Category: Daily Devotions

“Pray without ceasing.” (1 Thessalonians 5:17) The sign outside a church said, “Treat prayer as your steering wheel and not as your spare tire.” It took me a minute to process this but once I did, it gave me lots of food for thought. Without the steering wheel in good working order, I am either…

“In you, Lord my God, I put my trust.” (Psalm 25:1) In you, Lord my God, I put my trust. Each day, we can faithfully turn to God, depending on his word to empower and save us. For it is through the power of his word that we can trust. I trust in you: do…

“When the time drew near for David to die, he gave a charge to Solomon his son. ‘I am about to go the way of all the earth,’ he said. ‘So be strong, act like a man and observe what the LORD your God requires: Walk in obedience to him, and keep his decrees and…

“Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.” (Proverbs 1:8) Throughout the Bible, being obedient to parents is always connected to being submissive to and following the teachings of God. And, if we consider God’s character to be important and the foundation of His role as our Father, parents…

“Whoever has ears, let them hear.” (Matthew 13:9) I have ears. I can hear — most of the time. People have ears; ears are for hearing, are they not? Shouldn’t all people then be hearing Jesus’ message? When my children were very young, as a parent, I would have a little rhyme to remind them…

“My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue, but in deed and in truth.” (1 John 3:18) Loving someone means that you accept them just the way they are, then allow God to change them in His timing, and in His way. Take it from me, an experienced “I need to…

” ‘Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand.’ Then he added, ‘Pay close attention to what you hear. The closer you listen, the more understanding you will be given — and you will receive even more. To those who listen to my teaching, more understanding will be given. But for those who are…

“God saw all that he had made, and it was very good.” (Genesis 1:31) The good, perfect, and loving Creator made an amazingly good world. The great song of creation in Genesis 1 closes with this resounding affirmation: “God saw all that he had made, and it was very good.” The star-studded heavens, the warming…

“But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for a helmet, the hope of salvation.” (1 Thessalonians 5:8) For those of us who are “of the day”, there is a requirement of diligence. We must realize that we have an enemy, and we are…