Category: Daily Devotions

“Give me a sign of Your goodness, that my enemies may see it and be put to shame, for You, Lord, have helped me and comforted me.” (Psalm 86:17) Read Psalm 86:11–17. I remember watching a movie called “The Man with Two Brains” some years ago. It was a comedy starring actor Steve Martin. In…

“He did not need man’s testimony about man, for He knew what was in a man.” (John 2:25) In Scripture, we are commanded to love everyone, not trust everyone. Jesus is our example in this. “Because of the miraculous signs Jesus did … many began to trust in Him. But Jesus didn’t trust them, because…

“I am the vine, and you are the branches. If you stay joined to Me, and I stay joined to you, then you will produce lots of fruit. But you cannot do anything without Me.” (John 15:5, CEV) It’s better to rest in God’s goodness than to be overwhelmed with work and worry. But it’s…

“But when she could hide him no longer, she got a papyrus basket for him and coated it with tar and pitch. Then she placed the child in it and put it among the reeds along the bank of the Nile.” (Exodus 2:3) Moses’ mother put him in a basket, placed it in the river…

“Can a mother forget her little child and not have love for her own son? Yet even if that should be, I will not forget you. See, I have tattooed your name upon my palm.” (Isaiah 49:15-16, TLB) When you find yourself stuck in a cycle of overworking, you need to remember your value to…

“You care for the land and water it; you enrich it abundantly. The streams of God are filled with water to provide the people with grain, for so you have ordained it.” (Psalm 65:9) Read Psalm 65:9–13. Today, we are all concerned about the welfare of our world and the threats posed by climate change…

“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.” (Matthew 7:7, NIV) God is not only able to meet all of your needs, He’s eager to meet them! But when you forget how committed God is to helping you, it’s easy to…

“Then Jesus began to denounce the towns in which most of His miracles had been performed, because they did not repent.” (Matthew 11:20) Read Matthew 11:20–24. What an uncomfortable text. Jesus delivers a sobering warning to the towns of Chorazin, Bethsaida and Capernaum. These were the very places where he performed most of His miracles,…

“Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, ‘Oh, that You would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let Your hand be with me, and keep me from harm, so that I will be free from pain.’ And God granted his request.” (1 Chronicles 4:10) The story of Jabez takes up only two Scriptures, but…