Category: Daily Devotions

“What shall we say about such wonderful things as these? If God is for us, who can ever be against us?” (Romans 8:31, NLT) Psychologists have identified hundreds of different fears people can experience. Fear is a universal problem — and it takes away the joy God wants you to have. Fear came into our…

“You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.” (Genesis 50:20) Sometimes, bad things happen even to those we’d call “good people”. Knowing a Sovereign God who could command a whole legion of angels to meet your every whim, but for…

“No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.” (Romans 8:37) The Bible is surprisingly full of people having really tough times. It seems that after thousands of years of getting to know God, mankind still hasn’t been able to get its collective-head around our good, loving God allowing…

“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…