Daily Devotional for Wednesday, November 30 The Selection of Matthias Most people loved the game of tug-of-war as children. This game teaches us things. More than anything, tug-of-war teaches teamwork. The players on a team who want to win must work together in harmony and unison; doing this well increases the strength of five […]
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Daily Devotional for Tuesday, November 29 The Ascension of Jesus “He worked at the pier casting off our lines for the last time, and he wept, this man who had served shipboard with us for several years but could no longer do so. His time to carry on otherwise, had come. We had prepared
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Daily Devotional for Monday, November 28 The Apostles Were Taught by the Risen Christ “The Hebrew word for disciple is talmid. This word stresses the relationship between rabbi (teacher or master) and disciple (student). A talmid of Jesus’ day would give up his entire life in order to be with his teacher. The disciple
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Daily Devotional for Sunday, November 27 Blood Redemption In 1651, in his book “Leviathan”, philosopher Thomas Hobbes wrote that life is “solitary, poor, brutish and short.” To say Hobbes was a pessimist with a low view of human nature would be putting things mildly to say the least. Ironically, even though he was not speaking
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Daily Devotional for Saturday, November 26 Ruth’s Grandson’s Branch—King of All A great prophecy was to be revealed. The prophet readied his pen expectantly for the Word of the Lord. Sometimes the prophecy was of Jerusalem and other times it was of lands far away. Isaiah remembered the first time God had called and his
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Daily Devotional for Friday, November 25 The Rewarder of Diligent Seekers Someone said, “Failure is not falling down. Failure is not getting up after you have fallen.” Many Christians believe they are no longer of use to God once they have fallen into sin. They may give up on pursing God thinking they are a
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To tell stories about how the ABA Missions obey the great commission given by our Lord to his churches
Daily Devotional for Thursday, November 24 Crown of Glory “Not on my watch.” That expression is rooted in some military terminology and is quite simple. Those who perform watch are responsible for those over whom they watch. Commanders are responsible for the performance and actions of their subordinates. Even in the secular business world, managers
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Daily Devotional for Wednesday, November 23 Crown of Life The Israelites had trekked through the wilderness for forty years. Because of a lack of faith, a whole generation had died. Their children conquered Jericho, Ai, then, city after city across Canaan. After a long time, their leader Joshua called them all together. It seems a
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Daily Devotional for Tuesday, November 22 Crown of Righteousness A well-known author wrote, “We are afraid that heaven is a bribe, and that if we make it our goal we shall no longer be disinterested. It is not so. Heaven offers nothing that a mercenary soul can desire. It is safe to tell the pure
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