Devotions by Pastor Andrew Ray

DEVOTIONS ON COMPASSION

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• What Is Compassion? (Lamentations 3:22-23)

• A Compassionate Saviour (Hebrews 4:14-16)

• God: Full of Compassion (Psalm 145:8-9)

• The Sighing Saviour (Mark 7:31-37)

• The Only Son of a Widow (Luke 7:11-18)

• Moved with Compassion (Mark 6:34-44)

• The Compassionate Samaritan (Luke 10:30-37)

• A Compassionate Father (Luke 15:11-32)

• Love with Action (1 John 3:14-19)

• Compassion One of Another (1 Peter 3:8-9)

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DEVOTIONS ON CONTENTMENT

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• What Is Contentment? (Philippians 4:10-12)

• The Lord Gives and He Takes Away (Job 1:20-22)

• A Caring Father (Romans 8:28)

• Thou Hast Lacked Nothing (Deuteronomy 2:7)

• Trust God with the Balance (Proverbs 30:7-9)

• Better Is Little (Proverbs 15:16-17)

• Having Food and Raiment (1 Timothy 6:6-8)

• Take No Thought (Matthew 6:25-34)

• I Have Learned to Be Content (Philippians 4:10-13)

• Without Covetousness (Hebrews 13:5)

 

DEVOTIONS ON COURAGE

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• What Is Courage? (Joshua 2:11)

• Godly Courage (Numbers 13:20)
• Ungodly Courage (Psalm 64:1-6)
• Be Strong and of a Good Courage (Joshua 1:1-9)
• Biblical Heart Failure (Psalm 27:14)
• Encourage Yourself (1 Samuel 30:1-6)
• Encourage Others (Deuteronomy 3:21-29)
• The Spirit of Fear (2 Timothy 1:6-8)
• Our Enemy of Unbelief (Deuteronomy 1:19-32)
• The Path to Courage (James 4:7)

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DEVOTIONS ON WISE DECISIONS

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• Double Mind Double Heart (James 1:5-8)

• Evil Choices Bad Results (Matthew 27:18-25)

• The Foundation for Wise Choices (Proverbs 1:20-33)

• Difficult Decisions (Numbers 16:1-33)

• Wise Decisions Involving Eternal Consequences (Ruth 1:1-18)

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DEVOTIONS ON FAITHFULNESS

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• A Broken Tooth and a Foot Out of Joint (Proverbs 25:19)

• I Know Him (Genesis 18:16-19)
• The Demise of Sodom (Genesis 18:22-33)
• Faithful Philippians (Philippians 4:15-16)
• Confident in Thy Obedience (Philemon 21)
• Pay Your Vows (Ecclesiastes 5:4-7)
• Tarry, Watch, and Pray with Me (Matthew 26:36-46)
• We Need Not to Speak (1 Thessalonians 1:1-10)
• From Undependable to Profitable (Acts 15:36-41)
• A Faithful High Priest (Hebrews 2:10-17)

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DEVOTIONS ON DILIGENCE

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• What Is Diligence? (Proverbs 12:24-27)

• Giving All Diligence (2 Peter 1:5-8)
• Take Heed unto Thyself (1 Timothy 4:16)
• Diligently Heed His Word (Deuteronomy 11:13-23)
• ​Diligently Seek Him (Hebrews 11:6)​​​
• The Benefits of Diligence (Proverbs 12:24;27)
• The Sin of Procrastination (John 4:35)
• Consider the Ant (Proverbs 6:6-11)
• There Is a Lion in the Way (Proverbs 26:13-16)
• I Have Finished My Course (2 Timothy 4:1-7)

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DEVOTIONS ON DISCERNMENT

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• Discerning Discernment (Ezekiel 44:23)

• A Garden Void of Discernment (Genesis 3:1-8)

• The Foundation for Discernment (1 Kings 3:5-10)

• Discerning the Things of God (1 Corinthians 2:14-16)

• Exercised for Discernment (Hebrews 5:12-14)

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DEVOTIONS ON DISCRETION

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• Discernment's Sister (Proverbs 5:1-2)

• Discretion in Creation (Jeremiah 10:10-13)

• A Golden Jewel in a Swine's Snout (Proverbs 11:22)

• Joseph: A Man Discreet and Wise (Genesis 41:33-40)

• Discretion Shall Preserve Thee (Proverbs 2:10-22)

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DEVOTIONS ON ENDURANCE

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• What Does It Mean to Endure? (Job 8:15)

• The Enduring God (Ecclesiastes 3:14)

• Why Don't We Endure? (1 Corinthians 13:7)

• Seeing Him Who Is Invisible (Hebrews 11:27)

• Enduring Sound Doctrine (2 Timothy 4:3)

• A Good Soldier of Jesus Christ (2 Timothy 2:3)

• Persecutions and Tribulations (2 Thessalonians 1:3-6)

• Suffering Wrongfully (1 Peter 2:19-25)

• Endure Chastening (Hebrews 12:4-11)

• Enduring Temptation (James 1:12-15)

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DEVOTIONS ON EQUITY

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• What Is Equity? (Isaiah 59:14)

• The Righteous Judge (2 Timothy 4:8)

• A Foundation for Equity (John 7:24)

• A Good Path (Proverbs 2:6-9)

• Perverting All Equity (Micah 3:8-12)

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DEVOTIONS ON FAITH

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• What Is Faith? (Hebrews 11:1-3)

• The Importance of Faith (Hebrews 11:6)

• The Source of Faith (Romans 10:17)

• The Outcome of Faith (James 2:17-20)

• Ask in Faith (James 1:5-8)

• The Shield of Faith (Ephesians 6:10-18)

• The Family of Faith (2 Timothy 1:1-5)

• The Foundation of Great Things (2 Peter 1:5-8)

• I Know Thy Faith (Revelation 2:18-19)

• A Little Faith Goes a Long Way (Matthew 17:20)

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DEVOTIONS ON FORGIVENESS

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• What Is Forgiveness? (Psalm 32:1-2)

• Who Can Forgive Sins? (Luke 5:20-26)

• Why Do We Forgive? (Ephesians 4:32)

• How Often Should We Forgive? (Matthew 18:21-22)

• Forgiveness Breeds Love (Luke 7:36-48)

• A Foundation for Forgiveness (Psalm 78:31-39)

• Be Ready to Forgive  (Psalm 86:1-5)

• The Blessing of Forgiveness (Romans 4:6-8)

• Ye Ought Rather to Forgive (2 Corinthians 2:5-8)

• Forgive Me This Wrong (2 Corinthians 12:11-13)

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DEVOTIONS ON FRIENDSHIP

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• A Friend That Sticketh Closer (Proverbs 18:24)

• A Friend Loveth at All Times (Proverbs 17:17)

• Shew Yourself Friendly (Proverbs 18:24)

• Getting Friends the Wrong Way (Proverbs 19:4; 19:6)

• Two Are Better Than One (Ecclesiastes 4:7-10)

• A Friend to the Afflicted (Job 6:14)

• If Thy Friend Entice Thee (Deuteronomy 13:6-10)

• The Friendship of Pilate and Herod (Luke 23:12)

• Go Tell Thy Friends (Mark 5:15-20)

• The Friend of God (John 15:12-17)

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DEVOTIONS ON KINDNESS

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• Brotherly Kindness  (2 Peter 1:5-8)

• The Kindness and Love of God Appeared (Titus 3:3-7)
• The Kindness of David (2 Samuel 9:1-13)
• Smitten in Kindness (Psalm 141:5)
• A Desire Is Kindness (Proverbs 19:22)
• Even Barbarians Can Show Kindness (Acts 28:1-2)
• Be Kindly Affectioned (Romans 12:10)
• The Law of Kindness (Proverbs 31:26)
• Charity Is Kind (1 Corinthians 13:4-7)
• His Kindness Toward Us (Ephesians 2:4-7)

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DEVOTIONS ON TRUTHFULNESS

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• No Lie Is of the Truth (1 John 2:21)

• What God Cannot Do (Titus 1:1-2)

• The Father of Lies (John 8:44)

• Liars by Nature (Psalm 58:1-3)

• They Bend Their Tongue for Lies (Jeremiah 9:3)

• God's Lie Detector Test (Job 6:28)

• A Refuge of Lies (Isaiah 28:14-20)

• Wearied with Lies (Ezekiel 24:12)

• God Hates Lying (Proverbs 6:16-19)

• Lying to God (Acts 5:1-4)

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DEVOTIONS ON HUMILITY

 

• What Is Humility? (Isaiah 2:9 ;2:11)

• He Humbleth Himself (Psalm 113:4-6)​

• False Humility (Colossians 2:18-23)

• A Tender Heart Yields Humility (2Kings 22:19)

• Humility Moves the Lord (2Chronicles 7:14)

• He Led Thee to Humble Thee (Deuteronomy 8:1-3)

• Humility Precedes Honour (Proverbs 15:33)

• It Is Better to Be Humble (Proverbs 16:19)

• The Humble Shall Be Exalted (Luke 14:11)

• Grace unto the Humble (James 4:6)

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DEVOTIONS ON INTEGRITY

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• What Is Integrity? (Genesis 20:1-6)​

• Integrity of Heart (1Kings 9:4)

• Walking in Integrity (Proverbs 20:7)

• Retain Thine Integrity (Job 2:7-10)

• The Benefits of Integrity (Psalm 25:21)

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DEVOTIONS ON JOY

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• What Is Joy? (Esther 8:15-17)​

• Joy in the Lord (Psalm 43:4)

• Joy, a Gift from the Lord (Ecclesiastes 2:26)

• Joy in Righteousness (Luke 10:17)

• Expressions of Joy (Isaiah 49:13)

• Fulness of Joy (John 15:9-11)

• Restore unto Me the Joy (Psalm 51:7-13)

• Joy and Peace (Romans 15:13)

• Joy and the Holy Ghost (Acts 13:52)

• Joyful in All Our Tribulation (2 Corinthians 7:4)

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DEVOTIONS ON MEEKNESS

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• What Is Meekness? (Titus 3:1-3)​

• The Meekest Man (Numbers 12:1-3)

• The Meekness of Christ (Matthew 21:5)

• Meekness Is Not Weakness (Proverbs 16:32)

• The Sacrifice of the Meek (Isaiah 29:19)

• The Spirit of Meekness (1 Corinthians 4:17)

• The Fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:19-23)

• A Meek and Quiet Spirit (1 Peter 3:1-4)

• Instructing in Meekness (2 Timothy 2:24-26)

• The Meek Will He Guide (Psalm 25:8-9)

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DEVOTIONS ON OBEDIENCE

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• What Is Obedience? (2 Kings 18:12)​

• The Details of Obedience (Numbers 14:39-45)

• The Importance of Obedience (Deuteronomy 21:18-21)

• The Blessings of Obedience (Deuteronomy 11:26-28)
• The Curse of Disobedience (Deuteronomy 11:26-28)
• The Obedience of a Citizen (Titus 3:1-2)
• Obedience in the Home (Colossians 3:18-20)
• Obedience in the Workplace (Titus 2:9-10)
• Obedience in the Church (Hebrews 13:17)
• A Conflict in Obedience (Acts 5:29)

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DEVOTIONS ON PATIENCE

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• What Is Patience? (2 Thessalonians 1:4)​

• Ye Have Need of Patience (Hebrews 10:36)
• Tribulation Worketh Patience (Romans 5:3-5)
• Fruit with Patience (Luke 8:15)
• Be Patient Toward All Men (1 Thessalonians 5:14)
• Wait Patiently for the Lord (Psalm 37:7)
• The God of Patience (Romans 15:4-5)
• The Patience of Job (James 5:10-11)
• Run With Patience (Hebrews 12:1-3)
• Patient in Suffering (1 Peter 2:19-23)

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DEVOTIONS ON PEACE

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• What Is Peace? (Isaiah 32:17-18)​

• The God of Peace (Romans 15:33)

• Sources of Peace (Isaiah 26:3)

• No Peace to the Wicked (Isaiah 57:19-21)

• Publishing Peace (Isaiah 52:7)

• Peace like a River (Isaiah 48:18)

• False Peace (Deuteronomy 29:18-19)

• Seek Peace (Psalm 34:14)

• Peace with God (Romans 5:1)

• The Peace of God (Philippians 4:6-7)

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DEVOTIONS ON PRUDENCE

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• The Prudent Foreseeth (Proverbs 22:3)​

• The Prudent Deal with Knowledge (Proverbs 13:16)

• The Prudent Looketh Well (Proverbs 14:15)

• The Prudent Regardeth Reproof (Proverbs 15:5)
• Wisdom Dwells with Prudence (Proverbs 8:12)
• The Worth of a Prudent Man (Isaiah 3:1-3)
• False Prudence (Isaiah 5:18-23)
• A Prudent Wife Is from the Lord (Proverbs 19:14)
• My Servant Shall Deal Prudently (Isaiah 52:13-15)
• The Prudent Desire to Hear the Word (Acts 13:7)

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DEVOTIONS ON PURITY

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• Purity Defined (Deuteronomy 32:14)​

• The Purity of God's Word (Psalm 12:6)

• A Purified People (Titus 2:14)

• The Lord Requires Purity (Ezra 6:20)

• Purity Before the King (Esther 2:1-4)

• The Words of the Pure (Proverbs 15:26)

• Pure in Their Own Eyes (Proverbs 30:12)

• All Things Are Pure (Titus 1:15)

• An Example in Purity (1 Timothy 4:12)

• Treating the Ladies with Purity (1 Timothy 5:1-2)

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DEVOTIONS ON REVERENCE

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• What Is Reverence? (Hebrews 12:28)

• Holy and Reverend Is His Name (Psalm 111:9)

• Reverence the Son (Luke 20:13)

• Reverence for the House of God (Leviticus 26:2)

• See That She Reverence Her Husband (Ephesians 5:33)

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DEVOTIONS ON SUBMISSION

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• Obedience and Submission (Hebrews 13:17)

• Submission and Humility (1 Peter 5:5)

• Submit Yourselves unto God (James 4:7)

• Submitting unto God's Righteousness (Romans 10:1-3)

• Submitting Yourselves One to Another (Ephesians 5:21)

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DEVOTIONS ON TEMPERANCE

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• What Is Temperance? (Acts 24:24-25)

• Temperate in All Things (1 Corinthians 9:24-25)

• The Fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23)

• Temperance in Ministry (Titus 1:7-9)

• Add Temperance to Knowledge (2 Peter 1:5-8)

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DEVOTIONS ON TENDERHEARTEDNESS

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• What Is A Tender Heart? (Deuteronomy 28:54)

• Humility Yields a Tender Heart (2 Kings 22:19)

• A Hard Heart Will Not Hearken (Exodus 7:13)

• A Heart as Firm as a Stone (Job 41:24)

• A Hard Heart Leads to Mischief (Proverbs 28:14)

• The Hard Heart Does Not Believe (Mark 16:14)

• A Law for Hard Hearts (Matthew 19:3-8)

• A Hard Heart Calls for Wrath (Romans 2:1-5)

• Hard Hearts Grieve the Lord (Mark 3:1-5)

• A Tender Heart for Others (Ephesians 4:32)

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DEVOTIONS ON THANKSGIVING

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• It Is Good to Give Thanks (Psalm 92:1)

• Giving Thanks Magnifies the Lord (Psalm 69:30)

• The Audience of Our Thanksgiving (Psalm 35:18)

• A Time for Thanksgiving (Daniel 6:10)

• Let the Redeemed of the Lord Say So (Psalm 107:1-2)

• Giving Thanks for Others (Romans 1:8)

• A Stepping Stone Away from God (Romans 1:20-21)

• But Rather, Giving of Thanks (Ephesians 5:1-4)

• Giving Thanks for All Things (Ephesians 5:20)

• Prayer and Thanksgiving (Philippians 4:6)
• In Every Thing Give Thanks (1 Thessalonians 5:18)
• Giving Thanks for God's Provisions (1 Timothy 4:4)
• A Sin for the Last Days (2 Timothy 3:1-5)
• A Sacrifice of Praise (Hebrews 13:15)
• Giving Thanks Will Continue (Revelation 7:12)

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DEVOTIONS ON ZEAL

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• Zealous of Good Works (Titus 2:14)

• Zeal Without Knowledge (Romans 10:1-2)

• Zeal: It's Life or Death (Numbers 25:10-13)

• Godly Sorrow Yields Zeal (2 Corinthians 7:11)

• Zealously Affected (Galatians 4:17-18)

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DEVOTIONS ON CHURCH ATTENDANCE

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• Christ's Custom (Luke 4:16)

• Forsaking Assembly (Hebrews 10:25)
• Missed Blessings (John 20:24)
• Behaviour in the House of God (1 Timothy 3:15)
• The Joy of Attendance (Psalm 122:1)

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DEVOTIONS ON BACKBITING

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• The Backbiting Tongue (Psalm 15:1-3)

• How Will We Be Found? (2 Corinthians 12:20-21)

• Biting and Devouring Until Consumed (Galatians 5:15)

• An Angry Countenance Drives Away Backbiters (Proverbs 25:23)

• The Sins of a Reprobate Mind (Romans 1:28-32)

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DEVOTIONS ON BENEVOLENCE

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• Take Advantage of Every Opportunity (Galatians 6:10)

• Distributing to One's Necessities (Romans 12:13)
• Caring for the Poor Saints (Romans 15:25-27)
• A Man Unwilling to Work (2 Thessalonians 3:10-12)
• Good to be Liberal (Proverbs 11:25)

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