In a general sense, devotion is an ardent and often selfless affection or dedication, to a person or principle.
In a spiritual sense, our devotion is directed to God, as an ardent, selfless commitment to him.
Job exemplifies this kind of devotion (Job 1:1, 8). He carefully follows God with singular focus, obeying him and valuing everything he says. It’s an example of godly devotion that we will do well to follow.
Key verse about Devotion: But I am afraid that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may somehow be led astray from your sincere and pure devotion to Christ (2 Corinthians 11:3, NIV).
Peter DeHaan writes about biblical Christianity to confront a status quo faith and live a life that matters. He seeks a fresh approach to following Jesus through the lens of Scripture, without the baggage of made-up traditions and meaningless practices.
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