Category: Devotional
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More Faith
“For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.” Ephesians 2:10 NLT We know we are loved. We know God loved us and created us out of it. We know that Christ designed us for a purpose. We…
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But how? why?
“I have loved you just as the Father has loved Me; remain in My love [and do not doubt My love for you].” John 15:9 AMP I’ve spent several months writing about the love of God. I could continue, because there’s no way to exhaust that topic. But instead, I’ll make a shift in focus.…
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Flying
“Then I saw another angel flying in midheaven, with an eternal gospel to proclaim to those who live on the earth—to every nation and tribe and language and people.” Revelation 14:6 NRSVUE This verse may mean many different things to you, but yesterday I feel like I joined the flight! I spent a few hours…
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Ready…
“I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one— I in them and you in me—so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.” John 17:22-23…
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So Loved
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” John 3:16 KJV This is the most popular verse in the Bible that speaks about God’s love us, with good reason, of course. No other verse lays out so simply and…
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With Singing
“The Eternal your God is standing right here among you, and He is the champion who will rescue you. He will joyfully celebrate over you; He will rest in His love for you; He will joyfully sing because of you like a new husband.” Zechariah 3:17 VOICE This one of my absolute favorite verses! It is talking…
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Healed
“I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him.” Hosea 14:4 This verse has always been a favorite of mine. I hate discovering that I’m sliding backwards into old patterns of defeat that God already conquered. I long to be free of this, and I love…
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Love Feast
“I led them with cords of human kindness, with ties of love. I lifted the yoke from their neck. I bent down and fed them.” Hosea 11:4 ICB What a gentle view of God’s dealing with people. He treats us with a kind of kindness we can understand, a human kindness. God created many different…
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Committed
“I will commit myself to you forever; I will commit myself to you in righteousness and justice, in steadfast love and tender compassion.” Hosea 2:19 NET In this chapter God is speaking of a future time when His people have learned some painful lessons, finally renounce idolatry and rebellion, and return to Him in full…
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Far Away
“The Lord appeared to me in a faraway place and said, “I love you with an everlasting love. So I will continue to show you my kindness.” Jeremiah 31:3 GW Have you ever been in a far away place? Whether literally or figuratively? Perhaps you’re in a wilderness with no one or few people around. Maybe you’re…