Tag: devotion
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He Gives Us What We Really Need
“Will you give me a drink?” With that simple question, Jesus turned societal and cultural expectations upside down. Culturally, Jewish men did not talk to women they weren’t related to. It wasn’t proper or right. Nor did Jewish men ask Samaritan women for water from wells. They didn’t ask them for anything—Jews and Samaritans hated…
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March 14: Is God With Me?
This post is part of a 40-Day Prayer Journey through the season of Lent. Click here to learn more and read other posts in the series. “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit” (Psalm 34:18). There’s a difference between saying, “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves…
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March 13: Boasting in Weakness
This post is part of a 40-Day Prayer Journey through the season of Lent. Click here to learn more and read other posts in the series. “I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me” (2 Corinthians 12:9). People often take quizzes to find their strengths for work…
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March 12: Strength for Those Who Suffer
This post is part of a 40-Day Prayer Journey through the season of Lent. Click here to learn more and read other posts in the series. “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness” (2 Corinthians 12:9). God doesn’t always give an answer for why he allows his children to experience…
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March 11: The Promise That Changes Everything
This post is part of a 40-Day Prayer Journey through the season of Lent. Click here to learn more and read other posts in the series. “Before long, the world will not see me anymore, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live” (John 14:19). This promise from our Savior changes everything for…
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March 9: Given or Earned?
This post is part of a 40-Day Prayer Journey through the season of Lent. Click here to learn more and read other posts in the series. “To the one who does not work but trusts God who justifies the ungodly, their faith is credited as righteousness” (Romans 4:5). Is righteousness before God given . . . or…
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Look Past the Mountains
“I lift up my eyes to the mountains—where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. He will not let your foot slip—he who watches over you will not slumber; indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. The Lord watches over you—the…
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March 7: What Does God See?
This post is part of a 40-Day Prayer Journey through the season of Lent. Click here to learn more and read other posts in the series. “If anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!” (2 Corinthians 5:17). In his commentary on 2 Corinthians in The People’s Bible® series, Professor…