Category: Daily Devotions

“I came so that my sheep will have life and so that they will have everything they need. I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep.” (John 10:10-11, GW) What’s in our hearts often determines what we feel when we look at people. When we see a crowd, we…

“When he has led out all of his sheep, he walks in front of them, and they follow, because they know his voice.” (John 10:4, CEV) Yesterday we looked at how the goodness of God directs and protects you. Today we’ll look at three more benefits of God’s goodness: How he guides, guards, and saves…

“David, wearing a linen ephod, danced before the LORD with all his might.” (2 Samuel 6:14) In 2 Samuel 6, David had just been crowned king of Israel. He had defeated the Philistines and recaptured Zion. Now he is bringing the ark of the covenant, the ultimate symbol of God’s presence among His people, back…

“The Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. The Lord is good to all, and His compassion is over all that He has made.” (Psalm 145:8,9) Read Psalm 145:8, 9, 14–21. What a wonderful psalm to rest in today. Why not speak through it like a prayer? David praises…

“Even when I walk through the darkest valley, I will not be afraid, for You are close beside me. Your rod and Your staff protect and comfort me.” (Psalm 23:4, NLT) What are you worried about today? The economy? Your health? Your bills? Your kids? Are you worried about the future? The fact is there…

“We often suffer, but we are never crushed. Even when we don’t know what to do, we never give up. In times of trouble, God is with us, and when we are knocked down, we get up again … we know that God raised the Lord Jesus to life. And just as God raised Jesus,…

“Our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.” (2 Corinthians 4:17-18, NIV) When a crisis hits, you have to…

“Look, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.” (John 1:29) John the Baptist never tried to be the answer. A preparer. A displayer. A voice. He was just a voice.A voice in the wilderness.A voice pointing away from himself. “Look,” he said as he pointed to the Lamb of God.…

“Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everybody.” (Romans 12:17) In his poem “The Road Not Taken”, Robert Frost writes, “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I — I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.” Sadly…