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Daily Devotionals

Short, honest reflections that connect Scripture to ordinary life.

  • He Pulls Up a Chair

    August 19 He Pulls Up a Chair Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me. — Revelation 3:20 (NIV) Some days,…

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  • A Seat Kept for You

    August 18 A Seat Kept for You Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household. — Ephesians 2:19 (NIV) There is a chair at my table that has quietly become mine. No one…

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  • Still Room

    August 17 Still Room “Sir,” the servant said, “what you ordered has been done, but there is still room.” Then the master told his servant, “Go out to the roads and country lanes and compel them to come in, so that my house will be…

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  • The Small Yes

    August 16 The Small Yes If you love me, keep my commands. — John 14:15 (NIV) There’s a word I used to brace against. Obey. When I was young it came in a certain tone — the stern one, the one that meant sit still…

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  • Awake for the Answer

    August 15 Awake for the Answer Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. — Colossians 4:2 (NIV) There’s a folded card I keep tucked in the back of my Bible — names, mostly, written in whatever pen was near. Some are crossed through. Some…

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  • Still Waiting

    August 14 Still Waiting Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. — Psalm 27:14 (NIV) There are a few things I’m still waiting on. I woke this morning holding the same ones I fell asleep with — a…

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  • Where the Good Comes From

    August 13 Where the Good Comes From Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. — James 1:17 (NIV) The light comes across the floor a certain way in…

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  • The Name I Still Pray

    August 12 The Name I Still Pray Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. — Colossians 3:13 (NIV) There is a name I still pray. Most mornings I sit…

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  • One Step

    August 11 One Step Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. — Proverbs 3:5–6 (NIV) This has been my life verse for years.…

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  • The First Spoonful

    August 10 The First Spoonful Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him. — Psalm 34:8 (NIV) There is a pot on the stove this afternoon, something simmering low — onions gone soft, the whole kitchen…

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