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Read more…Daily Devotion Sept. 26, 2024
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Daily Devotion September 25, 2024
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Daily Devotion September 24, 2024
“His disciples did not understand these things at first, but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things had been written about him and had been done to him” (John 12:16, ESV).
Hindsight is 20/20. This phrase is one of the most frequently used aphorisms in English. The meaning implies that when we look back in time at an event that has already happened, we can see perfectly why the occurrence took place. Read more…
Daily Devotion September 19, 2024
” Therefore, since WE are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let US throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let US run with perseverance the race marked out for US” (Hebrews 12:1, NIV).
O.K. You are not experiencing déjà vu. The passage I have cited above is the same verse I talked about yesterday. Yet a thought came to me as I penned Wednesday’s devotion. It’s funny how one can read the same piece of Scripture ninety-nine times over, then on the hundredth attempt see something completely new.
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Daily Devotion September 18, 2024
“Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the
pioneer and perfecter of faith” (Hebrews 12:2-3, NIV).
pioneer and perfecter of faith” (Hebrews 12:2-3, NIV).
The headline read:
“US Runner, 105, Sets New World Record for 100m Sprint—But Feels Disappointed She Wasn’t Faster.”
Julia “Hurricane” Hawkins blew across the finish line in 62.95 seconds. (Her goal was to run the race in less than a minute.) The retired teacher began competing at the National Senior Games when she was eighty. She’s been running ever since.
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