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Daily Devotion

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29
Sep2025

Ignoring God’s warning

by Glenn Crouch

It is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected me as their king (1 Samuel 8:7b).

28
Sep2025

What is required to be convinced

by Glenn Crouch

If they do not listen to Moses and the prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead (Luke 16:31).

27
Sep2025

Compassion personified?

by Ruth Olsen

[The Lord who] remains faithful forever … upholds … gives sight … lifts up … loves … watches over … sustains … (Psalm 146:6–9).

26
Sep2025

Changed hearts

by Ruth Olsen

If you are returning to the Lord with all your hearts … (1 Samuel 7:3a).

25
Sep2025

Grief and more grief

by Ruth Olsen

The glory has departed from Israel, for the ark of God has been captured (1 Samuel 4:22).

24
Sep2025

God’s presence

by Ruth Olsen

… Why did the Lord bring defeat on us today before the Philistines? (1 Samuel 4:3a)