Daily Devotionals

Text Week 5 Monday

The laws of the Lord are true; each one is fair. They are more desirable than gold, even the finest gold. They are sweeter than honey, even honey dripping from the comb. Psalm 19:9b-10   My very favorite time to re...

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Text Week 4 Saturday

But how can they call on him to save them unless they believe in him? And how can they believe in him if they have never heard about him? And how can they hear about him unless someone tells them? And how will anyone go and tell them without being sent?...

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Text Week 4 Friday

On October 31, the people assembled again, and this time they fasted and dressed in burlap and sprinkled dust on their heads.  Those of Israelite descent separated themselves from all foreigners as they confessed their own sins and the sins of their ancestors. Nehemi...

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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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