Category: Daily Devotions

“For the Holy Spirit, God’s gift, does not want you to be afraid of people, but to be wise and strong, and to love them and enjoy being with them.” (2 Timothy 1:7, TLB) When you’re full of fear and anxiety, you don’t get close to other people. Instead, you back off. You fear being…

“It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart.” (Philippians 1:7, NIV) I’ve discovered that if people are not on my heart, they’re likely on my nerves. If you don’t have your spouse, kids, friends, or coworkers on your heart, they can start to…

“I cannot carry all these people by myself; the burden is too heavy for me.” (Numbers 11:14) Moses fielded complaints and listened to stories of frustration and woe until he reached the place where he told God, “I am not able to bear all these people alone, because the burden is too heavy for me.”…

“These are they who have come out of the great ordeal; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.” (Revelation 7:14b) Read Revelation 7:9–17. What are the best movie or book endings of all time? Think of your favorite and how it ended. Was it the princess and…

“Then the LORD replied: ‘Write down the revelation and make it plain on tablets so that a herald may run with it.’” (Habakkuk 2:2) God has a plan for your life. In Scripture, it’s sometimes referred to as a “vision”. It works like a compass that will always point you in the right direction and…

“But rejoice insofar as you are sharing Christ’s sufferings, so that you may also be glad and shout for joy when His glory is revealed.” (1 Peter 4:13) Read 1 Peter 4:12–16. Reading the world news can be overwhelming, can’t it? We see a world that is hurting; war, invasions, persecution and racism invade our…

“I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which He has called you, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints, and His incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is like the working of His mighty strength.” (Ephesians…

“… Whoever does these things shall never be shaken.” (Psalm 15:5b) Read Psalm 15:1-5a for the questions leading to this answer. Psalm 15 asks a question that unsettles anyone who takes faith seriously: “Who may dwell in the Lord’s tent? Who may live on God’s holy hill?” The answer given is searching and demanding. The…

“All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations.” (Matthew 28:18-19, NIV) One thing is made very clear in Scripture: God wants you to tell people the Good News of salvation through Jesus Christ. In fact, some of the first and last recorded words…