Category: Daily Devotions

“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.” (Mark 12:30) God has created us with the capacity to keep learning until the day we die, which is something we shouldn’t take for granted. The average brain weighs approximately three…

“Those who go out weeping, carrying seed to sow, will return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves with them.” (Psalm 126:6) Read Psalm 126. The Saturday readings in this devotional series are always a psalm. These songs cover many themes — repentance and forgiveness, lament, cries for rescue, thanksgiving and wonder at creation. But the…

“The Son also became flesh and blood. For only as a human being could He die, and only by dying could He break the power of the devil, who had the power of death. Only in this way could He set free all who have lived their lives as slaves to the fear of dying.”…

You know, we talk a lot in the church about love, unity and forgiveness. And rightly so. But there are times when Scripture actually encourages a different response; distance. Romans 16:17 says, “I urge you, brothers and sisters, to watch out for those who cause divisions and put obstacles in your way that are contrary…

“When sins have been forgiven, there is no need to offer any more sacrifices.” (Hebrews 10:18, NLT) In the Old Testament, the sacrificial system existed to show God’s people that a price had to be paid for their sins. But since Jesus’ death on the cross, there is now no need to offer any more…

“See, I have chosen Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.” (Exodus 31:2) The first person in the Bible who was said to be “filled with the Spirit of God” was Bezalel. And if his name doesn’t ring a bell, it’s because he wasn’t a prophet, priest, king, or…

“Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 18:3) Read Matthew 18:1–9. The Gospel of Matthew was written maybe 50 years after Jesus’ death, and it is a careful blending of available written records and oral traditions of the time. Like the…

“An athlete goes to all this trouble just to win a blue ribbon or a silver cup, but we do it for a heavenly reward that never disappears. So I run straight to the goal with purpose in every step. I fight to win.” (1 Corinthians 9:25-26, TLB) Did you know that you’re in a…

“Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful.” (1 Corinthians 4:2) Most adults spend about half their waking lives at work. Your work is a huge part of God’s plan for your life. He designed a specific vocation just for you in which you should find personal fulfillment,…