Category: Daily Devotions

“Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.” (1 John 5:12) Read 1 John 5:6–12. We live in a world that trusts what it can see. If it can’t be proven, posted or peer-reviewed, it’s treated as suspect. But John cuts through the noise: The…

“You were chosen according to the purpose of God the Father and were made a holy people by His Spirit.” (1 Peter 1:2, GNT) Many people in our broken world wonder why things so often don’t go the way they should. They want to know, “Is there any hope?” Hope is essential. You and I…

Before God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, He sent angels to warn Lot and his family to get out of town: “Run for your lives! [one warned]. And don’t look back or stop anywhere in the valley! Escape to the mountains, or you will be swept away! … But Lot’s wife looked back as she was…

“I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in Him.” (Romans 15:13, NLT) Where do you go for peace if you don’t have God in your life? Where do you find rest if you’re not connected to God on a moment-by-moment basis? Jesus Christ…

Gaining, gifting, giving; principles of the life journey as a child of God. “Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit…

“The Lord is my light and my salvation — whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life — of whom shall I be afraid?” (Psalm 27:1) Read Psalm 27:1–5. In the Mission Impossible movies, Tom Cruise is placed in situations where he is called upon to help solve and correct the…

“What shall we say about such wonderful things as these? If God is for us, who can ever be against us?” (Romans 8:31, NLT) Psychologists have identified hundreds of different fears people can experience. Fear is a universal problem — and it takes away the joy God wants you to have. Fear came into our…

“You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.” (Genesis 50:20) Sometimes, bad things happen even to those we’d call “good people”. Knowing a Sovereign God who could command a whole legion of angels to meet your every whim, but for…

“No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.” (Romans 8:37) The Bible is surprisingly full of people having really tough times. It seems that after thousands of years of getting to know God, mankind still hasn’t been able to get its collective-head around our good, loving God allowing…