Category: Daily Devotions

Lent is about repentance, and today in Repentance Reopened, I want to share with you how this gift of repentance, given by the Lord, is far more than just a simple action. It’s a gracious work that reaches deeper than behavior alone. In this series of devotions, we’re going to reopen repentance to discover that…

“For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Romans 8:38-39, NIV) The Bible…

“In the same way that You gave me a mission in the world, I give them a mission in the world.” (John 17:18, MSG) If you are a follower of Jesus Christ, God has given you a mission in this world. You’re not here just to take up space; you’re not here just to strive…

“Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand in the way of sinners, nor sit in the seat of mockers.” (Psalm 1:1) When Moses commanded Pharaoh to set God’s people free, Pharaoh offered him three compromises. First, he offered to let them go if they did not…

“Some of these people have missed the most important thing in life — they don’t know God.” (1 Timothy 6:21, TLB) The key to a friendship with God is deciding whose friendship you want most. You don’t have time for everyone to be your best friend. You’ve got to decide who you most want to…

“Everything else is worthless when compared with the infinite value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For His sake I have discarded everything else, counting it all as garbage, so that I could gain Christ.” (Philippians 3:8, NLT) You’re never going to become a friend of God in your spare time. To become His friend,…

“Remove the sandals from your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.” (Exodus 3:5b) Read Exodus 3:1–6. Moses meets God not in a sanctuary but in the wilderness, not in triumph but while tending sheep — work that marks his exile and failure. But also that work and place which…

“For the eyes of the Lord range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to Him.” (2 Chronicles 16:9, NIV) Most people get to watch history; very few choose to make it. But I believe you can be a history-maker. A thousand years before you were born, God knew you’d be…

“The person who plants selfishness, ignoring the needs of others — ignoring God! — harvests a crop of weeds. All he’ll have to show for his life is weeds! But the one who plants in response to God, letting God’s Spirit do the growth work in him, harvests a crop of real life, eternal life.”…