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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
Gone but Not Forgotten
Genesis 17:20a
“As for Ishmael, I have heard you; behold, I have blessed him and will make him fruitful and multiply him greatly.”
Do you recall those early, bitter days of Ishmael’s childhood where Abram passed him off to his wife Sarai and literally told her to do whatever she pleased? Talk about a house divided against itself. Yet, something’s changed in this man and it’s clearly more than his name. We’re not sure when or how, but by the time we reach Genesis 17, Abraham reveals a tender heart toward his son. Notice how God consoles him with the words, “I have heard you”, implying that Abraham must have prayed for Ishmael’s wellbeing constantly. How wonderful is that? Somewhere along the way, Abraham stopped looking at his son as a mistake or a thorn in his side or a cross to bear, and he started treating him like a gift from God. Ishmael will never become the promised heir, but he wasn’t born for that. And even without a special place in the genealogical record of Israelites, he still holds a special place in his father’s heart.
Friend, remember: no child of God is an outcast in heaven, and you don’t have to be a patriarch or a ‘son of promise’ to receive your Father’s blessing today.
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Another Man’s Treasure
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Lowlights
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Mirror, Mirror
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Wake-Up Calls
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Godlike Faith
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Picture It
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Christophanies
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Sabbath Psalm 3
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Adding it All Up
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Abraham Coming Clean
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Choice and Consequence
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Forward in Reverse
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Tribes and Tongues
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A Voice in the Dark
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Gethsemane
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Surprise!
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Cut it Out!
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Coming Clean
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Pardon the Interruption
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Special Delivery
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The Crazed Crowd
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The Same Boat
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Heaven’s Harvest
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Redeeming Love
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Uncomfortable Mercy
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The Difficulty of Forgiveness
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Mundane Miracles
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By the Sea
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Footprints
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What Only Jesus Can Do
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The Baptizer
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Genesis
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A Call and a Coronation
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Doubt or Desperation?
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Personal Words
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Passing the Test
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Lay Down Your Arms
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Raising the Bar
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Canyons
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The Distinctive Argument
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The Way
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Divine Correction
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True or False
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The Weight of Glory
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Divine Awareness
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To the Max
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Spring Up O Well!
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A Sign of Authority
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Old Dogs
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Heavenly Signs
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Come Wind!
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Journal Entries
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Through God’s Eyes
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Down, Way Down
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Good Grief!
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A Word on Numbers
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A Twist in the Tale
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