Category: Devotions
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How God Sees You
“Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for herto make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless.” (Ephesians 5:25-27) It was…
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Telling the Next Generation
“We will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord, his power, and the wonders that he has done.” (Psalm 78:4b) Timothy’s grandma took the psalmist’s words to heart. She knew how important they were. Ever since he was a small child—no more than an infant—she took it upon herself to tell Timothy…
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Labor Day Devotion
Are you driven? Do you relentlessly pursue accomplishment so that people will respect you? Do you seek to be helpful so that people will appreciate you? Is there a void in your heart that you are trying to fill with people’s acceptance? Might that be a reflection of a bigger emptiness? Jesus invites us, “Come…
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Who Is Jesus?
“But what about you? Who do you say I am?” Jesus’ question to his disciples in Matthew chapter 16 comes on the heels of asking them who people thought he was. Some said John the Baptist. Others said Elijah. Still others said Jeremiah or one of the prophets. So many people—people who thought Jesus was…
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Words of a Poet
Today is National Poets Day! The renowned poet laureate Robert Frost was quoted to have said, “Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words.” How true that statement is. There is music found in the words of a well-crafted poem—music that is heard even if there is no…
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Rest for the Weary
Do you need a moment to just breathe? Today is National Relaxation Day. According to data from a 2023 Gallup report,[1] the American Institute of Stress reported that “U.S. workers are some of the most stressed employees in the world.”[2] Even if you aren’t dealing with workplace-related stress, there are plenty of other things that…
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The Story of God’s Love
Today is Book Lovers Day! There’s nothing quite like the excitement of opening a book and seeing where the words on the page take us. The story grabs hold of us—and we’re not sure where it will lead, but we must follow to its end. Celebrating Book Lovers Day, I can’t help but think about…
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Climbing Mountains
Today is National Mountain Climbing Day.* The creators of this holiday intended for observers to—you guessed it—climb a mountain. It doesn’t have to be a big one, it just has to be a mountain. Set your goal and climb! The hope is that you’ll be able to look back on your accomplishment, however large or…