Category: Devotionals

Devotionals

Readiness

Read: Romans 10:14-15 . . . and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace. (Eph. 6:15) You don’t wear high heels

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The Breastplate of Righteousness

Read: Matthew 5:17-20 Stand therefore . . . having put on the breastplate of righteousness. (Eph. 6:14) I grew up watching baseball in the fifties, when home plate umpires had

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Stand With the Belt of Truth

Read: Ephesians 6:13-17 Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth. (v. 14) Brother Lawrence (1614-1691) wrote, “we must do our business faithfully without trouble or disquiet, recalling God

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Reporting for Duty

Read: 2 Timothy 2:1-4 No soldier gets entangled in civilian pursuits, since his aim is to please the one who enlisted him. (v. 4) John Wooden, the legendary basketball coach

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The Armor of God

Read: Ephesians 6:10-12 Put on the whole armor of God. (v. 11) When you got up this morning you probably followed your normal routine: personal hygiene, getting dressed, perhaps private

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Grumble in the Wilderness

Read: Exodus 16:1-10 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I am about to rain bread from heaven for you, and the people shall go out and gather a day’s

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Dead to the Law, Alive in Faith

Read: Galatians 2:11-21 I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the

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Character Reflection

Read: 1 John 3:1-10 No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; no one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or known him. (v. 6) In a

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Reconciling Grace

Read: Romans 5:1-10 Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. (v.