Category: Daily Devotions

“Don’t fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of God’s wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It’s wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your…

“The LORD detests lying lips, but He delights in men who are truthful.” (Proverbs 12:22) Are you in a situation where lying seems to be the only viable solution? Unless you want to create a problem between God and yourself — don’t do it! “The LORD detests lying lips, but He delights in those who…

“Give my greetings to Priscilla and Aquila, my coworkers in the ministry of Christ Jesus.” (Romans 16:3) Read Romans 16:1–16. What a powerful chapter is Romans 16. What, at first, might seem like a boring list of names actually details the workings of the early church across the Roman Empire. (Many of the towns referenced…

“I poured out my heart, baring my soul to GOD.” (Daniel 9:3, MSG) Have you ever prayed, “Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep. If I should die before I wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take”? Or how about, “Bless this food to the…

“You will seek Me and find Me when you seek Me with all your heart.” (Jeremiah 29:13, NIV) Giving someone your attention is arguably the greatest gift you can give them. Why? Because your time is your life. When you turn your face to someone and focus your eyes on them, it shows that you…

“Keep on sowing your seed, for you never know which will grow — perhaps it all will.” (Ecclesiastes 11:6, CEV) Everything in your life starts as a seed. There are many kinds of seeds — beautiful seeds like kindness, love, faith, and integrity. And then there are uglier seeds, like gossip and greed. But there…

“Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within me.” (Psalm 51:10) Read Psalm 51:1–10. David knew the weight of failure. After committing adultery with Bathsheba and orchestrating the death of her husband, David could have hidden in denial or defended his actions. Instead, he turned to God…

“Do not withhold good from those who deserve it when it’s in your power to help them.” (Proverbs 3:27, NLT) Every day God gives you opportunities to show kindness to people around you. As He does, He’s watching to see how you’ll respond. Will you choose to be self-centered? Or will you notice the people…

“Come to Me, all of you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. All of you, take up My yoke and learn from Me, because I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for yourselves. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” (Matthew 11:28-30)…