Category: Daily Devotions

“My heart rejoices in Your salvation.” (Psalm 13:5, NIV) If you’re a follower of Jesus, joy should be a way of life. Why? Because you’ve been completely forgiven. There’s no longer a reason for guilt or shame. Sounds like a pretty good reason for joy to me. The Bible says, “Therefore, there is now no…

“It was by faith that Moses left Egypt and was not afraid of the king’s anger. Moses continued strong as if he could see the God that no one can see.” (Hebrews 11:27, NCV) There is a strong belief in our culture that if it feels good, do it. It influences every one of us,…

“No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined the things that God has prepared for those who love Him.” (1 Corinthians 2:9, GW) You can be thankful in your trials — not because they are good but because God is good, and He has promised heaven for all those who…

“For you, O God, tested us; you refined us like silver.” (Psalm 66:10) Have you tried to do right, yet things have gone wrong? When Joseph honored God by saying no to Potiphar’s wife, he landed in prison. While there he told a fellow prisoner, “I was kidnapped from my homeland … and now I’m…

“We rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope.” (Romans 5:3-4, ESV) Change is not always easy. But you can always be grateful for the changes God is making in you. Why? Because no matter what you go through, God can use it to change you…

“God saved you by His grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God.” (Ephesians 2:8, NLT) Every day, you can be thankful for the grace God shows to you. What is grace? Grace is when God gives you what you need, not what you deserve. Everything…

“Sing praise to the LORD; tell the wonderful things He has done.” (Psalm 105:2, GNT) Sometimes in life, you don’t realize God is all you need until God is all you have — and that’s exactly what He wants you to learn. When you experience pain and feel weak and defeated, when you think you…

“Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.” (Colossians 3:13) What a way to start the new year, positioned in forgiveness! By washing the dirt from His disciples’ feet, Jesus demonstrated His willingness to forgive their sin before they even committed it. This…

“And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into His likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.” (2 Corinthians 3:18) God uses His Word, people and circumstances to mold us into Christ’s likeness. God’s Word provides the truth we need to know, God’s…