Nearer to God Daily Devotional
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Daily devotionalMarch 30 – Cross purposes: Victory!
“Now is the judgment of this world; now will the rule of this world be cast out.” – John 12:31 Scripture reading: John 12:20-36 We…
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Daily devotionalMarch 29 – Cross purposes: Reconciliation
“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 devotionalMarch 28 – Cross purposes: Propitiation
“For God has not destined us for wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.” – 1 Thessalonians 5:9 Scripture reading: Hebrews 2:10-18…
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Daily devotionalMarch 27 – Cross purposes: Sacrifice
“He entered once for all into the holy places, not by means of the blood of goats and calves but by means of his own…
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Daily devotionalMarch 26 – Cross purposes: Redemption
“To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and…
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Daily devotionalMarch 25 – Christ’s return
“This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven.” – Acts…
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Daily devotionalMarch 24 – Christ, our minister
“I will tell of your name to my brothers.” – Hebrews 2:12 Scripture reading: Ephesians 2:11-22 The Lord Jesus is at the heart of Christian…
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Daily devotionalMarch 23 – Christ’s spirit
“Being therefore exalted at the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out…
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Daily devotionalMarch 22 – Christ’s ascension
“And he led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up his hands he blessed them. While he blessed them, he parted from them…
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Daily devotionalMarch 21 – Christ our King (II)
“For the Lord is our judge; the Lord is our lawgiver; the Lord is our king; he will save us.”- Isaiah 33:22 Scripture reading: Exodus…
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Daily devotionalMarch 20 – Christ our King (I)
“They will make war on the Lamb, and the Lamb will conquer them, for he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those…
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Daily devotionalMarch 19 – Christ our Priest (III)
“Simon, Simon, behold, Satan demanded to have you, that he might sift you like wheat, but I have prayed for you that your faith may…
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Daily devotionalMarch 18 – Christ our priest (II)
“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 devotionalMarch 17 – Singing with Christ
“For this I will praise you, O Lord, among the nations, and sing to your name. Great salvation he brings to his king, and shows…
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Daily devotionalMarch 16 – Christ our priest (I)
“For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins. . . . And by that will we have been…
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Daily devotionalMarch 15 – Christ our prophet (II)
“And he came and preached peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near.” – Ephesians 2:17 Scripture reading: John…
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March 14 – Christ our prophet (I)
“and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him.”” – Matthew 17:5 Scripture…
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March 13 – Christ’s miracles
“Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with mighty works and wonders and signs that God…
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Daily devotionalMarch 12 – Christ’s compassion
“. . . a bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not quench, until he brings justice to victory; and…
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Daily devotionalMarch 11- Christ’s temptations
“For as by a man came death, by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, so…
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Daily devotionalMarch 10 – Presented by Christ
“Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession….
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Daily devotionalMarch 9 – Christ, the warrior
“I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise…
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Daily devotionalMarch 8 – Christ, empowered by the Spirit
“But if it is by the Spirit of God that I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.” – Matthew…
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Daily devotionalMarch 7 – Christ, the God-man
“And he will redeem Israel from all his iniquities.” – Psalm 130:8 Scripture reading: Matthew 1:18-25 The two names given to the child in these…
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Daily devotionalMarch 6 – The word became flesh (II)
“Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness: He was manifested in the flesh,..” – 1 Timothy 3:16 Scripture reading: John 1:14-18 The Word…
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Daily devotionalMarch 5 – The word became flesh (1)
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” – John 1:1 Scripture reading: John 1:1-13 We…
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Daily devotionalMarch 4 – Christ and creation
“all things were created through him and for him.” – Colossians 1:16 Scripture reading: Colossians 1:15-20 It is a wonderful truth that the Lord Jesus…
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Daily devotionalMarch 3 – The worship of Christ
“Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every…
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Daily devotionalMarch 2 – The eternal plan
“Then I said, ‘Behold, I have come; in the scroll of the book it is written of me: I delight to do your will, O…
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Daily devotionalMarch 1 – Introduction to the characteristics of Christ
Although we might not know much about Richard of Chichester who was elected Bishop of Chichester in 1244 and died in 1253, we are probably…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 29 – God’s grace to us in healing righteousness
“But to you who fear My Name the Sun of Righteousness shall arise with healing in His wings; And you shall go out and grow…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 28 – The Spirit of grace to see messianic promises
“And I will pour on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem the Spirit of grace and supplication; then they will look…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 27 – God’s grace brings new obedience!
“Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, with all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 26 – God’s grace for righteousness in an unrighteousness age
“Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went home. And in his upper room, with his windows open toward Jerusalem, he knelt…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 24 – The grace of God in purification
“He also burned the bones of the priests on their altars, and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.” – 2 Chronicles 34:5 Scripture reading: 2 Chronicles 34:1-7…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 25 – The grace of God’s reviving work
“O LORD, I have heard Your speech and was afraid; O LORD, revive Your work in the midst of the years! In the midst of…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 23 – God’s grace of a righteous ruler
“He trusted in the LORD God of Israel, so that after him was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor who were…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 22 – God’s grace shows us the terror of pride
“And Azariah the chief priest and all the priests looked at him, and there, on his forehead, he was leprous; so they thrust him out…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 21 – God’s grace seen in a man’s might and power
“God helped him against the Philistines, against the Arabians, who lived in Gur Baal, and against the Meunites. Also, the Ammonites brought tribute to Uzziah….
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Daily devotionalFebruary 20 – The grace of God’s secret work
“So he was hidden with her in the house of the LORD for six years, while Athaliah reigned over the land.” – 2 Kings 11:3…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 19 – The grace of knowing God hears our prayers
“And the LORD said to him: “I have heard your prayer and your supplication that you have made before Me.”” – I Kings 9:3 Scripture…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 18 – The grace of being allowed to worship a holy God
“Give unto the LORD, O you mighty ones, give unto the LORD glory and strength. Give unto the LORD the glory due His Name; Worship…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 17 – The grace of giving all to God
“But Hannah did not go up, for she said to her husband, “Not until the child is weaned; then I will take him, that he…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 16 – The grace of dark providence
“Why do you call me Naomi, since the LORD has testified against me, and the Almighty has afflicted me?” – Ruth 1:21b Scripture Reading: Ruth…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 15 – The grace of a surprising deliverance
“But Joash said to all who stood against him, “Would you plead for Baal? Would you save him? Let the one who would plead for…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 14 – Grace for courage
“And Barak said to her, “If you will go with me, then I will go; but if you will not go with me, I will…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 13 – Grace of the knowledge of God
“So Joshua did as Moses said to him, and fought with Amalek. And Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill….
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Daily devotionalFebruary 12 – The grace of continuing
“And Moses spoke to Aaron, and to Eleazar and Ithamar, his sons who were left: “Take the grain offering that remains of the offerings made…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 11 – Grace for service in the worship of God
“After that the Levites went in to do their work in the tabernacle of meeting before Aaron and his sons; as the LORD commanded Moses…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 10 – A “wall” of grace
“You shall set bounds for the people all around, saying, ‘Take heed to yourselves that you do not go to the mountain or touch its…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 9 – Grace as relief from struggles
“Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh: “For God has made me forget all my toil and all my father’s house.” And the name…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 8 – Grace in time of sinful competition
“When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.” – Genesis 29:31 Scripture reading: Genesis 29:15-35 There are…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 7 – Grace in life’s messes
“May God Almighty bless you, and make you fruitful and multiply you, that you be an assembly of peoples;” – Genesis 28:3 Scripture reading: Genesis…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 6 – Amazing grace in answered prayer
“Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, “The thing comes from the LORD: We cannot speak to you either bad or good. Here is Rebekah…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 5 – Uprooted and transplanted by God’s goodness
“Now the LORD had said to Abram: Get out of your country, from your family and from your father’s house, to a land I will…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 4 – The glory of Babel’s reversal
“We hear them speaking in our own tongues the wonderful works of God.” – Acts 2:11 Scripture reading: Acts 2:1-13 What occurred at Babel, recorded…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 3 – The grace of discipline
“And they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top is in the heavens; let us make a name for…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 2 – A colourful sign of given grace
“And God said: “This is the sign of the covenant which I make between Me and you, and every living creature that is with you,…
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Daily devotionalFebruary 1 – Introduction to grace
The devotional for February will be a journey through the Old Testament in search of grace. What do you think? Will we find an ample…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 31 – Iniquity forgiven
“And no inhabitant will say, “I am sick”; the people who dwell there will be forgiven their iniquity.” – Isaiah 33:24 Scripture reading: Leviticus 16:1-34…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 30 – Powerless enemy
“Your cords hang loose; they cannot hold the mast firm in its place or keep the sail spread out. Then prey and spoil in abundance…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 29 – The Lord our judge
“For the Lord is our Judge; the Lord is our Lawgiver; the Lord is our King; He will save us.” – Isaiah 33:22 Scripture reading:…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 28 – Forever safe
“But there the Lord in majesty will be for us a place of broad rivers and streams, where no galley with oars can go, nor…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 27 – Jerusalem untroubled and immovable
“Behold Zion, the city of our appointed feasts! Your eyes will see Jerusalem, an untroubled habitation, an immovable tent, whose stakes will never be plucked…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 26 – Insolent people of obscure speech
‘You will see no more the insolent people, the people of an obscure speech that you cannot comprehend, stammering in a tongue that you cannot…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 25 – Making all things new
“Your heart will muse on the terror: “Where is he who counted, where is he who weighed the tribute? Where is he who counted the…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 24 – As far as the eye can see
“They will see a land that stretches afar.” – Isaiah 33:17b Scripture reading: Matthew 13:31-33 Even though wickedness spreads, seemingly so easily, in the hearts…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 23 – The King in his beauty
“Behold, your eyes will behold the king in his beauty; they will see a land that stretches far.” – Isaiah 33:17 Scripture reading: Psalm 45:…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 22 – Impenetrable defense
“He will dwell on the heights; his place of defense will be the fortress of rocks; his bread will be given him; his water will…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 21 – Christ walks and speaks righteously
“He who walks righteously and speaks uprightly, who despises the gain of oppressions, who shakes his hand, lest they hold a bribe, who stops his…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 20 – Who then is worthy?
“Who among us can dwell with the consuming fire? Who among us can dwell with everlasting burnings?” – Isaiah 33:14b Scripture reading: Hebrews 10:11-25 This…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 19 – Judgment at the household of God
“The sinners in Zion are afraid; trembling has seized the godless…” – Isaiah 33:14a Scripture reading: 1 Peter 4:12-19 With this prophecy of such vivid…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 18 – Acknowledge God’s might
“Hear, you who are far off, what I have done; and you who are near, acknowledge My might.” – Isaiah 33:13 Scripture reading: Psalm 71:1-24…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 17 – God is a consuming fire
“And the peoples will be burned as if burned to lime, like thorns cut down, that are burned in the fire.” – Isaiah 33:12 Scripture…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 16 – Conceiving chaff
“You conceive chaff; you give birth to stubble; your breath is a fire that will consume you.” – Isaiah 33:11 Scripture reading: James 4:1-12 When…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 15 – The Lord will arise
“Now I will arise,” says the Lord, “now I will lift Myself up; now I will be exalted.” – Isaiah 33:10 Scripture reading: Ps. 42:1-11…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 14 – The Lord lifted up
“Now I will lift Myself up; now I will be exalted.” – Isaiah 33:10b Scripture reading: Acts 17:22-34 The kingdom of man has exalted itself…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 13 – Even the land mourns
“The land mourns and languishes; Lebanon is confounded and withers away; Sharon is like a desert, and Bashan and Carmel shake off their leaves.” –…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 12 – The fear of man
“The highways lie waste; the traveler ceases. Covenants are broken; cities are despised; there is no regard for man.” – Isaiah 33:8 Scripture reading: 2…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 11 – In whom do you now trust?
“Behold, their heroes cry in the streets; the envoys of peace weep bitterly.” – Isaiah 33:7 Scripture reading: 2 Kings 18:13-18 True peace with an…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 10 – The fear of the Lord: Christ’s treasure
“And the fear of the Lord will be Zion’s treasure.” – Isaiah 33:6b Scripture reading: John 17:1-26 The last part of this verse is better…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 9 – Treasuring the fear of the Lord
“The fear of the Lord is Zion’s treasure.” – Isaiah 33:6b Scripture reading: Psalm 128:1-6 “The fear of the Lord” is thematic throughout Scripture. There…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 8 – The stability of your times
“And He will be the stability of your times, abundance of salvation, wisdom and knowledge; the fear of the Lord is Zion’s treasure.” – Isaiah…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 7 – Christ’s justice and righteousness for Zion
“He will fill Zion with justice and righteousness.” – Isaiah 33:5b Scripture reading: Psalm 27:1-14 The Lord’s Day is a great joy and blessing for…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 6 – The eminent and imminent Lord
“The Lord is exalted, for He dwells on high; He will fill Zion with justice and righteousness…” – Isaiah 33:5 Scripture reading: Psalm 115 It…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 5 – Leaping locusts
“And your spoil is gathered as the caterpillar gathers; as locusts leap, it is leapt upon.” – Isaiah 33:4 Scripture reading: Nahum 3:1-19 Here Isaiah…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 4 – Scattering the enemies
“At the tumultuous noise peoples flee; when You lift Yourself up, nations are scattered…” – Isaiah 33:3 Scripture reading: Psalm 68:1-14 So certain is the…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 3 – Our arm of salvation
“O Lord, be gracious to us; we wait for you. Be our arm every morning, our salvation in the time of trouble.” – Isaiah 33:2 …
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Daily devotionalJanuary 2 – Prayer against God’s enemies
“When you have ceased to destroy, you will be destroyed; and when you have finished betraying, they will betray you.” – Isaiah 33:1b Scripture reading:…
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Daily devotionalJanuary 1 – Introduction to the fear of the Lord
Isaiah 33 holds rich promises for God’s covenant people. The Lord is with them and will defend them. Isaiah 33 appears to refer to the…
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Daily devotionalDecember 31 – Behold, the lamb of God!
“The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!”” –…
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Daily devotionalDecember 30 – John the Baptizer bears witness to the light
“John answered them, “I baptize with water, but among you stands one you do not know, even he who comes after me, the strap of…
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Daily devotionalDecember 29 – Christ: The genuine light
“In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.”…
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Daily devotionalDecember 28 – The twelve-year-old Jesus: The God who knows
“And all who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers.” – Luke 2:47 Scripture reading: Luke 2:41-52 When Jesus was a twelve-year-old,…
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Daily devotionalDecember 27 – Skeletons in the genealogical closet
“Judah begot Perez and Zerah by Tamar….Salmon begot Boaz by Rahab, Boaz begot Obed by Ruth, Obed begot Jesse, and Jesse begot David the king….
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Daily devotionalDecember 26 – The newborn King fulfills prophecy
“And he went and lived in a city called Nazareth, that what was spoken by the prophets might be fulfilled: “He shall be called a…
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Daily devotionalDecember 25 – Wise gentiles worship the King of the Jews
“Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem.”…
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Daily devotionalDecember 24 – Elderly Anna’s urban witness
“And coming up at that very hour she began to give thanks to God and to speak of him to all who were waiting for…
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Daily devotionalDecember 23 – God’s Christmas gift
“Thanks be to God for his inexpressible gift!” – 2 Corinthians 9:15 Scripture reading: 2 Corinthians 9:1-15 Jesus was a gift from God. If this…
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Daily devotionalDecember 22 – Mary ponders the incarnation
“But Mary treasured up all these things, pondering them in her heart.” – Luke 2:19 Scripture reading: Luke 2:8-21 Even though Mary was young and…