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Christian Devotional – May 15, 2025
A Prayer for You, Day 5 Conduct and unity. Read Philippians chapter 1, focusing on verses 27-30. Paul understood the importance of standing together and standing for what matters. Paul had been imprisoned and was going through such challenges and difficulties because of his faith in Jesus Christ. Paul knew that the only way the people of Philippi could continue to support him is if they are standing firm together. Paul also recognized that there would come a point when he would be killed for his faith. He saw that was coming, and he wanted the believers to realize they needed to conduct themselves in a manner that was representative…
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Christian Devotional – May 14, 2025
A Prayer for You, Day 4 Prayer for the best. Read Philippians chapter 1, focusing on verses 19-26. Paul knew that his ministry to the people of Philippi was super important. He understood the impact that he had on the people and the witness that he was making to the Romans. In that day and time, he had been through an awful lot of things. Yet Paul understood that as much as he was looking forward to seeing heaven and being with Jesus, his time was not finished yet, and he was needed there to be a witness. Paul recognized that dying is not the end. When we pray, are…
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Christian Devotional – May 13, 2025
A Prayer for You, Day 3 A Prayer to share the message of Christ. Read Philippians chapter 1, focusing on verses 12-18. Paul could see the reason that God had allowed him to be imprisoned. The message of Christ was spreading so fast through so many areas and groups of people that never would have heard the message had it not been for the fact that Paul was in prison. Paul rejoiced in this, but Paul also recognized that some people were trying to capitalize on this fame opportunity for selfish reasons. Paul made the choice not to get distracted by the little things, but to rejoice in the overall…
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Christian Devotional – May 12, 2025
A Prayer for You, Day 2 Praying for love and knowledge. Read Philippians chapter 1, focusing on verses 7-11. As we see, Paul continues to mention his prayers for the people of Philippi. He mentions an unusual pairing. We often think of the importance of praying for other people. Praying that people show love can be crucial. But for Paul, this prayer is that love would abound and that it would be in knowledge of God. While we might not think of love and knowledge as going together, we cannot separate them. Our love for people is what drives us to know them more and understand them more. Our love…
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Christian Devotional – May 11, 2025
A Prayer for You, Day 1 Prayers and instructions for others. Read Philippians, chapter one focusing on versus 1 through 6. For this new series, we’re moving back to the New Testament. Paul is writing a letter to the church in Philippi. Philippians is one of the last books that Paul writes before he is killed. In this book, we see much of Paul’s heart for the people that he was discipling. He is constantly praying for them. He is constantly seeking the Lord for them. And, he is desperate to help them understand how to live the Christian life with honor and with glory, and in a way that…
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Christian Devotional – May 10, 2026
Who is God? Day 10 God is Victorious. Read Nahum chapter 3, focusing on verses 16-19. As we come to the end of this tiny, but amazing book, we see the prophecy of the final destruction of Nineveh. Ultimately, God is victorious. He is the one who will win. He is more powerful than anything else. Nothing can stand against him, not the people of Nineveh, not us today, no one. As we learn more about who God is, we cannot look past the fact that in the end, God is victorious. He will win. It may feel like the enemy is winning for a time, but ultimately God is…
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Christian Devotional – May 9, 2025
Who is God? Day 9 God is our defense. Read Nahum 3:11-15. The prophet Nahum continues to tell the people of the destruction that is coming. He ends up discussing the fact that Nineveh will do their very best to build up their own defenses. They will do everything they can to protect themselves. They will reinforce their borders. They will build up their gates. But in the end, none of that will matter, because God is going to judge them. Even though Nineveh was doing everything from a defensive standpoint that they could think of, we have to remember that God is our defense. He is the one who…
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Christian Devotional – May 8, 2025
Who is God? Day 8 God is comforter. Read Nahum 3:7-10. Outside of God, we cannot experience true comfort for the painful experiences of life. The people of Nineveh were experiencing the judgment of God. They were going to go through difficult, hard, challenging, and overwhelming things. All of these judgments were being brought about by God but the people were not repentant for their actions. So they were not being comforted by God. God in his mercy would have provided comfort if they had repented, but without it, they cannot truly understand what comfort is. Are we coming to God for comfort? During the hard things and challenges that…
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Christian Devotional – May 7, 2025
Who is God? Day 7 God is just. Read Nahum chapter 3, focusing on verses 1-7. We have learned many things about God as we’ve read through these verses. One truth that is abundantly clear is that God is just. In chapter 3, we see the coming punishment of Nineveh described. God’s destruction is going to be complete and absolute. However, it’s with reason that he is judging the people of Nineveh. God is just in what he does, and he maintains justice. If people have done wrong, the result of sin is death. God must maintain that order. Now, God is holy and God is just. We see this…
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Christian Devotional – May 6, 2025
Who is God? Day 6 God is our strength and provider. Read Nahum chapter 2, focusing on verses 11-13. The lion thought it was the strongest beast out there, and it’s a great analogy for what Assyria was thinking. They thought they were the strongest nation out there. However, God is showing them differently. When we take a look at who is God, we have to admit that he is the one who is our provider. He is the one who is our strength. The people of Nineveh thought that they were providing for themselves through their own strength. They thought they were mastering the other people around them through…