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Christian Devotional – October 19, 2025
Life and Love, Day 4 The advocate. Read 1 John 2:1-2. At one point, I worked handling employee relations investigations. While doing that, it was always amazing to me how many people would claim to have an attorney. They wanted to have someone intervene on their behalf into what we were discussing. The good news is that we all actually have an advocate who intervenes for us. Jesus Christ is the one who is able to approach us and also speak to God the Father on our behalf. He stands in the gap that was created by our sin. However, he will only do that for those who want him…
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Christian Devotional – October 18, 2025
Life and Love, Day 3 We make the choice, he does the work. Read 1 John 1:8-10. Our key verse for today, 1 John 1:9 is a extremely popular verse in church circles. We see it used a lot. And the truth in that verse is profound! We see the promise that if we will come to God and confess the wrongs that we have done in our lives, God is the one who is faithful. He is the one who forgives our sin, and he is the one who cleanses us from the sin in our lives. When we understand this promise, we see that truly the work that…
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Christian Devotional – October 17, 2025
Life and Love, Day 2 Christ is the life and he is the light. Read 1 John 1:5-7. There are many people who claim to be Christians. Depending upon the country you live in, it may be a commonplace thing to identify as a Christian and talk about your Christian values. However, if you are claiming to be a follower of Christ, then you should be living your life in the light. Christ is the light, and if we are living for him, we are to be living in the light. Our deeds, our actions, our attitude should all be reflective of something that we would consider light. To others…
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Christian Devotional – October 16, 2025
Life and Love, Day 1 What are we seeking in life? Read 1 John 1:1-4. First John is a book that is written by the apostle, John. He went through an incredible transformation in his life. He began following Jesus being described as a “son of thunder,” and ended his life describing himself as “the one Jesus loved.” John became very familiar with the love of God. John knew that seeing God as love and understanding the love of God truly led to life. As we study through this book, we see here at the very beginning, eternal life is based on God alone. Eternal life is not defined as…
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Christian Devotional – October 15, 2025
Judgment and Restoration, Day 17 There is no one like God. Read Micah 7:14-20. There are several verses here that speak to the amazing awesomeness of God. As we finish out this book, we see what makes God unique compared to any other so-called gods. We saw yesterday that we are to wait on Him in hope. Today, we see why. God doesn’t stay angry forever. God is a God of mercy. When you look at all the other gods that people have created, we see that none of the others have mercy. None of the others pardon anyone. When people “invent” These other gods, they give them human characteristics…
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Christian Devotional – October 14, 2025
Judgment and Restoration, Day 16 Both judgment and restoration. Read Micah 7:8-13. When you talk to people about God and ask them to describe who he is, many people will talk about how loving he is. Other people will explain how mean they believe he is. Some people see God only as judgment. Other people see God only as the loving restorer. In truth, God is both. God is the one who judges us. God is the one who sets the standard by which we are to measure up, and when we don’t, because we can’t, God is the one that holds us accountable to that standard. But God is…
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Christian Devotional – October 13, 2025
Judgment and Restoration, Day 15 How do you wait for judgment? Read Micah 7:1-7. As we read about the time of the final judgment of Israel, we see that people will turn on each other. You can’t trust anyone and everyone will betray others. All the things that people thought they could count on and all the people that they thought they could count on end up betraying them and falling away. When going through times like this, how do we respond? How are we supposed to make it through? This verse gives the key. We are to wait on the Lord. We are to watch for him in hope.…
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Christian Devotional – October 12, 2025
Judgment and Restoration, Day 14 Judgment comes. Read Micah 6:9-16. In a book where we’ve been talking about judgment and restoration, we do see complete judgment here. The Lord explains that judgment often starts when we are least aware of it. God is explaining to people that he has already begun to judge them even though they’ve not felt the effects of that judgment yet. He goes through and explains that they will see crops and experience the harvest, but they will not be able to actually enjoy any of the fruits of their labor. When we are experiencing the judgment of God, we may not recognize it when it…
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Christian Devotional – October 11, 2025
Judgment and Restoration, Day 13 Offerings. Read Micah 6:1-8. In the midst of discussions about judgment, it’s interesting to see the people desiring to bring an offering. If we know we are guilty, what can we bring before a righteous and holy God that he would accept? The Lord answers this through Micah. What God is looking for is someone to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with God. All the sacrifices in the world and all of the trying to meet standards and demands of God falls short. God wants us to seek him. We are to walk humbly with him, knowing that he is the…
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Christian Devotional – October 10, 2025
Judgment and Restoration, Day 12 What do you bow down to? Read Micah 5:10-15. Yesterday we saw that God provided permanent restoration through Jesus Christ and his sacrifice on the cross. Today, we see why God needed to judge us in the first place. People are sinful. One of the ways in which we can be most sinful, is actually the fact that we bow down and worship the things that we have made. Now in that day and time, it’s thinking literal idols, carved of wood or stone. Today, we also bow down to things we have made, such as houses and money and power. We think we are…