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Daily Devotion

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17
Aug2022

Be reconciled

by Annie Duarte

Try hard to be reconciled, or your adversary may drag you off to the judge, and the judge turn you over to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison (Luke 12:58).

16
Aug2022

Holy glasses

by Annie Duarte

Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell (Matthew 10:28).

15
Aug2022

Unwavering hope

by Annie Duarte

But as for me, I watch in hope for the Lord, I wait for God my Saviour; my God will hear me (Micah 7:7).

14
Aug2022

A better way

by Annie Duarte

Do you think I came to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you, but division (Luke 12:51).

13
Aug2022

Please intervene again, O Lord

by Pastor Steve Liersch

God presides in the great assembly; he renders judgement among the ‘gods’ (Psalm 82:1).

12
Aug2022

Let the ‘games’ continue

by Pastor Steve Liersch

Similarly, anyone who competes as an athlete does not receive the victor’s crown except by competing according to the rules (2 Timothy 2:5).