Kingdom Comfort
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Scripture Text: Matthew 9:1–7
"Let us ... remain on the right road to the kingdom of Christ with the words of the gospel which comfort the conscience: Be of good cheer, thy sins are forgiven."
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Devotional Posted in October 2026
Fulfilling God’s Law
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Scripture Text: Romans 13:10
"We have need of the law, that love may be manifested; but if it cannot be kept without injury to our neighbor, God wants us to suspend it."
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Pleasing Service
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Scripture Text: Hebrews 11:17–19
Service is displeasing to God when done without the command and word of God. First comes love, then follows the service that will be pleasing to God.
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The Christian Life
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Scripture Text: Luke 17:11–14
The Christian life does not need much doctrine, nor many books. Indeed, the Christian life is wholly contained in faith and love.
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Faith and Love
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Scripture Text: James 2:18–26
Faith is everything and saves us, and on this account we are not idle but labor much for the benefit of our neighbor, for we have enough in Christ.
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Securing the Unseen
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Scripture Text: Hebrews 10:35–11:1
In the end, we will not see a single thing we would like to have. But faith is the principle by which we secure what we do not see. We must fully trust God...
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Follow the Pattern
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Scripture Text: Ephesians 3:14–19
Paul urges us to hold steadily to what we have received by walking as he does; shaping their belief and conduct by the pattern we have received from him.
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The Inner Man
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Scripture Text: Ephesians 3:14–19
Faith in Jesus Christ is nothing but real help and pure grace. God designs to have me as his child in Christ, placed above all things temporal and eternal.
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Appearances
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Scripture Text: Luke 17:11–16
Let us guard against everything that makes for only a show, and not reject what does not make a display, so that we do not reject Christ and God.
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The Spirit Within
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Scripture Text: Romans 8:14–16
The witness of the Holy Spirit within you is the power of the Holy Spirit working through the Word, a confirmation being that you have pleasure and delight in God’s Word.
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