Daily Devotionals

Psalm 39:5 reads, "My entire lifetime is just a moment."   After examining his patient, the doctor told him, "I have some bad news for you and some really bad news." Shocked, the patient asked, "What's the bad news?" The doctor said, "You have 24 hours to live." The...

Psalm 119:59 reads, "I thought about my ways."   One of the great keys to success in life is having the right approach. But to improve your approach, you need to assess where you're starting from. This may take some time. And depending on how self-aware you are, it...

Romans 8:2 reads, "The law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death."   You say, "I fall so far short of God's standards. Will there ever come a time when my old carnal nature will stop acting up and trying to drag me down?"...

Malachi 3:16 reads, "And a book of remembrance was written."   Is it possible that when we get to Heaven, there'll be a "Mothers' Honor Roll," listing the names of all the faithful mothers who prayed day and night on behalf of their children and grandchildren? Maybe,...

2 Timothy 1:5 reads, "The genuine faith that is in you...dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice."   It's said Timothy became an apostle when he was 17. He was Paul's spiritual son and his designated successor. And it happened because of two women:...

James 3:16 reads, "Where strife is, there is every evil work."   The apostle Paul writes: "Agree with each other, love each other, be deep-spirited friends. Don't push your way to the front; don't sweet-talk your way to the top. Put yourself aside and help others get...

James 1:4 reads, "You will be complete."   If you're serious about changing your life, a well-known leadership expert offers this advice: "Don't just change enough yo get away from your problems - change enough to solve them. Don't just change your circumstances to...

Galatians 4:19 reads, "Until Christ is formed in you."   Here are the three scriptural keys to help you grow and mature spiritually:   1) Conception. This results from intimacy between two people who love each other. Now, God's love for you is clear and compelling;...

Galatians 1:10 reads, "I'm not trying to win the approval of people, but of God."   We tend to fall into one of two traps:   1) Thinking too much of ourselves. Harry Truman was thrust into the presidency by the death of Franklin Roosevelt. That's when Sam Rayburn,...

1 John 4:18 reads, “Such love has no fear because perfect love expels all fear.”   Solomon writes, “Jealousy is cruel as the grave” (Song of Solomon 8:6). There are many practical applications for this verse and one of them is that jealousy can cause the death of a...

Acts 8:11 reads, "He had astonished them with his sorceries."   Just as the apostles worked astonishing miracles through the power of God, Simon the sorcerer was able to do astonishing things through the power of the devil. So how did the apostles handle the...

Mark 6:31 reads, "Come with me to a quiet place and get some rest."   The Bible says, "The length of our days is seventy years - or eighty" (Psalm 90:10). If you're blessed to live that long you'll typically spend an average of 24 years sleeping, 20 years working, 10...

Matthew 12:20 reads, "A bruised reed he will not break and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out."   Aren't you glad that God is a mender and not a discarder? With Him, broken lives don't have to be the end of the story. He's often been called the God of the "second...

Colossians 3:14 reads, "Love ties everything completely together."   If you're the kind of person who harbors grudges and holds on to past mistakes, even your own, you know what it feels like to be weighed down by mental junk. It's hard for a relationship to survive...

2 Timothy 1:6 reads, "Kindle afresh the gift of God which is in you."   Don't let fear make you hide your talents and abilities. One Christian author says: "God expects us to make the most of what He gives us... to keep our hearts aflame, grow our character and...

Ephesians 4:16 reads, "Each part helps the other parts grow."   Paul writes: "As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole body [church] is healthy and growing and full of love." There are two kinds of growth - symbiotic...

Luke 22:41-42 reads, "He...prayed... 'Not my will, but yours be done.'"   Jesus prayed before He faced the greatest crisis in His life. The Bible says: "Jesus went out as usual to the Mount of Olives, and his disciples followed him. On reaching the place... He...

Luke 22:31-32 reads, "Satan has asked to sift you as wheat. But I have prayed for you."   Jesus prayed when He was concerned about the people He loved. He told Peter: "Satan has asked to sift you as wheat. But I have prayed for you...that your faith may not fail. And...

Mark 6:46 reads, "He departed to the mountain to pray."   Let's look at another point at which Jesus prayed: When the pressures and expectations of others threatened to derail God's plan for His life.   The Bible says: "While it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the...

Mark 1:35 reads, "He went...to a solitary place; and...prayed."   By failing to pray - you set yourself up to fail. The reason Jesus never failed is because He never failed to pray. Note the times when He prayed: when His heart was heavy. During His ministry on earth,...

Luke 5:16 reads, "Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed."   If you want to know about prayer, examine the life of Jesus:   1) He prayed when the pressures of life increased. "News about him spread...so that crowds of people came to hear him and to be...

Daniel 12:3 reads, "Those who lead many to righteousness will shine like the stars forever."   Dr. James Kennedy wrote: "Consider the great pyramid of Giza, one of the world's most massive structures. Someone built it as a memorial to himself: King Khufu, not exactly...

1 Thessalonians 5:18 reads, "In everything give thanks."   The Bible has basically one thing to say about complaining - don't do it! You say, "If you'd my problems you'd complain too." If that's how you feel, read on: "Do all things without complaining" (Philippians...

Numbers 14:8 reads, "He will bring us safely into that land and give it to us."   When others saw giants In the Promised Land and wanted to return to Egypt, Caleb said, "The Lord...will bring us safely into that land and give it to us." At that point two things...

Isaiah 40:29 reads, "He...increases the power of the weak."   A little boy was crippled and the doctors said there was nothing they could do to help him. So his mother took an orange crate, put him in it, tied a rope around it, tied the rope to her waist, and pulled...

John 14:12 reads, "He who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also."   Your calling will always be connected to an unmet need or an opportunity to do good. It was in listening to the cries of an enslaved people that Moses discovered his calling. So did...

Exodus 4:2 reads, "What is that in your hand?"   When God called Moses, one of the first questions He asked him was: "What is that in your hand?" Moses was holding his shepherd's staff - the one he used each day to lead and protect his sheep. But God had a different...

Philippians 2:5 reads, "You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had."   How many jobs do people lose every day because of poor attitudes? How many are passed over for promotion because of the way they approach their work and the people around them? How many...

Luke 5:5 reads, "Because you say so, I will."   The Bible says: "When he [Jesus] had finished speaking, he said to Simon, 'Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch.' Simon answered, 'Master, we've worked hard all night and haven't caught anything....

Hebrews 12:1 reads, "Let us strip off every weight that slows us down."   The Bible says, "Let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us." What's slowing...