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Christian Devotional – March 30, 2026
Change of Plans, Day 3 Forgiveness. Read Hosea chapter 3. Over the years, I’ve spoken with many people who have been hurt by someone else. There are several people who talk about the fact that they want to hang on to that hurt and anger forever. They never want to forgive that person. They never believe that that person should have the opportunity to experience forgiveness. Often, when we have plans of revenge and vengeance, God changes those plans. God is a God of holiness and justice. But, God is also a God of mercy and forgiveness. Here we see God instructing Hosea to go, find his wayward wife. Hoses…
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Christian Devotional – March 28, 2026
Change of Plans, Day 1 Does God have permission to change your plans? Read Hosea chapter 1. We often have so many plans for our lives. We have ideals and goals and objectives. In many cultures, we grow up being told that we can go or do anything and we just need to work hard at it in order to achieve it. However, how often do we seek God’s plans for our lives? Hosea probably had some plans for his life. But, God had a different plan. God gave him instructions that didn’t really make sense and that we would find completely crazy in today’s day and time. God told…
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Christian Devotional – October 20, 2023
Evangelism 101, Day 5 The unwilling evangelist. Read Jonah 1:15-16. Jonah was upset and he was running from God. Still, even in the midst of all of this, he was evangelizing and sharing the message of God with others. However, he wasn’t even intending to. The men threw him overboard, and they saw God work and move in a miraculous way. As a result, they believed. Jonah had no intention of trying to lead these fishermen to faith in the one true God, but he still did.God showed himself through all that Jonah was doing. God can use any situation we are in to demonstrate his glory and bring others…
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Christian Devotional – October 18, 2023
Evangelism 101, Day 3 The information Jonah shared. Read Jonah 1:7-10. Jonah hadn’t known these people for very long and yet they already knew his reputation. He had told them he was running from God. So when the situation was becoming critical, they turned to him. Everything was pointing to Jonah. Why did Jonah tell them that he was running to God? These people didn’t know him and it seems an odd thing for Jonah to just share with them in casual conversation. What do we share with people? Jonah was still talking about God to others, even as he was being disobedient. Do we talk about God? Are we…
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Christian Devotional – October 15, 2023
Living for God’s Glory, Day 14 What does it mean to live for God’s glory and how do we avoid stumbling? Read Hosea chapter 14. As we come to the end of the book of Hosea, this verse stood out to me today as the culmination of what it means to live for God’s glory. We are to be wise and discerning. We are to focus on Christ and on all that he is. Anything less is stumbling in rebellion. Are we walking in God’s glory each day? Do we move forward in every area that God has for us? Are we living for God’s glory in every area of…
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Christian Devotional – October 14, 2023
Living for God’s Glory, Day 13 One of the saddest verses. Read Hosea chapter 13. Reading through this chapter today, this verse jumped out of the page at me. What a incredibly sad verse! God provides for his people. When his people receive his provision, they are happy and blessed and satisfied. As they become satisfied, they turned away from God thinking that they don’t need him. This describes the state of many countries and people today. God has done amazing things in their past and shown himself to be the truly awesome God that he is, and as a result the people are blessed and happy. However, they have…
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Christian Devotional – October 13, 2023
Living for God’s Glory, Day 12 Return. Read Hosea chapter 12. The idea of returning is interesting to me. It implies that at one point we where were we need to be and then for some reason we left. We changed positions or stopped our focus or in some way fell away from what we have been doing. We are to return to God. We know what we are missing and all that God has provided for us because we used to experience it. Yet when we are not following him, we are choosing to go without everything that he provides. We are to return to him. God wants to…
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Christian Devotional – October 12, 2023
Living for God’s Glory, Day 11 God’s tremendous love. Read Hosea chapter 11. As we read through this chapter, we see the description of all the different things that Israel has done to God. Israel has fallen away from God. Still, God continues to have such tremendous love for Israel. When we think about all the things that we have done, we are truly no better. We have all sinned against God in such horrific ways. However, God continues to love us. God seeks to find ways to bring us back and to get our attention so that we will be made right with him. God wants to have a…
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Christian Devotional – October 11, 2023
Living for God’s Glory, Day 10 Now is the time. Read Hosea chapter 10. Seek the Lord and recognize that now is the time to come to him. We do not know what is coming next and with all the upheaval in the world today, it is even more apparent that we need him. What are we sowing and what are we reaping? We desperately need to seek the Lord. Please continue to pray for Israel and for the devastation they are experiencing.
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Christian Devotional – October 9, 2023
Living for God’s Glory, Day 9 Obedience. Read Hosea chapter 9. So many places through scripture we read that God desires obedience more than sacrifice. God wants his people to come to him and to obey him. As we read through this chapter in Hosea, we see so many ways that the people rejected God. As a result, God rejected them. God wants to bring us into relationship with him, but he’s not going to force it. If we don’t want a relationship with him, he’s not going to make us have one. As a result, our obedience is a demonstration of our love of God and it shows him…