Nearer to God Devotional
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Daily devotional
August 23 – Singing to bless the church
“May it please you to prosper Zion, to build up the walls of Jerusalem.” – Psalm 51:18 Scripture reading: Psalm 51:18-19 Do you think that we sometimes take worship for granted? Pure and spiritual worship can only happen when God…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 15 – The grace of a surprising deliverance
“But Joash said to all who stood against him, “Would you plead for Baal? Would you save him? Let the one who would plead for…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 14 – Grace for courage
“And Barak said to her, “If you will go with me, then I will go; but if you will not go with me, I will…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 13 – Grace of the knowledge of God
“So Joshua did as Moses said to him, and fought with Amalek. And Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill….
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Daily devotionalFebruary 12 – The grace of continuing
“And Moses spoke to Aaron, and to Eleazar and Ithamar, his sons who were left: “Take the grain offering that remains of the offerings made…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 11 – Grace for service in the worship of God
“After that the Levites went in to do their work in the tabernacle of meeting before Aaron and his sons; as the LORD commanded Moses…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 10 – A “wall” of grace
“You shall set bounds for the people all around, saying, ‘Take heed to yourselves that you do not go to the mountain or touch its…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 9 – Grace as relief from struggles
“Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh: “For God has made me forget all my toil and all my father’s house.” And the name…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 8 – Grace in time of sinful competition
“When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.” – Genesis 29:31 Scripture reading: Genesis 29:15-35 There are…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 7 – Grace in life’s messes
“May God Almighty bless you, and make you fruitful and multiply you, that you be an assembly of peoples;” – Genesis 28:3 Scripture reading: Genesis…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 6 – Amazing grace in answered prayer
“Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, “The thing comes from the LORD: We cannot speak to you either bad or good. Here is Rebekah…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 5 – Uprooted and transplanted by God’s goodness
“Now the LORD had said to Abram: Get out of your country, from your family and from your father’s house, to a land I will…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 4 – The glory of Babel’s reversal
“We hear them speaking in our own tongues the wonderful works of God.” – Acts 2:11 Scripture reading: Acts 2:1-13 What occurred at Babel, recorded…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 3 – The grace of discipline
“And they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top is in the heavens; let us make a name for…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 2 – A colourful sign of given grace
“And God said: “This is the sign of the covenant which I make between Me and you, and every living creature that is with you,…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 1 – Introduction to grace
The devotional for February will be a journey through the Old Testament in search of grace. What do you think? Will we find an ample…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 31 – Iniquity forgiven
“And no inhabitant will say, “I am sick”; the people who dwell there will be forgiven their iniquity.” – Isaiah 33:24 Scripture reading: Leviticus 16:1-34…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 30 – Powerless enemy
“Your cords hang loose; they cannot hold the mast firm in its place or keep the sail spread out. Then prey and spoil in abundance…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 29 – The Lord our judge
“For the Lord is our Judge; the Lord is our Lawgiver; the Lord is our King; He will save us.” – Isaiah 33:22 Scripture reading:…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 28 – Forever safe
“But there the Lord in majesty will be for us a place of broad rivers and streams, where no galley with oars can go, nor…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 27 – Jerusalem untroubled and immovable
“Behold Zion, the city of our appointed feasts! Your eyes will see Jerusalem, an untroubled habitation, an immovable tent, whose stakes will never be plucked…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 26 – Insolent people of obscure speech
‘You will see no more the insolent people, the people of an obscure speech that you cannot comprehend, stammering in a tongue that you cannot…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 25 – Making all things new
“Your heart will muse on the terror: “Where is he who counted, where is he who weighed the tribute? Where is he who counted the…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 24 – As far as the eye can see
“They will see a land that stretches afar.” – Isaiah 33:17b Scripture reading: Matthew 13:31-33 Even though wickedness spreads, seemingly so easily, in the hearts…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 23 – The King in his beauty
“Behold, your eyes will behold the king in his beauty; they will see a land that stretches far.” – Isaiah 33:17 Scripture reading: Psalm 45:…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 22 – Impenetrable defense
“He will dwell on the heights; his place of defense will be the fortress of rocks; his bread will be given him; his water will…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 21 – Christ walks and speaks righteously
“He who walks righteously and speaks uprightly, who despises the gain of oppressions, who shakes his hand, lest they hold a bribe, who stops his…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 20 – Who then is worthy?
“Who among us can dwell with the consuming fire? Who among us can dwell with everlasting burnings?” – Isaiah 33:14b Scripture reading: Hebrews 10:11-25 This…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 19 – Judgment at the household of God
“The sinners in Zion are afraid; trembling has seized the godless…” – Isaiah 33:14a Scripture reading: 1 Peter 4:12-19 With this prophecy of such vivid…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 18 – Acknowledge God’s might
“Hear, you who are far off, what I have done; and you who are near, acknowledge My might.” – Isaiah 33:13 Scripture reading: Psalm 71:1-24…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 17 – God is a consuming fire
“And the peoples will be burned as if burned to lime, like thorns cut down, that are burned in the fire.” – Isaiah 33:12 Scripture…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 16 – Conceiving chaff
“You conceive chaff; you give birth to stubble; your breath is a fire that will consume you.” – Isaiah 33:11 Scripture reading: James 4:1-12 When…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 15 – The Lord will arise
“Now I will arise,” says the Lord, “now I will lift Myself up; now I will be exalted.” – Isaiah 33:10 Scripture reading: Ps. 42:1-11…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 14 – The Lord lifted up
“Now I will lift Myself up; now I will be exalted.” – Isaiah 33:10b Scripture reading: Acts 17:22-34 The kingdom of man has exalted itself…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 13 – Even the land mourns
“The land mourns and languishes; Lebanon is confounded and withers away; Sharon is like a desert, and Bashan and Carmel shake off their leaves.” –…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 12 – The fear of man
“The highways lie waste; the traveler ceases. Covenants are broken; cities are despised; there is no regard for man.” – Isaiah 33:8 Scripture reading: 2…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 11 – In whom do you now trust?
“Behold, their heroes cry in the streets; the envoys of peace weep bitterly.” – Isaiah 33:7 Scripture reading: 2 Kings 18:13-18 True peace with an…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 10 – The fear of the Lord: Christ’s treasure
“And the fear of the Lord will be Zion’s treasure.” – Isaiah 33:6b Scripture reading: John 17:1-26 The last part of this verse is better…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 9 – Treasuring the fear of the Lord
“The fear of the Lord is Zion’s treasure.” – Isaiah 33:6b Scripture reading: Psalm 128:1-6 “The fear of the Lord” is thematic throughout Scripture. There…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 8 – The stability of your times
“And He will be the stability of your times, abundance of salvation, wisdom and knowledge; the fear of the Lord is Zion’s treasure.” – Isaiah…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 7 – Christ’s justice and righteousness for Zion
“He will fill Zion with justice and righteousness.” – Isaiah 33:5b Scripture reading: Psalm 27:1-14 The Lord’s Day is a great joy and blessing for…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 6 – The eminent and imminent Lord
“The Lord is exalted, for He dwells on high; He will fill Zion with justice and righteousness…” – Isaiah 33:5 Scripture reading: Psalm 115 It…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 5 – Leaping locusts
“And your spoil is gathered as the caterpillar gathers; as locusts leap, it is leapt upon.” – Isaiah 33:4 Scripture reading: Nahum 3:1-19 Here Isaiah…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 4 – Scattering the enemies
“At the tumultuous noise peoples flee; when You lift Yourself up, nations are scattered…” – Isaiah 33:3 Scripture reading: Psalm 68:1-14 So certain is the…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 3 – Our arm of salvation
“O Lord, be gracious to us; we wait for you. Be our arm every morning, our salvation in the time of trouble.” – Isaiah 33:2 …
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Daily devotionalJanuary 2 – Prayer against God’s enemies
“When you have ceased to destroy, you will be destroyed; and when you have finished betraying, they will betray you.” – Isaiah 33:1b Scripture reading:…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 1 – Introduction to the fear of the Lord
Isaiah 33 holds rich promises for God’s covenant people. The Lord is with them and will defend them. Isaiah 33 appears to refer to the…
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Daily devotionalDecember 31 – Behold, the lamb of God!
“The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!”” –…
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Daily devotionalDecember 30 – John the Baptizer bears witness to the light
“John answered them, “I baptize with water, but among you stands one you do not know, even he who comes after me, the strap of…
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Daily devotionalDecember 29 – Christ: The genuine light
“In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.”…
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Daily devotionalDecember 28 – The twelve-year-old Jesus: The God who knows
“And all who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers.” – Luke 2:47 Scripture reading: Luke 2:41-52 When Jesus was a twelve-year-old,…
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Daily devotionalDecember 27 – Skeletons in the genealogical closet
“Judah begot Perez and Zerah by Tamar….Salmon begot Boaz by Rahab, Boaz begot Obed by Ruth, Obed begot Jesse, and Jesse begot David the king….
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Daily devotionalDecember 26 – The newborn King fulfills prophecy
“And he went and lived in a city called Nazareth, that what was spoken by the prophets might be fulfilled: “He shall be called a…