Category: Daily Devotions

“Fools vent their anger, but the wise quietly hold it back.” (Proverbs 29:11, NLT) If you want to tame your temper, you must resolve to manage it. You have to quit saying, “I can’t control it!” and realize that you can. Just like love, anger is a choice. When you get angry, you choose to…

“Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking by the Spirit of God ever says ‘Let Jesus be cursed!’ and no one can say ‘Jesus is Lord’ except by the Holy Spirit.” (1 Corinthians 12:3) Often, we can read God’s word from a self-centered viewpoint rather than a Christ-centered one. This means we…

“For the Holy Spirit, God’s gift, does not want you to be afraid of people, but to be wise and strong, and to love them and enjoy being with them.” (2 Timothy 1:7, TLB) If you want to connect with someone, you need to be willing to take the first step. This often requires courage.…

“I will not speak with you much longer, for the prince of this world is coming. He has no hold on me …” (John 14:30) The Bible says, “The accuser of our brothers and sisters … has been hurled down. They triumphed over him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of…

“For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.” (1 Corinthians 11:26) When I started attending services in the Lutheran Church in my mid 20s, the first words I remembered were the Words of Institution. Each Sunday, the pastor would speak these same words.…

“You will all be joined together, and you will give glory to God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Christ accepted you, so you should accept each other, which will bring glory to God.” (Romans 10:13, NIV) Most people think Christianity is a belief system. It’s true that Christianity includes beliefs — but it’s…

“The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever.” (1 John 2:17) The thing that should matter to you most is doing God’s will. And here is why: God’s will is the only thing that will last forever. God has a plan for your life, and…

“There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.” (Galatians 3:28) In order to have a clique, you must exclude certain people. And to feel excluded hurts deeply. David experienced it: “The one who shared my food, has turned against me” (Psalm 41:9). Cliques…

“May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face shine on us.” (Psalm 67:1) When we think about God’s face shining on us, what do we think about? Is it like the gentle warmth of the sun on a winter’s day? Or perhaps it’s like a light that surrounds and protects…