First15 Devotional

The Example of Moses

In our second day of looking at how to live an unveiled lifestyle, we’re going to apply the example of Moses to our own lives. Specifically, we’re going to look at the closeness he had with God, because it is the same God who loves you and I today. May God draw us closer to him, and give us eyes to see his face today. More from First15 Read today's devotional or listen to today's worship song at First15.org/today Download the First15 app Donate to First15 at supportfirst15.org Share a testimony or feedback at podcast@first15.org Subscribe to First15 Check out our new Guided Prayers podcast - Subscribe for new episodes every Monday!

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Our Sin and the Holiness of God

In this week’s First15 we’re going to explore what it means to live with an unveiled lifestyle. It’s when we live our lives in light of the perfect sacrifice of Jesus that you and I begin to experience all his death was purposed to bring us. God longs for his children to walk in intimacy with him directly connected to his wellspring of love for us. May you experience a more tangible, loving, and powerful connection with your heavenly Father this week as we celebrate living life unveiled. More from First15 Read today's devotional or listen to today's worship song at First15.org/today Download the First15 app Donate to First15 at supportfirst15.org Share a testimony or feedback at podcast@first15.org Subscribe to First15 Check out our new Guided Prayers podcast - Subscribe for new episodes every Monday!

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Freedom in Spiritual Poverty

Today we’ll finish up our week on living poor in spirit by exploring how spiritual freedom is tied to spiritual poverty. May you be stirred up today to live free as you hold tightly to the truths of God’s kingdom. Abundant life is available to us now as we seek to live low and abide in Jesus. More from First15 Read today's devotional or listen to today's worship song at First15.org/today Download the First15 app Donate to First15 at supportfirst15.org Share a testimony or feedback at podcast@first15.org Subscribe to First15 Check out our new Guided Prayers podcast - Subscribe for new episodes every Monday!

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How to Live Low

As we begin to wrap up our week on living poor in Spirit, today we’ll examine the life of Jesus as our example and how he always put others first. As we seek to understand how to live a lowly life of love, may you be envisioned and encouraged today to love God and others well. God wants to use you as a vessel of his grace and love in this world. Will you let him? More from First15 Read today's devotional or listen to today's worship song at First15.org/today Download the First15 app Donate to First15 at supportfirst15.org Share a testimony or feedback at podcast@first15.org Subscribe to First15 Check out our new Guided Prayers podcast - Subscribe for new episodes every Monday!

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The Blessing of Spiritual Poverty

A cornerstone to living poor in spirit is living with an acknowledgment of our need for God. We must learn to tap into our weakness and lean on Jesus in all things if we want to experience the blessing of God’s grace. The beauty of God’s way is that it will always turn the ways of our world on its head. To be strong you must become weak. To be rich, you must be poor. To find, you must lose.

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Seeking Wealth in Heaven

Today as we continue our week on being poor in spirit, we’ll assess our hearts regarding storing up treasures on earth verses in heaven. We see this theme repeatedly in the words of Jesus, and it is my prayer we’re able to heed his words and embrace what they mean for us. As we seek to have one devotion today, may our hearts be fully open to the One who’s worthy.

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Repentance and God’s Promised Forgiveness

Not one of us is without sin. And each of us lives with a need for consistent repentance and an active receiving of God’s forgiveness. This is so crucial to living poor in spirit. The beauty of our God is that his forgiveness is promised at our repentance. There is no fear or shame in God’s perfect love and mercy. May we learn to embrace this aspect of walking with the Lord rather than shy away from it. More from First15 Read today's devotional or listen to today's worship song at First15.org/today Download the First15 app Donate to First15 at supportfirst15.org Share a testimony or feedback at podcast@first15.org Subscribe to First15 Check out our new Guided Prayers podcast - Subscribe for new episodes every Monday!

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Lifestyle of Grace

As we continue our week on becoming poor in spirit, today we’ll explore the concept of living a lifestyle of grace. Many of us struggle with pride and self-sufficiency. But those things are in stark opposition to what it means to live poor in spirit. When we choose the road of humility, we open ourselves up to a life dependent on God’s grace to sustain us, a life fueled by God’s power rather than our own. It is my hope today that we can learn to embrace our weakness, that God may be made strong in us. More from First15 Read today's devotional or listen to today's worship song at First15.org/today Download the First15 app Donate to First15 at supportfirst15.org Share a testimony or feedback at podcast@first15.org Subscribe to First15 Check out our new Guided Prayers podcast - Subscribe for new episodes every Monday!

Poor in Spirit

The biblical concept of being poor in spirit is foundational to every aspect of the Christian life. Foundational to salvation is a heart-level acknowledgment of our need for a Savior. Foundational to experiencing God’s love is acknowledging our great need of love. Foundational to heavenly peace and joy is an acknowledgment that this world truly offers us neither. If we want all that God in his grace offers, we must pursue a lifestyle of being poor in spirit. May you experience more of the depth of God’s love this week as you discover God’s heart to minister to those desperate for him. More from First15 Read today's devotional or listen to today's worship song at First15.org/today Download the First15 app Donate to First15 at supportfirst15.org Share a testimony or feedback at podcast@first15.org Subscribe to First15 Check out our new Guided Prayers podcast - Subscribe for new episodes every Monday!

Having Grace for Others

In the last day of our week-long focus on the parable of the prodigal son, we’re going to make space to set our eyes on the father in the story, and ask the Holy Spirit to make us more like him. Our ultimate calling is to grow up into the clearest reflection of who God is, as his children made in his image. And we see an incredible picture of who we are to be in the character of the father in the parable of the prodigal son. May we become more like our Father in heaven today as we look at his word, and spend time in his presence.

Restoration of Authority

As we near the end of our week looking at Jesus’ parable of the prodigal son, we’re going to look today at the restoration of authority the father gave to the son. And we’re going to create space today to look at what it means to be granted the authority of the Father in our own lives. May we be positioned to work with God in bringing his powerful love to earth all around us as the result of our time in his presence today. More from First15 Read today's devotional or listen to today's worship song at First15.org/today Download the First15 app Donate to First15 at supportfirst15.org Share a testimony or feedback at podcast@first15.org Subscribe to First15 Check out our new Guided Prayers podcast - Subscribe for new episodes every Monday!

Restoration of Identity

In today’s First15, we continue our week on the parable of the prodigal son, by looking at the son’s restoration of identity. The way we see ourselves changes our lived experience every day. And the world around us often sends us a totally different message about who we are than who our Father in heaven says we are. Discover what it means to walk more closely with God. Get your copy of Life, a new 35-day devotional from First15: supportFirst15.com More from First15 Read today's devotional or listen to today's worship song at First15.org/today Download the First15 app Donate to First15 at supportfirst15.org Share a testimony or feedback at podcast@first15.org Subscribe to First15 Check out our new Guided Prayers podcast - Subscribe for new episodes every Monday!

Restoration of Sonship

In today’s First15, we’re going to look at the moment in Jesus’ story of the prodigal son, where the Father restores his sonship. May the incredible love of the Father displayed in this moment of Jesus’ story give us a glimpse into how our heavenly Father feels about us today. Discover what it means to walk more closely with God. Get your copy of Life, a new 35-day devotional from First15: supportFirst15.com More from First15 Read today's devotional or listen to today's worship song at First15.org/today Download the First15 app Donate to First15 at supportfirst15.org Share a testimony or feedback at podcast@first15.org Subscribe to First15 Check out our new Guided Prayers podcast - Subscribe for new episodes every Monday!

God’s Instant Forgiveness

In our third day looking at Jesus’ story of the prodigal son, we’re going to take time today to look at how quickly, how instantly God forgives us. May regret, and fear over God’s judgement be washed away as we see an incredible picture of how quickly and easily God forgives our sins. Discover what it means to walk more closely with God. Get your copy of Life, a new 35-day devotional from First15: supportFirst15.com More from First15 Read today's devotional or listen to today's worship song at First15.org/today Download the First15 app Donate to First15 at supportfirst15.org Share a testimony or feedback at podcast@first15.org Subscribe to First15 Check out our new Guided Prayers podcast - Subscribe for new episodes every Monday!

God’s Patient Heart

In today’s First15, we’re going to look at how incredible patient God is with us, as we begin our second day in a week long focus on the story of the prodigal son. So often we judge ourselves, we can be our own worst critic. But today, if we’ll open our hearts and minds to listen and receive, we’ll find a patient God whose never surprised by our mistakes, and who never casts us out in the midst of our failures and shortcomings. May the patience and love of God transform your heart today, as we spend time in his presence, engaging with his word. Discover what it means to walk more closely with God. Get your copy of Life, a new 35-day devotional from First15: supportFirst15.com More from First15 Read today's devotional or listen to today's worship song at First15.org/today Download the First15 app Donate to First15 at supportfirst15.org Share a testimony or feedback at podcast@first15.org Subscribe to First15 Check out our new Guided Prayers podcast - Subscribe for new episodes every Monday!

God Demonstrates His Grace

The story of the prodigal son moves my heart to delve into new depths of God’s limitless grace. I find myself in every facet of Jesus’ words of this story. I identify with the younger son’s rebellion. I identify with the older son’s judgement and resentment. I identify with the experience of the father’s compassion and love. Today we begin a week long focus at this lifegiving, and perception shattering story of Jesus, the story of the prodigal son. May God draw you even closer to him this week, and teach of you his redemptive and life changing love. Discover what it means to walk more closely with God. Get your copy of Life, a new 35-day devotional from First15: supportFirst15.com More from First15 Read today's devotional or listen to today's worship song at First15.org/today Download the First15 app Donate to First15 at supportfirst15.org Share a testimony or feedback at podcast@first15.org Subscribe to First15 Check out our new Guided Prayers podcast - Subscribe for new episodes every Monday!

Forgiving Yourself

In our last podcast in our weeklong focus on forgiveness, today we’re going to look at what it takes to forgive ourselves. For some of us, forgiving ourselves can be the hardest part of forgiveness. May God give us the grace to see ourselves as he does, and offer ourselves love, compassion, and forgiveness regardless of what we’ve done. Discover what it means to walk more closely with God. Get your copy of Life, a new 35-day devotional from First15: supportFirst15.com More from First15 Read today's devotional or listen to today's worship song at First15.org/today Download the First15 app Donate to First15 at supportfirst15.org Share a testimony or feedback at podcast@first15.org Subscribe to First15 Check out our new Guided Prayers podcast - Subscribe for new episodes every Monday!

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Living Without Expectation of Perfection

As we near the end of our week on forgiveness, today we’re going to look at a more foundational aspect of forgiveness, living without expectation of perfection. The goal today isn’t to adopt a pessimistic way of looking at the world around us, but to actually see others the way that God does. God isn’t surprised by our sin, but looks at us with eyes of hope and love. May we gain his perspective today, and the peace and joy that accompany it, as we spend time in his word and his presence. Discover what it means to walk more closely with God. Get your copy of Life, a new 35-day devotional from First15: supportFirst15.com More from First15 Read today's devotional or listen to today's worship song at First15.org/today Download the First15 app Donate to First15 at supportfirst15.org Share a testimony or feedback at podcast@first15.org Subscribe to First15 Check out our new Guided Prayers podcast - Subscribe for new episodes every Monday!

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Forgive the Person, Not Their Actions

In today’s First15, we continue our weeklong focus on forgiveness by looking at the idea of separating out our forgiveness of the person from their actions. It’s often our failure to do this separation that keeps us from engaging in the lifegiving command to forgive. But God has wisdom and revelation for us today as we look at his word, and freedom for our hearts today if we’ll engage with him in prayer. May you find newfound freedom from the weight of unforgiveness today. Discover what it means to walk more closely with God. Get your copy of Life, a new 35-day devotional from First15: supportFirst15.com More from First15 Read today's devotional or listen to today's worship song at First15.org/today Download the First15 app Donate to First15 at supportfirst15.org Share a testimony or feedback at podcast@first15.org Subscribe to First15 Check out our new Guided Prayers podcast - Subscribe for new episodes every Monday!

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A Lifestyle of Continual Forgiveness

In the middle of this week on forgiveness, we’re taking time today to look at what it means to live a lifestyle of continual forgiveness. Over time, as we open our hearts and allow God to do a continued work in us, we’re equipped to develop a new normal, a new way of living. So today we’re looking at how we can live with a constant openness towards forgiveness, equipped to both receive it and offer it, that unforgiveness would no longer have space in our hearts. May God encourage and equip you today in our time together. Discover what it means to walk more closely with God. Get your copy of Life, a new 35-day devotional from First15: supportFirst15.com More from First15 Read today's devotional or listen to today's worship song at First15.org/today Download the First15 app Donate to First15 at supportfirst15.org Share a testimony or feedback at podcast@first15.org Subscribe to First15 Check out our new Guided Prayers podcast - Subscribe for new episodes every Monday!

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