Category: Devotionals

Devotionals

Embrace Your Assignment

Read: 1 Corinthians 7:17-24 Only let each person lead the life that the Lord has assigned to him. (v. 17) Yesterday we saw how, even in a fallen world, almost

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Doing Good Work

Read: Genesis 2:8-17 The LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it. (v. 15) So far our readings have

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The Sabbath as a Gift

Read: Exodus 20:1-17 Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy. (v. 11) There are two places in the Old Testament where the Ten Commandments are recorded:

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The God Who Rests

Read: Genesis 2:1-4 On the seventh day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested. (v. 2) The word Sabbath comes from the Hebrew verb shabbat, which

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The Secret of the Easy Yoke

Read: Matthew 11:28-30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. (v. 30) Yesterday we heard Jesus’s invitation to come to him and find rest. But how do

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The Unforced Rhythms of Grace

Read: Matthew 11:28-30 Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. (v. 28) My life is so busy! I just don’t have

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Time for Refreshing

Read: Genesis 1:31-2:3 On the seventh day he rested and was refreshed. (Exod. 31:17) Hurricanes wear me out. The week preceding we’re unsure of the path yet need to spend

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Praise the Lord!

Read: Psalm 34 My soul makes its boast in the LORD; let the humble hear and be glad. (v. 2) I am always relieved after a hurricane spirals away. There

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Grand Rebuild

Read: Ezra 3:8-13 Many . . . old men who had seen the first house, wept. (v. 12) If a hurricane destroys buildings, rebuilding efforts begin. When the exiles returned