus enjoyed His food and wine, but most…
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Daily devotionalAugust 19 – Eating and being filled
So they all ate and were filled. – Mark 6:42 Scripture reading: Mark 6:30-44 God’s people are in bondage to their sins….
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Daily devotionalAugust 18 – Jesus calls and heals for the feast
How is it that He eats and drinks with tax collectors and sinners? – Mark 2:16b Scripture reading: Mark 2:13-22 Tax collectors…
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Daily devotionalAugust 17 – The Bridegroom has come!
And Jesus said to them, “Fill the waterpots with water.” And they filled them up to the brim. And He said to…
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Daily devotionalAugust 16 – Eat what is good
Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and let your soul delight itself in abundance. – Isaiah 55:2b Scripture reading:…
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Daily devotionalAugust 15 – The Lord’s banquet for all people
And in this mountain the LORD of hosts will make for all people a feast of choice pieces, a feast of wine…
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Daily devotionalAugust 14 – Enjoy your Giver!
For who can eat, or who can have enjoyment, more than I? – Ecclesiastes 2:25 Scripture reading: Ecclesiastes 2:17-26 In the book…
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Daily devotionalAugust 13 – The witness of God’s open hand
You open Your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing. – Psalm 145:16 Nevertheless, He did not leave Himself without…
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Daily devotionalAugust 12 – Times of refreshing
Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence…
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Daily devotionalAugust 11 – Bringing life into the world of death
Serve it to the people, that they may eat. 2 Kings 4:43b Give it to the people, that they may eat. –…
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Daily devotionalAugust 10 – Unending provision
For thus says the LORD God of Israel: The bin of flour shall not be used up, nor shall the jar of…
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Daily devotionalAugust 9 – A land flowing with milk and honey
You shall inherit their land, and I will give it to you to possess, a land flowing with milk and honey. I…
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Daily devotionalAugust 8 – A feast in God’s presence
But on the nobles of the children of Israel He did not lay His hand. So they saw God, and they ate…
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Daily devotionalAugust 7 – Grace for grumblers
For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world. – John 6:33 Scripture…
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Daily devotionalAugust 6 – The feast of the Passover lamb
For indeed Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us. – 1 Corinthians 5:7b Scripture reading: Exodus 12:1-13; Matthew 26:26-30 In Exodus 12,…
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Daily devotionalAugust 5 – Entertaining angels
Let brotherly love continue. Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some have unwittingly entertained angels. – Hebrews 13:1-2…
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Daily devotionalAugust 4 – Receiving your food with thanks
…for every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be refused if it is received with thanksgiving. – 1 Timothy…
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Daily devotionalAugust 3 – Jesus’ obedient non-eating
But He answered and said, “It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from…
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Daily devotionalAugust 2 – A disobedient eating
And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, “Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; but of the tree…
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Daily devotionalIntroduction to August: on feasting and fellowship
I recall the words of one of my professors at seminary about how the Bible speaks so much about food and feasting….
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Daily devotionalJuly 31 – The Sojourner’s lasting hope
But may the God of all grace, who called us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a…
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Daily devotionalJuly 30 – Sojourners resist the Devil
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. Resist him….
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Daily devotionalJuly 29 – Sojourners humble themselves
Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, casting all your care upon…
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Daily devotionalJuly 28 – The sojourners’ shepherds
Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, serving as overseers, not by compulsion but willingly, not for dishonest gain but…
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Daily devotionalJuly 27 – Sojourners are not surprised by suffering
Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to…
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Daily devotionalJuly 26 – Sojourner hospitality
Be hospitable to one another without grumbling. – 1 Peter 4:9 Scripture reading: 1 Peter 4:7-11 Hospitality ought to set us apart…
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Daily devotionalJuly 25 – Sojourners’ love covers a multitude of sins
And above all things have fervent love for one another, for “love will cover a multitude of sins.” – 1 Peter 4:8…
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Daily devotionalJuly 24 – Sojourners are serious about prayer
But the end of all things is at hand; therefore be serious and watchful in your prayers. – 1 Peter 4:7 Scripture…
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Daily devotionalJuly 23 – Sojourners are ready to do God’s will
…that he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh for the lusts of men, but for the…
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Daily devotionalJuly 22 – Sojourners hope in their baptism
There is also an antitype which now saves us—baptism (not the removal of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of…
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Daily devotionalJuly 21 – Sojourners are always ready to speak of hope
But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a…
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Daily devotionalJuly 20 – Sojourners love life and see good days
Finally, all of you be of one mind, having compassion for one another; love as brothers, be tenderhearted, be courteous, not returning…
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Daily devotionalJuly 19 – Sojourner men understand their wives
Husbands, likewise, dwell with them with understanding, giving honor to the wife, as to the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together…
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Daily devotionalJuly 18 – Sojourner wives are precious to God
…rather let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is…
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Daily devotionalJuly 17 – Sojourners follow in Jesus’ steps
For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps….
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Daily devotionalJuly 16 – Sojourners endure hard things
For this is commendable, if because of conscience toward God one endures grief, suffering wrongfully… But when you do good and suffer,…
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Daily devotionalJuly 15 – Sojourners are free to serve
For this is the will of God, that by doing good you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men —…
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Daily devotionalJuly 14 – Sojourners abstain from fleshly lusts
Beloved, I beg you as sojourners and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul. – 1 Peter 2:11 Scripture…
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Daily devotionalJuly 13 – Sojourners are God’s own special people
But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises…
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Daily devotionalJuly 12 – Sojourners are built up as living stones
…you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to…
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Daily devotionalJuly 11 – Sojourners come to Jesus
Coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and precious. – 1 Peter 2:4…
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Daily devotionalJuly 10 – Sojourners desire the pure milk of the Word
…as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby. – 1 Peter 2:2 Scripture reading: 1…
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Daily devotionalJuly 9 – Sojourners are born of the Word
…having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever. – 1…
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Daily devotionalJuly 8 – Sojourners know Jesus’ blood is precious
…[knowing that you were… redeemed…] with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot. – 1…
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Daily devotionalJuly 7 – Sojourners’ hope leads to holiness
…but as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, because it is written, “Be holy,…
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Daily devotionalJuly 6 – News so good, even angels can’t get enough
Of this salvation the prophets have inquired and searched carefully, who prophesied of the grace that would come to you… things which…
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Daily devotionalJuly 5 – Sojourners love Jesus
[Jesus Christ], Whom having not seen you love. Though now you do not see Him, yet believing, you rejoice with joy inexpressible…
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Daily devotionalJuly 4 – The sojourners’ fiery trials
…that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be…
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Daily devotionalJuly 3 – The sojourners’ imperishable inheritance
…to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you. – 1 Peter 1:4 Scripture…
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Daily devotionalJuly 2 – The sojourners’ living hope
[He] has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. – 1 Peter 1:3b…
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Daily devotionalIntroduction to July – Hope for sojourners in exile
When you think about your life in this world, do you ever feel like a fish out of water, or that you…
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Daily devotionalJune 30 – Remember your vows
Nevertheless let each one of you in particular so love his own wife as himself, and let the wife see that she…
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Daily devotionalJune 29 – The mystery of the one flesh
For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become…