Category: Daily Devotions

“Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near.” (Philippians 4:5) The Greek word used for gentleness means “strength under control”. It pictures a wild stallion that has been tamed. It doesn’t mean to be weak and wimpy. The only two people in the Bible who were called gentle — Moses and Jesus…

“Let us test and examine our ways, and return to the Lord. Let us lift up our hearts as well as our hands to God in heaven.” (Lamentations 3:40-41) God’s people know that all things are under God’s rule, and whatever happens in our world (and our lives) happens because God permits it. This does…

“Therefore do not be partners with them.” (Ephesians 5:7) Letting go of a person doesn’t mean you no longer love them; it just means the relationship is not right for you. How should you handle it? When Jesus met the woman at the well, she had been through five failed marriages and was living with…

“Do two walk together unless they have agreed to do so?” (Amos 3:3) Having the right relationships will help you to soar in life; they’re like the wind beneath your wings. But the wrong relationships will drag you down; they’re like a ball and chain around your feet. To know which relationships are good for…

“Evening, morning and noon I cry out in distress, and he hears my voice.” (Psalms 55:17) God is far too creative to insist that every person interacts with Him in exactly the same way. He designed each of us differently. There are prayer principles that apply to all of us, but God leads each of…

“The seed that fell among thorns stands for those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by life’s worries, riches and pleasures, and they do not mature.” (Luke 8:14) You must eliminate the weeds. In His famous parable of the sower, Jesus said the seed fell into four different kinds…

“Great are the works of the Lord; they are pondered by all who delight in them.” (Psalm 111:2) We have a great amount of uncertainty about the length of our existence here on Earth, and we don’t know what lies ahead of us that we have to face before we die. But we do have…

“A man cannot be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted.” (Proverbs 12:3) You must cultivate deep spiritual roots. “‘Blessed are those who trust in the LORD … They are like trees planted along a riverbank, with roots that reach deep into the water. Such trees are not bothered by … heat or…

“And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.” (1 John 5:11-12) If you went to a shopping mall today and asked people if they were going to…