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Daily devotionalMay 31 – Without excuse
“For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things…
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Daily devotionalMay 30 – God’s timeline and our salvation
“Do not marvel at this, for an hour is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear his voice and come out, those…
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Daily devotionalMay 29 – Grateful praise to our ascended Lord!
“For Christ has entered, not into holy places made with hands, which are copies of the true things, but into heaven itself, now to appear…
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Daily devotionalMay 28 – Immeasurable love
“…Know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.” – Ephesians 3:19 Scripture reading: Ephesians…
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Daily devotionalMay 27 – Eternal grace
“But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made…
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Daily devotionalMay 26 – Mercy, grace, and steadfast love
“The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.” – Psalm 103:8 Scripture reading: Psalm 103:1-22 Three strands of God’s…
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Daily devotionalMay 25 – Christ, our passover lamb
“Cleanse out the old leaven that you may be a new lump, as you really are unleavened. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.”…
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Daily devotionalMay 24 – The active obedience of Christ
“…So that in him we might become the righteousness of God.” – 2 Corinthians 5:21b Scripture reading: Zechariah 3:1-10 When Jesus, in His passive obedience,…
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Daily devotionalMay 23 – The passive obedience of Christ
“For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin…” – 2 Corinthians 5:21a Scripture reading: Isaiah 52:13-53:12 In our electronic age,…
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Daily devotionalMay 22 – Redemption through the Son
“And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may…
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Daily devotionalMay 21 – New life from the Spirit
“Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.” – 1 Corinthians 1:3 Scripture reading: John 3:1-15 Jesus emphasizes to…
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Daily devotionalMay 20 – The electing love of the Father
“For we know, brothers loved by God, that he has chosen you, because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in…
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Daily devotionalMay 19 – Only through Christ
“It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.” – Hebrews 10:31 Scripture reading: 2 Samuel 6:1-11 In 1 Samuel…
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Daily devotionalMay 18 – Who is able to stand before this holy God
“Who is able to stand before the LORD, this holy God?” – 1 Samuel 6:20 Scripture reading: 1 Samuel 6:1-7:2 The anguished question of 1…
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Daily devotionalMay 17 – Providence in retrospect
“For I have become like a wineskin in the smoke, yet I have not forgotten your statutes.” – Psalm 119:83 Scripture reading: Psalm 119:81-88 The…
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Daily devotionalMay 16 – Providence and civil government
“The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the LORD; he turns it wherever he will.” – Proverbs 21:1 Scripture reading:…
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Daily devotionalMay 15 – Providence and redemption
“Now the Syrians on one of their raids had carried off a little girl from the land of Israel, and she worked in the service…
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Daily devotionalMay 14 – Providential protection
“Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings…” – Psalm 17:8 Scripture reading: Psalm 91:1-14 Have you…
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Daily devotionalMay 13 – Worry quelled by providence
“…The Lord is at hand; do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made…
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Daily devotionalMay 12 – Providence and reliance on God
“Indeed, we felt that we had received the sentence of death. But that was to make us rely not on ourselves but on God who…
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Daily devotionalMay 11 – The ultimate work of providence
“This Jesus, delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men.” – Acts…
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Daily devotionalMay 10 – Not by chance
“The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD.” – Proverbs 16:33 Scripture reading: 2 Chronicles 18:28-34 Not only…
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Daily devotionalMay 9 – The new heavens and earth
“But according to his promise we are waiting for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.” – 2 Peter 3:13 Scripture reading:…
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Daily devotionalMay 8 – An unbreakable covenant
“While the earth remains, seed time and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night, shall not cease.” – Genesis 8:22 Scripture reading:…
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Daily devotionalMay 7 – New creations in Christ
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.” – 2 Corinthians 5:17 …
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Daily devotionalMay 6 – Our place in the world
“What is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you care for him?” – Psalm 8:4 Scripture reading: Psalm…
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Daily devotionalMay 5 – God’s wisdom and knowledge in creation and providence
“By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and by the breath of his mouth all their host.” – Psalm 33:6 Scripture reading:…
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Daily devotionalMay 4 – Revealed in the world and the word
“The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork…The law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony…
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Daily devotionalMay 3 – Our Creator and our Helper
“Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth.” – Psalm 124:8 Scripture reading: Genesis 1:1-31 The creation of the…
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Daily devotionalMay 2 – Wonderful are your works!
“Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding.” – Job 38:4 Scripture reading: Psalm 104:1-35 Faith…
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Daily devotionalMay 1 – Introduction to God’s creation
Can you imagine an artist painting a picture without a plan or purpose for that picture? Even an abstract artist has a purpose for the…
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Daily devotionalMay 31 – Living to the praise of his glorious grace!
“In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him Who works all things according to the counsel of…
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Daily devotionalMay 30 – Growing in grace, knowledge, and gratitude
“But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and forever. Amen.” –…
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Daily devotionalMay 29 – Gratitude for God’s grace and peace
“Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.” – 1 Corinthians 1:3 Scripture reading: 1 Corinthians 1:1-9; Philippians 4:4-9…
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Daily devotionalMay 28 – Praise from a grateful heart
“Oh give thanks to the LORD; call upon His name; make known His deeds among the peoples! Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; tell…
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Daily devotionalMay 27 – Living as grateful adopted children
“And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, even the Spirit of truth.” “…I will…
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Daily devotionalMay 26 – Grateful praise to our ascended Lord!
“For Christ has entered, not into holy places made with hands, which are copies of the true things, but into heaven itself, now to appear…
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Daily devotionalMay 25 – Gratitude for immeasurable riches
“But God, being rich in mercy…made us alive together with Christ…and raised us up with Him and seated us with Him in the heavenly places…so…
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Daily devotionalMay 24 – Contentment and gratitude
“… I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content.” – Philippians 4:11 Scripture reading: Psalm 73:1-28 Contentment is crucial to gratitude. We…
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Daily devotionalMay 23 – Gratitude for cleansing
“Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice.” – Luke 17:15 Scripture reading: Luke…
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Daily devotionalMay 22 – The law and our expression of gratitude
“I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. You shall have no…
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Daily devotionalMay 21 – Living a life of gratitude
“I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which…
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Daily devotionalMay 20 – God’s grace: The cause for our gratitude
“Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and how inscrutable His ways!” – Romans 11:33 …
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Daily devotionalMay 19 – The immeasurable grace of our triune God
“The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.” – 2…
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Daily devotionalMay 18 – The inward yet abiding grace of the Holy Spirit
“…Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of…
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Daily devotionalMay 17 – Grace upon grace through Christ
“For from His fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.”…
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Daily devotionalMay 16 – Our gracious father in heaven
“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with Whom there is no variation or shadow…
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Daily devotionalMay 15 – God’s grace in the sacraments
“…for this is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.” – Matthew 26:28 Scripture reading: Matthew…
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Daily devotionalMay 14 – Grace for the chief of sinners
“The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost.”…
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Daily devotionalMay 13 – God’s grace sufficient to remove our shame
“For it stands in Scripture: “Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, a cornerstone chosen and precious, and whoever believes in Him will not…
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Daily devotionalMay 12 – Grace given us before the beginning of time
“Who saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works but because of His own purpose and grace, which He…
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Daily devotionalMay 11 – Grace far greater than our sin
“Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I have not come to call the righteous but sinners…
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Daily devotionalMay 10 – “But now…”
“But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it—the righteousness of…
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Daily devotionalMay 9 – Your own worst enemy
“But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed.” – James 1:14 (NKJV) Scripture reading: Genesis 3:1-24 Blaming…
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Daily devotionalMay 8 – The law, our guilt, and God’s grace
“Therefore the law was our tutor to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.” – Galatians 3:24 (NKJV) Scripture reading: Galatians…
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Daily devotionalMay 7 – Guilt and our conscience
“…Speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their own conscience seared with a hot iron…” – 1 Timothy 4:2 (NKJV) Scripture reading: Genesis 42:1-28 Joseph’s brothers were…
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Daily devotionalMay 6 – Our sinful nature enticed by the law
“For I would not have known what it is to covet if the law had not said, “You shall not covet.” But sin, seizing an…
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Daily devotionalMay 5 – Guilt and our sins of omission
“So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin.” – James 4:17 Scripture reading: Matthew 25:14-30…
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Daily devotionalMay 4 – Sinners and sin
“I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in Me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart…
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Daily devotionalMay 3 – The problem is within
“For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, slander.” – Matthew 15:19 Scripture reading: Matthew 15:1-20 The Pharisees…
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Daily devotionalMay 2 – Guilt, grace, and gratitude intertwined
“Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit.” – Psalm 51:12 Scripture reading: Psalm 51:1-19 In David’s prayer,…
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Daily devotionalMay 1 – An introduction to this month’s study on guilt, grace, and gratitude
Three words define the life of every Christian. In the pilgrimage of life, every true Christian experiences guilt, grace and gratitude. Those three words, along…