Nearer to God Devotional
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Daily devotional
July 2 – The law
“My son, hear the instruction of your father, and forsake not the law of your mother.” – Proverbs 1:8 Scripture reading: Proverbs 1:8-19 It appears from Proverbs 1:8 that the…
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Daily devotionalJuly 1 – Introduction to Proverbs
During my years of active ministry, I always enjoyed preaching from the book of Proverbs. When I was asked to write the…
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Daily devotionalJune 30 – Renewing your strength
“But those who wait on the LORD Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run…
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Daily devotionalJune 29 – Wait on the Lord
“Even the youths shall faint and be weary, And the young men shall utterly fall, But those who wait on the LORD…
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Daily devotionalJune 28 – Antidote for fainting
“He gives power to the weak, And to those who have no might He increases strength. Even the youths shall faint and…
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Daily devotionalJune 27 – God’s greatness
“Have you not known? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the LORD, The Creator of the ends of the earth, Neither…
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Daily devotionalJune 26 – God neither loses track of the stars nor of you
“Lift up your eyes on high, And see who has created these things, Who brings out their host by number; He calls…
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Daily devotionalJune 25 – Princes and kingdoms brought to nothing
“He brings the princes to nothing; He makes the judges of the earth useless. Scarcely shall they be planted, Scarcely shall they…
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Daily devotionalJune 24 – Consider the heavens
“When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, The moon and the stars, which You have ordained, What is man…
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Daily devotionalJune 23 – Foolishness of idolatry
“To whom then will you liken God? Or what likeness will you compare to Him?” – Isaiah 40:18 Scripture reading: Romans 1:1-24;…
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Daily devotionalJune 22 – Comparing the nations to God
“All nations before Him are as nothing, And they are counted by Him less than nothing and worthless.” – Isaiah 40:17 Scripture…
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Daily devotionalJune 21 – Divine wisdom
“Who has directed the Spirit of the LORD, Or as His counsellor has taught Him? With whom did He take counsel, and…
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Daily devotionalJune 20 – Divine Measurement
“Who has measured the waters in the hollow of His hand, Measured heaven with a span And calculated the dust of the…
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Daily devotionalJune 19 – The right approach
“Teach me, O LORD, the way of your statutes, and I shall keep it to the end.” – Psalm 119:33 Scripture reading:…
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Daily devotionalJune 18 – The father’s hand
“Who has measured the waters in the hollow of His hand, Measured heaven with a span And calculated the dust of the…
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Daily devotionalJune 17 – Tender yet almighty
“Behold, the Lord GOD shall come with a strong hand, And His arm shall rule for Him; Behold, His reward is with…
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Daily devotionalJune 16 – Our gentle shepherd
“He will feed His flock like a shepherd; He will gather the lambs with His arm, And carry them in His bosom,…
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Daily devotionalJune 15 – He gathers the Lambs
“Then they brought little children to Him, that He might touch them; but the disciples rebuked those who brought them. But when…
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Daily devotionalJune 14 – The Lord is my shepherd
“Behold, the Lord GOD shall come with a strong hand, And His arm shall rule for Him; Behold, His reward is with…
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Daily devotionalJune 13 – Behold your God
“O Zion, You who bring good tidings, Get up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, You who bring good tidings, Lift up…
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Daily devotionalJune 12 – His enduring word
“The grass withers, the flower fades, Because the breath of the LORD blows upon it; Surely the people are grass. The grass…
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Daily devotionalJune 11 – The brevity of life
“All flesh is grass, And all its loveliness is like the flower of the field. The grass withers, the flower fades, Because…
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Daily devotionalJune 10 – How to plan and not to plan
“Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, spend a year there, buy…
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Daily devotionalJune 9 – Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight
“The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the LORD; Make straight in the desert A highway for…
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Daily devotionalJune 8 – Does God overdo it?
“…For she has received from the LORD’S hand double for all her sins.” – Isaiah 40:2b Scripture reading: Isaiah 40:1-5 What does…
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Daily devotionalJune 7 – Speak comfort to Jerusalem
“Sing, O heavens! Be joyful, O earth! And break out in singing, O mountains! For the LORD has comforted His people, And…
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Daily devotionalJune 6 – Her warfare is ended
“Comfort, yes, comfort My people!” Says your God. Speak comfort to Jerusalem, and cry out to her, That her warfare is ended,…
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Daily devotionalJune 5 – The Spirit as wind and fire
“The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where…
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Daily devotionalJune 4 – A sobering message
“In those days Hezekiah was sick and near death, and he prayed to the LORD; and He spoke to him and gave…
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Daily devotionalJune 3 – Serious about sin
“Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; Put away the evil of your doings from before My eyes. Cease to do evil, Learn to…
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Daily devotionalJune 2 – The call of Isaiah
“And He said, “Go, and tell this people: Keep on hearing, but do not understand; Keep on seeing, but do not perceive….
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Daily devotionalJune 1 – Introduction to the book of Isaiah
This month we will focus primarily on the riches of Isaiah chapter 40. We’ll begin to refresh our understanding of Isaiah and…
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Daily devotionalMay 31 – Living to the praise of his glorious grace!
“In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him Who works all things according to…
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Daily devotionalMay 30 – Growing in grace, knowledge, and gratitude
“But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and…
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Daily devotionalMay 29 – Gratitude for God’s grace and peace
“Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.” – 1 Corinthians 1:3 Scripture reading: 1 Corinthians…
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Daily devotionalMay 28 – Praise from a grateful heart
“Oh give thanks to the LORD; call upon His name; make known His deeds among the peoples! Sing to Him, sing praises…
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Daily devotionalMay 27 – Living as grateful adopted children
“And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, even the Spirit of…
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Daily devotionalMay 26 – Grateful praise to our ascended Lord!
“For Christ has entered, not into holy places made with hands, which are copies of the true things, but into heaven itself,…
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Daily devotionalMay 25 – Gratitude for immeasurable riches
“But God, being rich in mercy…made us alive together with Christ…and raised us up with Him and seated us with Him in…
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Daily devotionalMay 24 – Contentment and gratitude
“… I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content.” – Philippians 4:11 Scripture reading: Psalm 73:1-28 Contentment is crucial…
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Daily devotionalMay 23 – Gratitude for cleansing
“Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice.” – Luke 17:15 …
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Daily devotionalMay 22 – The law and our expression of gratitude
“I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. You…
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Daily devotionalMay 21 – Living a life of gratitude
“I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable…
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Daily devotionalMay 20 – God’s grace: The cause for our gratitude
“Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and how inscrutable His ways!”…
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Daily devotionalMay 19 – The immeasurable grace of our triune God
“The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you…
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Daily devotionalMay 18 – The inward yet abiding grace of the Holy Spirit
“…Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration…
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Daily devotionalMay 17 – Grace upon grace through Christ
“For from His fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came…
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Daily devotionalMay 16 – Our gracious father in heaven
“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with Whom there is no…
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Daily devotionalMay 15 – God’s grace in the sacraments
“…for this is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.” – Matthew 26:28 …
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Daily devotionalMay 14 – Grace for the chief of sinners
“The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I…
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Daily devotionalMay 13 – God’s grace sufficient to remove our shame
“For it stands in Scripture: “Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, a cornerstone chosen and precious, and whoever believes in…
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Daily devotionalMay 12 – Grace given us before the beginning of time
“Who saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works but because of His own purpose and…
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Daily devotionalMay 11 – Grace far greater than our sin
“Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I have not come to call the…