Category: Daily Devotional
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Walk in Love
…walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. Ephesians 5:1-20 In response to God’s free gift of salvation, Christians are enabled, also, to live a life of gratitude that displays itself in good works. Paul tells his readers that, in this life, emphasis must be upon the…
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God’s Holy Bible
Exodus 31-33 Oholiab and Bezalel 31 The Lord said to Moses, 2 “See, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, 3 and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with ability and intelligence, with knowledge and all craftsmanship, 4 to devise artistic designs, to work in gold, silver, and bronze, 5 in cutting stones for setting,…
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The New Life
…you have heard about Him [Christ] and were taught in Him, as the truth is in Jesus, to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires… Ephesians 4:17-32 Eternal punishment awaits all those who refuse to bow the knee to Jesus, so we understandably think of hell when we consider…
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God’s Holy Bible
Genesis 29-30 Jacob Marries Leah and Rachel 29 Then Jacob went on his journey and came to the land of the people of the east. 2 As he looked, he saw a well in the field, and behold, three flocks of sheep lying beside it, for out of that well the flocks were watered. The stone on the well’s…
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Justified by Faith
…we know that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified. Galatians 2:15-21 Peter’s going from…
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God’s Holy Bible
Genesis 27-28 Isaac Blesses Jacob 27 When Isaac was old and his eyes were dim so that he could not see, he called Esau his older son and said to him, “My son”; and he answered, “Here I am.” 2 He said, “Behold, I am old; I do not know the day of my death. 3 Now then, take your weapons,…
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Confrontation in Antioch
But when Cephas (Peter) came to Antioch…he was eating with the Gentiles; but when they (Jews) came he drew back and separated himself, fearing the circumcision party. Galatians 2:11-13 Galatia, a region under the Roman Empire’s control, was one of the many regions in which Paul ministered. In most cases, after he left the area, Judaizers, false…
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God’s Holy Bible
Genesis 25-26 Abraham’s Death and His Descendants 25 Abraham took another wife, whose name was Keturah. 2 She bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. 3 Jokshan fathered Sheba and Dedan. The sons of Dedan were Asshurim, Letushim, and Leummim. 4 The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah. 5 Abraham gave…
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The Apostles Accept Paul
And from those who seemed to be influential…they gave the right hand of fellowship to Barnabas and me… Galatians 2:1-10 In Galatia, the Judaizers, false teachers/preachers, spread many rumors about the various trips Paul took to Jerusalem following his conversion. Their seemingly incessant talk of these trips gave Pail reason for spending much of his writings telling…
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God’s Holy Bible
Genesis 23-24 Sarah’s Death and Burial 23 Sarah lived 127 years; these were the years of the life of Sarah. 2 And Sarah died at Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went in to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her. 3 And Abraham rose up from before his dead and said to the Hittites,[a] 4 “I am…