Category: Daily Devotions

Expect Good Things from God! “Yet the LORD longs to be gracious to you; He rises to show you compassion. For the LORD is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for Him!” (Isaiah 30:18) Your concept of God determines your confidence in approaching Him. Do you always view Him like an auditor,…

“All need to be made right with God by His grace, which is a free gift. They need to be made free from sin through Jesus Christ.” (Romans 3:24, NCV) If you were to ask a hundred people on the sidewalk, “How do you get to heaven?” you’d get many different answers that all come…

“From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been forcefully advancing, and forceful men lay hold of it.” (Matthew 11:12) Peter gets unfairly criticized. He is the disciple who denied Jesus three times, but he is the only one who got close enough to Jesus to get caught. He…

For the Christian, life has a strong theme of repentance. I want to share how this gift of repentance, given by Jesus at the start of His ministry, is far more than just a simple action. It’s more like a gracious work that reaches deeper than just behavior. This gift turns us toward Jesus and…

“God said to Moses, ‘I am who I am’.” (Exodus 3:14a) Read Exodus 3:9–17a. Is there a story behind your name? Perhaps you were named after a family member, or maybe your parents just loved the meaning or sound of the name they chose? Have you ever looked up what your name means, and has…

“Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.” (Romans 12:21, NIV) I don’t know if there’s anything more counter-cultural in our world today than responding to evil with good. And because it’s so counter-cultural, it can be one of the hardest things to do. When someone is trying to make trouble in…

“That day when evening came, He said to His disciples, ‘Let us go over to the other side.’” (Mark 4:35) Growing in faith and getting to know Jesus intimately requires going through storms with Him. The disciples discovered this when Jesus said to them, “Let us cross over to the other side.” Next, we read:…

“He is our God and we are the people of His pasture, the flock under His care.” (Psalm 95:7) Read Psalm 95. A fitting end to this week of devotions, Psalm 95 calls us into a posture of both joy and humility before God. It opens with an invitation to worship through singing, shouting and…

“Dear children, you belong to God. So you have won the victory over these people, because the One who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.” (1 John 4:4, GW) What is your identity? If you are a Christian, then you are a son or daughter of the King…