Category: Daily Devotions

“Throw off your old sinful nature and your former way of life, which is corrupted by lust and deception.” (Ephesians 4:22, NLT) Change requires making choices. It’s not enough to dream of changing. It’s not enough to desire change. To change, you need to make a decision. You must choose to change. Change is intentional.…

“But whose delight is in the law of the LORD, and who meditates on His law day and night. That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither — whatever they do prospers.” (Psalm 1:2–3) Thomas à Kempis wrote, “If you…

“But they went away and spread his fame through all that district.” (Matthews 9:31). Read Matthew 9:27–34. Today’s reading continues the theme in Matthew’s Gospel, showing Jesus in his role as God’s healer and deliverer. The blind see! The demonized are set free! And news spreads! Little wonder. No-one had done the things Jesus did,…

“You have heard about Jesus and have learned the truth that comes from Him.” (Ephesians 4:21, NLT) The secret to personal change is not willpower. The secret is to know and face the truth. So, if you want to change, you must know and face the truth about yourself. You need to face the truth…

“The LORD is my shepherd, I lack nothing.” (Psalm 23:1) We need to know two things: Prayer Lord, I put my trust in the promises You have made to us, and I trust my life and soul into Your mercy and grace. Lead me along the path You would have me follow, and let me…

“Neither is new wine put into old wineskins. The skins burst, the wine is spilled, and the skins are destroyed. But new wine is put into fresh wineskins.” (Matthew 9:17) Read Matthew 9:9–17. In Jesus’ day, wineskins (literally, made from the skins of animals: Tanned, stitched into a container shape, and provided with a corked…

“For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases Him.” (Philippians 2:13, NLT) To experience God’s hope and comfort, you need to see who He is in order to see who you really are — it’s only then you’ll be able to see how He can change…

“The LORD is my shepherd, I lack nothing.” (Psalm 23:1) Perhaps you memorized Psalm 23 as a child. The vivid visual images remain with us lifelong. Author Hannah Whitall Smith said, “What we all need is just to get back into the nursery again, and take up our childish verses once more, and, while reading…

“If you are pleased with me, teach me Your ways so I may know You and continue to find favor with You. Remember that this nation is Your people.” (Exodus 33:13) Listen to more of Moses’ friendly talk with God: “If You are pleased with me, teach me Your ways so I may know You…