Nearer to God Daily Devotional
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Daily devotionalNovember 14 – Waterless clouds
“Waterless clouds, swept along by winds; fruitless trees in late autumn, twice dead, uprooted…” – Jude 12b Scripture reading: Matthew 6:19-21; Ephesians 3:14-21; Jude 1:12-13…
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Daily devotionalNovember 13 – Hidden reefs
“These are hidden reefs at your love feasts, as they feast with you without fear, shepherds feeding themselves…” – Jude 12a Scripture reading: 1 Corinthians…
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Daily devotionalNovember 12 – Offended by offensiveness
“Woe to them! For they walked in the way of Cain and abandoned themselves for the sake of gain to Balaam’s error and perished in…
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Daily devotionalNovember 11 – Risky reasoning
“But these people blaspheme all that they do not understand, and they are destroyed by all that they, like unreasoning animals, understand instinctively.” – Jude…
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Daily devotionalNovember 10 – The word of rebuke
“But when the archangel Michael, contending with the devil, was disputing about the body of Moses, he did not presume to pronounce a blasphemous judgment,…
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Daily devotionalNovember 9 – Blasphemous dreams
“Yet in like manner these people also, relying on their dreams, defile the flesh, reject authority, and blaspheme the glorious ones.” – Jude 8 Scripture…
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Daily devotionalNovember 8 – Yes, God is still holy
“Just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding cities, which likewise indulged in sexual immorality and pursued unnatural desire, serve as an example by undergoing…
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Daily devotionalNovember 7 – Eternal Chains
“And the angels who did not stay within their own position of authority, but left their proper dwelling, he has kept in eternal chains under…
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Daily devotionalNovember 6 – The menu for slavery
“Now I want to remind you, although you once fully knew it, that the Jesus, who saved a people out of the land of Egypt,…
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Daily devotionalNovember 5 – Creeping in unnoticed
“For certain people have crept in unnoticed who long ago were designated for this condemnation, ungodly people, who pervert the grace of our God into…
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Daily devotionalNovember 4 – Contend for the faith
“Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend…
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Daily devotionalNovember 3 – Mercy, peace and love
“May mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you.” – Jude 2: Scripture reading: Psalm 23; 1 Peter 1:1-9; Jude 1-2 When we hear God…
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Daily devotionalNovember 2 – Those who are called
“To those who are called, beloved in God the Father and kept for Jesus Christ…” – Jude 1b Scripture reading: Romans 8:28-30; 1 Corinthians 1:26-31;…
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Daily devotionalNovember 1 – Introduction to the letter of Jude
The letter of Jude is one of the smallest and least-known books of the Bible, but its size does not match its importance! The Holy…
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Daily devotionalOctober 31 – The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ
“The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.” – Philippians 4:23 Scripture Reading: Philippians 4:21-23 and Romans 1:13-17 Paul’s closing words…
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Daily devotionalOctober 30 – God’s generous supply for his generous people
“And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” – Philippians 4:19 Scripture reading: Philippians 4:10-20 and…
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Daily devotionalOctober 29 – True contentment in Christ
“Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am in to be content…I can do all things…
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Daily devotionalOctober 27 – Our citizenship is in heaven
“For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body…
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Daily devotionalOctober 26 – Pressing on toward the goal
“Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus…
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Daily devotionalOctober 25 – Growing to know the Lord and his power
“That I may know Him and the power of His resurrection…” – Philippians 3:10a Scripture reading: Philippians 3:1-11 and Ephesians 1:15-23 One of the key…
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Daily devotionalOctober 24 – The excellence of knowing Christ
“Yet indeed I also count all things loss, for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord…” – Philippians 3:8a Scripture reading: Philippians…
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Daily devotionalOctober 23 – Holding fast the word of life
“Holding fast the word of life…” – Philippians 2:16a Scripture reading: Philippians 2:12-18 and Romans 10:1-17 As we can see in vv.16b-18, it was important…
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Daily devotionalOctober 22 – Shining as lights in the world
“Do all things without complaining and disputing, that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked…
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Daily devotionalOctober 21 – Work out your own salvation
“Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His…
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Daily devotionalOctober 20 – The majestic glory of Christ
“Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the Name which is above every name, that at the Name of Jesus every knee…
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Daily devotionalOctober 19 – The amazing sacrifice of Christ
“And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.”…
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Daily devotionalOctober 18 – Having the mind of Christ
“Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to…
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Daily devotionalOctober 17 – Live with lowliness of mind
“Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself.” – Philippians 2:3 Scripture…
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Daily devotionalOctober 16 – The blessed unity of the church
“Fulfill my joy by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.” – Philippians 2:2 Scripture reading: Philippians 2:1-4 and…
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Daily devotionalOctober 15 – Striving for like-mindedness
“If there is any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and mercy, fulfill my…
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Daily devotionalOctober 14 – Suffering for Christ is a gracious gift
“For to you it has been granted on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for His sake, having…
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Daily devotionalOctober 13 – Standing fast in the faith, without fear!
“And not in any way terrified by your adversaries, which is to them a proof of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that from…
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Daily devotionalOctober 12 – The challenging of standing fast
“That you stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel.” – Philippians 1:27b Scripture reading: Philippians 1:27-30…
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Daily devotionalOctober 11 – Conduct befitting the gospel
“Only let your conduct be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear…
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Daily devotionalOctober 10 – Our progress and joy of faith
“I shall remain and continue with all of you for your progress and joy of faith…” – Philippians 1:25 Scripture reading: Philippians 1:19-26 and 1…
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Daily devotionalOctober 9 – Paul’s great comfort in life or in death
“For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.” – Philippians 1:21 Scripture reading: Philippians 1:19-26 and Romans 8:31-39 Our text is…
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Daily devotionalOctober 8 – Paul’s confession of God’s sovereignty
“But I want you to know, brethren, that the things which happened to me have actually turned out for the furtherance of the gospel…” –…
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Daily devotionalOctober 7 – Be sincere and without offence
“That you may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ…” – Philippians 1:10b Scripture reading: Philippians 1:9-11 and 1 Peter 2:11-12 When…
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Daily devotionalOctober 6 – Paul prays for a wise love
“That your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment, that you may approve the things that are excellent…” – Philippians…
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Daily devotionalOctober 5 – Paul prays for an abounding love
“And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more…” – Philippians 1:9a Scripture reading: Philippians 1:9-11 and 1 Thessalonians 4:9-12 The…
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Daily devotionalOctober 4 – God faithfully completes his good work
“Being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.”…
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Daily devotionalOctober 3 – Paul’s greeting to the church
“Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.” – Philippians 1:2 Scripture reading: Ephesians 2:1-10 and Philippians 4:6-7 When…
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Daily devotionalOctober 2 – Paul’s specific audience – saints!
“To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi…” – Philippians 1:1b Scripture reading: Philippians 1:1-3 and 1 Peter 2:9-10 We might think…
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Daily devotionalOctober 1 – Introduction to Paul
Acts 16 relates to us the work of the apostle Paul in the founding of the church in Philippi. It began with the Lord’s direction…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 30 – Salvation belongs to our God
“Salvation belongs to the LORD!” – Jonah 2:9 Scripture reading: Jonah 2:9 We have come to the end of our study of Jonah, and in…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 29 – A lesson on compassion
“And should I not pity Nineveh…?” – Jonah 4:11 Scripture reading: Jonah 4:5-11 One of the main points of the book of Jonah is that…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 26 – The questioning of the Lord (Part 1)
“And should I not pity Nineveh, that great city, in which there are more than 120,000 persons who do not know their right hand from…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 28 – Justice and mercy
“God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.” –…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 27 – The questioning of the Lord (Part 2)
“And should I not pity Nineveh, that great city, in which there are more than 120,000 persons who do not know their right hand from…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 25 – The gift of the prophet
“When the sun rose, God appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun beat down on the head of Jonah so that he was faint….
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Daily devotionalSeptember 24 – The gift of the vine
“Now the LORD God appointed a plant and made it come up over Jonah, that it might be a shade over his head, to save…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 23 – A revelation of the heart
“The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 22 – I knew that you are a gracious God
“That is why I made haste to Tarshish; for I knew that you are a gracious God and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 21 – A relenting and responsive God
“…If that nation, concerning which I have spoken, turns from its evil, I will relent of the disaster that I intended to do to it.”…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 20 – Roadblocks to repentance
“Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says, “Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, on the day of…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 19 – A lesson on repentance
“But God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Let everyone who names the name of the Lord…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 18 – The power of God’s word
“So shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 17 – A new beginning
“Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time.” – Jonah 3:1 Scripture reading: Jonah 2:10-3:1-3 After the three days and the…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 16 – The Lord’s deliverance
“For you cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas” – Jonah 2:3 Scripture reading: Jonah 1:17-2:10 Jonah 2:1-9 is the prayer…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 15 – Out of the depths
“The Lord provided a great fish to swallow up Jonah.” – Jonah 1:17 Scripture reading: Jonah 1:17-2:2 The Lord does something remarkable and miraculous. When…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 14 – The wages of sin is death
“So they picked up Jonah and hurled him into the sea, and the sea ceased from its raging.” – Jonah 1:15 Scripture reading: Jonah 1:14-16…
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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…