The Daily Devotional
Some Wounds Can Only Be Healed Through Suffering
Isaiah chapters 40 to 55, often referred to as the Book of Consolation, offer comforting messages of hope and redemption to the people of Israel during their exile.
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What Should You Do If You Sin?
How do you respond to God after you’ve sinned? Psalm 51 gives us the answer. Traditionally, most commentators have said the background of this psalm is David’s sin with Bathsheba.
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How Does Wealth Impact Your Relationships?
How do you build friendships with people who have money and those who do not? It’s worth noting that many people in developed countries know very little of true poverty.
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How Do Our Prayers Influence God’s Decisions?
Have you ever wondered if your prayers ever make a difference? Most Christians wrestle with this, and sometimes prayer is a mystery. Sometimes, we pray for something “small” and see a dramatic answer. Other times, we pray for something big and hear nothing.
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Rejoice in God’s Salvation
Why does God’s salvation give us reason to rejoice? The average Christian might think the idea of rejoicing in God’s salvation seems strange. But not Isaiah. Isaiah 13 to 27 delivers a series of powerful messages against various nations, showcasing God's authority and judgment across the globe.
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A God Who Saves
What is God about in his world? That’s a question those in Isaiah’s time struggled to grasp. Isaiah chapters 1-12 set the stage with a strong critique of Judah's social, moral, and religious failings.
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We Are Exiles
Why would God put his people in exile? Today’s reading covers a significant period in the history of Judah, focusing on the reigns of Hezekiah, Manasseh, Amon, and Josiah and ending with Jehoiachin.
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How Close Do You Want to Be to God?
Do you long for more of God’s presence in your life? 2 Kings 14–18:12 and 2 Chronicles 26–31 cover the reigns of several kings of Judah, showing how differently each one approached his duty to uphold the worship of God.
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God Is Our Refuge
Who do you turn to when you’re in trouble? The answer to this question makes or breaks what a person becomes, and there might be no better passage in Scripture to turn to than Psalm 46.
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Do You Isolate Yourself?
Is being around others tough? With nearly one out of four US adults feeling lonely,[1] it’s no secret that the tendency to hide behind screens and isolate is now more tempting than ever.
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Are There High Places in Your Life?
What is a high place? High places are mentioned over a hundred times in the Old Testament. As 2 Kinds and 2 Chronicles develop, we see this constant theme of kings who do and do not do what is right.
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Are You Willing to Obey God Even If You Look a Bit Foolish?
Have you ever had God give what you felt was a strange command? Maybe you sensed him asking you to do something you thought was ridiculous. 1 Kings 5 gives us one such example with the story of Naaman.