Category: Daily Devotions

Read, Meditate, Pray, and Give Thanks Songs that speak to the heart in the midst of an ever changing, chaotic, angry world. “Give Them All to Jesus” (Evie Torquist) The song speaks of surrendering all our brokenness, pain, and shattered dreams to Jesus, who is the ultimate healer and restorer of our lives. At its…

There’s an old story: To catch a monkey, you place a coconut in a box. The monkey reaches through the hole in the box and grabs the coconut, but cannot pull its hands back out unless it lets go of the coconut. It won’t let go of the coconut. And so it’s trapped. Well, that’s…

“You will search again for the Lord your God. And if you search for Him with all your heart and soul, you will find Him.” (Deuteronomy 4:29, NLT) The first step to hearing from God is really wanting it. You don’t see it as optional or just a nice idea — you see it as…

“Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.” (Luke 21:33, NIV) Sometimes it’s hard to know if an idea is an instruction from God, a deception from Satan, or just something you want to do. You need to learn to recognize the difference and know how to discern God’s voice…

“If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.” (Romans 12:18) The Bible says, “Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you” (Ephesians 4:32). You say, “But what they did to me was unfair, unkind, and unwarranted.” Exactly — and…

“Surely, to obey is better than sacrifice and to heed than the fat of rams …” (1 Samuel 15:22b) Read 1 Samuel 15:1–3, 7–23. You can’t be “mostly” obedient, just like you can’t be “mostly” dead. You either are or you’re not. Saul finds this out to his downfall. However confronting we might find what…

“The Spirit will teach you everything and will remind you of what I said when I was with you.” (John 14:26, CEV) Do you know why God gave you the Holy Spirit? He is God’s gift to you, showing you how to live faithfully in this world. God speaks to you through ideas and thoughts…

“… serve the Lord with all your heart, and do not turn aside after useless things that cannot profit or save …” (1 Samuel 12:20b,21) Read 1 Samuel 12:1–6,16–25. You would think the Israelites would have been better at this “relationship with God” thing by now. He had brought them out of Egypt, sustaining them…

“She (Ruth) said, ‘Please let me glean and gather among the sheaves behind the harvesters.’ She went into the field and has worked steadily from morning till now, except for a short rest in the shelter.” (Ruth 2:7) After ten years of sorrow and hardship in which she lost her husband and her support system,…