2023

Devotion

The Remedy for Fear

When I am afraid, I will put my trust in you. Psalm 56:3 (NLT) When David penned this psalm he’d just been seized by the Philistines. Despite his dire situation,

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God Doesn’t Lie

God also bound himself with an oath, so that those who received the promise could be perfectly sure that he would never change his mind. So God has given both

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Just Stay Calm

The LORD himself will fight for you. Just stay calm. Exodus 14:14 (NLT) They couldn’t move forward. They couldn’t go back. They were trapped. At least that’s what they believed.

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Be Still

Be still and know that I am God. Psalm 46:10 This past year has been very tough for our whole family. We’ve experienced one difficulty after another. This morning, as

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Living in the Present

Don’t long for “the good old days.” This is not wise. Ecclesiastes 7:10 (NLT) Recently, I was looking through my mother’s photo album and came across these words my grandfather

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A Worthy Calling

If anyone wants to be first, he must be the very last, and the servant of all. Mark 9:35 (NIV) The disciples were silent – they had been arguing over

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Weariness

Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28 (NLT) It had been a long day; between my

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Echolalia

When you pray, don’t babble on and on as the Gentiles do. They think their prayers are answered merely by repeating their words again and again. Don’t be like them,

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Dependence

Remain in me, and I will remain in you. For a branch cannot produce fruit if it is severed from the vine, and you cannot be fruitful unless you remain