Category: Daily Devotions

“For he remembered his holy promise given to his servant Abraham.” (Psalm 105:42) It almost seems contradictory when we read these words of the Psalmist: “For He remembered His holy promise.” It’s as if God were in a grocery store, and just as He began to walk through the parking lot to His car, He…

“Now, most people would not be willing to die for an upright person, though someone might perhaps be willing to die for a person who is especially good. But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners.” (Romans 5:5-11) A young boy, Chris, was…

“I will declare the decree: The Lord has said to Me, ‘You are My Son, Today I have begotten You. Ask of Me, and I will give You The nations for Your inheritance, And the ends of the earth for Your possession.’” (Psalm 2:5-8) James the Fifth of Scotland ruled his subjects quite differently than…

A young man, who grew up in a housing project, having little hope and few goods, heard an evangelist preaching “love” on a street corner. After listening for a few moments, he shouted to the preacher, “I’m sick and tired of you people talking about love. I want to see love. I want to feel…

“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.” (Hebrews 12:1) Before you were born, God anticipated your arrival and had a specific plan for you.…

“So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” (Isaiah 41:10) Fear will rob you of your creativity and self-worth. It is the enemy of greatness; the antithesis of faith.…

“For He satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.” (Psalm 107:9) God did not create any need He could not satisfy! He did not create food that would simply taste good. He created food that would taste good and satisfy our hunger — food that would nourish and sustain us, comforts us,…

“This is what the Sovereign LORD, the Holy One of Israel, says: ‘In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength, but you would have none of it.’” (Isaiah 30:15) As problems arise in your relationships, you’ll be forced to become a translator, negotiator, diplomat, and peacekeeper. And good communication…

“Even my close friend, whom I trusted, he who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.” (Psalms 41:9) Not only must we leave room for unexpected disappointments and unknown variables in life, we must realize that inevitably we’ll be betrayed and hurt by other people. Perhaps they deceived us into believing they…