Category: Devotionals

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Devotionals

Abraham’s Prayer for Mercy

Read: Genesis 18:23-33 Will you indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked? . . . Far be it from you to do such a thing, to put the righteous

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Prayers of Faith

Read: Psalm 6 The LORD has heard my plea; the LORD accepts my prayer. (v. 9) The “prayer book of the Bible” is certainly the book of Psalms. Treasured by

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You Belong

Read: Romans 16:1-27 Greet one another . . . (v. 16) Again and again in this passage, Paul invites his readers to “greet” people. Paul’s letters often end with personal

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Our Global Family

Read: Romans 15:22-33 I will leave for Spain by way of you. (v. 28) I often find it challenging to describe the richness I experience in leading the global family

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Leading Someone to Christ

Read: Romans 15:14-21 I make it my ambition to preach the gospel. (v. 20) Chances are good that God has placed people around you that do not yet believe in

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Abounding in Hope

Read: Romans 15:1-13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy. (v. 13) Why does Paul want God to fill us with “all joy and peace in believing”

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Getting Along

Read: Romans 14:1-23 So then let us pursue what makes for peace. (v. 19) An older friend reflected on his life with me over lunch. He observed that the closer

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‘Tis the Season

Read: Romans 13:8-14 Salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed. (v. 11) I love the energy of playoff football games in January. The fans pulse with

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Civic Life

Read: Romans 13:1-7 Pay to all what is owed to them. (v. 7) With four children, my wife and I could claim a significant savings on our taxes. When they