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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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A Familiar Theme
A Familiar Theme
Genesis 43:8-9
And Judah said to Israel his father, “Send the boy with me, and we will arise and go, … I will be a pledge of his safety. … If I do not bring him back to you and set him before you, then let me bear the blame forever.”
Perhaps the most timeless narrative-arch that shows up through our Western tradition is a moment of redemption for some crooked character who surprises us in the final act. Like Sydney Carton in Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities, a town drunk who gives up his life to save a friend. Or like Raskolnikov in Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment, a murdering scoundrel who spends the entire book trying to cover up his murder until experiencing a conversion in the epilogue. And don’t you love that Judah’s the man who steps forward here, friend? It has to be him, right?! It’s only fitting that the guy who sold out his brother for profit is now selling himself for his brother’s protection. What a metamorphosis! And shame on me for not seeing it before, for thinking that this rags-to-riches story is more about a slave becoming a king than about sinners becoming saints.
Redemption’s nice to read in a good novel, but it reads so much better in real life!
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The Lost Boys
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White-knuckled Prayers
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A Look Says it All
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Sabbath Psalm 18
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Surprising Scenes
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Higher Learning
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Night Terrors
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A Knock Outside
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In the Rearview
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Tough Love
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A Way Out
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The Prince’s Crown
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Care Where it Matters
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Taking Charge
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Sabbath Psalm 17
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If Only
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Deaf Ears
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An Altar-Call
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Like Father, Like Son
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Leading Questions
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Sabbath Psalm 16
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Almost Heroes
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I Have a Dream
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A Coat Shortage
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Making a Mark
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The Other Side
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Sabbath Psalm 15
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A Firm Foundation
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Taking out the Garbage
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The Sniff Test
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The Big Screen
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See Esau Run
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Sabbath Psalm 14
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An Unexpected Turn
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Triumphant Wounds
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Hard-Won but Hard-Done
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Emergency Rooms
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Scared to Death
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Sabbath Psalm 13
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Manning Up
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Back to Bethel
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A Prevailing Theme
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Bad Blood
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No Love Lost
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Sabbath Psalm 12
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Israel in the Making
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Princess in the Pasture
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Etched in Stone
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The Great Awakening
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Hope for Esau
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Sabbath Psalm 11
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Self-Denial
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Third Time’s a Charm
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Faith behind the Scenes
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A Familiar Commission
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What’s Your Price?
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Sabbath Psalm 10
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Blood Brothers
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The Wisest Counselor
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On the Lookout
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The Prayer of the Servant
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The Servant’s Prayer
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Life in Retrospect
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A Promising Field
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Missing: Identity
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Monumental Moments
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Saving Isaac
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The Big Dilemma
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Sabbath Psalm 8
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She Saw a Well of Water
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A Five-Minute Feast
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Laughing Matters
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Divine Intervention
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Lesson Learned
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Sabbath Psalm 7
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Questionable Ethics
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The Art of Letting Go
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This Little Light of Mine
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The Down Low
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Personally?
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Sabbath Psalm 6
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Today’s Testimonial
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Hard Questions
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How Sweet the Sight!
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Gone but Not Forgotten
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He Laughs!
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Sabbath Psalm 5
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A Life-Changing Word
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Progressive Revelation
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Another Man’s Treasure
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Lowlights
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Mirror, Mirror
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Sabbath Psalm 4
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Shortcuts
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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