Category: Daily Devotions

“Let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up.” (Hebrews 12:1, NLT) The most important word to remember for your spiritual journey may be a surprising one: No. Your faith journey is a long one. Too many people start off well in their spiritual journey…

“Gather to me my consecrated ones …” (Psalm 50:5a) In this psalm, God summons all the people of Earth before Him and addresses them: Those who have been faithful to their special connection and those who haven’t. To the faithful, He says he will deliver them (verse 15), and to those who have dishonored Him,…

“Consider how far you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.” (Revelation 2:5) The Lord Jesus has the authority to reveal the truth and call his people to repentance. He stands among his churches…

“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us.” (Hebrews 12:1, NLT) Home field advantage…

“The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord.” (Revelation 11:15b) In Jewish worship, the sounding of the seventh trumpet signaled the singing of a hymn of thanksgiving and praise. And so, here, the voices of heaven sing their thanksgiving song, a victory song. The battle has been fierce and long. The…

“All these people earned a good reputation because of their faith, yet none of them received all that God had promised. For God had something better in mind for us, so that they would not reach perfection without us.” (Hebrews 11:39-40, NLT) It’s not easy to live by faith. We live in a broken world.…

“I want you to know, my dear brothers and sisters, that everything that has happened to me here has helped to spread the Good News.” (Philippians 1:12, NLT) Your witness to the world will come out of your weaknesses, not your strengths. A lot of people have it backwards: They think the world is impressed…

“[God] comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us. For the more we suffer for Christ, the more God will shower us with his comfort through Christ.” (2 Corinthians 1:4-5, NLT) When you’re…

“We were really crushed and overwhelmed … and saw how powerless we were to help ourselves; but that was good, for then we put everything into the hands of God, who alone could save us, for He can even raise the dead. And He did help us.” (2 Corinthians 1:8-10, TLB) When anything painful happens…