Daily Devotionals

Text Week 4 Thursday

Then Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who were interpreting for the people said to them, "Don't mourn or weep on such a day as this! For today is a sacred day before the Lord your God." For the people had all been weeping as they liste...

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Text Week 4 Wednesday

People who despise advice are asking for trouble; those who respect a command will succeed. Proverbs 13:13 Not long ago, I left my brother's house late in the evening and drove home. When I arrived, I went to pull my house keys out...

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Text Week 4 Tuesday

The Levites—Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, and Pelaiah—then instructed the people in the Law while everyone remained in their places. They read from the Book of ...

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Text Week 4 Monday

So on October 8, Ezra the priest brought the Book of the Law before the assembly, which included the men and women and all the children old enough to understand. He faced the square just inside the Water Gate from early morning until noon and read aloud to everyone who...

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Text Week 3 Saturday

But anyone who hears and doesn't obey is like a person who builds a house right on the ground, without a foundation. When the floods sweep down against that house, it will collapse into a heap of ruins. Luke 6:49 My friend was recently touring a home that was ...

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Text Week 3 Friday

I have hidden Your word in my heart, that I might not sin against You. Psalm 119:11 When I was a kid, my dad turned our family's home phone number into a song. He sang the song all the time, sometimes to our chagrin. This goofy song was not s...

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Text Week 3 Thursday

Work hard so you can present yourself to God and receive His approval. Be a good worker, one who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly explains the word of truth. 2 Timothy 2:15 I have to confess that I have a disdain for reading instructions. I am alw...

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Text Week 3 Wednesday

But if you look carefully into the perfect law that sets you free, and if you do what it says and don't forget what you heard, then God will bless you for doing it. James 1:25 What is one of the last things you do before you walk out of your home? I take a qui...

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Text Week 3 Tuesday

But don't just listen to God's word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves. James 1:22 At its core, listening is a two-part process. First, listening requires actually hearing what someone has said. However, listening will only t...

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Text Week 3 Monday

Your word is a lamp to guide my feet and a light for my path. Psalm 119:105 Confession time: I have a terrible sense of direction. I cannot get anywhere without a GPS. I am absolutely lost without it. It guides me to where I need to go, each ...

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