Nearer to God Devotional
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Daily devotional
May 10 – “But now…”
“But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it—the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus…
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Daily devotionalMay 9 – Your own worst enemy
“But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed.” – James 1:14 (NKJV) Scripture reading:…
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Daily devotionalMay 8 – The law, our guilt, and God’s grace
“Therefore the law was our tutor to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.” – Galatians 3:24 (NKJV)…
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Daily devotionalMay 7 – Guilt and our conscience
“…Speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their own conscience seared with a hot iron…” – 1 Timothy 4:2 (NKJV) Scripture reading: Genesis 42:1-28…
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Daily devotionalMay 6 – Our sinful nature enticed by the law
“For I would not have known what it is to covet if the law had not said, “You shall not covet.” But…
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Daily devotionalMay 5 – Guilt and our sins of omission
“So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin.” – James 4:17 Scripture…
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Daily devotionalMay 4 – Sinners and sin
“I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in Me and I in him, he it is that bears much…
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Daily devotionalMay 3 – The problem is within
“For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, slander.” – Matthew 15:19 Scripture reading: Matthew…
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Daily devotionalMay 2 – Guilt, grace, and gratitude intertwined
“Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit.” – Psalm 51:12 Scripture reading: Psalm 51:1-19…
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Daily devotionalMay 1 – An introduction to this month’s study on guilt, grace, and gratitude
Three words define the life of every Christian. In the pilgrimage of life, every true Christian experiences guilt, grace and gratitude. Those…
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Daily devotionalApril 30 – A lesson on God’s timing
“But the LORD said to Moses, “Now you shall see what I will do….”” – Exodus 6:1 Scripture reading: Exodus 5:21-6:13 Moses’…
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Daily devotionalApril 29 – The ploy of false-god pharaoh
“The LORD look on you and judge, because you have made us stink in the sight of Pharaoh and his servants and…
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Daily devotionalApril 28 – The ploys of false-god Pharaoh
“The LORD look on you and judge, because you have made us stink in the sight of Pharaoh and his servants and…
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Daily devotionalApril 27 – The initial resistance of false-god pharaoh
“But Pharaoh said, “Who is the LORD, that I should obey His voice and let Israel go?”” – Exodus 5:2 Scripture reading:…
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Daily devotionalApril 26 – God further prepares the deliverer
“And the people believed; and when they heard that the LORD had visited the people of Israel and that He had seen…
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Daily devotionalApril 25 – God further prepares the deliverer
“Then Zipporah took a flint and cut off her son’s foreskin and touched Moses’ feet with it and said, “Surely you are…
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Daily devotionalApril 24 – God further prepares the deliverer
“When you go back to Egypt, see that you do before Pharaoh all the miracles that I have put in your power….
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Daily devotionalApril 23 – God further prepares the deliverer
“And the LORD said to Moses in Midian, “Go back to Egypt, for all the men who were seeking your life are…
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Daily devotionalApril 22 – No reason for reluctance
“But he said, “Oh, my Lord, please send someone else.”” – Exodus 4:13 Scripture reading: Exodus 4:13-16 Moses has run out of…
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Daily devotionalApril 21 – No reason for reluctance
“But Moses said to the LORD, “Oh, my Lord, I am not eloquent….”” – Exodus 4:10 Scripture reading: Exodus 4:10-12 As we…
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Daily devotionalApril 20 – No reason for reluctance
“Then Moses answered, “But behold, they will not believe me or listen to my voice, for they will say, ‘The LORD did…
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Daily devotionalApril 19 – No reason for reluctance
“God said to Moses, “I am who I am.” And He said, “Say this to the people of Israel: ‘I am has…
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Daily devotionalApril 18 – No reason for reluctance
“But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the children of Israel out of…
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Daily devotionalApril 17 – The God of the living
“But that the dead are raised, even Moses showed, in the passage about the bush, where he calls the Lord the God…
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Daily devotionalApril 16 – Enlightened by the burning bush to the calling of God
“Come, I will send you to Pharaoh that you may bring my people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt.” – Exodus…
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Daily devotionalApril 15 – Enlightened by the burning bush to the mercy of God
“He looked and behold, the bush was burning, yet it was not consumed.” – Exodus 3:2 Scripture reading: Exodus 3:1-10 The fiery…
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Daily devotionalApril 14 – Enlightened by the burning bush to the holiness of God
“Do not come near; take your sandals off your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.”” –…
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Daily devotionalApril 13 – Enlightened by the burning bush to the holiness of God
“Do not come near; take your sandals off your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.”” –…
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Daily devotionalApril 12 – God prepares a deliverer: A lesson from Midian
“She gave birth to a son, and he called his name Gershom, for he said, “I have been a sojourner in a…
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Daily devotionalApril 11 – God prepares a deliverer: Lessons from Egypt
“When Pharaoh heard of it, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh and stayed in the land of Midian.”…
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Daily devotionalApril 10 – God prepares a deliverer: Lessons from Egypt
“Who made you a prince and a judge over us?” – Exodus 2:14 Scripture reading: Exodus 2:11-25 Another lesson for Moses was…
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Daily devotionalApril 9 – God prepares the deliverer: Lessons in Egypt
“He looked this way and that, and seeing no one, he struck down the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.” –…
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Daily devotionalApril 8 – God prepares deliverance through an unlikely rescuer
“When [Pharaoh’s daughter] opened [the basket], she saw the child, and behold, the baby was crying. She took pity on him…” –…
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Daily devotionalApril 7 – God prepares deliverance through a special infancy
“When she could hide him no longer, she took for him a basket made of bulrushes and daubed it with bitumen and…
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Daily devotionalApril 6 – God prepares deliverance through a special infancy
“Now a man from the house of Levi went and took as his wife a Levite woman. The woman conceived and bore…
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Daily devotionalApril 5 – God prepares deliverance through a special infancy
“Now a man from the house of Levi went and took as his wife a Levite woman. The woman conceived and bore…
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Daily devotionalApril 4 – God prepares deliverance through a special infancy
“Now a man from the house of Levi went and took as his wife a Levite woman. The woman conceived and bore…
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Daily devotionalApril 3 – God’s promises prevail over evil
“But the midwives feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but let the male children live.”…
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Daily devotionalApril 2 – Signs of hope for succeeding generations
“But the people of Israel were fruitful and increased greatly; they multiplied and grew exceedingly strong, so that the land was filled…
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Daily devotionalApril 1 – Introduction to the book of Exodus
This month we reflect on Exodus 1 to Exodus 6:13. These introductory chapters of Exodus can fill our days well with lessons…
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Daily devotionalMarch 31 – No enemy can stand in the way of our salvation in Christ
“And these are the kings of the land whom Joshua and the people of Israel defeated on the west side of the…
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Daily devotionalMarch 30 – No enemy can stand in the way of our salvation in Christ
“Moses, the servant of the LORD, and the people of Israel defeated them. And Moses the servant of the LORD gave their…
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Daily devotionalMarch 29 – The Arc de Triomphe
“Now these are the kings of the land whom the people of Israel defeated and took possession of their land beyond the…
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Daily devotionalMarch 28 – Victory through Joshua
“Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the LORD had spoken to Moses. And Joshua gave it for an inheritance…
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Daily devotionalMarch 27 – Therefore, we will not fear, though the earth give way
“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.” – Psalm 46:1 Scripture reading: Psalm 46:1-11 We know that…
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Daily devotionalMarch 26 – Preserving in obedience by faith in the promises
“It was God’s will to harden their hearts that they should come against Israel in battle, in order that they should be…
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Daily devotionalMarch 25 – Preserving in obedience by faith in the promises
“Joshua made war a long time with all those kings.” – Joshua 11:18 Scripture reading: Joshua 11:16-20 God didn’t let Israel just…
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Daily devotionalMarch 24 – Until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet
“And when they brought those kings out to Joshua, Joshua summoned all the men of Israel and said to the chiefs of…
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Daily devotionalMarch 23 – There has been no day like it before or since
“There has been no day like it before or since, when the LORD heeded the voice of a man, for the LORD…
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Daily devotionalMarch 22 – The victory that overcomes the world
“And the LORD threw them into a panic before Israel, who struck them with a great blow at Gibeon and chased them…
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Daily devotionalMarch 21 – The Lord’s friend is their enemy
“Come up to me and help me, and let us strike Gibeon. For it has made peace with Joshua and with the…
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Daily devotionalMarch 20 – Who shall dwell on God’s holy hill?
“Who shall dwell on your holy hill? He who walks blamelessly and does what is right.” – Psalm 15:1b-2a Scripture reading: Psalm…
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Daily devotionalMarch 19 – People loved the darkness rather than the light
“As soon as Adoni-zedek, king of Jerusalem, heard how Joshua had captured Ai and had devoted it to destruction … and how…