Nearer to God Daily Devotional
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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…
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Daily devotionalAugust 5 – A witness
“…the life was made manifest, and we have seen it, and testify to it and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the…
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Daily devotionalAugust 4 – The love personified
“That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon and have touched…
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Daily devotionalAugust 3 – How great is the love!
“See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are.” – 1…
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Daily devotionalAugust 2 – My little children
“Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.”…
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Daily devotionalAugust 1 – Introduction to John
John the Apostle was reputedly the only disciple not to be martyred for the faith, aside, naturally, from Judas Iscariot. However, while he did not…
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Daily devotionalJuly 31 – Time and purpose
“To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under the heaven.” – Ecclesiastes 3:1 Scripture reading: Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 We live in a…
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Daily devotionalJuly 30 – Food
“He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.” – Proverbs 28:19 Scripture…
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Daily devotionalJuly 29 – Bad influences
“Do not be envious of evil men, nor desire to be with them; for their heart devises violence, and their lips talk of troublemaking.” –…
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Daily devotionalJuly 28 – Train up a child
“Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.” – Proverbs 22:6 Scripture…
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Daily devotionalJuly 27 – A good name
“A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, loving favour rather than silver and gold.” – Proverbs 22:1, 2 Scripture reading: Proverbs…
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Daily devotionalJuly 26 – Wine
“Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by it is not wise.” – Proverbs 20:1 Scripture reading: Proverbs…
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Daily devotionalJuly 25 – Friendship
“A man who has friends must himself be friendly, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.” – Proverbs 18:24 Scripture reading:…
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Daily devotionalJuly 24 – Faithfulness
“Most men will proclaim each his own goodness, But who can find a faithful man?” – Proverbs 20:6 Scripture reading: Proverbs 20:6-12 Most of us…
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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…