Tag: devotional
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What Are You Called to Leave Behind?
“While walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon (who is called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. And he said to them, ‘Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.’ Immediately they left their nets and followed him. And going on from there he saw…
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God Will Exult Over You With Singing!
“The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing” (Zephaniah 3:17). Sometimes I think we approach God feeling like He has to love us because He is God. Like we…
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He Will Quiet You With His Love
“The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing” (Zephaniah 3:17). The presence of 24/7 news, societal strife, and the world’ noisy clamor take a toll on my small, simple…
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Joyfully Celebrated…by God
“The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing” (Zephaniah 3:17). When my son was young, he was in a preschool performance for Mother’s Day. He was supposed to be…
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He is a Mighty God
“The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing” (Zephaniah 3:17). Do you ever feel lost in this big world? Like your small, simple soul is swallowed up in the…
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Becoming “Me”–through Christ
“And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another” (2 Corinthians 3:18). I am not who I once was. But I am more myself than ever before. How can that be? Our culture tends to emphasize how our life experiences shape and…
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Can God Really Use Someone Like Me?
“For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong” (1 Corinthians 1:26-27). In the…
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But Am I “Enough?”
“I am not eloquent, either in the past or since you have spoken to your servant, but I am slow of speech and of tongue” (Exodus 4:10). Sometimes being a quiet person in a noisy world can make us feel like outsiders. Sometimes we even feel that way in the church. Have you ever felt…
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Keep Shining
“No one after lighting a lamp covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a stand, so that those who enter may see the light” (Luke 8:16). You do not have to blaze big and bright to serve God. A candle in the dark can be as beautiful…
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The Disciple Whom Jesus Loved
“When Jesus saw His mother and the disciple whom He loved standing nearby…” (John 19:26a). In the gospel of John, John repeatedly referred to himself as “the disciple whom Jesus loved” (John 13:23; John 19:26; John 20:2; John 21:7; John 21:20). For a long time, I didn’t understand what John was saying. Was he claiming…