Posts with the category “daily-devotions”

Written by TWFYTThursday November 27'Rejoice in the Lord, O your righteous! For praise from the upright is beautiful." Psalm 33:1 NKJVOf 150 psalms recorded in the Bible, the dominant recurring theme ...  Read More

Written by TWFYTWednesday November 26"And they were all healed." Acts 5:16 NKJVBefore Jesus left this earth, He told His disciples, "The works that I do [you] will do also" (Jn 14:12 NKJV). And they d...  Read More

Written by TWFYTTuesday November 25"Do not despise...small beginnings." Zechariah 4:10Juan grew up in Puerto Rico, the son of a sugarcane plantation foreman. One of a family of eight, he lived in a th...  Read More

Written by TWFYTMonday November 24"Through love serve one another." Galatians 5:13 NKJVIn 1881, shortly after Booker T. Washington became head of the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama that trained schoolt...  Read More

Written by TWFYTSunday November 23"Do not cast away your confidence, which has great reward. For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise." ...  Read More

Written by TWFYTSaturday November 22"You do not have because you do not ask." James 4:2 NKJVSome other people think we're not supposed to ask God for too much; otherwise, it's selfish. But God wants y...  Read More

Written by TWFYTFriday November 21"Edify one another." 1 Thessalonians 5:11 NKJVThe word "edify" means "to build up, strengthen, encourage, and motivate." There are probably people in your life right ...  Read More

Written by TWFYTThursday November 20"For great is your reward in heaven." Matthew 5:12 NKJVThe historian Edward Gibbon tracked the speedy progress of Christianity in the days of the Roman Empire, and ...  Read More

Written by TWFYTWednesday November 19"By grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God." Ephesians 2:8 NKJVJack Welch, who guided the General Electric comp...  Read More

Written by TWFYTTuesday November 18"People with integrity walk safely, but those who follow crooked paths will slip and fall." Proverbs 10:9 NLTIn preparation for a dinner party, a woman stopped by a ...  Read More

Written by TWFYTMonday November 17"A family splintered by feuding will fall apart." Mark 3:25 NLT"Lord, your Word says, 'A family splintered by feuding will fall apart.' Satan is attacking my family, ...  Read More

Written by TWFYTSunday November 16"He made...a woman, and He brought her to the man." Genesis 2:22 NKJV"Father, when Adam was lonely, you made Eve and brought her to him. And just as you knew what Ada...  Read More

Written by TWFYTSaturday November 15"Parents, don't be hard on your children. Raise them properly. Teach them and instruct them about the Lord." Ephesians 6:4 CEVOpposites often attract, marry, and th...  Read More

Written by TWFYTFriday November 14"Love is patient and kind...Love...is not selfish." 1 Corinthians 13:4-5 NCVLet's begin with three short stories that spell out the challenge of building a strong and...  Read More

Written by TWFYTThursday November 13"I will make you ruler over many things." Matthew 25:21 NKJVIf you are a purpose-driven person, the thought of spending eternity doing a little, or nothing will hav...  Read More

Written by TWFYTWednesday November 12"Jesus Christ...the same yesterday...today, and forever." Hebrews 13:8 NKJVJesus, who "took up our infirmities and bore our diseases" (Mt 8:17 NIV), spent much of ...  Read More

Written by TWFYTTuesday November 11"God has broken through my enemies by my hand like a breakthrough of water." 1 Chronicles 14:11 NKJVThe Bible says: "The Philistines went and made a raid on the Vall...  Read More

Written by TWFYTMonday November 10"Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralyzed man...'Standup.''" Mark 2:5,11 NLTThe Bible says: "While he was preaching...four men arrived carrying a paralyzed man...  Read More

Written by TWFYTThursday November 6"Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God." 1 Peter 3:18 NKJVA saleswoman passed a particular corner each day on he...  Read More

Written by TWFYTWednesday November 5"For I know the plans I have for you...plans for good...to give you a future and a hope." Jeremiah 29:11 TLBSports psychologists have identified six recurring trait...  Read More

Written by TWFYTTuesday November 4"Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might." Ecclesiastes 9:10 NIVA series of illustrations in a popular magazine once depicted the life story of a "o...  Read More

Written by TWFYTMonday November 3"Whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one point, he is guilty of all." James 2:10 NKJVPaul writes, "By grace you have been saved through faith, and tha...  Read More

Written by TWFYTSunday November 2"David took the head of the Philistines and brought it to Jerusalem, but he put his armor in his tent." 1 Samuel 17:54 NKJVEach time David saw Goliath's armor hanging ...  Read More

Written by TWFYTSaturday November 1"Saul clothed David with his armor." 1 Samuel 17:38 NKJVThe Bible says: "Saul clothed David with his armor...and David said to Saul, 'I cannot walk with these, for I...  Read More

Written by TWFYTFriday October 31"The work is too heavy for you' you cannot handle it alone." Exodus 18:18 NIVThe Bible says: "The people...stood around him from morning till evening...Moses' father-i...  Read More

Written by TWFYTThursday October 30"May our sons flourish...May our daughters be...graceful." Psalm 144:12 NLTConstantly tell your child that they're loved, valuable, and capable. Otherwise, their sel...  Read More

Written by TWFYTWednesday October 29"Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us." Romans 8:37 NKJVIn some of the world's greatest success stories, you will find chapt...  Read More

Written by TWFYTTuesday October 28"Faithful is He Who is calling you...and He will...[fulfill His call by hallowing and keeping you]." 1 Thessalonians 5:24 AMPCWhen it comes to your life's calling, he...  Read More

Written by TWFYTMonday October 27"God's gifts and His are irrevocable..." Romans 11:29 AMPCIf you're questioning your calling, author Diane Paddison identifies two thought patterns that may be sabotag...  Read More

Written by TWFYTSunday October 26"I will...show you great and mighty things, which you do not know." Jeremiah 33:3 NKJVDr. Ernest Sachs wanted to make a difference in the world. And he did. Years ago ...  Read More

Written by TWFYTSaturday October 25"May I never forget the good things he does for me." Psalms 103:2 NLTA newspaper cartoon was drawn of two fields divided by a wire fence. Both were the same size, ea...  Read More

Written by TWFYTFriday October 24"Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord...Jesus Christ." 2 Peter 3:18 NKJVThe Bible says, "In the last days will come...times of great stress and trouble [hard to...  Read More

Written by TWFYTThursday October 23"God, who is rich in mercy...raised us up...and made us sit together in...heavenly places in Christ Jesus." Ephesians 2:4,6 NKJVFor many years Dr. Donald Grey Barnho...  Read More

Written by TWFYTWednesday October 22"We are God's masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago." Ephesians 2:10 NLTPsychologists say our...  Read More

Written by TWFYTTuesday October 21"You have kept the good wine until now!" John 2:10 NKJVJesus' first miracle was turning into water into wine at the wedding reception. There were six waterpots, each ...  Read More

Written by TWFYTMonday October 20"He will order his angels to protect you wherever you go." Psalm 91:11 NLTA college professor once took a group of students to China for a field trip. Several days int...  Read More

Written by TWFYTSunday October 19"It is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory." 1 Corinthians 15:43We could possibly translate the word glory as "brilliance." Our new bodies may have a shiny quality...  Read More

Written by TWFYTSaturday October 18"But God gives it a body as he has determined." 1 Corinthians 15:38Benjamin Franklin, who was a printer, wrote an epitaph for his grave. And even though it never end...  Read More

Written by TWFYTFriday October 17"I go to prepare a place for you."  John 14:2 NKJVThe Bible talks about heaven over five hundred times, with details about our eternal home. Shortly, before He returne...  Read More

Written by TWFYTThursday October 16"Jesus...was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick." Matthew 14:14If you're wondering, "How can I be sure God is willing to heal me?", read thi...  Read More