Category: Daily Devotions

“Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD.” (Psalms 27:14) The Psalmist said: “I would have lost heart, unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. Wait on the LORD; be of good courage, and He shall strengthen…

“He chose to give us birth through the word of truth.” (James 1:18, NIV) God uses his Word to give you a fresh start in life. But it’s not just any fresh start — it’s a total transformation! He wants to transform your life so that you can become the person he created you to…

“I tell you the truth, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.” (Matthew 18:18) God told Joshua, “Stretch out the spear that is in your hand toward Ai, for I will give it into your hand” (Joshua 8:18). It’s amazing how…

“Pride only breeds quarrels, but wisdom is found in those who take advice.” (Proverbs 13:10) Why do we dismiss input that could help us? Sometimes it’s to protect our ego against a painful truth. When we have an entrenched opinion, we adopt a dismissive approach towards the thinking of others. And not only do we…

“Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellow servant, even as I had pity on thee?” (Matthew 18:33) Peter thought he was being very generous by offering to forgive his brother seven times in one day, but Jesus said he should forgive him 490 times in one day. It would be impossible to…

“Jesse had seven of his sons pass before Samuel, but Samuel said to him, ‘The LORD has not chosen these.’” (1 Samuel 16:10) David had seven brothers. When it came time to pick a king to replace Saul, Samuel thought any one of them would make a better king than David. But God rejected all…

“Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.” (Matthew 18:14) One of the greatest truths of the Bible and also one of the hardest to comprehend, is that we are the objects of God’s love. God didn’t just pity us or…

“Those who live in the shelter of the Most High will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty. This I declare about the Lord: He alone is my refuge, my place of safety; He is my God, and I trust him.” (Psalm 91:1-2, NLT) What is it that we declare about the Lord? Do…

“You have persevered and have endured hardships for my name, and have not grown weary.” (Revelation 2:3) One of Paul’s letters was to the church at Ephesus. They were spiritual, doctrinally sound, and exemplary in their love for Christ. Then Jesus says to that same church years later, “You don’t love me or each other…