Category: Daily Devotions

“A person’s wisdom yields patience; it is to one’s glory to overlook an offense.” (Proverbs 19:11, NIV) Some people always want their own way. They’ve got a right way and a wrong way to do something, and your way is always the wrong way. When you don’t meet their standards, they’re going to let you…

“They all ate and were satisfied.” (Mark 6:42) In this next section of Mark, the disciples return from their mission trip to tell Jesus all they have done and taught in his name. The debrief occurs in the shadow of John the Baptist’s martyrdom. The mood is one of excitement mixed with heaviness. Tiring stuff.…

“Treat everyone you meet with dignity.” (1 Peter 2:17, MSG) Loving like Jesus means you must value others the way Jesus values you. You are a child of the king. God created you, and Christ gave his life for you. The Bible says in 1 Peter 1:18-19, “God paid a ransom to save you from…

“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.” (Galatians 5:22-23) Are you self-controlled, or a controller? Let’s find out. Controllers blame things like the devil, people, or circumstances for their problems and respond by blaming, resenting, or projecting frustration.…

“We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. Whoever does not love abides in death.” (1 John 3:14) We are saved by God’s love and not by our love. We don’t love God so that He might love us. We don’t love our neighbor hoping to merit…

“In you, Lord my God, I put my trust. I trust in you; do not let me be put to shame.” (Psalm 25:1, 2a) The first two verses of this psalm set us up with a declaration of trust in God — and then a repeat. Rinse, repeat! Or perhaps that should be “trust, repeat”!…

“Whenever you possibly can, do good to those who need it. Never tell your neighbors to wait until tomorrow if you can help them now.” (Proverbs 3:27-28, GNT) The best time to love is now. Not tomorrow. Not later. Not someday. Not one of these days. Not when you get around to it. Not soon.…

“We must show love through actions that are sincere, not through empty words.” (1 John 3:18, GW) We all have different amounts of energy, wealth, and talent, but we all have the exact same amount of time: 168 hours a week. You can always get more money, but you can’t get more time. You only…

“He shouted at the top of his voice, ‘What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? In God’s name don’t torture me!’” (Mark 5:7) Do read this account of Jesus healing the demon-possessed man. It is likely very challenging for many. Stories about healing are much easier to think about…