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Holding fast
“Because he holds fast to me in love, I will deliver him…” (Psalm 91:14, ESV). What (or who) do you “hold fast” to? What (or who) do you “cling” to? If someone you care about is about to go away on a long trip, that last hug good bye is… Listen ⇢
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Reinforcements
In The Rise of Skywalker there is a scene where the good guys are in a heated fight with the dark side. They are big, bad and ugly, and there are many more of them. One of the leaders for the good guys is named Poe. He is looking exhausted… Listen ⇢
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Difficulty, but never defeat
The Lord does battle for you. You may experience difficulty, but never defeat. Let me provide an illustration. A small child walks into a street with his head down. A woman jumps into the street to get the attention of a truck driver who is barreling his way. The driver… Listen ⇢
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Brutally honest and brief
Prayer can get hard when life gets hard. I wonder why that is. Maybe we start to wonder whether or not it makes any difference. Or perhaps we just get so tired—emotionally, physically or spiritually—that we just stop doing it. When life is overwhelming, it takes all your energy just… Listen ⇢
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Perspective corrective
[Note: After today, The Up Devotional will go on pause for a week, returning on June 12, 2023.] If you want to read something that tells you that everything is always wonderful and that life should be a non-stop parade of flowers and lollipops, don’t read the Bible. The Bible… Listen ⇢
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Even if you have to wait
“LORD, you are the God who saves me; day and night I cry out to you.” So prayed Heman in Psalm 88:1. He then went on to chronicle his lack of strength, feelings of death, despair, isolation, grief, sense of betrayal, rejection and terror! One of the things that strikes… Listen ⇢
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Experiences of hardship
It’s an unpopular thought: Experiences of hardship can make us wiser and better positioned to help others. Here’s why it’s unpopular. When you’re in the middle of hard times, you just want them to end. You want things to be good again. When enduring incredible stress and strain you probably… Listen ⇢
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Where God puts a comma
Have you ever felt like God has let you down? Perhaps illness has come into your life. Perhaps you wanted a baby and it never happened. Perhaps you experienced a personal and brutal attack. Perhaps you have been so stressed or anxious that you wondered if it wouldn’t just be… Listen ⇢
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With all your mind
On May 19, 2023 Tim Keller died. He was a best-selling author, pastor and apologist. He spoke to millions, met with Presidents, but was ever down-to-earth. My first introduction to his writing was through his best-seller, The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism. His writing gave evidence… Listen ⇢
Meet the producer, Matthew Ruttan.
Matthew is a disciple, pastor, husband, and dad of three who lives in the psalms.
