Category: Daily Devotions

“Do not rebuke an older man harshly, but exhort him as if he were your father. Treat younger men as brothers, older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters, with absolute purity.” (1 Timothy 5:1-2, NIV) If you follow Jesus, you can’t just care about your own family. You must also care about God’s…

“Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.” (Proverbs 11:4) Abraham Lincoln said, “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.” It’s easier to focus on our talent because, generally speaking, it produces results that are rewarded and celebrated by…

“Because Your love is better than life, I will praise You.” (Psalm 63:3) Read Psalm 63:1–8. The Book of Psalms, sometimes known as the prayer book of the Bible, is written in a historical context. The psalms cover various situations and a wide range of emotions. Sometimes, they speak to our situations; sometimes, they can…

“It is by grace you have been saved, through faith — and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God — not by works, so that no one can boast.” (Ephesians 2:8-9, NIV) In Luke 23:42, one of the criminals hanging next to Jesus on the cross prayed, “Jesus, remember me when…

“For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands.” (2 Timothy 1:6) Paul told Timothy, “Stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands.” That Scripture means, even though you’re gifted,…

“It is I. Do not be afraid.” (Matthew 14:27) Read Matthew 14:22–36. Are these the most comforting words in the Bible? It is not just the fact that these words were spoken to the disciples in a storm. But they are spoken so often to so many people and in so many different situations. For…

“What we mean is that God was in Christ, offering peace and forgiveness to the people of this world. And He has given us the work of sharing His message about peace.” (2 Corinthians 5:19, CEV) In January 1956, five American missionaries headed to Ecuador’s rainforest. They were visiting the Huaorani tribe, which anthropologists said…

“Even before He made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in His eyes.” (Ephesians 1:4, NLT) Forgiven. It’s a word that’s easy to overlook. If you’ve been in church or around Christians for very long, you may have heard it so many times that you…

“Jesus treated us much better than we deserve. He made us acceptable to God and gave us the hope of eternal life.” (Titus 3:7, CEV) Rejection is the deepest hurt in life. Whether it’s from a parent, spouse, teacher, or friend, rejection cuts to the core. To avoid it, we spend much of life chasing…