Category: Daily Devotions

“Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd.” (Matthew 14:22) When “Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side”, did He know there was a storm brewing? Yes. So…

“My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry …” (James 1:19) Someone quipped, “God gave us two ears and one mouth because we need to listen twice as much as we talk.” Learning that means being “quick to listen, slow to speak.”…

“So they took away the stone. Then Jesus looked up and said, ‘Father, I thank you that you have heard me.’” (John 11:41) Before raising Lazarus from the dead, Jesus prayed, “Father, I thank You that You have heard me.” When you know your prayer is in harmony with God’s will, you can wrap it…

“Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice.” (Ephesians 4:31) The words “get rid of all bitterness” paint a picture of a surgeon cutting out a malignant growth in order to save the patient’s life. Another translation, “Looking carefully … lest any root of bitterness springing…

“I gain understanding from your precepts; therefore I hate every wrong path.” (Psalms 119:104) True understanding comes from God — it’s a gift only He can give. That’s why Solomon asked God for understanding instead of relying on his own. And God will bestow understanding on you through His Word. “For the Lord giveth wisdom:…

“… for it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose.” (Philippians 2:13) When it comes to doing what pleases God, there are two major hurdles you need to overcome — the “want to” and the “able to”. Relinquishing your own plans and embracing God’s will doesn’t…

“Having loved his own who were in the world, he now showed them the full extent of his love.” (John 13:1) People spend hours every day on social networks like Facebook — in many cases because they’re lonely. Now, there’s nothing wrong with interacting with others this way. In fact, social media offers one of…

“Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other.” (Galatians 5:26) Does this sound familiar? “You think your day was tough? I dealt with thirty customers before lunch!” It’s easy to get sucked into “The Martyr’s Contest”, where your problems are worse than everybody else’s. And if you’re not careful, it can creep into…

“God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.” (2 Corinthians 5:21) Gandhi once said, “I refuse to let anyone walk through my mind with dirty feet.” Yet that’s exactly what we do when we listen to old voices of condemnation.…