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5 Minutes with God

If you’ve got five minutes, the Lord has something to say. Each devotional is an invitation — a spark from His Word to stir your heart. But the true treasure is in the Action: five minutes you set aside to be with Him. It’s there, in His presence, that the Holy Spirit fills your lamp with oil, transforms your heart, and aligns your life with His. This is your daily time with the King — not just learning about Him, but knowing Him, walking with Him, and being made ready for the Bridegroom’s return.

Short. Simple. Powerful. And really — it’s only five minutes. Who doesn’t have five minutes for the King?

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These short, Scripture-anchored devotionals coincide with the Tyndale One Year Bible. Each day is a devotional created from that specific day’s verses and they include at least one passage of scripture, one clear insight, one simple action, and a short prayer—so you can walk with Jesus each day, not just think about Him.

  • From Passover to the Cross: Living in the Covering of the Lamb

    From the blood on the doorposts in Egypt to Jesus riding into Jerusalem, God’s plan of redemption unfolds through the Lamb. This devotional invites believers to live in gratitude, holiness, and joyful obedience under Christ’s eternal covering.

  • From Slavery to Surrender: God’s Call to Worship and Covenant in Exodus

    In Exodus, God did more than free His people from slavery. He reclaimed their worship, restored His divine order, and sealed them through the blood of the Lamb. This devotional reveals how Passover points to Jesus and invites us into wholehearted surrender.

  • Faith or Forgery: Moses vs. Pharaoh

    In Exodus 8, we see the contrast between Moses’ true faith and Pharaoh’s counterfeit faith. When frogs covered Egypt, false power offered excuses instead of freedom. This devotional explores how imitation, delay, and bargaining keep hearts in bondage—and how true surrender brings lasting reward.

  • Jesus in Every Page: The Pattern of Salvation in Exodus 5

    Today’s One Year Bible Verses: Exodus 5:22-7:25, Matthew 18:21-19:12, Psalm 23:1-6, Proverbs 5:22-23 Hidden In Plain Sight God loves patterns, and He loves it even more when His children discover them. Throughout Scripture, He has woven His plan of salvation into history long before Jesus ever stepped onto the earth. In Exodus 6:1–8, we see…

  • Hold On to Your Staff: Overcoming Fear and Doubt with God’s Word

    A 5 Minutes with God devotional from Exodus 4 on overcoming fear and doubt by holding tightly to God’s Word and trusting His power to work through what He has already given us.

  • Called, Even When We Feel Unworthy: Moses Example To Believed in Exodus 2

    A 5 Minutes with God devotional based on Exodus 3 that explores Moses’ calling at the burning bush, his fears and doubts, and God’s promise to be with him. Learn how God calls us even when we feel unready and leads us to victory through His presence.


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Test everything by the Word and the Spirit (John 16:13)