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08/29/2025 – “The Unsurpassed Intimacy of Tested Faith” / “Jesus said to her, ‘Did I not say to you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God?'” (John 11:40).

“Every time you venture out in your life of faith, you will find something in your circumstances that, from a commonsense standpoint, will flatly contradict your faith. But common …

08/28/2025 – “The Purpose of Prayer” / “…one of His disciples said to Him, ‘Lord, teach us to pray…'” (Luke 11:1). / Devotion 4 of 4

“Prayer is not a normal part of life of the natural man. We hear it said that a person’s life will suffer if he doesn’t pray, but I question …

08/20/2025 – “The sweet psalmist of Israel” / Pray the psalms in our small groups, God’s prayers, prayers of adoration back to Him! (One mystical unified body in Christ). It is said that David had a heart for the LORD. / Morning devotion – Comment below.

“The sweet psalmist of Israel.”2 Samuel 23:1

“Among all the saints whose lives are recorded in Holy Writ, David possesses an experience of the most striking, varied, and instructive character. …

08/10/2025 – “The Holy Suffering of the Saint” / “Let those who suffer according to the will of God commit their souls to Him in doing good …” (1 Peter 4:19)

“Choosing to suffer means that there must be something wrong with you, but choosing God’s will – even if it means you will suffer – is something very different. …

08/07/2025 – “Prayer in the Father’s House” // “… they found Him in the temple…. And He said to them, ‘… Did you now know that I must be about My Father’s business?” (Luke 2: 46,49).

“Our Lord’s childhood was not immaturity waiting to grow into manhood — His childhood is an eternal fact. Am I holy, innocent child of God as a result of …

08/05/2025 – “The Bewildering Call of God” / ” ‘… and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of Man will be accomplished.’… But they understood none of these things…” (Luke 18: 31,34)

“God called Jesus Christ to what seemed absolute disaster. And Jesus Christ called His disciples to see Him put to death, leading every one of them to the place …

08/02/2025 – “The Teaching of Adversity” / “In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33).

“The typical view of the Christian life is that it means being delivered from all adversity. But it actually means being delivered in adversity, which is something different. …

07/30/2025 – “Jesus did not commit Himself to them …. for He knew what was in man”. (John 2: 24-25).

Disillusionment means having no more misconceptions, false impressions and false judgments in life; it means being free from these deceptions. However, though no longer deceived, our experience of disillusionment …

07/29/2025 – “God’s Purpose or Mine?” / “He made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side …’ (Mark 6:45). (fyi – this is the devotional for July 28th)

“We tend to think that if Jesus Christ compels us to do something and we are obedient to Him, He will lead us to great success. We should never …