Category: Daily Devotions

“Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed.” (Mark 1:35) Make prayer your daily habit. Prayer is the great stress-reliever. Jesus began His day with prayer. He often stopped throughout the day to pray, and He ended…

“He appointed twelve — designating them apostles — that they might be with him and that he might send them out to preach.” (Mark 3:14) Don’t try to do it all yourself. One of the reasons we get stressed out is because we think that everything depends on us, not Jesus. He enlisted, trained, and…

“Let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds … encouraging one another — and all the more as you see the Day approaching.” (Hebrews 10:24-25) In North America and other parts of the world today, we are living in what is called a “post-Christian” culture. More and more…

“Just as I was with Moses, so I will be with you.” (Joshua 1:5) Moses was so important to the Israelites. He was their prophet, speaking the Word of the Lord to them. He was God’s agent of redemption, who confronted Pharaoh and led them out of Egypt. He was their intercessor, praying for the…

“But he said, ‘I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns also, because that is why I was sent.’” (Luke 4:43) Focus on one thing at a time. Are you being pulled in different directions? People constantly tried to do this to Jesus and distract Him from His…

“Jesus answered, ‘Even if I testify on my own behalf, my testimony is valid, for I know where I came from and where I am going. But you have no idea where I come from or where I am going.’” (John 8:14) Know what you want to accomplish. Jesus said, “I know where I came…

“Since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus … let us draw near to God …” (Hebrews 10:19-22) In other religions, drawing near to God is not considered easy — or even allowed. In the Jewish tradition, to enter into the Most Holy Place was forbidden. Only the…

“And by that will, we have been made holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.” (Hebrews 10:10) There are many times in which we try, either intentionally or not, to pay for our sins. We try to follow all kinds of rules and regulations. We try to be “good”…

“Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David.” (Luke 1:68-69) Most fathers probably feel like singing the moment their first child is born. Zechariah couldn’t contain himself. I mean, who can…