Tag: devotion
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Why Is It Good That God Doesn’t Change?
“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever” (Hebrews 13:8). Unchangeable. Now that’s a foreign concept for us to wrap our minds around. So little in life stands unmoved and unchanged by time’s incessant flow. More often than not, that’s probably for the best. Gone are the days of relying on carrier pigeons…
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All in God’s Hands
This comforting blog post examines how God uses his servants to help his church, the family of believers, grow.
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I Only Want One Thing
“One thing I ask from the Lord, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple” (Psalm 27:4). I’ll admit, this incredible, bold request is not often on…
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Independence Day Devotion
To the Jews who had believed in him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free” (John 8:31,32). “That on the first day of January, a.d. 1863, all persons held as slaves within any State or designated…
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These Words Are Not Empty
(It might be helpful to read Mark 5:21-24,35-43 before or after reading this blog post.) “Don’t be afraid; just believe.” These aren’t false reassurances spoken to a terrified father with no hope—a deeply distraught man who just learned that his little girl had died. These are not empty words. They’re not. They can’t be because…
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I Was Not There
(The first few paragraphs of this post reference Job 38:1-11.) I wasn’t there. I wasn’t there when the earth’s foundations were laid. I didn’t see their dimensions marked off or the measuring line stretched across it. I wasn’t there when God set the earth’s footings and laid its cornerstone while the morning stars sang and…
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Am I Going the Right Way?
“Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night. That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and…
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Rest and Remember
In nearly all aspects of life, rest is something earned. It’s so easy to forget, but that’s not how God works. This post explores the rest God graciously gives.