Nearer to God Daily Devotional
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Daily devotionalMonday January 14 – Put away all envy
Why were you not afraid to speak against my servant Moses? – Numbers 12:8 Scripture reading: Numbers 12 “So put away all malice and all deceit…
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Daily devotionalSunday January 13 – Is the Lord’s hand shortened?
Would that all the LORD’s people were prophets, that the LORD would put his Spirit on them! – Numbers 11:29 Scripture reading: Numbers 11:1-15; 24-29…
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Daily devotionalSaturday January 12 – God shall arise and by His might put all His enemies to flight
Arise, O LORD, and let your enemies be scattered. – Numbers 10:35 Scripture reading: Numbers 10:11-36 The day of departure has come! The ark, the throne…
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Daily devotionalFriday January 11 – The trumpet shall sound
They shall be a reminder of you before the LORD. – Numbers 10:10 Scripture reading: Numbers 10:1-10 The LORD commands Moses to make two silver…
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Daily devotionalThursday January 10 – The Lord leads his people
At the command of the LORD the people of Israel set out, and at the command of the LORD they camped. – Numbers 9:18 Scripture…
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Daily devotionalWednesday January 9 – The first anniversary
Let the people of Israel keep the Passover at its appointed time. – Numbers 9:2 Scripture reading: Numbers 9:1-14 One year has passed since the people…
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Daily devotionalTuesday January 8 – Walk in the light of life
When you set up the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the lampstand. – Numbers 8:2 Scripture reading: Numbers 8:1-4; Exodus…
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Daily devotionalMonday January 7 – Regular voluntary contributions
…and the chiefs offered their offerings before the altar. – Numbers 7:10 Scripture reading: Numbers 7:1-11; 84-89 Not only is this a long chapter, but…
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Daily devotionalSunday January 6 – Threefold blessing
So shall they put my name upon the people of Israel, and I will bless them. – Numbers 6:27 Scripture reading: Numbers 6:22-27 These words…
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Daily devotionalSaturday January 5 – The vow of the Nazarite
Until the time is completed for which he separates himself to the LORD, he shall be holy. – Numbers 6:5 Scripture reading: Numbers 6:1-21 An Israelite…
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Daily devotionalFriday January 4 – How to deal with sin?
…that they may not defile their camp, in the midst of which I dwell. – Numbers 5:3 Scripture reading: Numbers 5 The holy God is…
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Daily devotionalThursday January 3 – You are a holy nation
They shall guard all the furnishings of the tent of meeting, and keep guard over the people of Israel as they minister at the tabernacle….
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Daily devotionalWednesday January 2 – Decently and in good order
The people of Israel shall camp each by his own standard, with the banners of their fathers’ houses. They shall camp facing the tent of…
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Daily devotionalTuesday January 1 – Introduction, and the LORD counts Israel
The Book of Numbers describes the travels of the People of Israel from Sinai to the Promised Land. The LORD is bringing His people into…
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Daily devotionalMonday December 31 – The joy of living with, and for, God
I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness. – Psalm 84:10b Scripture reading: Psalm 84…
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Daily devotionalSunday December 30 – The power of the Holy Spirit
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea…
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Daily devotionalSaturday December 29 – Making disciples of the nations
Go therefore and make disciples of all nations… – Matthew 28:19a Scripture reading: Matthew 28:16-20 When Jesus rose from the dead and gathered His disciples to give…
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Daily devotionalFriday December 28 – Conversation full of grace and seasoned with salt
Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person. – Colossians 4:6 Scripture reading: Colossians…
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Daily devotionalThursday December 27 – Following Jesus and shining like stars
…shine as lights in the world, holding fast to the word of life… – Philippians 2:15b, 16a Scripture reading: Philippians 2:12-17 In the first part of Philippians…
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Daily devotionalWednesday December 26 – Keeping the joy of Jesus coming
For my eyes have seen your salvation that you have prepared in the presence of all peoples, a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and…
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Daily devotionalTuesday December 25 – Remembering why Jesus came into the world
Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased! – Luke 2:14 Scripture reading: Luke 2:1-20 Special concerts are…
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Daily devotionalMonday December 24 – Remembering how Jesus came into the world
She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins. – Matthew 1:21 Scripture…
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Daily devotionalSunday December 23 – Living out of God’s great love for the world
For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. –…
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Daily devotionalSaturday December 22 – Setting apart Christ in our hearts and lives
But in your hearts regard Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason…
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Daily devotionalFriday December 21 – The example of Thessalonians
For not only has the word of the Lord sounded forth from you in Macedonia and Achaia, but your faith in God has gone forth…
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Daily devotionalThursday December 20 – Going out with confidence with the Word of God
…I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. – Matthew 16:18b Scripture reading: Matthew 16:13-20 In a few of…
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Daily devotionalWednesday December 19 – Taking our stand for the battle
Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand…
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Daily devotionalTuesday December 18– Seeking more workers for the harvest
The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest….
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Daily devotionalMonday December 17 – Ambassadors for Christ
Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. – 2 Corinthians 5:20a Scripture reading: 2 Corinthians 5:11-21 In the broader context, Paul tells us…
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Daily devotionalSunday December 16 – Being a salt and light to the world
You are the salt of the earth . . . You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden….
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Daily devotionalSaturday December 15 – Declaring God’s glory to the world
Sing to the Lord, bless his name; tell of his salvation from day to day. Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among…
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Daily devotionalFriday December 14 – Desiring others to join the family of God
And of Zion it shall be said, “This one and that one were born in her”; for the Most High himself will establish her. –…
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Daily devotionalThursday December 13 – Going forward with the joy of God’s shining face on us
May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon us, that your way may be known on earth,…
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Daily devotionalWednesday December 12 – Taking the gospel to others with optimism
And in the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that shall never be destroyed, nor shall the kingdom…
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Daily devotionalTuesday December 11 – Attracting people to our Lord
In those days ten men from the nations of every tongue shall take hold of the robe of a Jew, saying, “Let us go with…
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Daily devotionalMonday December 10 – Being blessed to be a blessing
The Lord your God is with you, He is mighty to save, He will take great delight in you, He will quiet you with His…
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Daily devotionalSunday December 9 – Refined to be a blessing
I will make a covenant of peace with them; it shall be an everlasting covenant with them. And I will set them in their land…
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Daily devotionalSaturday December 8 – Trusting that there is power in the Word of God
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 devotionalFriday December 7 – Being an active member of Christ’s kingdom
It shall come to pass in the latter days that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established as the highest of…
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Daily devotionalThursday December 6 – Being instruments in God’s hands shows that God cares
And should not I pity Nineveh, that great city. ..? – Jonah 4:11a Scripture reading: Jonah 4 One of the hard things Jesus calls us to do,…
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Daily devotionalWednesday December 5 – Being a kingdom of priests
Now, therefore, if you will indeed obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my treasured possession among all peoples, for all the…
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Daily devotionalTuesday December 4 – God can change and use anyone to fulfill His promises
Your offspring shall be like the dust of the earth, and you shall spread abroad to the west and to the east and to the north…
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Daily devotionalMonday December 3 – Sacrificial service comes from true faith
And the angel of the Lord called to Abraham a second time from heaven and said, “By myself I have sworn, declares the Lord, because…
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Daily devotionalSunday December 2 – God uses sinful people to bring forward his promise
And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great,so that you will be a blessing. I…
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Daily devotionalSaturday December 1 – Introduction
For the month of December, we will be looking at a number of passages in the Old and NewTestaments that speak of the coming and…
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Daily devotionalFriday November 30 – Conclusion: Blessed to be a blessing
Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you! – Psalm 67:3 Scripture reading: Psalm 67 We end where we began,…
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Daily devotionalThursday November 29 –The Church’s mission (7): Fighting idolatry
Those who make them become like them; so do all who trust in them. – Psalm 115:8 Scripture reading: Romans 1:18-32 We have seen that…
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Daily devotionalWednesday November 28 – The Church’s mission (6): Life together, for the sake of the world
And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved. – Acts 2:47b Scripture reading: Acts 2:42-47 (again) Look back…
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Daily devotionalTuesday November 27 – The Church’s mission (5): Life together
And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved. – Acts 2:47b Scripture reading: Acts 2:42-47 For the church’s mission,…
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Daily devotionalMonday November 26 – The Church’s mission (4): In all of life
In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who…
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Daily devotionalSunday November 25 – The Church’s mission (3): The preaching of the Word
So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ. – Romans 10:17 Scripture reading: Romans 10 In what way is the church called…
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Daily devotionalSaturday November 24 – The Church’s mission (2): To the end of the earth
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea…
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Daily devotionalFriday November 23 – The Church’s mission (1): True children of Abraham
Go… so that you will be a blessing. – Genesis 12:1a, 2b Scripture reading: Genesis 12:1-9 (one more time!) We arrive today at a point of…
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Daily devotionalThursday November 22 – The future of our mission (2): A new creation
By its light will the nations walk, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it. – Revelation 21:24 Scripture reading: Revelation 21…
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Daily devotionalWednesday November 21 – The future of our mission (1): The Lion of the tribe of Judah has conquered
By your blood you ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation. – Revelation 5:9 Scripture reading: Revelation 5 One of the…
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Daily devotionalTuesday November 20 – Jesus fulfills Israel’s mission (5): Go, make disciples!
Go therefore and make disciples of all nations. – Matthew 28:19a Scripture reading: Matthew 28:16-20 Until He returns, Jesus has given His church the identity of…
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Daily devotionalMonday November 19 – Jesus fulfills Israel’s mission (4): You are the light of world
In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who…
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Daily devotionalSunday November 18 – Jesus fulfills Israel’s mission (3): ” I am the light of the world”
Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the…
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Daily devotionalSaturday November 17 – Jesus fulfills Israel’s mission (2): The true son of Abraham
The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. – Matthew 1:1 Scripture reading: Matthew 1:1-17 We saw yesterday…
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Daily devotionalFriday November 16 – Jesus fulfills Israel’s mission (1): The Good News of the Kingdom
From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” – Matthew 4:17 Scripture reading: Matthew 4:12-17 The synoptic…
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Daily devotionalThursday November 15 – A promised Kingdom
And in the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that shall never be destroyed, nor shall the kingdom…
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Daily devotionalWednesday November 14 – Singing of mission (4): The Lord says to my Lord
Your people will offer themselves freely on the day of your power. – Psalm 110:3 Scripture reading: Psalm 110 Psalm 110 is one of the many…
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Daily devotionalTuesday November 13 – Singing of mission (3): Christ shall have dominion
May he have dominion from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth! – Psalm 72:8 Scripture reading: Psalm 72 Psalm…
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Daily devotionalMonday November 12 – Singing of mission (2): Blessed to be a blessing
Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you judge the peoples with equity and guide the nations upon earth. – Psalm 67:4 Scripture…
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Daily devotionalSunday November 11 – Singing of mission (1): Why do the nations rage?
Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage, and the ends of the earth your possession. – Psalm 2:8 Scripture reading: Psalm 2…
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Daily devotionalSaturday November 10 – Israel’s mission (7): It shall come to pass in latter days
And all the nations shall flow to it. – Isaiah 2:2b Scripture reading: Isaiah 2:1-5 Even as Israel received judgment for rebellion against God, the Lord…
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Daily devotionalFriday November 9 – Israel’s mission (6): The failure of Israel
And the nations will know that I am the Lord, declares the Lord God, when through you I vindicate my holiness before their eyes. – Ezekiel…
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Daily devotionalThursday November 8 – Israel’s mission (5): In the sight of the peoples
Keep them and do them, for that will be your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples, who, when they hear all…
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Daily devotionalWednesday November 7 – Israel’s mission (4): All the Earth is mine
Now, therefore, if you will indeed obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my treasured possession among all peoples, for all the earth…
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Daily devotionalTuesday November 6 – Israel’s mission (3): The Gospel beforehand
And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, “In you shall all the nations…
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Daily devotionalMonday November 5 – Israel’s mission(2): The call of Abram
…and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.– Genesis 12:3b Scripture reading: Genesis 12:1-9 The call of Abram in Genesis 12 marks…
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Daily devotionalSunday November 4 – Israel’s mission (1): Genesis 12 comes after Genesis 1-11
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. – Genesis 1:1 Scripture reading: Genesis 12:1; Genesis 1 Yesterday we saw how Jesus summarized the…
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Daily devotionalSaturday November 3 – The big picture (3): To all nations
…and that repentance for the forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. – Luke 24:47 Scripture reading: Luke…
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Daily devotionalFriday November 2 – The big picture (2): Everything written about Me
Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead. – Luke 24:46 Scripture reading: Luke 24:36-49 After…
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Daily devotionalThursday November 1 – The big picture (1): Jesus on the road to Emmaus
This month we will be asking and answering the question of our mission as the church of Jesus Christ. Why do we exist as churches?…
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Daily devotionalWednesday October 31 – Contending for the faith
I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints. – Jude 3b…
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Daily devotionalTuesday October 30 – The Word of Life
That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we looked upon and have touched with…
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Daily devotionalMonday October 29 – Pay much closer attention
Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it. – Hebrews 2:1 Scripture reading: Hebrews 2:1–4 There…
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Daily devotionalSunday October 28 – Making purification for sins
After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high… – Hebrews 1:3b Scripture reading: Hebrews 1:1–4 The author…
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Daily devotionalSaturday October 27 – For the sake of the elect
Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory….
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Daily devotionalFriday October 26 – The Word of God is not bound
Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, the offspring of David, as preached in my gospel, for which I am suffering, bound with chains as…
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Daily devotionalThursday October 25 – The Spirit of Wisdom
That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge…
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Daily devotionalWednesday October 24 – Chosen before the foundation of the world
In love he predestined us for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will. – Ephesians 1:4b-5 Scripture reading:…
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Daily devotionalTuesday October 23 – No other Gospel
But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him…
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Daily devotionalMonday October 22 – Removing the veil
Yes, to this day whenever Moses is read a veil lies over their hearts. But when one turns to the Lord, the veil is removed….
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Daily devotionalSunday October 21 – Holding fast to the Word
Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, and by which you are being…
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Daily devotionalSaturday October 20 – The message, not the method
For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. – 1 Corinthians 2:2 Scripture reading: 1 Corinthians 2:1–5 The Corinthian Church…
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Daily devotionalFriday October 19 – The wisdom of God
For since, in the wisdom of God, the world did not know God through wisdom, it pleased God through the folly of what we preach,…
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Daily devotionalThursday October 18 – The word of the cross
For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of…
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Daily devotionalWednesday October 17 – A living sacrifice
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 devotionalTuesday October 16 – The future salvation of Israel
I do not want you to be unaware of this mystery, brothers: a partial hardening has come upon Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles…
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Daily devotionalMonday October 15 – Faith comes from hearing
For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed what he has heard from us?” So, faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ….
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Daily devotionalSunday October 14 – Paul’s great anguish
Because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will…
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Daily devotionalSaturday October 13 – The Christian hope
For in this hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees? But if we…
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Daily devotionalFriday October 12 – The righteousness of God
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 devotionalThursday October 11 – Unashamed of the Gospel
For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first…
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Daily devotionalWednesday October 10 – The Gospel of God
Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God. – Romans 1:1 Scripture reading: Romans 1:1-17 We…
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Daily devotionalTuesday October 9 – Many are my people
For I have many in this city who are my people. – Acts 18:10b Scripture reading: Acts 18:5-11 Leaving Athens, Paul came to the port city…
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Daily devotionalMonday October 8 – Times of ignorance
The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent. – Acts 17:30 Scripture reading: Acts 17:22–34 Paul arrives at Athens,…
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Daily devotionalSunday October 7 – He was baptized for His family
“Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.” – Acts 16:31 Scripture reading: Acts 16:25-34 Most Reformed Christians confess the…