Nearer to God Devotional
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Daily devotional
August 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 of God!” – Psalm 50:23 Scripture Reading: Psalm 50:1-23 We come to the end of our meditations on…
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Daily devotionalDecember 26 – The devil hurled to earth
“And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world…” – Revelation…
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Daily devotionalDecember 25 – Christmas opposition
“And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, so that when she bore her child he might devour it.” –…
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Daily devotionalDecember 24 – Leading up to Christmas
“She was pregnant and was crying out in birth pains and the agony of giving birth.” – Revelation 12:2 Scripture reading: Revelation 12:1-17 The woman,…
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Daily devotionalDecember 23 – The woman
“And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown…
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Daily devotionalDecember 22 – The seventh trumpet
“Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The Kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of…
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Daily devotionalDecember 21 – The two witnesses
“And I will grant authority to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days …the beast … will make war on them and…
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Daily devotionalDecember 20 – The angel and the scroll
“Then I saw another mighty angel … he had a little scroll.” – Revelation 10:1,2 Scripture reading: Revelation 10 That we are in an interlude…
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Daily devotionalDecember 19 – The second woe! (The sixth trumpet)
“…saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, “Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates.”” – Revelation 9:14 Scripture…
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Daily devotionalDecember 18 – The first we woe! (The fifth trumpet)
“Then I looked, and I heard an eagle crying with a loud voice as it flew directly overhead, “Woe, woe, woe to those who dwell…
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Daily devotionalDecember 17 – The first four trumpets
“Now the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared to blow them.” – Revelation 8:6 Scripture reading: Revelation 9 Many wonder how a loving…
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Daily devotionalDecember 16 – The seventh seal
“When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.” – Revelation 8:1 Scripture reading: Revelation 8 We…
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Daily devotionalDecember 15 – The great multitude
“I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the…
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Daily devotionalDecember 14 – Sealed for salvation
“Do not harm the earth or the sea or the trees, until we have sealed the servants of our God upon their foreheads.” – Revelation…
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Daily devotionalDecember 13 – The angry lamb
“Fall on us and hide us from the face of him who is seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb.” –…
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Daily devotionalDecember 12 – How long?
“They cried out with a loud voice, “O Sovereign Lord, holy and true, how long before you will judge and avenge our blood on those…
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Daily devotionalDecember 11 – Jesus removing the seals – four horsemen
“And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword and with famine and with pestilence and by wild beasts…
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Daily devotionalDecember 10 – The end goal is praise and worship
“And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying,…
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Daily devotionalDecember 9 – Worthy is the Lamb
“I saw a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain.” – Revelation 5:6 Scripture reading: Revelation 5 John was told by an elder not…
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Daily devotionalDecember 8 – A closed book
“Then I saw in the right hand of him who was seated on the throne a scroll written within and on the back, sealed ……
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Daily devotionalDecember 7 – Worthy of praise
“Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things …” – Revelation 4:11 Scripture reading:…
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Daily devotionalDecember 6 – Behold, a throne in heaven
“Behold, a throne stood in heaven, with one seated on the throne.” – Revelation 4:2 Scripture reading: Revelation 4 Amazingly, in 19 out of 22…
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Daily devotionalDecember 5 – Behold your King!
“… one like a son of man … the hairs of his head were white like wool…his eyes were like a flame of fire…from his…
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Daily devotionalDecember 4 – Jesus is coming!
“Behold he is coming with the clouds and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all tribes of the earth will…
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Daily devotionalDecember 3 – Jesus gives grace and peace
“Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before…
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Daily devotionalDecember 2 – Revealing what is taking place
“The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place.” – Revelation 1:1a Scripture…
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Daily devotionalIntroduction to the book of Revelation
We often spend the month of December looking forward to Christmas Day. Christmas Day is a highlight of the year in many churches, for it…
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Daily devotionalNovember 30 – The servants song
“…be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen.” – Jude 25 Scripture reading: Revelation 5; Jude 24-25 Jude began…
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Daily devotionalNovember 29 – The far greater Saviour
“…to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord…” – Jude 25a Scripture reading: 1 Corinthians 10:23-33; Jude 24-25 The grace of God…
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Daily devotionalNovember 28 – Beautiful Saviour
“…and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy…” – Jude 24b Scripture reading: Revelation 7:9-17; Jude 24-25 When we…
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Daily devotionalNovember 27 – The first step
“Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling…” – Jude 24a Scripture reading: Psalm 121:1-8; Jude 24-25 With these final verses of…
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Daily devotionalNovember 26 – Fireman’s carry
“…save others by snatching them out of the fire; to others show mercy with fear, hating even the garment stained by the flesh.” – Jude…
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Daily devotionalNovember 25 – Tactical doubt
“And have mercy on those who doubt…” – Jude 22 Scripture reading: Isaiah 42:1-9; Matthew 14:22-33; Jude 17-23 If we are “waiting for the mercy…
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Daily devotionalNovember 24 – Missing out or mercy
“…waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to eternal life.” – Jude 21b Scripture reading: Romans 6:15-23; Jude 17-23 Sin has…
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Daily devotionalNovember 23 – How then shall we live?
“…keep yourselves in the love of God…” – Jude 21a Scripture reading: Deuteronomy 7:1-11; Jude 17-23 Contending for the faith is not about winning an…
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Daily devotionalNovember 22 – A turning point
“But you, beloved, building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit…” – Jude 20 Scripture reading: 1 Peter 2:4-12;…
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Daily devotionalNovember 21 – Division must occur
“It is these who cause divisions, worldly people, devoid of the Spirit.” – Jude 19 Scripture reading: John 14:25-31; John 17:20-26; Jude 17-23 It is…
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Daily devotionalNovember 20 – Did God really say?
“They said to you, “In the last time there will be scoffers, following their own ungodly passions.”” – Jude 18 Scripture reading: 2 Peter 3:1-9;…
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Daily devotionalNovember 19 – The old, old story
“But you must remember, beloved, the predictions of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ.” – Jude 17 Scripture reading: Ephesians 2:19-22; Hebrews 13:7-9; Jude…
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Daily devotionalNovember 18 – The wolf’s name tag
“These are grumblers, malcontents, following their own sinful desires; they are loud-mouthed boasters, showing favoritism to gain advantage.” – Jude 16 Scripture reading: Matthew 7:15-19;…
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Daily devotionalNovember 17 – Talking about judgment
“…to execute judgment on all and to convict all the ungodly of all their deeds of ungodliness that they have committed in such an ungodly…
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Daily devotionalNovember 16 – Walking with Enoch
“It was also about these that Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied, saying, “Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of his holy ones…”” –…
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Daily devotionalNovember 15 – Foaming shame
“Wild waves of the sea, casting up the foam of their own shame; wandering stars, for whom the gloom of utter darkness has been reserved…
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Daily devotionalNovember 14 – Waterless clouds
“Waterless clouds, swept along by winds; fruitless trees in late autumn, twice dead, uprooted…” – Jude 12b Scripture reading: Matthew 6:19-21; Ephesians 3:14-21; Jude 1:12-13…
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Daily devotionalNovember 13 – Hidden reefs
“These are hidden reefs at your love feasts, as they feast with you without fear, shepherds feeding themselves…” – Jude 12a Scripture reading: 1 Corinthians…
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Daily devotionalNovember 12 – Offended by offensiveness
“Woe to them! For they walked in the way of Cain and abandoned themselves for the sake of gain to Balaam’s error and perished in…
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Daily devotionalNovember 11 – Risky reasoning
“But these people blaspheme all that they do not understand, and they are destroyed by all that they, like unreasoning animals, understand instinctively.” – Jude…
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Daily devotionalNovember 10 – The word of rebuke
“But when the archangel Michael, contending with the devil, was disputing about the body of Moses, he did not presume to pronounce a blasphemous judgment,…
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Daily devotionalNovember 9 – Blasphemous dreams
“Yet in like manner these people also, relying on their dreams, defile the flesh, reject authority, and blaspheme the glorious ones.” – Jude 8 Scripture…
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Daily devotionalNovember 8 – Yes, God is still holy
“Just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding cities, which likewise indulged in sexual immorality and pursued unnatural desire, serve as an example by undergoing…
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Daily devotionalNovember 7 – Eternal Chains
“And the angels who did not stay within their own position of authority, but left their proper dwelling, he has kept in eternal chains under…
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Daily devotionalNovember 6 – The menu for slavery
“Now I want to remind you, although you once fully knew it, that the Jesus, who saved a people out of the land of Egypt,…
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Daily devotionalNovember 5 – Creeping in unnoticed
“For certain people have crept in unnoticed who long ago were designated for this condemnation, ungodly people, who pervert the grace of our God into…