Category: Daily Devotions

“Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?” (John 6:9) If you feel you’re not talented enough to be used by God, read the story of the feeding of the five thousand. Actually, there were five thousand men. If you add…

“What is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them? You have made them a little lower than the angels and crowned them with glory and honour.” (Psalm 8:4,5) Read Psalm 8. God the Father, the great artist, once created a masterpiece. This world was crafted by Him —…

“Then Simon answered, ‘Pray to the Lord for me so that nothing you have said may happen to me.’” (Acts 8:24) Read Acts 8:14–25. What happened to Simon? He came to Peter and John after seeing them place their hands on people and then receiving the Holy Spirit. And he wanted to be able to…

“Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me all the days of my life, and I will live in the house of the LORD forever.” (Psalm 23:6, NLT) To God, your yesterdays, todays, and tomorrows are all connected. It’s as if He says to every Christian, “I’ve got this great life planned for you.…

“Glorious Things of Thee are Spoken” (Words: John Newton, 1779, copyright: public domain.) Isaiah 33:20-21: “Look on Zion, the city of our festivals; your eyes will see Jerusalem, a peaceful abode, a tent that will not be moved; its stakes will never be pulled up, nor any of its ropes broken. There the Lord will…

“Breathe on Me, Breath of God” Words: Edwin Hatch, 1878. Music: “Aylesbury” or “Wirksworth”, found in John Chetham’s Psalmody, 1718. Setting: “Hymns Ancient and Modern”, 1904. Copyright: Public domain. What grace, compassion, and hope is contained in this hymn. You read it at the beginning. Use it as the prayer conclusion of this devotion too.…

“When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus.” (Acts 4:13) Read Acts 4:5–21. What a change there was in Peter! Just a couple of months earlier, he had been scared to death,…

“Speak to the earth, and it will teach you, or let the fish of the sea inform you.” (Job 12:8) The patriarch Job wrote to “speak to the earth, and it will teach you”. George Washington Carver is considered one of history’s greatest scientific minds. Around the turn of the twentieth century, agriculture in the…

“If you are faithful in little things, you will be faithful in large ones. But if you are dishonest in little things, you won’t be honest with greater responsibilities. And if you are untrustworthy about worldly wealth, who will trust you with the true riches of heaven?” (Luke 16:10-11, NLT) If you think you’re going…