Category: Daily Devotions

“Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults because of your love.” (Ephesians 4:2, NLT) No relationship will survive without grace. You’ve got to cut people some slack! You’ve got to let things go. The Bible says, “Love patiently accepts all things” (1 Corinthians 13:7, NCV). In…

“For no one who does a miracle in my name can in the next moment say anything bad about me, for whoever is not against us is for us.” (Mark 9:39b,40) Each segment of this brief Bible passage could fill an entire novel. There are three parts: What do all three of these have in…

“Keep company with him and learn a life of love. Observe how Christ loved us. His love was not cautious but extravagant. He didn’t love in order to get something from us but to give everything of himself to us. Love like that.” (Ephesians 5:2, MSG) I’ve been on this earth for a while now,…

“Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.” (Colossians 3:12) When you get up in the morning, you must not only clothe yourself physically but spiritually and emotionally too. You must ask yourself, “What sort of attitude am I going to wear today? Will I…

“Whatever is in your heart determines what you say.” (Matthew 12:34, NLT) How does God help you with a bad habit of anger? He goes straight to the heart of the problem because it is a problem in the heart. Anger doesn’t start in your behavior, your background, or your feelings. It begins in the…

“… being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised.” “… neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Romans 4:21; 8:39) The reason we don’t turn to God more often…

“The fool who provokes his family to anger and resentment will finally have nothing worthwhile left.” (Proverbs 11:29, TLB) When you remember the cost of uncontrolled anger, you will be more motivated to manage it. You’re less likely to get angry if you realize there’s always a price to anger. The book of Proverbs offers…

“Then he called the crowd to himself along with his disciples and said: ‘Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.’” (Mark 8:34) Peter declares that Jesus is the Messiah, but after that, Jesus has some tough stuff to say to his disciples. He tells them…

“Let Israel say: ‘His love endures forever.’” (Psalms 118:2) Do yourself a favor — read Psalm 118! These seven Scriptures are for you, so stand on them today. Prayer Heavenly Father, forgive me when I stand on my own understanding and not on You and Your Word, which is the only rock to stand on.…