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Daily Devotions

  • Monday, September 2nd: Scripture – Isaiah 35:1-2


    1 The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad;     the desert shall rejoice and blossom; like the crocus 2 it shall blossom abundantly     and rejoice with joy and shouting. The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it,     the majesty of Carmel and Sharon. They shall see the glory of the…

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  • Sunday, September 1st: Scripture – James 1:26-27


    26 If any think they are religious and do not bridle their tongues but deceive their hearts, their religion is worthless. 27 Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself unstained by the world. Prayer Focus: Remember that…

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  • Saturday, August 31st: Scripture – James 1:25


    25 But those who look into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and persevere, being not hearers who forget but doers who act—they will be blessed in their doing. Prayer Focus: The letter continues the image of looking into a mirror and remembering what one saw. Instead of forgetting what one looks like, look…

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  • Friday, August 30th: Scripture – James 1:22-24


    22 But be doers of the word and not merely hearers who deceive themselves. 23 For if any are hearers of the word and not doers, they are like those who look at themselves in a mirror; 24 for they look at themselves and, on going away, immediately forget what they were like. Prayer Focus:…

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  • Thursday, August 29th: Scripture – James 1:19-21


    19 You must understand this, my beloved brothers and sisters: let everyone be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger, 20 for human anger does not produce God’s righteousness. 21 Therefore rid yourselves of all sordidness and rank growth of wickedness, and welcome with meekness the implanted word that has the power to…

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  • Wednesday, August 28th: Scripture –  James 1:18


    18 In fulfillment of his own purpose he gave birth to us by the word of truth, so that we would become a kind of first fruits of his creatures. Prayer Focus: The ultimate gift that we have received from God is our very life in the truth. This is God’s purpose and it has…

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  • Tuesday, August 27th: Scripture – James 1:16-17


    16 Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers and sisters. 17 Every generous act of giving, with every perfect gift, is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. Prayer Focus: In what feels like a quick shift from yesterday’s text on enduring…

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  • Monday, August 26th: Scripture – James 1:12-15


    12 Blessed is anyone who endures temptation. Such a one has stood the test and will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him. 13 No one, when tempted, should say, “I am being tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted by evil and he himself tempts…

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  • Sunday, August 25th: Scripture – Joshua 24:28-28


    25 So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day and made statutes and ordinances for them at Shechem. 26 Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God, and he took a large stone and set it up there under the oak in the sanctuary of the Lord. 27 Joshua…

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  • Saturday, August 24th: Scripture – Joshua 24:19-24


    19 But Joshua said to the people, “You cannot serve the Lord, for he is a holy God. He is a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgressions or your sins. 20 If you forsake the Lord and serve foreign gods, then he will turn and do you harm and consume you, after having…

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