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God Speaks- Who Is Listening?
Scripture Focus “Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son…” – Hebrews 1:1–2a (ESV) Devotional Thought From the opening words of Hebrews, we are reminded of a central…
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The Mystery of His Will Revealed
Scripture Focus “Making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his purpose, which he set forth in Christ as a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in Christ, things in heaven and things on earth in him.” -Ephesians 1:9–10 (ESV) Devotional Thought Paul…
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The Danger of Doing the Minimum
Scripture Focus“The sluggard says, ‘There is a lion in the road! There is a lion in the streets!’ As a door turns on its hinges, so does a sluggard on his bed. The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; it wears him out to bring it back to his…
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Not Without Hope
Scripture Focus“But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope…” — 1 Thessalonians 4:13–18 (ESV) Devotional ThoughtFew passages in Scripture are as comforting—and as powerful—as this one. Paul is not trying to…
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The Sweetness That Truly Satisfies
Scripture Focus“My son, eat honey, for it is good, and the drippings of the honeycomb are sweet to your taste. Know that wisdom is such to your soul; if you find it, there will be a future, and your hope will not be cut off.” — Proverbs 24:13–14 (ESV) Devotional…
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Nearness That Changes Everything
Scripture Focus “But for me it is good to be near God; I have made the Lord God my refuge, that I may tell of all your works.” — Psalm 73:28 (ESV) Devotional Thought Psalm 73, written by Asaph, walks a path that many believers know all too well. It…
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The Allure That Bites
Scripture Focus “Do not look at wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly. In the end it bites like a serpent and stings like an adder…”— Proverbs 23:31–32 (ESV) Devotional Thought Proverbs 23:29–35 gives one of the clearest and most sobering pictures…
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False Prophet or Truly Called?
Scripture Focus “…we speak, not to please man, but to please God who tests our hearts… For we never came with words of flattery… nor with a pretext for greed… Nor did we seek glory from people… But we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother taking care of…
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When the Gospel Comes with Power
Scripture Focus “Because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction…” – 1 Thessalonians 1:5a (ESV) Devotional Thought Paul points to something unmistakable as evidence of genuine conversion in Thessalonica: the gospel did not come to…
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Walking As You Began
Scripture Focus “Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.” – Colossians 2:6–7 (ESV) Devotional Thought Paul gives us a simple but powerful truth: the Christian life…
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