Category: Devotions
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Fourth of July Devotion: Freedom Is Not Free
“If the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed” (John 8:36). “Miss Liberty” she’s called—that statue with fingernails as large as dinner plates and who’s 151 feet tall from her sandals to her torch. But it’s not her size that impresses, it’s the message inscribed on her pedestal, “Give me your tired, your…
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Family Devotions: How to Help Your Family Grow Together in Christ
Looking for a way your family can grow in faith but aren’t sure how to get started? Our Father’s Day blog series has you covered. Each post of this series will uncover a valuable resource specifically to help fathers carry out their God-given call to “bring [children] up in the training and instruction of the Lord”…
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Easter Greeting and Devotion From NPH
Praise be to our victorious Lord and King! On this joyous day of celebration, we share with you a special Easter message from NPH Vice President of Publishing Rev. Chris Cordes and an Easter devotion written by Richard Lauersdorf. Please take a moment to click the video image above and meditate on the message below. A Question…
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Good Friday Devotion: Loving Hands Crucified for Me
“They crucified him” (Mark 15:24). Every tool has its purpose. I cut with a knife, eat with a fork, and write with a pen. And a nail? A nail is used to fasten. Though the crucifixion accounts don’t mention nails by name, Thomas would tell us they were there. He saw their imprint on his…
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Loving Hands Washing Me Clean: A Holy Thursday Devotion
“After that, he poured water into a basin and began to wash his disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel that was wrapped around him” (John 13:5). We use hands to express love. With them I caress my spouse, hold close my children, comfort my loved ones in distress. What would I do if I…
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Hosanna to our Savior: A Palm Sunday Devotion
“Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!” (Matthew 21:9). Don’t you wonder what Jesus’ thoughts were as he rode in that Palm Sunday parade? He had no false dreams about where that ride was taking him. All the palm waving and hosanna…
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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 are just too overwhelming. They…
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New Year’s Devotion: 20 / 20
“I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please.’” (Isaiah 46:10) They say hindsight is 20/20. It’s always easier after the fact to see what a person should have said or done. Once we…