Nearer to God Devotional
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Daily devotional
August 5 – The church sings of the Lord’s rights
“The Mighty One, God the LORD, speaks and summons the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting.” – Psalm 50:1 Scripture reading: Psalm 50:1-23 What a powerful Psalm! I am not sure many in our modern church…
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Daily devotionalJuly 25 – Sojourners’ love covers a multitude of sins
And above all things have fervent love for one another, for “love will cover a multitude of sins.” – 1 Peter 4:8 Scripture reading: 1…
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Daily devotionalJuly 24 – Sojourners are serious about prayer
But the end of all things is at hand; therefore be serious and watchful in your prayers. – 1 Peter 4:7 Scripture reading: 1 Peter…
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Daily devotionalJuly 23 – Sojourners are ready to do God’s will
…that he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh for the lusts of men, but for the will of God….
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Daily devotionalJuly 22 – Sojourners hope in their baptism
There is also an antitype which now saves us—baptism (not the removal of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience…
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Daily devotionalJuly 21 – Sojourners are always ready to speak of hope
But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the…
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Daily devotionalJuly 20 – Sojourners love life and see good days
Finally, all of you be of one mind, having compassion for one another; love as brothers, be tenderhearted, be courteous, not returning evil for evil…
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Daily devotionalJuly 19 – Sojourner men understand their wives
Husbands, likewise, dwell with them with understanding, giving honor to the wife, as to the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace…
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Daily devotionalJuly 18 – Sojourner wives are precious to God
…rather let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in…
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Daily devotionalJuly 17 – Sojourners follow in Jesus’ steps
For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps. – 1 Peter…
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Daily devotionalJuly 16 – Sojourners endure hard things
For this is commendable, if because of conscience toward God one endures grief, suffering wrongfully… But when you do good and suffer, if you take…
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Daily devotionalJuly 15 – Sojourners are free to serve
For this is the will of God, that by doing good you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men — as free, yet…
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Daily devotionalJuly 14 – Sojourners abstain from fleshly lusts
Beloved, I beg you as sojourners and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul. – 1 Peter 2:11 Scripture reading: 1 Peter…
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Daily devotionalJuly 13 – Sojourners are God’s own special people
But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who…
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Daily devotionalJuly 12 – Sojourners are built up as living stones
…you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus…
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Daily devotionalJuly 11 – Sojourners come to Jesus
Coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and precious. – 1 Peter 2:4 Scripture reading: 1…
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Daily devotionalJuly 10 – Sojourners desire the pure milk of the Word
…as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby. – 1 Peter 2:2 Scripture reading: 1 Peter 2:1-3 We…
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Daily devotionalJuly 9 – Sojourners are born of the Word
…having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever. – 1 Peter 1:23 Scripture…
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Daily devotionalJuly 8 – Sojourners know Jesus’ blood is precious
…[knowing that you were… redeemed…] with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot. – 1 Peter 1:18,19 Scripture…
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Daily devotionalJuly 7 – Sojourners’ hope leads to holiness
…but as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, because it is written, “Be holy, for I am…
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Daily devotionalJuly 6 – News so good, even angels can’t get enough
Of this salvation the prophets have inquired and searched carefully, who prophesied of the grace that would come to you… things which angels desire to…
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Daily devotionalJuly 5 – Sojourners love Jesus
[Jesus Christ], Whom having not seen you love. Though now you do not see Him, yet believing, you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of…
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Daily devotionalJuly 4 – The sojourners’ fiery trials
…that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise,…
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Daily devotionalJuly 3 – The sojourners’ imperishable inheritance
…to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you. – 1 Peter 1:4 Scripture reading: 1 Peter…
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Daily devotionalJuly 2 – The sojourners’ living hope
[He] has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. – 1 Peter 1:3b Scripture reading: 1…
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Daily devotionalIntroduction to July – Hope for sojourners in exile
When you think about your life in this world, do you ever feel like a fish out of water, or that you stand out like…
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Daily devotionalJune 30 – Remember your vows
Nevertheless let each one of you in particular so love his own wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband….
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Daily devotionalJune 29 – The mystery of the one flesh
For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh. This…
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Daily devotionalJune 28 – Leave and cleave
For this reason, a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh. –…
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Daily devotionalJune 27 – The manner of the Christian husband’s love (3)
So husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies; he who loves his wife loves himself. For no one ever hated his…
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Daily devotionalJune 26 – The manner of the Christian husband’s love (2)
…that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word, that He might present her to Himself a glorious church,…
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Daily devotionalJune 25 – The manner of the Christian husband’s love (1)
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her. – Ephesians 5:25 Scripture reading: Ephesians 4:14-21; 5:22-33 How…
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Daily devotionalJune 24 – The duty of the Christian husband
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also the loved the church and gave Himself for her. – Ephesians 5:25 Scripture reading: Ephesians 5:22-33 Not…
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Daily devotionalJune 23 – The model of the Christian wife’s submission
Therefore, just as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything. – Ephesians 5:24 Scripture reading:…
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Daily devotionalJune 22 – The manner of the Christian wife’s submission
Wives, submit to your husbands, as to the Lord. – Ephesians 5:22 Scripture reading: 1 Peter 3:1-6 A wife’s submission to her husband is not…
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Daily devotionalJune 21 – The duty of the Christian wife
Wives, submit to your husbands, as to the Lord. – Ephesians 5:22 Scripture reading: Ephesians 5:22-33; Proverbs 31:10-31 The duty to which God calls Christian…
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Daily devotionalJune 20 – A Spirit-filled Christian gathers for worship
And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the…
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Daily devotionalJune 19 – A Spirit-filled life is submissive
…submitting to one another in the fear of God. – Ephesians 5:21 Scripture reading: Philippians 2:1-11 Evidence of a Spirit-filled life is made manifest in…
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Daily devotionalJune 18 – A Spirit-filled life is always thankful
…giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. – Ephesians 5:20 Scripture reading: Luke 17:11-19…
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Daily devotionalJune 17 – A Spirit-filled life sings
…speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord… – Ephesians 5:19 Scripture…
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Daily devotionalJune 16 – Be fill with the Spirit, not wine
And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit… – Ephesians 5:18 Scripture reading: Proverbs 23:29-35 The…
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Daily devotionalJune 15 – Walk in wisdom
See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil. – Ephesians 5:15 Scripture reading:…
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Daily devotionalJune 14 – The challenge to children of light
And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them. – Ephesians 5:11 Scripture reading: 1 John 1:5-10 God is light…
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Daily devotionalJune 13 – Characteristics of children of light
For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth, finding out what is acceptable to the Lord. – Ephesians 5:9 Scripture…
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Daily devotionalJune 12 – Walk as children of light
For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light. – Ephesians 5:8 Scripture reading: Ephesians 2:1-10;…
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Daily devotionalJune 11 – Do not be partakers with them
For this you know, that no fornicator, unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and…
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Daily devotionalJune 10 – The consequences
For this you know, that no fornicator, unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and…
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Daily devotionalJune 9 – Conduct not fitting for the Christian
But fornication and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as is fitting for saints; neither filthiness, nor foolish talking,…
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Daily devotionalJune 8 – Walk in love as Christ also loved us
And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling…
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Daily devotionalJune 7 – Walk in love
And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling…
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Daily devotionalJune 6 – To be imitators of God presupposes we know God
Therefore be imitators of God as dear children. – Ephesians 5:1 Scripture reading: Romans 10:14-21 To be imitators of God, as dear children, presupposes that…
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Daily devotionalJune 5 – Be imitators of God as dear children
Therefore be imitators of God as dear children. – Ephesians 5:1 Scripture reading: Romans 8:12-17 We’ve all heard it said, “Boy, he’s a spitting image…
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Daily devotionalJune 4 – Be imitators of God’s forgiveness
And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you. – Ephesians 4:32 Scripture reading: Matthew 18:21-35 Following the…