Devotional tags: Week 1 // Thursday

What Have You Done?

And the Lord God said, “Who told you that you were naked? Did you eat from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?”  Genesis 3:11 Into the Text Adam and Eve disobeyed God and realized they were naked. They sewed fig leaves together to cover their nakedness

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A Heart of Repentance

The sacrifice God desires is a humble spirit—O God, a humble and repentant heart you will not reject. Psalm 51:17 Into the Text In our reading today, we see that God does not desire any sacrifices or burnt offerings. All He desires is a humble spirit—a humble and repentant heart.

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Unchanging Truth

Set them apart in the truth; your word is truth. John 17:17   Into the Text The belt of truth is the foundational piece of the armor of God. It is designed to keep all the other pieces of armor in their place. This verse reminds us of the power

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Love, Knowledge, Insight

And I pray this, that your love may abound even more and more in knowledge and every kind of insight so that you can decide what is best, and thus be sincere and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ

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John’s Ministry

“John replied, “No one can receive anything unless it has been given to him from heaven.” John 3:27   Into the Text Zechariah rightly understood that his son was not the promised king. When he praised God in song, he did it in front of all those gathered for the

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Nature of God: God’s Love

“The person who does not love does not know God because God is love.” 1 John 4:8 “For this is the way God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16  

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The Burning Bush

God said to Moses, “I AM that I AM.” And he said, “You must say this to the Israelites, ‘I AM has sent me to you.’” Exodus 3:14   Into the Text Have you ever looked at a picture or a piece of art and thought, What am I looking

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Redeeming What Was Lost

The Lord responded to his people, “Look! I am about to restore your grain as well as fresh wine and olive oil. You will be fully satisfied. I will never again make you an object of mockery among the nations. Joel 2:19   Into the Text We read in the

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Godly Marriage

“Nevertheless, each one of you must also love his own wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.“ Ephesians 5:33   Into the Text Marriage is a beautiful reflection of God’s love when both husband and wife seek to honor Him. In Ephesians 5:33, we’re reminded

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Letting Our Light Shine Before Others

In the same way, let your light shine before people, so that they can see your good deeds and give honor to your Father in heaven. Matthew 5:16   Into the Text The light that we are called to shine through our lives is not for others to better see

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