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Appearances or Truth?
Scripture Focus “And they discussed it with one another, saying, ‘If we say, “From heaven,” he will say, “Why then did you not believe him?” But shall we say, “From man”?’—they were afraid of the people, for they all held that John really was a prophet. So they answered Jesus,…
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What God has Joined Together
Scripture Focus 📖 Mark 10:2–9 (ESV)“‘Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.” Devotional Thought When the…
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Unless You Repent
Scripture Reading: “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. But I tell you, it will be more bearable on the day of judgment for…
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Mercy, not Sacrifice
Scripture Focus “Go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.’ For I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.” – Matthew 9:13 (ESV) Devotional Thought Few verses capture the heart of the Gospel as clearly as this one. When Jesus spoke these words, He was…
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Groping in the Dark
Scripture Focus“Therefore justice is far from us, and righteousness does not overtake us; we hope for light, and behold, darkness, and for brightness, but we walk in gloom. We grope for the wall like the blind; we grope like those who have no eyes; we stumble at noon as in…
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Reflecting Christ’s Compassion
Scripture Focus“But when he heard it, he said, ‘Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.’… When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.” – Matthew 9:12, 36 (ESV) Devotional…
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Limited by Unbelief
Scripture Focus“…many who heard him were astonished, saying, ‘Where did this man get these things? What is the wisdom given to him? How are such mighty works done by his hands? Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon?…
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Afraid of the Light
Scripture Focus“And behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus, and when they saw him, they begged him to leave their region.” – Matthew 8:34 (ESV) Devotional ThoughtThe scene is striking. Jesus has just demonstrated His power over the demonic realm. Two men who had been violent, uncontrollable, and…
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Guarding What Is Holy
Scripture Focus“Do not give dogs what is holy, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to attack you.” – Matthew 7:6 (ESV) Devotional ThoughtAt first glance, Jesus’ words in this verse can feel harsh. Yet when we look deeper, we see His…
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Ears to Hear
Scripture Focus “And he said to them, ‘To you has been given the secret of the kingdom of God, but for those outside everything is in parables, so that “they may indeed see but not perceive, and may indeed hear but not understand, lest they should turn and be forgiven.”’”…
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