Posts with the category “daily-devotions”

THE WAITING STRATEGY
April 24th, 2025
Written by TWFYTThursday April 24"I waited patiently for the Lord; and He inclined to me, and heard my cry." Psalm 40:1 NKJVWhen you're up against a problem that seems too big for you or feel like you...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords
DON'T BURN OUT (2)
April 23rd, 2025
Written by TWFYTWednesday April 23"These things I have spoken...that My joy may remain in you, and...your joy may be full."  John 15:11 NKJVTo keep burning out, do this: (1) Join a support group. Ask ...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords
DON'T BURN OUT (1)
April 22nd, 2025
Written by TWFYTTuesday April 22"I give thanks to Him Who...granted me...strength and made me able [for]...the ministry." 1 Timothy 1:12 AMPCDid you know that people in the helping professions  experi...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords
PASTOR, KEEP YOUR SWORD SHARP
April 17th, 2025
Written by TWFYTThursday April 17"Take...the sword of the Spirit, which is the word God." Ephesians 6:17 NKJVPaul warned his spiritual son and successor, Timothy: "Know this...in the last days perilou...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords
REJOICE - DAY FORTY-ONE IS COMING
April 16th, 2025
Written by TWFYTWednesday April 16"For forty day he was temped by the devil." Luke 4:2 NIVIn Scripture, the number forty denotes testing, trials, and temptation. God told Noah, "I will send rain on th...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords
BECOME WILLING TO CHANGE (4)
April 15th, 2025
Written by TWFYTTuesday April 15"You will grow as you learn to know God better and better."  Colossians 1:10 NLTTo grow, you must dedicate yourself to the process. Whether it's your career, your marri...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords
BECOME WILLING TO CHANGE (3)
April 14th, 2025
Written by TWFYTMonday April 14"Search me, O God, and know my heart."  Psalm 139:23 NKJVChange must happen inside you before it can happen around you. In an old Peanuts comic strip, Lucy tells Charlie...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords
BECOME WILLING TO CHANGE (2)
April 13th, 2025
Written by TWFYTSunday April 13"Everything else is worthless...compared with the infinite value of knowing Christ." Philippians 3:8 NLTYou must be willing to pay the price for change. Dramatist and sc...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords
BECOME WILLING TO CHANGE (1)
April 12th, 2025
Written by TWFYTSaturday April 12"Meditate on these things; give yourself entirely to them, that your progress may be evident to all."  1 Timothy 4:15 NKJVRecognize that without change, there can be n...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords
ALWAYS AGREE WITH GOD'S WORD
March 23rd, 2025
Written by TWFYTSunday March 23"The mouth speaks what the heart is full of." Luke 6:45 NIVDo you think of yourself as a person who has faith in God? Do your thoughts and words reflect that? We can dec...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords
YOU CAN LEARN TO LOVE
March 22nd, 2025
Written by TWFYTSaturday March 22"Don't look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too." Philippians 2:4 NLTYou can learn to love by thinking loving thoughts. By focusing on...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords
LEARN TO SAY NO
March 21st, 2025
Written by TWFYTFriday March 21"I brought glory to you."  John 17:4 NLTTo say yes to the will of God, you will have to say no to the other things, And some people won't like it, especially is they are...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords
PRAYER AND YOUR RAS
March 20th, 2025
Written by TWFYTThursday March 20"The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective." James 5:16 NIVTo understand how prayer is powerful and effective, look at it from a neurological perspect...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords
IF YOU'RE A LEADER, READ THIS
March 19th, 2025
Written by TWFYTWednesday March 19"Honor one another...Never be lacking in zeal."  Romans 12:10-11 NIVA leadership expert says: "Most leaders focus on two things: the vision and the bottom line. The v...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords
THE KIDS ARE WATCHING YOU (2)
March 18th, 2025
Written by TWFYTTuesday March 18"Parents rejoice when their children turn out well." Proverbs 23:24 MSGAs a parent you want your children to turn out well, and the best way to do that is by modeling p...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords
THE KIDS ARE WATCHING YOU (1)
March 17th, 2025
Written by TWFYTMonday March 17"Children...learn...from their parents." Ephesians 5:1 MSGSusan Alexander Yates offers us scriptural guidelines for influencing our kids. (1) Reach out to non-Christians...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords
BE TRUE TO THE SCRIPTURES
March 16th, 2025
Written by TWFYTSunday March 16"People who contradict his word are completely in the dark."  Isaiah 8:20 NLTWhen asked if they believed that the Bible was the inspired and the infallible Word of God, ...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords
"FORGIVE THEM" AND DELETE IT
March 15th, 2025
Written by TWFYTSaturday March 15"Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do." Luke 23:34Some societies in history punished those who committed adultery by making them wear a bog scarlet let...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords
PUT GOD BETWEEN YOURSELF AND THE FOE
March 14th, 2025
Written by TWFYTFriday March 14"There is none like you to help."  2 Chronicles 14:11 ESVFaced with an enemy he couldn't conquer on his own, King Asa prayed, "Lord, there is no one like you to help the...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords
ONLY JESUS CAN SATISFY YOUR SOUL
March 13th, 2025
Written by TWFYTThursday March 13"They have dug...cisterns that can hold no water." Jeremiah 2:13 NLTWe are desirous by nature. We keep desiring things just like we keep taking our next breath. The tr...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords
BORN TO BELIEVE (2)
March 12th, 2025
Written by TWFYTWednesday March 12"Bring them up in training and instruction of the Lord."  Ephesians 6:4 NIVParenting doesn't end when your child becomes a teenager. Teens are just more mobile, spend...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords
BORN TO BELIEVE (1)
March 11th, 2025
Written by TWFYTTuesday March 11"Train up a child in the way he should go." Proverbs 22:6Training your child is both challenging and rewarding. By shaping their underlaying belief system, you help the...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords
HOW GOD SEES YOU
March 10th, 2025
Written by TWFYTMonday March 10"There is...no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus." Romans 8:1Once we understand that God's love for us is based on what Christ did for us rather than what w...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords
BEARING SPIRITUAL FRUIT
March 9th, 2025
Written by TWFYTSunday March 9"God created man in His own image...Then...said..."Be fruitful.'" Genesis 1:27-28A pastor writes: "When God created man, he made him "in his own image.' That was God's or...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords
CONSULT GOD ON YOUR DAILY TO-DO LIST
March 8th, 2025
Written by TWFYTSaturday March 8"The steps of good men are directed by the Lord. He delights in each step they take."  Psalms 37:23 TLBTo come up with a daily to-do list that keep your peace and joy i...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords
USE YOUR IMAGINATION
March 7th, 2025
Written by TWFYTFriday March 7"Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we...imagine." Ephesians 3:20 NIVLack of faith is not a failure of logic; it's a failure of imagination. Lack of ...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords
CONNECT, COMMIT, COMMUNICATE
March 6th, 2025
Written by TWFYTThursday March 6"She has been helpful to many, and especially to me." Romans 16:2 NLTWhen it comes to life's great achievers, the apostle Paul is in a league of his own. But he takes o...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords
PUT AWAY THE MEASURING STICK
March 5th, 2025
Written by TWFYTWednesday March 5"Jesus said to Simon Peter...do you love me...?"  John 21:!5 NIVReimar Schultze says: "The more conscientious we are, the more we...go to bed with some sense that we m...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords
KNOW WHEN TO LET GO
March 4th, 2025
Written by TWFYTTuesday March 4"There's...a right time...to hold on and another to let go."  Ecclesiastes 3:1, 6 MSGPersistence, determination, commitment, and recognizing the "right time...to hold on...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords
DON'T BREAK, BOUNCE BACK (1)
March 2nd, 2025
Written by TWFYTSunday March 2"They...treated me badly...but they have not defeated me." Psalms 129:2 NCVWhen resilient people hit bottom, they don't break, they bounce back. the apostle Paul was such...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords
HOW LONG WILL YOU LIVE?
March 1st, 2025
Written by TWFYTSaturday March 1"The days of our lives are seventy years."  Psalms 90:10 NKJVDo you ever wonder how long you will live? The Bible says. "The days of our lives are seventy years; and if...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords
RIGHTEOUSNSS IS A GIFT, NOT A REWARD
February 28th, 2025
Written by TWFYTFriday February 28"Those who receive...the gift of righteousness will reign in life." Romans 5:17 NKJVThe Bible says, "Those who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteous...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords
WHEN OTHERS "DON'T GET IT"
February 27th, 2025
Written by TWFYTThursday February 27"People who aren't spiritual can't receive these truths from God's Spirit. It all sounds foolish to them." 1 Corinthians 2:14 NLTWhen you share your faith with some...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords
SHAKE IT OFF, AND MOVE FORWARD
February 26th, 2025
Written by TWFYTWednesday February 26"Shake off the dust under your feet."  Mark 6:11 NKJVLet's be honest, each of us wants others to love, respect, and accept us. But when people are unready or unwil...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords
JESUS IS THE ANSWER
February 25th, 2025
Written by TWFYTTuesday February 25"I was found by people who were not looking for me. I showed myself to those who were not asking for me." Romans 10:20 NLTThe Bible says, "I was found by people who ...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords
REFUSE TO WEAR THE LABEL
February 24th, 2025
Written by TWFYTMonday February 24"His mother called his name Jabez, saying, 'Because I bore him in pain..'"  1 Chronicles 4:9 NKJVThe name Jabez means "pain and trouble." Perhaps that's why no other ...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords
KEEP PRAYING AND BELIEVING
February 23rd, 2025
Written by TWFYTSunday February 23"You have need of endurance, so that...you may receive the promise."  Hebrews 10:36 NKJVHow long should you keep praying and believing God for the answer? This Script...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords
FIND PRAYER PARTNERS
February 22nd, 2025
Written by TWFYTSaturday February 22"They came to Him, bringing a paralytic who was carried by four men."  Mark 2:3 NKJVYou say, "I don't have faith to be healed." Then find some prayer partners with ...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords
GROWTH IS ABOUT ENLARGEMENT
February 21st, 2025
Written by TWFYTFriday February 21"You enlarge my path."  Psalm 18:36 NKJVRead these enlargement Scriptures: "You enlarge my path." "Jabez called on the God of Israel saying, "Oh, that You would...enl...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords
TODAY EXCEPT GOD'S FAVOR
February 20th, 2025
Written by TWFYTThursday February 20"For You, O Lord, will bless the righteous; with favor You will surround him as with a shield."  Psalm 5:12 NKJVThe Bible says that God will surround the righteous ...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords

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