Category: Daily Devotions

“Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results.” (James 5:16, NLT) Many people hide their fears because they think, “No one would understand what I’m going through.” But that kind of thinking…

“Jesus stood still and said, ‘Call him here.’” (Mark 10:49a) This is one of those stories that gives me hope, not only for societal transformation but also my own. I find it fascinating that in response to the prayer of the son of Timaeus, Jesus doesn’t walk over to him so they can talk. Nor…

“You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” (John 8:32, NIV) Most of us don’t like the truth about ourselves. We love pointing out others’ flaws, but when it comes to our own, we avoid the truth, deny it, and fake it. Yet the truth, while painful at first, is what…

“If your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life maimed than to have two hands and go to hell, to the unquenchable fire.” (Mark 9:43) Ouch. This is some of the most painful hyperbole we hear Jesus utter. Jesus sounds like a shock jock, and I’m…

“Moses said to the LORD, ‘You have been telling me, ‘Lead these people,’ but you have not let me know whom You will send with me. You have said, ‘I know you by name and you have found favor with me.’” (Exodus 33:12) Moses talked with God like a friend, sharing what he felt and…

“Then I will give you shepherds after my own heart, who will lead you with knowledge and understanding.” (Jeremiah 3:15) Seeking to impress the congregation, a young seminary graduate incorporated the biggest words he could find into his Sunday morning sermon. It was a disaster! Stepping down from the pulpit, he met an old preacher…

“Bring this tithe to the designated place of worship — the place the LORD your God chooses for His name to be honored … Doing this will teach you always to fear the LORD your God.” (Deuteronomy 14:23, NLT) If you want God’s blessing on a specific part of your life, you must put Him…

“This third I will put into the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on my name and I will answer them; I will say, ‘They are my people,’ and they will say, ‘The LORD is our God.’” (Zechariah 13:9) If you’re being tested today, you’re in…

“I will praise You, Lord, with all my heart …” (Psalm 138:1a) Read Psalm 138. Do you find some places more worshipful than others? Out in the bush? Looking up at the night sky? Walking along the beach? Watching the skies afire with lightning? Think of a place like that as you read this psalm.…