Category: Daily Devotions

“In your anger do not sin … [or] give the devil a foothold.” (Ephesians 4:26-27) God designed us in such a way that in times of intense difficulty, we have a built-in moment to turn to Him for help. The primary place in your brain that processes strong negative emotions, such as rage and fear,…

“Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always try to be kind to each other and to everyone else.” (1 Thessalonians 5:15) Jesus referred to the Holy Spirit as “the helper”. And as you submit to Him, He’ll help you handle the difficult people in your life the right way. Paul writes,…

“Jesus replied, ‘No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God.’” (Luke 9:62) If you’re wise, you’ll do four things: Focus on the road ahead. By looking in the rear-view mirror instead of at what’s ahead, you’ll miss the next turn and end…

“Forgetting what is behind and straining towards what is ahead, I press on.” (Philippians 3:13-14) The greater the offence, the harder it is to forgive — but you must. Because whatever you refuse to forgive and let go of, you carry with you. And it will be like an albatross around your neck. Has someone…

“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith — and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God.” (Ephesians 2:8) In a sense there were two prodigal sons, and both grew up in a religious culture that praised rule keepers and punished rule breakers. Notice how this chapter begins: “All…

“They were told to wait a little longer …” (Revelation 6:11) Prayer is the Holy Spirit’s gift to help us hold on to God and not let go when we are hurting. We cry out to God because we know our help “comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth” (Psalm 121:1-2). If…

“If you fully obey the LORD your God and carefully follow all his commands I give you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations on earth. All these blessings will come upon you and accompany you if you obey the LORD your God.” (Deuteronomy 28:1-2) Many of God’s blessings…

“Righteousness … shall be imputed to us.” (Romans 4:22-24) To understand the word “imputed”, picture funds being transferred from one account to another. Banks do it every day. Imagine yourself totally destitute and unable to pay your debts. Then in an astounding act of grace someone assumes all your debts, and at the same time…

“The integrity of the upright guides them, but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.” (Proverbs 11:3) After leading the Nation of Israel for forty years, the prophet Samuel didn’t get a retirement party and a gold watch. He got something much better in the form of this commendation: “You have not cheated or oppressed…