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Daily Devotion

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28
Aug2026

People of God

by Dianne Eckermann

Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy (1 Peter 2:10).

27
Aug2026

Short time or long

by Dianne Eckermann

Paul replied, ‘Short time or long – I pray to God that not only you but all who are listening to me today may become what I am, except for these chains’ (Acts 26:29).

26
Aug2026

Obey God above all

by Dianne Eckermann

Peter and the other apostles replied, ‘We must obey God rather than human beings!’ (Acts 5:29).

25
Aug2026

Greater or lesser

by Dianne Eckermann

He must become greater; I must become less (John 3:30).

24
Aug2026

Gotta serve somebody

by Dianne Eckermann

But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord (Joshua 24:15b).

23
Aug2026

Who is the Son of Man?

by Dianne Eckermann

‘Who do people say the Son of Man is?’ They replied, ‘Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets’ (Matthew 16:13b,14).