Category: Daily Devotions

“Each one, as a good manager of God’s different gifts, must use for the good of others the special gift he has received from God.” (1 Peter 4:10, GNT) Do you know what purpose God created you for? Do you know what your destiny is? Part of understanding your purpose is recognizing the gifts God…

“Therefore we were buried with Him by baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we also might walk in the newness of life.” (Romans 6:4) Read Romans 6:3–11. Some of us are lugging around stories we were never meant to keep alive.…

“God knew what He was doing from the very beginning. He decided from the outset to shape the lives of those who love Him along the same lines as the life of His Son. … We see the original and intended shape of our lives there in Him.” (Romans 8:29, MSG paraphrase) From the very…

“He sought God during the days of Zechariah, who instructed him in the fear of God. As long as he sought the LORD, God gave him success.” (2 Chronicles 26:5) Let’s look at some Bible strategies for overcoming the fear of failure: Prayer Father, through faith in You I can overcome the challenges of this…

“Take on an entirely new way of life — a God-fashioned life, a life renewed from the inside and working itself into your conduct as God accurately reproduces His character in you.” (Ephesians 4:22-24, MSG paraphrase) Many religions and philosophies promote the old lie that people are divine or can become gods. Let me be…

“The Lord is good to those whose hope is in Him, to the one who seeks Him. It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.” (Lamentations 3:25-26) We live in a world of hurry. Rush the results. Refresh the page. Fast forward the process. But faith waits. Faith knows that every…

“We shall become mature people, reaching to the very height of Christ’s full stature.” (Ephesians 4:13, GNT) Discipleship is the process of becoming like Christ. It’s a journey that will last a lifetime! This is how it works: Every day God wants you to become a little more like Him. As the Bible says, “You…

“The voice of the Lord is powerful, the voice of the Lord is majestic.” (Psalm 29:4) Read Psalm 29. Don’t you wish that God would speak to you directly, like it seems He did in Old Testament times? Then you would know. Know what His will is. Know what He wants for you. Know how…

“Anyone who wants to serve Me must follow Me, because My servants must be where I am. And the Father will honor anyone who serves Me.” (John 12:26, NLT) Jesus talked a lot about being a “disciple.” If you’re a believer, that’s probably a word you hear a lot too. But what did Jesus mean…