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Daily Devotions

  • January 3, 2021


    Sunday, January 3: Scripture – Ephesians 1:3-6 11 In Christ we have also obtained an inheritance, having been destined according to the purpose of him who accomplishes all things according to his counsel and will, 12 so that we, who were the first to set our hope on Christ, might live for the praise of…

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  • January 2, 2021


    Saturday, January 2: Scripture – Ephesians 1:7-10 7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace 8 that he lavished on us. With all wisdom and insight 9 he has made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good…

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  • January 1, 2021


    Friday, January 1: Scripture – Ephesians 1:3-6 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, 4 just as he chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless before him in…

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  • December 31, 2020


    December 31, 2020 Matthew 2:12—Magi “And having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their country by another route.” Matthew 2:12 After visiting the baby Jesus, the Magi, or wise men, planned to return home through Jerusalem and let King Herod know where to find Jesus so he…

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  • December 30, 2020


    December 30, 2020 Matthew 2:10-11—Magi “When they saw the star, they were overjoyed. On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented their gifts of gold and of incense and of myrrh.” Matthew 2:10-11, NIV After leaving…

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  • December 29, 2020


    December 29, 2020 Matthew 2:7-9—Magi “Then Herod called the Magi secretly …and said, ‘Go and search carefully for the child. As soon as you find him, report to me…’”  Matthew 2:7-8a The Christmas Magi were astrologers using their God-given brains, knowledge and wisdom to find their way to the manger.  Near the end of their…

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  • December 28, 2020


    December 28, 2020 Matthew 2:3-6—Magi ‘And you, Bethlehem, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah,’ Matthew 2:6a The setting takes place in Jerusalem. King Herod, a secular ruler, lives in a palace; high priests and scribes perform rituals in the temple. Magi come to Jerusalem from the East and bring word that…

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  • December 27, 2020


    December 27, 2020 Matthew 2:1-2—Magi “We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.” Matthew 2:2b, NIV One of my favorite Christmas carols is “In the Bleak Midwinter.” The hymn is a poem by Christina Rosetti, a nineteenth-century English poet. Rosetti was a devout Christian, and her faith features prominently in…

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  • December 26, 2020


    December 26, 2020 Luke 2:17-20—Shepherds and Angels “But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.” Luke 2:19 Mary must have been filled with unimaginable joy. To have been chosen, to become the mother of Jesus. All that she didn’t know, yet she chose to receive it in faith. With this…

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  • December 26, 2020


    December 26, 2020 Luke 2:17-20—Shepherds and Angels “But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.” Luke 2:19 Mary must have been filled with unimaginable joy. To have been chosen, to become the mother of Jesus. All that she didn’t know, yet she chose to receive it in faith. With this…

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