Devotional
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When someone else’s life looks better, comparison can quietly turn into envy and bitterness. Psalm 73 calls us back to God’s goodness and the gift of His nearness.
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Psalm 2 turns our attention toward the King. Reflect on God’s sovereignty, the authority of His Son, and the invitation to take refuge in Him.
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What voices are shaping your life? Join Nathan in the Providence Room for Psalm 1: rooted in God’s Word, or carried by the wind.
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What am I building with the time God has given me? A reflection on faithful work, family, calling, and the foundation of Jesus Christ in 1 Corinthians 3.
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Therefore, knowing the fear of the Lord, we persuade men, but we are made manifest to God; and I hope that we are made manifest also in your consciences. 2 Corinthians 5:11 This is a personal decision and it might be that you have yet to experience what that decision means? I would say that…
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And they prayed and said, “You, Lord, who know the hearts of all men, show which one of these two You have chosen to occupy this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place.” Acts 1:24-26 The chosen are the apostles of Jesus the Nazarene. Jesus called these 12 chosen…
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We have come to know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love, and the one who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. 1 John 4:16 You might have noticed a theme to these “What Is…” devotionals. I’ve stayed around the subject of Judas Iscariot because…
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“Truly I say to you, wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be spoken of in memory of her.” Matthew 26:13 Indeed… This gospel is being preached in the whole world! But why is it that this woman will be remembered for what she did? This…
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Pilate *said to Him, “What is truth?” And when he had said this, he went out again to the Jews and *said to them, “I find no guilt in Him. John 18:38 Can you feel that question… “What is truth?…” If I may, please let me challenge you to ask that question for yourself without…
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And having been made perfect, He became to all those who obey Him the source of eternal salvation, Hebrews 5:9 I love this verse because it makes secure the salvation of your soul. In the first devotional you’ll read about the power of God through an instruction to be perfect as our heavenly Father is…
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There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves punishment, and the one who fears is not perfected in love. 1 John 4:18 Don’t confuse the language of fear in this verse with the language of fear in the Lord, because the meaning of fear in this verse is very…
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“Therefore you are to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.” Matthew 5:48 You know… this verse… if it doesn’t defeat you… it will have you feeling a lot like Jacob after he wrestled with God (Gen 32:24-32). Because to be perfectly honest (forgive the pun), it’s defeated me on multiple occasions and still does!…