Devotion Archive
-
Devotion for February 11, 2023
“Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me.” (Psalm 23:4) You may not be in the valley of the shadow of death right now, but you may be in another valley. Valleys are the hard places on your journey, where it’s easy to doubt or…
-
Devotion for February 10, 2023
“In all this Job did not sin or charge God with wrong.” (Job 1:22) To be perplexed means to not have understanding. Think of Job. What was God’s commendation? He told Satan that there was none like Job on the earth. He was blameless, upright, feared God, and shunned evil. Job was a man with…
-
Devotion for February 9, 2023
“… and then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on his head. They put a staff in his right hand and knelt in front of him and mocked him. ‘Hail, king of the Jews!’ they said.” (Matthew 27:29) The hymnist Isaac Watts wrote, “See from His head, His hands, His feet, sorrow…
-
Devotion for February 8, 2023
“This light within you produces only what is good and right and true.” (Ephesians 5:9, NLT) Many of us enjoy lots of freedoms in our everyday lives. But sometimes we act as if we can do as we please. And we might even think we don’t have to be accountable to anyone or anything. Just…
-
Devotion for February 7, 2023
“Your road led through the sea, your pathway through the mighty waters — a pathway no one knew was there!” (Psalm 77:19, NLT) The Bible says God actively works through your circumstances. But you cannot judge your situation apart from God’s wisdom. In other words, you must leave it up to God to interpret your…
-
Devotion for February 6, 2023
“Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.” (Romans 12:2, NLT) There are two verses in the Bible that are written by…
-
Devotion for February 5, 2023
“Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.” (Colossians 3:13) Building a successful relationship calls for focusing on the other person’s strengths instead of their weaknesses. Concerning marriage, Benjamin Franklin said, “Keep your eyes wide open beforehand and half shut afterwards.” It’s a…
-
Devotion for February 4, 2023
“But He was pierced for our offenses, He was crushed for our wrongdoings … All of us, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; but the Lord has caused the wrongdoing of us all to fall on Him.” (Isaiah 53:5-6, NASB) Every one of us has a good…
-
Devotion for February 3, 2023
“We know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him.” (Romans 8:28, NIV) Grief, loss, and pain are inevitable parts of life. But did you know that God uses these things to help you grow? He does it in three ways. First, God uses pain to get your attention.…