Category: Daily Devotions

“Some of these people have missed the most important thing in life — they don’t know God.” (1 Timothy 6:21, TLB) The key to a friendship with God is deciding whose friendship you want most. You don’t have time for everyone to be your best friend. You’ve got to decide who you most want to…

“Everything else is worthless when compared with the infinite value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For His sake I have discarded everything else, counting it all as garbage, so that I could gain Christ.” (Philippians 3:8, NLT) You’re never going to become a friend of God in your spare time. To become His friend,…

“Remove the sandals from your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.” (Exodus 3:5b) Read Exodus 3:1–6. Moses meets God not in a sanctuary but in the wilderness, not in triumph but while tending sheep — work that marks his exile and failure. But also that work and place which…

“For the eyes of the Lord range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to Him.” (2 Chronicles 16:9, NIV) Most people get to watch history; very few choose to make it. But I believe you can be a history-maker. A thousand years before you were born, God knew you’d be…

“The person who plants selfishness, ignoring the needs of others — ignoring God! — harvests a crop of weeds. All he’ll have to show for his life is weeds! But the one who plants in response to God, letting God’s Spirit do the growth work in him, harvests a crop of real life, eternal life.”…

“If a brother or sister is naked and lacks daily food and one of you says to them, ‘Go in peace, keep warm and eat your fill,’ and yet you do not supply their bodily needs, what is the good of that? So faith by itself, if it has no works, is dead.” (James 2:15–17)…

“We must bear the ‘burden’ of being considerate of the doubts and fears of others.” (Romans 15:2, TLB) Listening is probably the most important skill in building friendships and relationships. You can’t love people without listening to them. But sometimes people run into trouble in their relationships when they think hearing and listening are the…

“O our God, will you not judge them? For we have no power to face this vast army that is attacking us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are upon You.” (2 Chronicles 20:12) The heroes in Scripture often found themselves faced with impossible odds and overwhelming situations. Think of Moses…

“So therefore, none of you can become My disciple if you do not give up all your possessions.” (Luke 14:33) Read Luke 14:31–35. Wow! Jesus is bringing out the big guns … again. This time, it refers to the cost of being a disciple. Reading this passage, I am reminded of the work of Dietrich…