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Devotionals...
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Devotionals by Steve Pruitt
A Living SacrificeI appeal to you therefore, brothers by the mercies of God to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Romans 12:1 ESV
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A True Heart…let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our heart sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. Hebrews 10:22 ESV
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Abandoned WorshipBut whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ… Philippians 3:7-8 ESV
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Barrenness Needs a SongSing, O barren , you who have not borne! Break forth into singing, and cry aloud, you who have not labored with child! For more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married woman, says the LORD. Isaiah 54:1 NKJV
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BetrothedDo not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 1 John 2:15 ESV
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Called to ProclaimBut you are a chosen race a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. 1 Peter 2:9 ESV
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Casting CrownsAnd also if anyone competes in athletics, he is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules. 2 Timothy 2:5 NKJV
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Catching GodMy soul followeth hard after thee; Thy right hand upholdeth me. Psalm 63:8 KJV
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Creator WorshipYou are worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power; for you created all things, and by your will they exist and were created. Revelation 4:11 NKJV
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Designed for GodYour eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed. And in Your book they all were written, The days fashioned for me, When as yet there were none of them. Psalms 139:16 NKJV
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Due His NameGive unto the Lord the glory due His name; worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness. Psalm 29:2 NKJV
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First Fruits…knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot. 1 Peter 1:18-19 NKJV
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Follow the LambThen Jesus told his disciples, If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. Matthew 16:24 ESV
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Fountain of LifeFor My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living waters, and hewn themselves cisterns — broken cisterns that can hold no water. Jeremiah 2:13 NKJV
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Gazing for GloryAnd we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit. 2 Corinthians 3:18 ESV
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Giving ThanksI will offer to You the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD. Psalm 116:17 NKJV
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Glorify the FatherBy this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples. John 15:8 NJKV
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God’s GloryNow it came to pass, as Aaron spoke to the whole congregation of the children of Israel, that they looked toward the wilderness, and behold, the glory of the LORD appeared in the cloud. Exodus 16:10 NKJV
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God’s HungerThe LORD said to Moses, Give these instructions to the people of Israel: The offerings you present to me by fire on the altar are my food, and they are very pleasing to me. See to it that they are brought at the appointed times and offered according to my instructions.
Numbers 28:1-2 NLT
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God’s MercyI will praise you, O Lord my God, with all my heart, and I will glorify your name forevermore. For great is your mercy toward me, and you have delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol. Psalm 86:12-13 NKJV
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HolinessExalt the LORD our God, and worship at his holy mountain; for the LORD our God is holy! Psalm 99:9 ESV
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Holy ReverenceAnd Moses said to Aaron, This is what the LORD spoke, saying: By those who come near Me I must be regarded as holy; And before all the people I must be glorified. So Aaron held his peace. Leviticus 10:3 NKJV
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I DoWhom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you. Psalm 73:25 ESV
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In God’s HouseBlessed—happy, fortunate [to be envied]—are those who dwell in your house and your presence; they will be singing your praises all day long. Selah [pause; and calmly think of that]. Psalm 84:4 AMP
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IntimacyAnd Moses went up to God, and the Lord called to him from the mountain, saying, Thus you shall say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel: You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles' wings and brought you to myself. Exodus 19:3-4 NJKV
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It’s Our PleasureBy faith Enoch was taken up so that he should not see death, and he was not found, because God had taken him. Now before he was taken he was commended as having pleased God. Hebrews 11:5 ESV
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No Other GodsDon't worship any other god, because I, the LORD, the Jealous One, am a jealous God. Exodus 34:14 NCV
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One ThingOne thing I have desired of the LORD, that will I seek: That I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to inquire in His temple. Psalm 27:4 NKJV
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Open the GatesOpen for me the gates where the righteous enter, and I will go in and thank the LORD. Those gates lead to the presence of the LORD, and the godly enter there. Psalm 118:19-20 NLT
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Sing a New SongPraise the Lord! Sing to the Lord a new song, And His praise in the assembly of the saints. Psalm 149:1 NKJV
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Spirit WorshipFor we [Christians] are the true circumcision, who worship God in spirit and by the Spirit of God, and exult and glory and pride ourselves in Jesus Christ, and put no confidence or dependence [on what we are] in the flesh and on outward privileges and physical advantages and external appearances. Philippians 3:3 AMP
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The BelovedWhere has your beloved gone, O fairest among women? Where has your beloved turned aside, That we may seek him with you?Song of Solomon 6:1
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The Center of WorshipYou are worthy to take the scroll, and to open its seals; for you were slain, and have redeemed us to God by your blood out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation, and have made us kings and priests to our God; and we shall reign on the earth. Revelation 5:9-10 NKJV
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The Focus of WorshipBut the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him. John 4:23 ESV
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The Fragrance of VictoryBut thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere. 2 Corinthians 2:14 ESV
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The Sacrifice of BrokennessMy sacrifice [the sacrifice acceptable] to God is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart [broken down with sorrow for sin and humbly and thoroughly penitent] such, O God, you will not despise. Psalm 51:17 AMP Read | Audio: Listen
The Sacrifice of PraiseThrough him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name. Hebrews 13:15 ESV
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The Seal of GodAnd do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Ephesians 4:30 ESV
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The Whole HeartI will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart; I will recount all of your wonderful deeds. Psalm 9:1 ESV
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True WorshipersCircumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing, but keeping the commandments of God is what matters. 1 Corinthians 7:19-20 NKJV
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Unashamed LoveAnd behold, a woman in the city who was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at the table in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster flask of fragrant oil, and stood at His feet behind Him weeping; and she began to wash His feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head; and she kissed His feet and anointed them with the fragrant oil. Luke 7:37-38 NKJV
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Undignified PraiseNow as the ark of the Lord came into the City of David, Michal, Saul's daughter, looked through a window and saw King David leaping and whirling before the Lord; and she despised him in her heart. 2 Samuel 6:16 NKJV
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Undivided HeartHear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength. Deuteronomy 6:4-5 NKJV
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Unto MeAnd the King will answer and say to them, Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did do it to Me. Matthew 25:40 NKJV
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Visitation TimeI opened for my beloved, But my beloved had turned away and was gone. My heart leaped up when he spoke. I sought him, but I could not find him; I called him, but he gave me no answer. Song of Solomon 5:6
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Warfare WorshipAnd when he had consulted with the people, he appointed those who should sing to the Lord, and who should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army and were saying; Praise the Lord, for his mercy endures forever. 2 Chronicles 20:21 NKJV
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When all FailsThough the fig tree should not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines, the produce of the olive fail and the fields yield no food, the flock be cut off from the fold and there be no herd in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the LORD; I will take joy in the God of my salvation. Habakkuk 3:17-18 ESV
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Worship is not PassiveAnd I heard, as it were, the voice of a great multitude, as the sound of many waters and as the sound of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia! For the Lord God Omnipotent reigns. Revelation 19:6 NKJV
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Devotionals by Karen Holland
His LoveGive thanks to the LORD for He is good, His love endures forever. Psalm 136:1 Read
I Shall yet Praise HimWhy are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God, for I shall yet praise Him for the help of His countenance. Psalm 42:5 Read
O Lord, You’re BeautifulGive thanks to the LORD, call on his name; make known among the nations what He has done. Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell of all his wonderful acts. Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice. Look to the LORD and his strength; seek his face always. 1 Chronicles 16:8-11 Read
Seek His Face!Look to the LORD and His strength; seek His face always. 1 Chronicles 16:11 Read
Songs in the NightThe LORD will command His lovingkindness in the daytime; And His song will be with me in the night, A prayer to the God of my life. Psalm 42:8 Read
Strength to Silence FoesOut of the mouth of babes and nursing infants You have ordained strength, because of Your enemies, that You may silence the enemy and the avenger. Psalm 8:2 NKJV Read
Devotionals by Charla Miller
Express Your WorshipI love you, O LORD, my strength. The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge. He is my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
I call to the LORD, who is worthy of praise, and I am saved from my enemies. Psalm 18:1-3
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God is Our RefugeBut I will sing of Your strength, in the morning I will sing of Your love; for You are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble. O my strength, I sing praise to You; You, O God, are my fortress, my loving God. Psalm 59:16-17 Read
Worship with all Your HeartThen one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, perceiving that He had answered them well, asked Him, Which is the first commandment of all? Mark 12:28 Read
Devotionals by Jann Patterson
Our Purpose in WorshipBut the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him. John 4:23 Read
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