First15 Devotional

As we near the end of our week on living an unveiled lifestyle, we’re going to take time today to discover and reflect on the omnipresence of God. The tearing of the veil at Jesus’ death tells us that God’s presence is no longer contained to a specific place, but wholly available. In fact Scripture tells us that we’re now the temple of God’s Spirit, that God’s presence is with us. May you have a profound sense of God’s nearness today as we look at the incredible availability of God’s presence.

Our Scripture for today comes from Psalm 84:3, and today's worship is My Refuge by Rivers & Robots.  

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Thanks for listening to today’s First15 podcast. I pray that your heart is open and sensitive to God’s presence in all that you do today. One way I find that helps me stay connected to a sense of God’s presence is taking a few moments to worship in my car, or at my desk throughout my day. If you’re looking for some fresh worship, you can check out some songs that my wife Rachel and I wrote on Spotify or YouTube. Just search First15 worship and you should be able to find it. 

Have a wonderful rest of your day, and may God bless you as you seek him. 

In today’s devotional we’re going to explore the connection between faith and living an unveiled lifestyle. There is so much life, peace, and joy for you if you will join God in the work he is doing, and has already done in your life. May your faith increase today, and may your experience of God’s presence deepen as we create space to seek God together.

Our Scripture for today comes from Hebrews 10:22, and today's worship is 

Give Me Faith by Elevation Worship.

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I hope your faith is stirred in response to God’s faithfulness today. So much of the life God has for us is accessed by faith. I pray that God fills your heart every day with new measures of faith in him, and that your life is marked by all the wonderful, miraculous gifts he gives us every day when faith opens our heart to receive them. 

Have a wonderful rest of your day, and may God bless you as you seek him.

As we continue our series on living an unveiled lifestyle today, we’re going to look at the essence of what an unveiled lifestyle is. May you hear and take the invitation of God to live differently, to live closer, to abide and rest in his presence in all you do today.

Our Scripture for today comes from 2 Corinthians 3:16, and today's worship is Out of Hiding by Steffany Gretzinger. 

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Thanks for listening to today's First15 podcast. I hope and pray that God has been drawing you closer to him this week as we’ve been discovering how to live unveiled. If you have any questions, or just want someone to pray for you, please reach out to us through the contact form on our website, first15.org. We love hearing from our readers and listeners, and would love to join you in your pursuit of going deeper in God. 

Have a wonderful rest of your day, and may God bless you as you seek him. 

As we continue our series on living an unveiled lifestyle, we’re going to take time today to look at the tearing of the veil at Jesus’ death. While all things are not restored, today we’re going to discover that the closeness humanity was missing with God has been restored. You and I are the temple of the Spirit, his presence is with us. May we gain a deeper knowledge and experience of God’s closeness today as we study the tearing of the veil.

Our Scripture for today comes from Matthew 27:51, and today's worship is The Veil by We The Kingdom.

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Thanks for listening to today’s First15 podcast. The best thing we can do in response to the great lengths God has gone to for us, is to simply open our hearts and abide in him. If you’re looking for more ways to walk in nearness to God, head over to the blog section of our website, First15.org. We’ve got articles there with more practicals on what it looks like to experience the fullness of God’s presence in different facets of life. 

Have a wonderful rest of your day, and may God bless you as you seek him.

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, the depth of experience and encounter he had with the God who loves you and I just as much as he loves Moses. May God draw us closer to him, and give us eyes to see his face today.

Our Scripture for today comes from Exodus 34:29, and today's worship is Song of Moses by Aaron Keyes.

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Thanks for listening to today’s First15 Podcast. My name is Ryn, and I’m a part of the First15 Team. If you haven’t downloaded our brand new First15 app, make sure to click the link in today’s show notes to check it out! One of the new features that you can enjoy when you download the app is our Guided Prayers. We are adding new prayers to our library every month, so if you need a moment of peace with God, let these prayers be your guide!

Several times throughout scripture, we read stories about people who go through various struggles and bear witness to the story that God has woven through their determination, faith, willingness to yield to the Lord in prayer and to be courageous in all the ways that He calls them to be. The life, death, and resurrection of Jesus is the most compelling of them all as it tells the story of the God who loved his people and his creation so much that he chose to live among them, to sacrifice on their behalf, to redeem their lives, and to be and example of how to live in a way that honors the Lord, welcomes the kingdom of heaven in their lives, and anticipates the glory of the Lord in every beautiful way. It is our prayer that you would be encouraged today to seek the Holy Spirit and all his benefits as you journey with the Lord along the path on which he is leading you.

In this week of First15 devotionals, 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.

Our Scripture for today comes from Leviticus 21:23, and today's worship is Holy Forever by Chris Tomlin.

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Thanks for listening to today’s First15 podcast. As always, we have more resources on our website to help you experience life unveiled, life lived with greater closeness to the God who loves you. Visit our website, first15.org, to find blogs, books, videos, and more. Have a wonderful day, and may God bless you as you seek him. 

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.

Our Scripture for today comes from 1 Peter 2:16. Today's worship is Freedom Song by Christy Nockels.

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We are so excited to announce our very first First15 Kid’s Devotional book, My Time With God. 

Get your copy of First15’s first ever devotional book for kids today!

My Time with God is a 20 day devotional written for young readers, ages 6-12, to help encourage and equip them to establish a lifetime of learning and walking with God through daily scripture reading and reflection. Each day of this 20 day devotional includes scriptures, activities, and prayers to help growing believers learn how to connect more deeply with God and about how spending time with God helps us live the life he’s called us to. 

This resource is foundational, answering questions such as, 

• What is a devotional?

• What is prayer? 

• Why spend time with God? 

• What does it mean to enjoy God’s presence? 

“When we choose to love God and let ourselves experience his love, he also teaches us how to love others. Living for love means living like Jesus did. He was always thinking of others.”

Request your copy of First15’s new kids devotional, My Time With God, today by clicking here, and help your kids explore spending time with God each and every day! 

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?

Our Scripture for today comes from Proverbs 22:4, and today's worship is Oh Praise The Name by Bridgetown Music.  

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Have a wonderful rest of your day, and may God bless you as you seek him. 

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We are so excited to announce our very first First15 Kid’s Devotional book, My Time With God. 

Get your copy of First15’s first ever devotional book for kids today!

My Time with God is a 20 day devotional written for young readers, ages 6-12, to help encourage and equip them to establish a lifetime of learning and walking with God through daily scripture reading and reflection. Each day of this 20 day devotional includes scriptures, activities, and prayers to help growing believers learn how to connect more deeply with God and about how spending time with God helps us live the life he’s called us to. 

This resource is foundational, answering questions such as, 

• What is a devotional?

• What is prayer? 

• Why spend time with God? 

• What does it mean to enjoy God’s presence? 

“When we choose to love God and let ourselves experience his love, he also teaches us how to love others. Living for love means living like Jesus did. He was always thinking of others.”

Request your copy of First15’s new kids devotional, My Time With God, today by clicking here, and help your kids explore spending time with God each and every day! 

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.

Our Scripture for today comes from Isaiah 57:15, and today's worship is 

New Wine by Hillsong Worship.

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Thank you so much for listening to today’s podcast. 

Today we can all be thankful for the reality that we have everything we truly need in God already. That in our weakness God has provided for us so richly an abundant life in him. 

Have a wonderful rest of your day, and may God bless you as you seek him. 

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We are so excited to announce our very first First15 Kid’s Devotional book, My Time With God. 

Get your copy of First15’s first ever devotional book for kids today!

My Time with God is a 20 day devotional written for young readers, ages 6-12, to help encourage and equip them to establish a lifetime of learning and walking with God through daily scripture reading and reflection. Each day of this 20 day devotional includes scriptures, activities, and prayers to help growing believers learn how to connect more deeply with God and about how spending time with God helps us live the life he’s called us to. 

This resource is foundational, answering questions such as, 

• What is a devotional?

• What is prayer? 

• Why spend time with God? 

• What does it mean to enjoy God’s presence? 

“When we choose to love God and let ourselves experience his love, he also teaches us how to love others. Living for love means living like Jesus did. He was always thinking of others.”

Request your copy of First15’s new kids devotional, My Time With God, today by clicking here, and help your kids explore spending time with God each and every day! 

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.

Our Scripture for today comes from Ephesians 1:7, and today's worship is Hide and Seek by First15 Worship feat. Nikki Moltz. 

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Thank you so much for listening to today’s podcast. 

In God, repentance is a joyful thing, because in acknowledging our wrong we get to experience God’s incredible compassion and forgiveness. And in being forgiven, we’re freed from the weight sin brings on to our life. 

I hope that your experience with God today gives you a true sense of that lightness in him throughout the rest of your day. 

Have a great day, and may God bless you as you seek him.

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We are so excited to announce our very first First15 Kid’s Devotional book, My Time With God. 

Get your copy of First15’s first ever devotional book for kids today!

My Time with God is a 20 day devotional written for young readers, ages 6-12, to help encourage and equip them to establish a lifetime of learning and walking with God through daily scripture reading and reflection. Each day of this 20 day devotional includes scriptures, activities, and prayers to help growing believers learn how to connect more deeply with God and about how spending time with God helps us live the life he’s called us to. 

This resource is foundational, answering questions such as, 

• What is a devotional?

• What is prayer? 

• Why spend time with God? 

• What does it mean to enjoy God’s presence? 

“When we choose to love God and let ourselves experience his love, he also teaches us how to love others. Living for love means living like Jesus did. He was always thinking of others.”

Request your copy of First15’s new kids devotional, My Time With God, today by clicking here, and help your kids explore spending time with God each and every day!