Posts with the category “daily-devotions”

Written by TWFYTMonday July 21"Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God's will for you." 1 Thessalonians 5:18 NIVBreathing is a complicated process. It requires physiological precision, and t...  Read More

Written by TWFYTSunday July 20"He is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways."  James 1:7-8 NKJVDon't be double minded and attempt to think in two different ways at the same time. For example, w...  Read More

Written by TWFYTSaturday July 19"Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed."  James 5:16 NKJVWe all makes mistakes, misjudge issues, and mess up at some ...  Read More

Written by TWFYTFriday July 18"Do all that you can to live in peace with everyone." Romans 12:18 NLTAuthor Chuck Swindoll says that when he was a young man, he couldn't understand how two people who l...  Read More

Written by TWFYTThursday July 17"If you suffer for doing good and you endure it."  1 Peter 2:20 NIVAre you in "the school of hard knocks" today? Are you wondering, "Why am I going through this?" Becau...  Read More

Written by TWFYTWednesday July 16"How can a young person stay on the earth of purity? By living according to your word." Psalm 119:9 NIVWhen we give in to temptation, it's easy to blame other people a...  Read More

Written by TWFYTTuesday July 15"Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh." Galatians 5:16 NKJVLust is as natural to us as breathing. Our flesh nature lives to fulfill its se...  Read More

Written by TWFYTThursday July 10"His parents...assumed."  Luke 2:43-44 NLTThe Bible says: "Every year Jesus' parents went to Jerusalem for the Passover festival. When Jesus was twelve years old, they ...  Read More

Written by TWFYTWednesday July 9"Encourage each other and build each other up." 1 Thessalonians 5:11 NLTIn the 1996 Olympics, gymnast Kerri Strug had the weight of winning the gold medal for her team ...  Read More

Written by TWFYTTuesday July 8"Keep this Book...always on your lips; meditate on it...Then you will be...successful." Joshua 1:8 NIVIf you want to change your life, you must change how you think and w...  Read More

Written by TWFYTMonday July 7"For as he thinks in his heart, so is he." Proverbs 23:7 NKJVGood thinkers are constantly in demand. Why? Because they solve problems, always have ideas that can build an ...  Read More

Written by TWFYTSunday July 6"If our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence toward God." 1 John 3:21 NKJVWhen you willfully do wrong, you experience anxiety, stress, and insecurity. "There is n...  Read More

Written by TWFYTSaturday July 5"Relish life with the spouse you love...every day...Make the most of each one"!  Ecclesiastes 9:9-10 MSGThe following definition of love and marriage is a time-tested fo...  Read More

Written by TWFYTFriday July 4"I am ready to perform My word."  Jeremiah 1:12 NKJVTalking about the power behind the Reformation, Martin Luther said, "I simply taught, preached, wrote God's Word; other...  Read More

Written by TWFYTThursday July 3"He persevered." Hebrews 11:27 NIVV. Raymond Edman said, "To be torn...by external forces, and still...preserve one's inward integrity, is to know the discipline that en...  Read More

Written by TWFYTWednesday July 2"Show deep love for each other." 1 Peter 4:8 NLTYou don't have to be alone to be lonely. Some of us are married to emotionally unavailable spouses. Some of us put up wi...  Read More

Written by TWFYTTuesday July 1"The things you have heard me say...entrust to reliable people."  2 Timothy 2:2 NIVA leadership expert who conducted a poll to find out how people came to be leaders writ...  Read More

Written by TWFYTMonday June 30"He has made us competent." 2 Corinthians 3:6 NIVIn the Bible, you discover that leaders were most often trained "on the job." A leadership expert writes: "It takes secur...  Read More

Written by TWFYTSunday June 29"If God has given you leadership ability, take the responsibility seriously." Romans 12:8 NLTThere is a two-fold challenge in developing leaders: (1) Emerging leaders man...  Read More

Written by TWFYTWednesday June 18"I will instruct you in what to say." Exodus 4:12 NLTYou don't have to be a great orator; you just have to deliver the message. You don't have to emulate any other spe...  Read More

Written by TWFYTTuesday June 17"Ask, and ye shall receive." John 16:24Have you been praying, and God hasn't answered? Let's look at some keys. (1) Maybe you're expecting a lot from God but not much fr...  Read More

Written by TWWYTMonday June 16"The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing."  Psalm 23:1 NIVSpurgeon's contemporary, Dr. Joseph Parker, pastored the City Temple Church in London. One day he walked up to h...  Read More

Written by TWFYTFather's Day - Sunday June 15"He will turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers."  Mal 4:6 NKJVIn 1985 Tim Burke saw his boyhood d...  Read More

Written by TWFYTSaturday June 14"Live...in an understanding way [with great gentleness and tact...for the marriage relationship]." 1 Peter 3:7 AMPTo have a successful marriage, you must understand tha...  Read More

Written by TWFYTFriday June 13"Jesus spoke the word to them, as much as they could understand."  Mark 4:33 NIVIf you're serious about reaching and teaching people, there are two things you must try to...  Read More

Written by TWFYTThursday June 12"You will receive the crown of glory that does not fade away." 1 Peter 5:4 NKJVThe fifth crown is the crown of glory. Peter wrote: "The elders who are among you I exhor...  Read More

Written by TWFYTWednesday June 11 "Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life." Revelation 2:10 NKJVThe fourth crown is the crown of life. Two different verses depict it for us. "B...  Read More

Written by TWFYTTuesday June 10"There is laid up for me the crown of righteousness."  2 Timothy 4:8 NKJVThe third crown mentioned in Scripture is the crown of righteousness. Paul writes: "I have fough...  Read More

Written by TWFYTMonday June 9"What will be our...crown as we stand before our Lord Jesus when he returns? It is you!" 1 Th 2:19 NLTThe second crown mentioned in Scripture is the crown of rejoicing. It...  Read More

Written by TWFYTSunday June 8"They do it to obtain a perishable crown, but we for an imperishable crown."  1 Corinthians 9:25 NKJVIn describing our heavenly rewards, the Bible speaks of crowns. Let's ...  Read More

Written by TWFYTSaturday June 7"Let people see God in...your body."  1 Corinthians 6:20 MSGColumnist Ann Landers write: "Girls need to prove their love through illicit sexual relations like a moose ne...  Read More

Written by TWFYTFriday June 6"There is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven." Ecclesiastes 3:1Why does a happy, cooperative twelve-year-old suddenly turn into a sullen, depressed thirteen-y...  Read More

Written by TWFYTThursday June 5"...In honor giving preference to one another."  Romans 12:10 NKJVOne of the real tests of character and maturity is how you react to someone else's success. That's part...  Read More

Written by TWFYTWednesday June 4"I have appeared to you for this purpose, to make you a minister and a witness."  Acts 26:16 NKJVIn baseball, the Cather tries to distract the batter. On one occasion w...  Read More

Written by TWFYTTuesday June 3"Do you want to get well?"  John 5:6 NIVWhat an amazing question Jesus asked this paralyzed man: 'Do you want to get well?" Who wouldn't? You might be surprised! Kay Arth...  Read More

Written by TWFYTMonday June 2"Concentrate on doing your best for God."  2 Timothy 2:15 MSGGraduate, here are elven lesson to empower and inspire you: (1) You're here for a reason, and the most vital t...  Read More

Written by TWFYTSunday June 1"The Lord is on my side; I will not fear."  Psalm 118:6 NKJVBeing in a position of leadership won't give you courage, but showing courage will establish you as a leader in...  Read More

Written by TWFYTWednesday May 28"Where there is no vision, the people perish." Proverbs 29:18The word "perish" conjures up mages of deterioration and decay, like fruit rotting from within. On what spe...  Read More

WRITTEN BY TWFYTTuesday May 27"What you are doing is not good...You...will only wear yourselves out."  Exodus 18:17-18 NIVThe Bible says, "The next day Moses took his seat to serve as judge for the pe...  Read More

Written by TWFYTMonday May 26"The Lord will reward each one for whatever good they do."  Ephesians 6:8 NIVWhen God asks you to sacrifice on behalf of somebody else, do it.  It's like putting money in ...  Read More