Category: Daily Devotions

“I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with unfailing kindness.” (Jeremiah 31:3, NIV) Breaking, being broken, broken, rehabilitation, restoration, etc. Thoughts, words, and deeds. So, the cycle of life goes for humanity living with a sin nature. Understanding who God is and that He loves you with an everlasting love…

“For which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven’, or to say, ‘Rise and walk’?” (Matthew 9:5) Read Matthew 9:1–8 Jesus’ enemies came in many forms. There were demonic forces, political schemers and religious purists, to name just a few. Today we meet some people heavy on doctrine but light on compassion. The context…

“If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare His own Son, but gave Him up for us all — how will He not also, along with Him, graciously give us all things? … Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?” (Romans 8:31-32, 35, NIV) How do…

“Indeed, we felt we had received the sentence of death. But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead.” (2 Corinthians 1:9) Are you feeling hopeless about the situation you’re in and don’t know which way to turn? Maybe you’re struggling to find a reason to keep…

“It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.” (Galatians 5:1, NIV) God wants you to live a life of freedom. He wants you to break free from the habits that control you and drag you down. He…

“Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results.” (James 5:16, NLT) Many people hide their fears because they think, “No one would understand what I’m going through.” But that kind of thinking…

“Jesus stood still and said, ‘Call him here.’” (Mark 10:49a) This is one of those stories that gives me hope, not only for societal transformation but also my own. I find it fascinating that in response to the prayer of the son of Timaeus, Jesus doesn’t walk over to him so they can talk. Nor…

“You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” (John 8:32, NIV) Most of us don’t like the truth about ourselves. We love pointing out others’ flaws, but when it comes to our own, we avoid the truth, deny it, and fake it. Yet the truth, while painful at first, is what…

“If your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life maimed than to have two hands and go to hell, to the unquenchable fire.” (Mark 9:43) Ouch. This is some of the most painful hyperbole we hear Jesus utter. Jesus sounds like a shock jock, and I’m…