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Devotionals about Gratitude

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Rejoice in the Lord

Read: Philippians 4:4-13 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. (v. 4) Augustine of Hippo once prayed: “O God, our true life, to know you is life, to

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Delight in the Small Things

Read: Matthew 13:24-35 [A mustard seed] is the smallest of all seeds, but when it has grown it is larger than all the garden plants and becomes a tree. (v. 32)

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Delight in Weakness

Read: Romans 5:1-11 Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance. (v. 3) When Paul talks about rejoicing in suffering, I’m tempted to wonder if

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Creativity Brings Delight

Read: Colossians 3:5-17 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in

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God Delights in Us

Read: Zephaniah 3:9-20 The LORD your God . . . will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing. (v. 17) Our

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Creation Sings God’s Praise

Read: Psalm 19:1-14 The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. (v. 1) C. S. Lewis called Psalm 19 “the greatest poem in the Psalter

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God Delights in Creation

Read: Genesis 1:14-31 And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. (v. 31) My grandma made the best egg noodles. Once, when I made them

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What Is Delight?

Read: Ephesians 3:7-21 That you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth.