Category: Daily Devotions

“Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” (Matthew 11:29-30, NIV) When you’re running on empty and carrying a heavy load, the first solution Jesus offers you is…

“Come to me, all of you who are tired from carrying heavy loads, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke and put it on you, and learn from Me, because I am gentle and humble in spirit; and you will find rest. For the yoke I will give you is easy, and the…

“You are blessed whenever you follow My example.” (John 13:17, GW) Everybody has an example they follow. Whose example are you following? If you don’t decide who your model will be in life, then other people will decide it for you, like the media, culture, your friends, or your coworkers. People will often try to…

“No longer will they build houses and others live in them, or plant and others eat. For as the days of a tree, so will be the days of my people; my chosen ones will long enjoy the work of their hands.” (Isaiah 65:22) We live in a fickle society where a few wrinkles can…

“Be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you.” (Ephesians 4:32, NLT) Everyone has times in life when they feel like they’re running on empty. So it’s no surprise that when we feel empty on the inside, we often look for things to fill us up. Some…

“Now God says he will accept and acquit us … if we trust Jesus Christ to take away our sins. And we can all be saved in this same way, by coming to Christ, no matter who we are or what we have been like.” (Romans 3:22, TLB) Grace is when God does something for…

“I am the light of the world. If you follow Me, you won’t have to walk in darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life.” (John 8:12, NLT) When you begin a relationship with Jesus, you get all kinds of benefits, including clarity and stability. Clarity means things get clearer in your…

Philippians 2:5-8, where the Bible says, “Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though He was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but made Himself nothing, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men, and…

“This is how love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgment: In this world we are like Jesus.” (1 John 4:17) In today’s culture, the word “love” means different things to different people. You can love your husband or wife, your country, your dog, your new…