01-Mar-Featured-devotionals-2024

In Whose Image?

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Jesus' enemies tried to entrap Him by asking many trick questions. Although He didn't have anyone to advise or help Him, Jesus handled the situation exceptionally well.

ODB: Using What God Provides

The Brisbane City Hall in Australia was a dazzling 1920s project. White stairs boasted marble from the same quarry Michelangelo used for his David sculpture.
05-Mar-Featured-devotionals-2024

No Less Than All of You

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If anyone gave the disciples (″you″, v. 41) a cup of water, he would be rewarded, but if he caused ″one of these little ones-those who believe in me-to stumble″, he would be severely punished (v. 42).

ODB: God Our Refuge

The remarkable 2019 movie Little Women sent me back to my worn copy of the novel, especially the comforting words of Marmee, the wise and gentle mother.
04-Mar-Featured-devotionals-2024

Cultivate Your Faith

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How different the noisy and messy plains were from the dignified scene on the glorious mountain!

ODB: Doing Good for God

Though he didn’t normally carry money with him, Patrick sensed God was leading him to tuck a five-dollar bill in his pocket before leaving home.
03-Mar-Featured-devotionals-2024

A Pure Heart

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The disciples gathered around Jesus (6:30), but so too did His opponents, the Pharisees and teachers of the law (v. 1).

ODB: God’s Greater Power

In March 1945, the “Ghost Army” helped US forces achieve the Rhine River crossing—giving the allies a vital base to operate from on World War II’s Western Front.
02-Mar-Featured-devotionals-2024

Fresh Love

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As His popularity rose, Jesus began to encounter opposition. This passage opens with questions meant to discredit Jesus and ends with a plot to kill Him.