Posts with the category “daily-devotions”

The Heart of the MatterScripture: Ezekiel 36:26“I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh....  Read More

When the World Is Telling Us to PrepareLately, it seems everywhere we turn, the world is telling us to prepare.We hear discussions about the possibility of being without electricity, running water, fo...  Read More

God Is LoveThe one who does not love does not know God, for God is love. (1 John 4:8 NASB 95)The Old Testament is based on law. The New Testament is based on grace. The Old Testament says, “an eye for...  Read More

Abundant in Love"The LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, "the LORD! the LORD, a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truth". ~Exodus 34:6I played one of...  Read More

Where Does the Time Go?Have you ever looked back over your life and wondered, where did the time go? It seems like the days and years go by so fast. Life is spent looking forward to the next important...  Read More

Because He Lives, You Live“Because I live, you also will live.” — John 14:19You belong to your family in a unique way. You share a bloodline, a name, and an identity. Being part of that family connect...  Read More

Be Strong and Courageous“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous! Do not tremble or be dismayed, for theLORD your God is with you wherever you go.” (Joshua 1:9)When Joshua took over Moses’s...  Read More

God’s Love LetterLisa Harper said in a conference that I attended that God‘s word was his love letter to us. I never thought about it like that but the more I read and meditate on his word the truer t...  Read More

When Worry Becomes a Call to PrayerPhilippians 4:6 reads, “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.”Have you e...  Read More

Choose positivity and Share Your SmileThis is the day the Lord has made, we will rejoice and be glad in it."  ~Psalm 118:24Every morning when we wake up, we have two choices...we can get up complainin...  Read More

His Arms Are Always Open“For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.” — Psalm 100:5Do you know that God has His arms wide open to you? He wan...  Read More

Our DashOn a tombstone, we may notice the date someone was born and the date they passed away.Between those two dates is a small dash. Most people don’t think about the small dash on a tombstone, but ...  Read More

Show Us Your GloryIn Ex. 33:18-23, Moses asked God to show him his glory. The Lord told Moses that he would cause ALL of His goodness to pass in front of him, but Moses was not allowed to see God‘s fa...  Read More

I Am the Righteousness of God - Part 4For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His lovingkindnesstoward those who fear Him. As far as the east is from the west, so far has He remove...  Read More

How Great Is Our God"For to US a child is born, to US a Son is given, and the government will be on His shoulders.  And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of...  Read More

God Is Near To The BrokenheartedGrowing up, my sister was very sickly. In her younger years she was in and out of hospitals a lot. I remember my mama always telling me to help my sister because I was ...  Read More

The Beauty of Starting OverWe all have a past. We all have things we look back on and regret or wish we could change. But our past does not define us.One of the beautiful things about God is that He i...  Read More

Driven by the Right PurposeWhen our hearts are directed toward God, our ambition becomes an act of worship.Scripture:“May he turn our hearts to him, to walk in obedience to him.” — 1 Kings 8:58When yo...  Read More

The Lighthouse"The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it." ~John 1:5."There's a Lighthouse on the hillside that overlooks life's sea.  When I'm tossed about it sends out a...  Read More

Simply TrustSometimes life can be like a roller coaster of emotions. You may not understand everything that is happening in your life, but you can simply trust the One who does.When you are having a b...  Read More

I Am the Righteousness of God - Part 3For I will be merciful to their iniquities, and I will remember their sins no more.Hebrews 8:12 NASB 95From the last two devotions we see that as a result of salv...  Read More

I Am the Righteousness of God - Part 2Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passedaway; behold, new things have come. 2 Corinthians 5:17 NASB 95My last devotion was ba...  Read More

I Am the Righteousness of God – Part 1He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might becomethe righteousness of God in Him. 2 Corinthians 5:21 NASB 95I believe we all know that ...  Read More

The Delay That Protected YouHave you ever been running late and a red light or a flight delays you? You can’t find your keys.Something you spend time planning does not happen when you think it would, ...  Read More

Now Faith Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." ~Hebrews 11:1"Now" faith...not something you once had, not something you might have in the future. "NOW" fai...  Read More

The Word That Stands Forever“All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness.” — 2 Timothy 3:16We do not hav...  Read More

The Power of Your TestimonyThe Bible shows repeatedly that sharing what God has done in our lives can encourage others and lead them toward Him.Psalm 66:16 reads, “Come and hear, all you who fear God;...  Read More

I Must Be WillingNow there was a disciple in Damascus named Ananias; and the Lord said to him in a vision, “Ananias.” And he said, “Here I am, Lord.”~Acts 9:10Ananias was a devoted and well respected ...  Read More

The Greatest of These“And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.” — 1 Corinthians 13:13Faith, hope, and love are three of the strongest foundations of the Christi...  Read More

When God Sees What We CannotSometimes it is difficult to understand why someone suddenly walks out of our life or why arelationship changes. We often wonder what we did wrong. We only know what we can...  Read More

Shout for Joy"Shout for Joy to God, all the earth; sing the glory of His name: give to Him glorious praise!" ~Psalm 66:1-2Have you ever thought what might happen if we got as excited over Jesus as we ...  Read More

Don’t Rush the SeasonThere is nothing wrong with looking forward to what lies ahead, but sometimes we spend so much of our lives waiting for the next thing. We cannot wait to find the right relationsh...  Read More

Keeping The Main Thing The Main ThingOne thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward ...  Read More

Return to Me“I have wiped out your transgressions like a thick cloud and your sins like a heavy mist. Return to Me, for I have redeemed you.” (Isaiah 44:22)Okay, so you are forgiven, redeemed, and a n...  Read More

Quiet Time...God is Waiting“Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed” ~Mark 1:35Have you ever heard someone ma...  Read More

Lift My HandsThere may be days that you don’t understand what God is doing. There may be times when you are carrying pain or grief that seems unbearable. Psalm 63 reminds us that we can still worship ...  Read More

He Knows Your Name“But now thus saith the Lord that created thee, O Jacob, and He that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art Mine.” — Isai...  Read More

We Need Not Offer Anything for Forgiveness“This is the covenant that I will make with them…” — Hebrews 10:16“And their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more.” — Hebrews 10:17“Now where ...  Read More

When Our Priorities Get Out of OrderThere is always something that needs our attention—family, plans, responsibilities, work, and problems that need to be solved. Life has a way of filling every avail...  Read More

Divine Blessings and Spiritual Grace“The LORD will command the blessing on you in your storehouses and in all to which you set your hand, and He will bless you in the land which the LORD your God is g...  Read More