Nearer to God Devotional
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Daily devotional
August 13 – Singing to love God and our neighbour
“These things you have done, and I have been silent; you thought that I was one like yourself. But now I rebuke you and lay the charge before you.” – Psalm 50:21 Scripture reading: Psalm 50:18-21 Remember those words from…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 13 – The mercy of the pagans
“Nevertheless, the men rowed hard to get back to dry land, but they could not, for the sea grew more and more tempestuous against them.”…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 12 – Jonah’s testimony
“I am a Hebrew, and I fear the Lord, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land.” – Jonah 1:9 Scripture…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 11 – What do you mean, you sleeper?
“What do you mean, you sleeper? Arise, call out to your god! Perhaps the god will give a thought to us that we may not…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 10 – The finger of God
“But the Lord hurled a great wind upon the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea so that the ship threatened to…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 9 – Jesus, the prophet better than Jonah
“For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 8 – Running from God
“But Jonah rose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.” – Jonah 1:3 Scripture reading: Jonah 1:3-6 We might scoff at Jonah…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 7 – Why did Jonah run?
“This is why I made haste to flee for Tarshish; for I knew that you are a gracious God and merciful…” – Jonah 4:2 Scripture…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 6 – Anywhere but Nineveh!
“But Jonah rose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.” – Jonah 1:3 Scripture Reading: Jonah 1:3-4 Jonah hears the command of…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 5 – A storm warning
“for their evil has come up before me.” – Jonah 1:2c Scripture reading: Jonah 1:1-3 The sense here: “Their evil has come up against me”…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 4 – A surprising command
“Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it, for their evil has come up before me.” – Jonah 1:2 Scripture reading:…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 3 – A special calling
“Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah, son of Amittai.” – Jonah 1:1 Scripture Reading: Jonah 1:1-3 God’s word – His command, His…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 2 – A book of warning
“And the Lord said, “Do you do well to be angry?”” – Jonah 4:4 Scripture reading: Jonah 4:1-4 The book of Jonah is a book…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 1 – Introduction to Jonah
We will be looking at Jonah, the likely author of this book, who is a minor prophet, living in the eighth century B.C. during the…
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Daily devotionalAugust 31 – Still sacred
“Little children, keep yourselves from idols.” – 1 John 5:21 Scripture reading: Jude 17-25 What a strange ending to a letter? After the stirring climax…
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Daily devotionalAugust 30 – Still secure
“…and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.” – 1 John 5:20b …
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Daily devotionalAugust 29 – Still saved
“And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true…” –…
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Daily devotionalAugust 28 – Still a child of God
“We know that we are from God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.” – 1 John 5:19 Scripture reading:…
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Daily devotionalAugust 27 – Yet, the sure promise
“We know that everyone who has been born of God does not keep on sinning, but he who was born of God protects him, and…
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Daily devotionalAugust 26 -They just took off!
“They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us. But…
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Daily devotionalAugust 25 – Has the time come?
“…and as you have heard that antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have come. Therefore we know that it is the last hour.” –…
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Daily devotionalAugust 24 – Where did the time go?
“Children, it is the last hour…” – 1 John 2:18a Scripture reading: 2 Peter 3:10-15 Isn’t it true that one thing we always seem to…
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Daily devotionalAugust 23 – He seemed so genuine!
“There is sin that leads to death; I do not say that one should pray for that.” – 1 John 5:16b Scripture reading: Acts 5:1-11…
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Daily devotionalAugust 22 – Our brother’s lifeline
“If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he shall ask, and God will give him life – to those who…
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Daily devotionalAugust 21 – Synagogue to Satan
“Do not be surprised, brothers, that the world hates you.” – 1 John 3:13 Scripture reading: John 15:18-25 Something we can easily do with a…
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Daily devotionalAugust 20 – Making happiness last forever
“And we are writing these things so that our joy may be complete.” – 1 John 1:4 Scripture reading: Philippians 2:2-9 You are sitting at…
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Daily devotionalAugust 19 – With our love we are loved
“No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and his love is perfected in us.” – 1 John…
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Daily devotionalAugust 18 – Still shining?
“Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.” – 1 John 4:11 Scripture reading: 1 John 4:7-12 We have touched…
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Daily devotionalAugust 17 – May the real force be with you!
“Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth.” – 1 John 3:18 Scripture reading: 1 John 3:11-20…
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Daily devotionalAugust 16 – No limit!
“He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world.” – 1 John 2:2 …
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Daily devotionalAugust 15 – The cook behind the meal
“Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning.” – 1 John 3:8a Scripture reading:…
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Daily devotionalAugust 14 – The way we eat
“For all that is in the world – the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life – is…
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Daily devotionalAugust 13 – An unfulfilling meal
“Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into…
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Daily devotionalAugust 12 – A luring away
“Little children, let no one deceive you. Whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as He is righteous.” – 1 John 3:7 Scripture reading: Hebrews 5:11-6:12 Once…
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Daily devotionalAugust 11 – Between the flags!
“But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his…
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Daily devotionalAugust 10 – And keep on growing
“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” – 1 John…
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Daily devotionalAugust 9 – The first word
“…that which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is…
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Daily devotionalAugust 8 – Living under the light
“…whoever loves has been born of God and knows God.” – 1 John 4:7b Scripture reading: John 3:1-18 I’m sure that at some point you…
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Daily devotionalAugust 7 – Beyond myself
“I am writing to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven for His name’s sake.” – 1 John 2:12 Scripture reading: Acts 2:29-41 Our…
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Daily devotionalAugust 6 – An honest beginning
“If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.” – 1 John 1:8 Scripture reading: Psalm 51:1-12…
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Daily devotionalAugust 5 – A witness
“…the life was made manifest, and we have seen it, and testify to it and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the…
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Daily devotionalAugust 4 – The love personified
“That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon and have touched…
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Daily devotionalAugust 3 – How great is the love!
“See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are.” – 1…
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Daily devotionalAugust 2 – My little children
“Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.”…
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Daily devotionalAugust 1 – Introduction to John
John the Apostle was reputedly the only disciple not to be martyred for the faith, aside, naturally, from Judas Iscariot. However, while he did not…
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Daily devotionalJuly 31 – Time and purpose
“To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under the heaven.” – Ecclesiastes 3:1 Scripture reading: Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 We live in a…
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Daily devotionalJuly 30 – Food
“He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.” – Proverbs 28:19 Scripture…
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Daily devotionalJuly 29 – Bad influences
“Do not be envious of evil men, nor desire to be with them; for their heart devises violence, and their lips talk of troublemaking.” –…
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Daily devotionalJuly 28 – Train up a child
“Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.” – Proverbs 22:6 Scripture…
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Daily devotionalJuly 27 – A good name
“A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, loving favour rather than silver and gold.” – Proverbs 22:1, 2 Scripture reading: Proverbs…
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Daily devotionalJuly 26 – Wine
“Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by it is not wise.” – Proverbs 20:1 Scripture reading: Proverbs…
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Daily devotionalJuly 25 – Friendship
“A man who has friends must himself be friendly, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.” – Proverbs 18:24 Scripture reading:…
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Daily devotionalJuly 24 – Faithfulness
“Most men will proclaim each his own goodness, But who can find a faithful man?” – Proverbs 20:6 Scripture reading: Proverbs 20:6-12 Most of us…