Category: Daily Devotions

“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…

“Everything is wearisome beyond description. No matter how much we see, we are never satisfied. No matter how much we hear, we are not content.” (Ecclesiastes 1:8) If you’ve ever ridden a stationary bike, then you know that no matter how much you pedal, you never go anywhere. And even if you’re riding a high-tech…

“Early the next morning Abraham got up and returned to the place where he had stood before the LORD.” (Genesis 19:27) Abraham was known as “the Friend of God” (James 2:23). What an honor! But the secret of his greatness is easy to overlook: “Abraham went early in the morning to the place where he…

“I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” (Isaiah 41:10) Ask any farmer, and they will tell you the word they fear the most is drought. Without rain, their crops and livelihood are in peril. Farmers plant their crops with hope that rain will come soon. But…

“As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the LORD Almighty, in the city of our God: God makes her secure forever. Selah.” (Psalms 48:8) Seventy-one times in the book of Psalms we read the word “Selah” at the end of a Scripture. What does it mean? To “pause and calmly…

“Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires. Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you.” (James 1:19-21) Gardeners know…