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Daily Devotion

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19
Oct2025

Persistence in prayer

by Faye Schmidt

And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones who cry out to him day and night? (Luke 18:7a)

18
Oct2025

Completely under God’s care

by Charles Bertelsmeier

The Lord will keep you from all harm – he will watch over your life; the Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore (Psalm 121:7,8).

17
Oct2025

Inspiring others

by Charles Bertelsmeier

When the Philistines saw that their hero was dead, they turned and ran. Then the men of Israel and Judah surged forward with a shout and pursued the Philistines (1 Samuel 17:51b,52a).

16
Oct2025

Our capabilities to achieve God’s purpose

by Charles Bertelsmeier

David said to the Philistine, ‘You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the Lord Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied’ (1 Samuel 17:45).

15
Oct2025

Jealous of how God works in others

by Charles Bertelsmeier

When Eliab, David’s oldest brother, heard him speaking with the men, he burned with anger at him and asked, ‘Why have you come down here?’ (1 Samuel 17:28a).

14
Oct2025

The question of evil forces

by Charles Bertelsmeier

Now the Spirit of the Lord had departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord tormented him (1 Samuel 16:14).