Posts with the category “daily-devotions”

Philippians 4:6-7 (NIV)6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.7 And the peace of God, which transcends all ...  Read More

Romans 15:32 (NLT)32 Then, by the will of God, I will be able to come to you with a joyful heart, and we will be an encouragement to each other.Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 (NLT)9 Two people are better off tha...  Read More

Hebrews 12:1-3 (NLT)1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily tri...  Read More

Romans 15:4 (NLT)4 For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope.Psa...  Read More

Matthew 6:25-34 (NLT)25 “That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life—whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear. Isn’t life more than food, and your body more than c...  Read More

There is a quiet epidemic spreading through our culture, and it has nothing to do with a virus. It is worry. It is stress. It is the relentless, grinding anxiety that follows so many of us from the mo...  Read More

Reading:  Hebrews 12:1-31 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with pers...  Read More

Reading:  Hebrews 13:5-65 Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”6 So we say with confi...  Read More

Reading:  Ecclesiastes 3:1-820 After leaving Sukkoth they camped at Etham on the edge of the desert. 21 By day the Lord went ahead of them in a pillar of cloud to guide them on their way and by night ...  Read More

Reading:  Ecclesiastes 3:1-81 There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens:2  a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot,3  a time t...  Read More

Reading: Exodus 3:7-10 7 The Lord said, “I have indeed seen the misery of my people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their slave drivers, and I am concerned about their suffering. 8 S...  Read More

Reading:  2 Kings 2:13-1513 Elisha then picked up Elijah’s cloak that had fallen from him and went back and stood on the bank of the Jordan. 14 He took the cloak that had fallen from Elijah and struck...  Read More

Reading:  2 Kings 2:9-159 When they had crossed, Elijah said to Elisha, “Tell me, what can I do for you before I am taken from you?”“Let me inherit a double portion of your spirit,” Elisha replied.10 ...  Read More

Reading:  2 Kings 2:1-61 When the Lord was about to take Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were on their way from Gilgal. 2 Elijah said to Elisha, “Stay here; the Lord has sent me ...  Read More

Reading:  Luke 16:1010 “Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.1 Samuel 16:11-1311 So he aske...  Read More

Reading:  1 Kings 19:15-1915 The Lord said to him, “Go back the way you came, and go to the Desert of Damascus. When you get there, anoint Hazael king over Aram. 16 Also, anoint Jehu son of Nimshi kin...  Read More

Reading:  Luke 19:37-4037 When he reached the place where the road started down the Mount of Olives, all of his followers began to shout and sing as they walked along, praising God for all the wonderf...  Read More

Reading:  Philippians 4:4-74 Always be full of joy in the Lord. I say it again—rejoice! 5 Let everyone see that you are considerate in all you do. Remember, the Lord is coming soon.6 Don’t worry about...  Read More

Reading:  Psalm 51:10-1310 Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a loyal spirit within me.11 Do not banish me from your presence, and don’t take your Holy Spirit from me.12 Restore to me the joy of...  Read More

Reading:  Acts 3:1-101 Peter and John went to the Temple one afternoon to take part in the three o’clock prayer service. 2 As they approached the Temple, a man lame from birth was being carried in. Ea...  Read More

Reading:  Psalm 40:1-31 I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry.2 He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm plac...  Read More

There is a moment in Acts chapter 3 that is easy to read past. A man who had been lame from birth, carried to the same gate every single day for over forty years, suddenly receives a miracle. Peter re...  Read More

2 Corinthians 5:1717 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come:[a] The old has gone, the new is here!Colossians 3:1-41 Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts...  Read More

Acts 3:8-108 He jumped to his feet and began to walk. Then he went with them into the temple courts, walking and jumping, and praising God. 9 When all the people saw him walking and praising God, 10 t...  Read More

James 2:14-2614 What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them? 15 Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food...  Read More

Acts 3:6-76 Then Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk.” 7 Taking him by the right hand, he helped him up, and instant...  Read More

Philippians 4:88 Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praisewo...  Read More

Life has a way of keeping us down. Sometimes it's circumstances beyond our control. Other times it's our own choices that leave us stuck in places we never intended to stay. But what if today could be...  Read More

2 Corinthians 5:17-2117 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! 18 All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave u...  Read More

1 Corinthians 1:18-2518 For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 19 For it is written:  “I will destroy the wisdom ...  Read More

Matthew 28:18-2018 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Fa...  Read More

Acts 3:11-1611 While the man held on to Peter and John, all the people were astonished and came running to them in the place called Solomon’s Colonnade. 12 When Peter saw this, he said to them: “Fello...  Read More

Acts 3:1-101 One day Peter and John were going up to the temple at the time of prayer—at three in the afternoon. 2 Now a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautif...  Read More

Galatians 5:11 It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.Galatians 5:13-143 You, my brothers and sisters, were c...  Read More

Deuteronomy 6:4-94 Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. 5 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. 6 These commandments that I give y...  Read More

John 8:31-3631 To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. 32 Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”33 They answere...  Read More

Exodus 21:2-62 “If you buy a Hebrew servant, he is to serve you for six years. But in the seventh year, he shall go free, without paying anything. 3 If he comes alone, he is to go free alone; but if h...  Read More

Isaiah 53:4-64 Surely he took up our pain and bore our suffering, yet we considered him punished by God,    stricken by him, and afflicted.5 But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed f...  Read More

Zephaniah 3:14-1714 Sing, Daughter Zion; shout aloud, Israel.  Be glad and rejoice with all your heart                    Daughter Jerusalem!15 The Lord has taken away your punishment, he has turned b...  Read More

Joshua 1:99 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”John 6:2020 But he said to them, “It is...  Read More