Category: Devotions
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Love in Gethsemane
“Being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground” (Luke 22:44). Places are important to us. Like our homes, however humble but filled with love. Like our churches, whatever their styles but filled with love. Even more so with the places of the passion. Those spots…
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Our King Enters Knowing All
As they approached Jerusalem, at Bethphage and Bethany, on the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples and told them, “Go into the village ahead of you. As soon as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it here.…
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No Condemnation
“There is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death” (Romans 8:1-2). Not a day goes by that I am not made painfully aware of my sinfulness. It might be…
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Where in the World Is God?
“The word is very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart so you may obey it”(Deuteronomy 30:14). A crucial question plagues the world today: “Where in the world is God?” The skeptics put it this way: “Where in the world is God, anyway?” For them the tragedies and perplexities of life…
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Is God Good?
“Praise the Lord, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits—who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with good things so…
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Equipped to Live for God
Do you feel prepared to handle the tough questions in life? Where do you find your answers? This week’s comforting post from the NPH blog reminds you how God equips you to live for him.
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What’s New?
“There is nothing new under the sun” (Ecclesiastes 1:9). Another new year is upon us. For many, January 1st is a day of optimism. A new year means new hopes and new opportunities—a fresh start. What begins with optimism often turns into disappointment. Our goal to get healthy ends after one day of exercise and…
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How Do I Know?
“But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times.” Micah 5:2 Growing up, I either recited or listened to other children recite that verse from the prophet Micah…