Life This Side of Heaven
Devotions for Real Life
- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 4 minutes
- Episodes
- 1475
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Check Your Mirrors
Heading out on the road this summer? Check your mirrors to see what’s behind you, be aware of what’s around you, and look ahead. This is also a great reminder for us as life, with all of the circumst…
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Mon 20 Jul 2020
The Seed That Fell On Good Soil
As the people listened to Jesus tell the “Parable of the Sower,” they must have been amazed at how the farmer spread the seed generously in all directions. Who farms this way? The farmer continues to…
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Sat 18 Jul 2020
The Seed That Fell Among Thorns
Weeds may be pesky for petunias but it’s a killer when it comes to crops. In the "Parable of the Sower," Jesus compares the cares of the this world, and the deceitfulness of wealth, to weeds when it …
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Fri 17 Jul 2020
The Seed That Fell On Rocky Places
If our faith is grounded in nothing more than an emotional high, entertaining worship, or the hope for material blessings, then it will soon wilt in the face of the hardships that come with following…
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Thu 16 Jul 2020
The Seed Sown Along The Path
If you have a broadcast spreader, for your seed and fertilizer, it may have come with an "edge guard" to prevent the seed from going where you don't want it. But our Savior sows the seed of the Gospe…
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Wed 15 Jul 2020
Join Us On The Beach
Parables are some of the most amazing parts of the New Testament. About one third of Jesus’ recorded teaching in the Bible was in parables. And Jesus’ first parable, recorded in the Scriptures, is th…
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Tue 14 Jul 2020
Rain, Rain, Go Away?
"Rain, rain, go away ..." That little rhyme is the last things that farmers might be singing right now. Farmers this July are looking at long-range weather reports which seem to indicate that it may …
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Mon 13 Jul 2020
Greet One Another
Have you ever taken note of all of the greetings that are recorded in the New Testament? For example, take a look at Romans 16. Clearly, by inspiration of the Holy Spirit God Himself made sure that t…
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Sat 11 Jul 2020
Keep Calm ... And Here's Why
“Keep Calm and Carry On.” That slogan became famous on a motivational poster to raise the morale of the British citizens in preparation for World War II. In Psalm 91, the writer encourages you and me…
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Fri 10 Jul 2020
And One More Thing
When it comes to what you and I know about God, we wouldn’t know anything about Him if God Himself hadn’t revealed it to us. Jesus tells us, “All things have been committed to me by My Father. No one…
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Thu 09 Jul 2020
Can You Hear It?
In Matthew's Gospel, Jesus had just come from an area which rejected God and His salvation. And they considered themselves too “wise and learned” to accept such a thing. Perhaps you’ve experienced th…
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Wed 08 Jul 2020
Target Fixation?
In Romans, Paul describes a situation to which we can easily relate. And it sounds a little like that young girl riding the bicycle. He writes, “For I have the desire to do what is good, but I canno…
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Tue 07 Jul 2020
Even Better Than A Three-Day Weekend
It’s Monday! Did you get the most out of your three-day weekend? That may depend on what you were hoping to get out of it. Were you hoping for some rest?
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Mon 06 Jul 2020
By One, The Many Are Free
“Buy one, get four free.” Today is the Fourth of July and I’m pretty sure we’re going to see and hear a lot of fireworks going off tonight. There are tents selling fireworks up and and down the road…
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Sat 04 Jul 2020
I Got It, I Got It ... I Ain't Got It.
In 1 Peter 5:6, Peter reminds us to “Humble ourselves.” This word gets used in Scripture a number of different ways. When it’s used to speak to you and me it’s usually to address our pride. In thi…
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Fri 03 Jul 2020
Who Is A God Like You?
In Micah, the prophet is amazed and asks, "Who is a God like you?" And then he describes what God has done that has left him astonished. Hearing it reminds us of what a Friend we have in Jesus!
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Thu 02 Jul 2020
No Looney Excuses
Not knowing the law doesn't get us off the hook when we sin. The Law strips back any excuse we might give. But that’s good because then, in Romans, Paul wants you and me to look up and see our Savior…
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Wed 01 Jul 2020
No Need To Fake It
In Romans, Paul notes that “The law has authority over a man only as long as he lives.” But Paul isn’t getting ready to write a best-selling crime novel and he’s not musing about some caper where whe…
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Tue 30 Jun 2020
I've Got Good News and Bad News ... And That's Good!
“I’ve got some bad news and some good news. Which would you like to hear first?” Has you ever been faced with that question? What if, instead, you pretended the bad news didn’t exist – and simply mad…
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Mon 29 Jun 2020
Table Prayer ... Cube
Do you pray before your meals? It’s good for us to pause and to recognize, as David says, “The eyes of all look to you.” It’s a moment to take note of the fact that this food, like all good things, c…
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Sat 27 Jun 2020
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