Category: Daily Devotions

“Don’t go charging into battle without a plan.” (Proverbs 20:18, GNT) The old cliché is true: If you fail to plan, you’re planning to fail. The future belongs to the person who plans and prepares for it. In order to step into God’s destiny for your life, the Bible says you must make a plan.…

“‘For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the LORD, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.’” (Jeremiah 29:11, NIV) Many people misunderstand the term “destiny.” They think it means an unalterable conclusion — that it is fate or karma or that you…

“1 Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves the father loves his child as well. 2 This is how we know that we love the children of God: by loving God and carrying out his commands. 3 In fact, this is love for God: to keep…

“If we confess our sins, he will forgive our sins, because we can trust God to do what is right. He will cleanse us from all the wrongs we have done.” (1 John 1:9, NCV) When you feel guilty, it’s hard to think about anything else. You might try to push the thought away, but…

“Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.” (1 John 3:18) Love — a word that is used in various contexts. In thinking through this devotion, my ears have been attuned to where I hear the word in use. While doing the shopping, I overheard a toddler…

“Let go of anger, and leave rage behind. Do not be preoccupied. It only leads to evil.” (Psalm 37:8, GW) There are a lot of things that wound us. Maybe you were wounded when somebody lied to you or broke a promise or rejected you. Maybe you’ve experienced betrayal or misunderstanding or disappointment or loneliness.…

“Let go of your concerns! Then you will know that I am God. I rule the nations. I rule the earth.” (Psalm 46:10, GW) Have you ever been so worried that you felt like you physically weighed more because of the emotional weight you were carrying? Worry is emotional weight that hinders your progress to…

“I see that the LORD is always with me. I will not be shaken, for He is right beside me. No wonder my heart is glad, and my tongue shouts His praises! My body rests in hope.” (Acts 2:25-26, NLT) One of the major causes of hopelessness is an uncertain future. So if you want…

“For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope.” (Romans 15:4, NIV) To live with hope no matter what happens in life, you first have to anchor your identity in what God says…