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Devotionals about Faith

Faith

A Starry Covenant

Read: Genesis 15:1-21 Look toward heaven, and number the stars, if you are able to number them. (v. 5) As a young girl who loved the night sky, I adorned the

Faith

The Keeper of the Stars

Read: Job 38:19-33 Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades or loose the cords of Orion? (v. 31) As someone who struggles daily with anxiety, I work hard to feel

stars

Let Them Be for Signs

Read: Genesis 1:6-19 Let them be for signs and for seasons, and for days and years. (v. 14) When I was a child, I was terrified of the dark. Every night

Hebrews

Pleasing Sacrifice

Read: Hebrews 13:15-16 Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have. (v. 16) Respectful. Responsible. Kind. The school my children attended used these three words to help

Discipleship

Christ Alone

Read: Hebrews 13:8-9 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. (v. 8) When I was a baby, my doctor told my mother that it was best to lay

Hebrews

Simple Love

Read: Hebrews 13:1-7 Let mutual love continue. (v. 1 NRSV) When I had two children in elementary school, I was constantly signing student homework planners to keep track of what was

Hebrews

Peace Be with You

Read: Hebrews 12:14-15 Strive for peace with everyone. (v. 14) Each year we plant a small garden in our back yard. The kids can pick cherry tomatoes for snacks and I

Hebrews

Training Regimen

Read: Hebrews 12:3-13 Therefore lift your drooping hands and strengthen your weak knees. (v. 12) I’m wonderful at making plans to get in shape. Following through on them? Not so much.

Hebrews

Cheering Squad

Read: Hebrews 12:1-2 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses . . . let us run with endurance the race that is set before us.