Category: Daily Devotions

“When his brothers and all his father’s household heard about it, they went down there to him. Then everyone who was in distress, and everyone who was in debt, and everyone who was discontented gathered to him.” (1 Samuel 22:1-2, NASB) A spirit of hopelessness spread throughout the land. Earlier, there had been optimism after…

“We have different gifts, according to the grace given us. If a man’s gift is prophesying, let him use it in proportion to his faith.” (Romans 12:6) Did you know that there’s such a thing as “the gift of encouragement”? There is! The Bible says, “We have different gifts, according to the grace given to…

“And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’” (Matthew 22:39) When God saves you, He positions you “in Christ”. From that moment on, He views you as being righteous. Not because of your “own righteousness … but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God” (Philippians 3:9).…

“The LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it.” (Genesis 2:15) First, God made a man. Then He made a garden and said to the man, “Care for it.” Perhaps you thought work came about as a result of the fall. It’s…

“Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?” (Matthew 6:27) Worry changes nothing except you — and not for the better. It won’t pay your bills, solve your family problems, or give you a good night’s sleep. You don’t add one day to your life, or one bit of life…

“Will you not revive us again, that your people may rejoice in you?” (Psalm 85:6) In autumn, 1517, the sound of a hammer was heard throughout the world and it did not come from a construction site. It originated in the heart and soul of a Roman Catholic priest who had had enough of the…

“Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.” (James 5:16) The Bible says: “The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much. Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed…

“How blessed are the people who know the joyful sound! O LORD, they walk in the light of Your face. In Your name they rejoice all the day, and by Your righteousness they are exalted.” (Psalm 89:15-16) Many immigrants who came to America in the 19th century were overwhelmed with the freedom they found to…

“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” (Romans 15:13) The Lord has promised us a sense of joy in the midst of every circumstance we face. Jesus said, “I have told…