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These daily devotionals are written to help you remain rooted and grounded in God's Word each day. We have one devotional for each weekday, and one for the weekend.
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Latest Devotional
Word Spreads
Numbers 33:40
And the Canaanite, the king of Arad, who lived in the Negeb in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the people of Israel.Word of the LORD has spread through Canaan faster than the feet of these pilgrims. The stories of His victories, of His marvels and miracles, of the pillar of Shekinah glory that protects Israel’s advance, of the tabernacle and that Ark of the Covenant that sets these pilgrims apart have already travelled through Canaanite hills and penetrated even the most fortified walls. These pilgrims can’t hear the murmurs with their human ears, but every step forward in the sands thunders and sends a shockwave through the environs of hell. Every pebble their foot touches on the forward march is a milestone. Every square foot of real estate Satan has marked as his domain, all the fortified cities and backwater towns, all the kings’ throne rooms, and the slave quarters are stirring with the sound of movement that distinguishes God’s work from the enemy’s progress.
I wonder how many in this commonwealth knew of the king of Arad before arriving to his borders. How many of these young Israelites learned of Arad’s exploits in their history lessons? Probably few, if any. Arad may be a really big deal in his community, he may have monuments sculpted in his image, he may have courtesans cheering his every word, but his biography isn’t gospel. The advancement of his little tribal kingdom is dust in the wind compared to the advancement of the Kingdom of Heaven. And just think: as these pilgrims set out on a new leg of their journey from day to day, and as the devil whispers in their ears, “Vanity of vanities! You’re nobody! This path is getting you nowhere! Give up! Go back! No one cares about your little promised land from your unknown God,” he shutters at their footsteps. He knows who they are—and he knows who you are! He knows he’s just a donkey on a Lion’s throne and it terrifies him to see that the Lion of Judah advancing through us!
Mark it down, friend: no matter how anonymous your good faith and pure love seem in this cold, indifferent world, word is spreading, and the rulers are watching, and God is being magnified in ways you can’t even begin to fathom.
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Latest Devotional
Word Spreads
Numbers 33:40
And the Canaanite, the king of Arad, who lived in the Negeb in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the people of Israel.Word of the LORD has spread through Canaan faster than the feet of these pilgrims. The stories of His victories, of His marvels and miracles, of the pillar of Shekinah glory that protects Israel’s advance, of the tabernacle and that Ark of the Covenant that sets these pilgrims apart have already travelled through Canaanite hills and penetrated even the most fortified walls. These pilgrims can’t hear the murmurs with their human ears, but every step forward in the sands thunders and sends a shockwave through the environs of hell. Every pebble their foot touches on the forward march is a milestone. Every square foot of real estate Satan has marked as his domain, all the fortified cities and backwater towns, all the kings’ throne rooms, and the slave quarters are stirring with the sound of movement that distinguishes God’s work from the enemy’s progress.
I wonder how many in this commonwealth knew of the king of Arad before arriving to his borders. How many of these young Israelites learned of Arad’s exploits in their history lessons? Probably few, if any. Arad may be a really big deal in his community, he may have monuments sculpted in his image, he may have courtesans cheering his every word, but his biography isn’t gospel. The advancement of his little tribal kingdom is dust in the wind compared to the advancement of the Kingdom of Heaven. And just think: as these pilgrims set out on a new leg of their journey from day to day, and as the devil whispers in their ears, “Vanity of vanities! You’re nobody! This path is getting you nowhere! Give up! Go back! No one cares about your little promised land from your unknown God,” he shutters at their footsteps. He knows who they are—and he knows who you are! He knows he’s just a donkey on a Lion’s throne and it terrifies him to see that the Lion of Judah advancing through us!
Mark it down, friend: no matter how anonymous your good faith and pure love seem in this cold, indifferent world, word is spreading, and the rulers are watching, and God is being magnified in ways you can’t even begin to fathom.
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Dry Seasons Pt. 2
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Dry Seasons
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For the Record
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Sabbath Psalm (From Priscilla Owens’ hymn ‘Jesus Saves!’’)
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Monumental Letters
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A Second Impression
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Fighting Words
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Either-Or
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Striking Justice
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Sabbath Psalm (From Lidie H. Edmund’s hymn ‘My Faith Has Found a Resting Place’)
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The Fall of Balaam
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Justice—A Double-Edged Sword
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Spoken For
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A Divine Intervention
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Promises Performed
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Out of the Ordinary
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Dying Request
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Hand in Hand
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When God Speaks for You
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A New Genesis
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Sabbath Psalm (Revised from John Peterson’ hymn ‘A Flag to Follow’)
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In Broad Daylight
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No Place Like Home
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Balaam’s Final Oracle
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Faith—An Oasis
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Balaam’s Second Oracle
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Sabbath Psalm (Revision of Henry F. Lyte’s hymn ‘Jesus, I My Cross Have Taken’)
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Balaam’s First Oracle
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A Language Barrier pt. 2
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A Language Barrier pt. 1
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No Solicitors!
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Out of the Shadows
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Sabbath Psalm (Revised from Palmer Hartsough’s hymn ‘I Am Resolved’)
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The Way of Kings
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Lost Books
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The Truth Bites
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The Hand-Off
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Rebels All
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Sabbath Psalm (Revision of Mary D. James’ hymn ‘All for Jesus’)
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Come to the Waters
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Eulogies for the Living
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Sin is Oh So Draining
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In Christ Alone
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Guardians of the Gift
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Sabbath Psalm (From E. W. Blandy’s hymn, ‘Take the World but Give Me Jesus’)
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A Sappy Symbol
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Rhetorical Righteousness
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A Powerful Posture
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Making Memories
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Tribes and Tongues, pt. 2
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Sabbath Psalm (Adapted from Philip P. Bliss’s hymn, ‘Let the Lower Lights be Burning’)
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Tribes and Tongues, pt. 1
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Stop the Rot!
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Jesus Love the Little Children
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Beating Hearts
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One-Sided
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Sabbath Psalm (Adapted from Joseph Scriven’s hymn, ‘What a Friend We Have in Jesus’)
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The Beginning of Wisdom
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The Grasshopper Principle
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Do You See What I See?
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Time Out
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A Reconciling Rebuke
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Sabbath Psalm (From Fanny Crosby’s beloved hymn, ‘Near the Cross’)
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Unrighteous Rhetoric
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A Story Shared
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Moses’ Complaint pt. 2
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Moses’ Complaint pt. 1
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Famished
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Sabbath Psalm (Adapted from George Matheson’s hymn ‘O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go’)
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Burning
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High Notes and Low Notes
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Silver Chords
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The Waiting Room
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The One and the Many
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Sabbath Psalm (A revision of John W. Peterson’s hymn ‘A Student’s Prayer’)
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Transitions
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The Gold Standard
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Between the Angels
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An Acceptable Approach
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Waxing Lyrical
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Sabbath Psalm (Revision of John W. Peterson’s hymn, ‘Just One Step at a Time’)
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Locks of Love
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A Nazirite New Year
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Love is Jealous, Love is Kind
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Get Your Hard Hat Ready
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Blue Collar Cloth
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Sabbath Psalm (Revision of Fanny Crosby’s hymn ‘All the Way My Savior Leads Me’)
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Beyond the Blue
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A Most Sacred Order
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Awaiting the Dawn
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Tribal Standards
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Count Me In
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Hallelujah!
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Servant Status
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Enduring Love
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Don’t Light the Fuse!
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The Last Word
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Don’t Wait . . . Sing Now!
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God Knows Best