Category: Daily Devotions

“But when she could hide him no longer, she got a papyrus basket for him and coated it with tar and pitch. Then she placed the child in it and put it among the reeds along the bank of the Nile.” (Exodus 2:3) Moses’ mother put him in a basket, placed it in the river…

“Can a mother forget her little child and not have love for her own son? Yet even if that should be, I will not forget you. See, I have tattooed your name upon my palm.” (Isaiah 49:15-16, TLB) When you find yourself stuck in a cycle of overworking, you need to remember your value to…

“You care for the land and water it; you enrich it abundantly. The streams of God are filled with water to provide the people with grain, for so you have ordained it.” (Psalm 65:9) Read Psalm 65:9–13. Today, we are all concerned about the welfare of our world and the threats posed by climate change…

“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.” (Matthew 7:7, NIV) God is not only able to meet all of your needs, He’s eager to meet them! But when you forget how committed God is to helping you, it’s easy to…

“Then Jesus began to denounce the towns in which most of His miracles had been performed, because they did not repent.” (Matthew 11:20) Read Matthew 11:20–24. What an uncomfortable text. Jesus delivers a sobering warning to the towns of Chorazin, Bethsaida and Capernaum. These were the very places where he performed most of His miracles,…

“Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, ‘Oh, that You would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let Your hand be with me, and keep me from harm, so that I will be free from pain.’ And God granted his request.” (1 Chronicles 4:10) The story of Jabez takes up only two Scriptures, but…

“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?” (Matthew 6:25, NIV) God is the source of everything you need to live. He is the Good Shepherd who…

“So God created human beings in His own image.” (Genesis 1:27) And from John 15:5: “Jesus says, ‘Apart from Me, you can do nothing.’” Most of us remember “The Jungle Book,” and we usually remember the song without remembering why it’s being sung. “I want to be like you.” It’s not a happy campfire moment.…

“They will beat their swords into ploughshares and their spears into pruning hooks …” (Micah 4:3b). Read Micah 4:1–4. In Micah 4:3, the prophet paints a breathtaking picture of God’s ultimate kingdom: “They will beat their swords into ploughshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will…