Nearer to God Devotional
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Daily devotional
August 12 – Singing about the judgment of God
“But to the wicked God says: “What right have you to recite my statutes or take my covenant on your lips?”” – Psalm 50:16 Scripture reading: Psalm 50:16-17 The conversation between the LORD and his subjects continues through the choir…
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Daily devotionalJuly 23 – A brother offended
“A brother offended is harder to win than a strong city, And contentions are like the bars of a castle.” – Proverbs 18:19 Scripture reading:…
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Daily devotionalJuly 22 – A merry heart
“A merry heart does good, like medicine, but a broken spirit dries the bones.” – Proverbs 17:22 Scripture reading: Proverbs 17:22-28 The broken spirit of…
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Daily devotionalJuly 21 – Lots and lotteries
“The lot is cast into the lap, But its every decision is from the LORD.” – Proverbs 16:33 Scripture reading: Proverbs 16:27-33 Lots in the…
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Daily devotionalJuly 20 – Pride
“Pride goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall.” – Proverbs 16:18 Scripture reading: Proverbs 16:18-24 Pride has brought trouble our way since…
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Daily devotionalJuly 19 – Many counsellors
“Without counsel, plans go awry, But in the multitude of counsellors they are established.” – Proverbs 15:22 Scripture reading: Proverbs 15:20-26 So you don’t think…
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Daily devotionalJuly 18 – A backslider and a good man
“The backslider in heart will be filled with his own ways, But a good man will be satisfied from above.” – Proverbs 14:14 Scripture reading:…
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Daily devotionalJuly 17 – All things for the Lord
“The LORD has made all for Himself, Yes, even the wicked for the day of doom.” – Proverbs 16:4 Scripture reading: Proverbs 16:1-9 God made…
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Daily devotionalJuly 16 – A way that seems right
“There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death.” – Proverbs 14:12 Scripture reading: Proverbs 14:1-12…
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Daily devotionalJuly 15 – Hopes
“Hope deferred makes the heart sick, But when the desire comes, it is a tree of life.” – Proverbs 13:12 Scripture reading: Proverbs 13:12-17 Nobody…
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Daily devotionalJuly 14 – Idleness and diligence
“The soul of a lazy man desires, and has nothing; But the soul of the diligent shall be made rich.” – Proverbs 13:4 Scripture reading:…
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Daily devotionalJuly 13 – Creation and creatures
“A righteous man regards the life of his animal, But the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.” – Proverbs 12:10 Scripture reading: Proverbs 12:1-10…
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Daily devotionalJuly 12 – Winning souls
“The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, And he who wins souls is wise.” – Proverbs 11:30 Scripture reading: Proverbs 11:24-31 The…
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Daily devotionalJuly 11 – Mercy
“The merciful man does good for his own soul, But he who is cruel troubles his own flesh.” – Proverbs 11:17 Scripture reading: Proverbs 11:16-21…
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Daily devotionalJuly 10 – Trust in the Lord
“Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct…
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Daily devotionalJuly 9 – Many words
“In the multitude of words sin is not lacking, But he who restrains his lips is wise.” – Proverbs 10:19 Scripture reading: Proverbs 10:13-21 The…
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Daily devotionalJuly 8 – Covering sins
“Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all sins.” – Proverbs 10:12 Scripture reading: Proverbs 10:6-12 The Proverb sets before us the contrast between Hatred…
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Daily devotionalJuly 7 – Escaping the snare
“His own iniquities entrap the wicked man, And he is caught in the cords of his sin.” – Proverbs 5:22 Scripture reading: Proverbs 5:21-23 This…
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Daily devotionalJuly 6 – Keeping the heart
“Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life.” – Proverbs 4:23 Scripture reading: Proverbs 4:20-27 Heart in the…
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Daily devotionalJuly 5 – A call to humility
“Surely He scorns the scornful, But gives grace to the humble.” – Proverbs 3:34 Scripture reading: Proverbs 3:31-35 Scornful people are the opposite of humble…
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Daily devotionalJuly 4 – God’s correction
“My son, do not despise the chastening of the LORD, Nor detest His correction; For whom the LORD loves He corrects, Just as a father…
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Daily devotionalJuly 3 – Honour the Lord
“Honour the LORD with your possessions, And with the first fruits of all your increase; So your barns will be filled with plenty, And your…
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Daily devotionalJuly 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…
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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 devotions for July…
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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 and not be…
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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 Shall renew their…
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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 be weary, 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 faints nor is…
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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 them all by…
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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 be sown, Scarcely…
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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 that You are…
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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; Isaiah 40:18-22 As…
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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 reading: Isaiah 40:15-18…
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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 who instructed Him,…
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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 earth in a…
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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: Psalm 119:33-40 Today,…
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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 earth in a…
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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 Him, And His…
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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, And gently lead…
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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 Jesus saw it,…
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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 Him, And His…
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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 your voice with…
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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 withers, the flower…
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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 the breath of…
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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 and sell, and…
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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 our God. Every…
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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 this mean? It…
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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 will have mercy…
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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, That her iniquity…
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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 it goes. So…
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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 him a sign….
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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 do good; Seek…
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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. Make the heart…