Devotion

Devotion

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

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Celebrate Uniqueness

Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous – how well I know it. Psalm 139:14 (NLT) God celebrates uniqueness. When He formed man and woman,

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When Jesus Doesn’t Show Up

“Lord,” Martha said to Jesus, “if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” John 11:21 (NIV) When six-year-old Glenn invited his classmates to his birthday party, he

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God Keeps Vigil

He will not let you stumble; the one who watches over you will not slumber. Indeed, he who watches over Israel never slumbers or sleeps. Psalm 121:3-4 (NLT) When our

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Our Mediator

There is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all men. 1 Peter 2:5 (NIV) According to

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Comfort Zones

The LORD gave this message to Jonah son of Amittai: “Get up and go to the great city of Nineveh. Announce my judgement against it because I have seen how

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Love is Not Envious

Love… does not envy. 1 Corinthians 13:4 (NIV) Envy is not usually intentional. That disparaging predator creeps up on us when we least expect it. It whispers lies and blinds

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Don’t Fight These Arms

Mercifully, God’s grace is greater than our own rebellion. Patiently, He quells our stubborn, defiant nature and urges us to stop resisting. When we finally stop striving against Him and rest in His love then we realize His embrace is actually the safest place you and I could ever be.