Daily Devotionals

Bride and Gloom Week 6: Saturday

Then David confessed to Nathan, "I have sinned against the Lord." Nathan replied, "Yes, but the Lord has forgiven you, and you won't die for this sin. Nevertheless, because you have shown utter contempt for the word of the Lord by doing this, your chil...

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Bride and Gloom Week 6: Friday

"This is what the Lord says: Because of what you have done, I will cause your own household to rebel against you. I will give your wives to another man before your very eyes, and he will go to bed with them in public view. 2 Samuel 12:11...

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Bride and Gloom Week 6: Thursday

In the spring of the year, when kings normally go out to war, David sent Joab and the Israelite army to fight the Ammonites. They destroyed the Ammonite army and laid siege to the city of Rabbah. However, David stayed behind in Jerusalem. 2 Samuel 11:1...

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Bride and Gloom Week 6: Wednesday

It's better to live alone in the corner of an attic than with a quarrelsome wife in a lovely home. Proverbs 21:9 Do you know someone who argues a lot? These are people who fight and argue at...

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Bride and Gloom Week 6: Tuesday

David retorted to Michal, "I was dancing before the Lord, who chose me above your father and all his family! He appointed me as the leader of Israel, the people of the Lord, so I celebrate before the Lord. Yes, and I am willing to look even more foolis...

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Bride and Gloom Week 6: Monday

 "You must not have any other god but me. You must not make for yourself an idol of any kind or an image of anything in the heavens or on the earth or in the sea." Exodus 20:3-4  O...

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Bride and Gloom Week 5: Saturday

But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. Romans 5:8 If you ask young children how they know their parents love them, they will give cute answers. They will tell you that they know t...

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Bride and Gloom Week 5: Friday

So encourage each other and build each other up, just as you are already doing. 1 Thessalonians 5:11 Have you ever noticed how a kid's demeanor changes when someone encourages them? It is fascinating to think about just how powerful words...

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Bride and Gloom Week 5: Thursday

And you should imitate me, just as I imitate Christ. 1 Corinthians 11:1 When I was a teenager, my driving instructor taught me a valuable lesson that went beyond driving. He told me, "Your car will go in the direction where you are lookin...

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Bride and Gloom Week 5: Wednesday

In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father. Matthew 5:16 There is a reason for the phrases "like mother, like daughter" and "like father, like son." Children imitate th...

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