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When you’re spiritually dry, revisit the psalms
When you’re spiritually dry, revisit the psalms The Up Devotional for June 10, 2026 “I rejoice at your word like one who finds great spoil” (Psalm 119:162). I sometimes get asked for ideas about what to do when your devotional life feels flat. It happens. There are times when you… Listen ⇢
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The eye of God watching
Quoting Psalm 34, the apostle Peter says that “the face of the Lord is against those who do evil” (1 Peter 3:12). That’s clearly a category we do not want to be in! If your teacher is “against” you, it may reflect poorly on your grades. If your soccer coach… Listen ⇢
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Beskar armour and the refining we face
“…we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us” (Romans 5:3-5). One of the… Listen ⇢
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Hope—living like it’s Sunday on Friday
“According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead…” (1 Peter 1:3) When it comes to our faith, it can be very helpful think deliberately about what we mean by certain words or… Listen ⇢
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Forward-facing hope
“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever” (Hebrews 13:8). William Gurnall lived in the seventeenth century. He said something very helpful about one of the differences between faith and hope. He said: “Faith tells the soul what Christ has done and hope revives the soul with the… Listen ⇢
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Not just what you say, but how you say it
In the previous devotional I highlighted 1 Peter 3:15: “in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect…” In it, we… Listen ⇢
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Hope—it’s water in the desert
If someone were to ask you about the reason for your faith, what would you say? A critical verse that provides us with some guidance is 1 Peter 3:15: “in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you… Listen ⇢
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Words like deeds
“Actions speak louder than words.” I appreciate where that statement is coming from. If someone says certain things but doesn’t back them up with their actions, we learn to mistrust and devalue what they have to say from then on. But that doesn’t mean words don’t make a difference. We… Listen ⇢
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History belongs to the intercessors
There are different kinds of prayers. There are prayers of gratitude. This is when we thank God for something. There are prayers of confession. This is when we confess our sin and ask for his forgiveness. There are also prayers of “intercession.” This is when we ask God to help… Listen ⇢
Meet the producer, Matthew Ruttan.
Matthew is a disciple, pastor, husband, and dad of three who lives in the psalms.
