Nearer to God Devotional
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Daily devotional
October 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 are being built up as…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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,…
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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…
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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;…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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:…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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….
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 8 – The fruit of the Spirit: Israel’s unfruitfulness
My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill…and he looked for it to yield grapes, but it yielded wild grapes…Galatians 5:22 But…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 7 – The works of the flesh
Now the works of the flesh are evident…I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 6 – Confidence to enter the holy places
Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus…and since we have a great priest over the…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 5 – Walk by the Spirit: not under the law?
But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. – Galatians 5:18 Scripture reading: Jeremiah 31:31-34; Ezekiel 36:25-27; Galatians 3:13-14…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 4 – Walk by the Spirit: a daily fight
For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 3 – Walk by the Spirit: led by God’s word
But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. – Galatians 5:16 Scripture reading: 1 Peter…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 2 – Walk by the Spirit: led by the Spirit
But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. – Galatians 5:16 Scripture reading: Isaiah 63:11-14;…
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Daily devotionalSeptember introduction: the Vine, and the fruits of the Spirit
The fruit of the Spirit is not a coconut, as one children’s Sunday school song puts it. I’m sure you all know…
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Daily devotionalAugust 31 – Trust the psalms of God
I trust in the steadfast love of God forever and ever. – Psalm 52:8B Scripture reading: Psalm 52 We started with Psalm…
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Daily devotionalAugust 30 – Worship of the fruitful tree
But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God. I trust in the steadfast love of God forever…
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Daily devotionalAugust 29 – Sing the truth in love
See the man who would not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his riches and sought refuge in…
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Daily devotionalAugust 28 – Singing about the destruction of the wicked
But God will break you down forever; he will snatch and tear you from your tent; he will uproot you from the…
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Daily devotionalAugust 27 – Evil men and the love of God
You love evil more than good… – Psalm 52:3 Scripture reading: Psalm 52:1-4 Are you ever surprised by evil? In my earlier…
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Daily devotionalAugust 26 – Evil men and the love of God
Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The steadfast love of God endures all the day. – Psalm 52:1 Scripture reading:…
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Daily devotionalAugust 25 – Singing the truth about God
The righteous shall see and fear – Psalm 52:6 Scripture reading: Psalm 52 Have you walked through a forest after a strong…
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Daily devotionalAugust 24 – Singing about our restoration to worship
Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones you have crushed rejoice. – Psalm 51:8 Scripture reading: Psalm 51 What if…
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Daily devotionalAugust 23 – Singing to bless the Church daily
May it please you to prosper Zion, to build up the walls of Jerusalem. – Psalm 51:18 Scripture reading: Psalm 51:18-19 Do…
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Daily devotionalAugust 22 – Singing to declare God’s praise
My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart you, God, will not despise. – Psalm 51:17 Scripture reading:…
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Daily devotionalAugust 21 – Singing to declare God’s praise
Open my lips, Lord, and my mouth will declare your praise – Psalm 51:15 Scripture reading: Psalm 51:13-15 David leads the church…
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Daily devotionalAugust 20 – Sing for restoration
Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me – Psalm 51:10 Scripture reading: Psalm 51:10-12…
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Daily devotionalAugust 19 – Cleanse me with hyssop
Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow – Psalm 51:7 Scripture…
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Daily devotionalAugust 18 – Singing a confession about ourselves
For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me. – Psalm 51:3 Scripture reading: Psalm 51:3-6 It is perhaps…
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Daily devotionalAugust 17 – A song begging for mercy
Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions. – Psalm…
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Daily devotionalAugust 16 – A personal lament for sin
Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight; so that you are right in your…
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Daily devotionalAugust 15 – Singing of the covenant blessings and curses
The one who offers thanksgiving as his sacrifice glorifies me; to one who orders his way rightly I will show the salvation…