Posts with the category “daily-devotions”

KNOW YOUR PURPOSE, KNOW YOUR PARTNERS
January 15th, 2025
Written by TWFYTWednesday January 15"As the Father has sent me, I am sending you." John 20:21 NIVIn order to identify God's will for your life, you must be clear about two things: (1) Your purpose. Fa...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords
HAVE YOU TALKED TO GOD ABOUT IT?
January 14th, 2025
Written by TWFYTTuesday January 14"So the Lord spoke to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend." Exodus 33:11 NKJVMoses had a special place where he met with God. It was called "the taberna...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords
THE LINK BETWEEN DISOBEDIENCE AND STRESS
January 13th, 2025
Written by TWFYTMonday January 13"Walk in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well with you."  Jeremiah 7:23 NKJVA leading Christian psychologist says there is a direct correlation ...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords
THE IMPORTANCE OF GOD'S WORD
January 12th, 2025
Written by TWFYTSunday January 12"He read in their hearing all the words of the Book."  2 Chronicles 34:30 NKJVWhen Josiah became king in Jerusalem, he assigned workers to repair the temple. There the...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords
PRAY ABOUT IT, THEN TAKE ACTION
January 11th, 2025
Written by TWFYTSaturday January 11"So they began this good work." Nehemiah 2:18 NIVThere is a time to pray, and there is a time to take action. Sometimes that means filling out the job application, o...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords
SEE YOURSELF AS VALUABLE (2)
January 10th, 2025
Written by TWFYTFriday January 10"You are precious to me. You are honored, and I love you."  Isaiah 43:4 NLTIf you want to be a 10 but your self esteem is a 5, you will never achieve at the level of a...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords
SEE YOURSELF AS VALUABLE (1)
January 9th, 2025
Written by TWFYTThursday January 9"I am self-sufficient in Christ's sufficiency." Philippians 4:13 AMPCWhen God made the first man, He saw this his creation was "very good." That means every person th...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords
JUST SOW THE SEED
January 8th, 2025
Written by TWFYTWednesday January 8"We are only God's servants through whom you believed the Good News."  1 Corinthians 3:5 NLTOne day when Charles Colton was scheduled to preach to three hundred inma...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords
YOU ARE COMMANDED TO LOVE
January 7th, 2025
Written by TWFYTTuesday January 7"A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another."  John 13:34 NKJVLove is not an emotion, because you cannot command someone to feel a certain way. Loving ...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords
DON'T AVOID--ENGAGE
January 6th, 2025
Written by TWFYTMonday January 6"As you sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world."  John 17:18 NIVJesus prayed in John 17:18 NIV: "I have given them your word...My prayer is not that yo...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords
IS GOD SHAKING YOU UP?
January 4th, 2025
Written by TWFYTSaturday January 4"The Lord...set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones...and...they were very dry."  Ezekiel 37:1-2God told Ezekiel to declare His word to a valle...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords
BLESSING IS PROGRESSIVE
January 3rd, 2025
Written by TWFYTFriday January 3"Gather all Israel to me on Mount Carmel."  1 Kings 18:19 NKJVThe greatest chapter in the story of Elijah's life took place on Mount Carmel. That's when he called down ...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords
EMBRACING UNCERTAINTY AND FOLLOWING GOD
January 2nd, 2025
Written by TWFYTThursday January 2"My ways are far beyond anything you could imagine." Isaiah 55:8 NLTA part of us feels as if something is spiritually wrong with us when we experience uncertainty. Bu...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords
START BY FORGIVING
January 1st, 2025
Written by TWFYTWednesday January 1"Forgiving each other...as...God forgave you." Ephesians 4:32 NIVIf you would like to start the New Year with a clean slate and traveling lighter, let go of the old ...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords
GROUP GUIDANCE
December 31st, 2024
Written by TWFYTTuesday December 31"The Holy Spirit said, "Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work which I have called them.'"  Acts 13:2 NIVA group of believers met together and dedicated sig...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords
BREAKING OUT OF THE FAILURE SYNDROME
December 30th, 2024
Written by TWFYTMonday December 30th"Despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us."  Romans 8:37 NLTWhen you have been abused, rejected, or abandoned, it's easy ...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords
LESSONS FROM THE LIFE OF JOSEPH (1)
December 23rd, 2024
Written by TWFYTMonday December 23"Joseph...did as the angel of the Lord commanded him."  Matthew 1:24 NKJVYou can search the Gospels and you won't discover a single word spoken by Jesus' earthly fath...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords
WANT WHAT GOD WANTS
December 22nd, 2024
Written by TWFYTSunday December 22"The king said to me, 'What is it you want?"  Nehemiah 2:4 NIVThe rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls began with two questions the king asked Nehemiah. The first question...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords
WHAT'S KEEPING YOU FROM WINNING?
December 21st, 2024
Written by TWFYTSaturday December 21"Let us lay aside every weight...and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us."  Hebrews 12:1 NKJVIn ancient Greece, athletes practiced with weights...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords
PRACTICE BEING TENDER-HEARTED
December 20th, 2024
Written by TWFYTFriday December 20"Be kind to one another, tenderhearted." Ephesians 4:32 NKJVIn his best-selling book 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, author Stephen Covey describes an experience...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords
EVERYBODY HAS A THORN (2)
December 19th, 2024
Written by TWFYTThursday December 19"Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power." Ephesians 6:10 NLTPaul tells us two things about his thorn: First, that it was a messenger of Satan sent to buffet ...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords
EVERYBODY HAS A THORN (1)
December 18th, 2024
Written by TWFYTWednesday December 18"A thorn in the flesh was given to me."  2 Corinthians 12:7 NKJVPaul writes: "A thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I be ex...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords
GOD CAN KEEP YOU TOGETHER
December 17th, 2024
Written by TWFYTTuesday December 17"What God has joined together, let not man separate." Matthew 19:6 NKJVThis may come as a surprise to you, but the main purpose of marriage is not to produce childre...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords
FAITH EQUALS RIGHTEOUSNESS WITH GOD
December 16th, 2024
Written by TWFYTMonday December 16"Abraham 'believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.'" Galatians 3:6 NKJVWe think of Abraham with a halo. Hardly. Not once, but twice he throws his ...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords
A PEACEFUL STATE OF MIND
December 15th, 2024
Written by TWFYTSunday December 15"Let the peace of God rule in your hands."  Colossians 3:15 NKJVGod wants you to have a peaceful state of mind. His Word says: "Let the peace (soul harmony which come...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords
INTIMACY, DEPENDENCY, OBEDIENCE (2)
December 13th, 2024
Written by TWFYTFriday December 13"The Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees His Father doing." John 5:19 NIVThe second thing that defines Jesus' relationship with his Father is t...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords
INTIMACY, DEPENDENCY, OBEDIENCE (1)
December 12th, 2024
Written by TWFYTThursday December 12"For the Father loves the Son and shows him all he does." John 5:20 NIVThese three things define the relationship Jesus had with his Father, and they are a blueprin...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords
YOUR PAST QUALIFIES YOU AS A WORSHIPPER
December 11th, 2024
Written by TWFYTWednesday December 11"Her sins--and they are many--have been forgiven, so she has shown me much love." Luke 7:47 NLTThe Bible says: "One of the Pharisees asked Jesus yo have dinner wit...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ABRAHAM AND PETER
December 10th, 2024
Written by TWFYTTuesday December 10"[Peter saw...the waves...and began to sink."  Matthew 14:30 NLT When Peter stepped out of the boat at the command of Jesus, he was doing something he had never done...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords
ARE YOU FEELING UNQUALIFIED?
December 9th, 2024
Written by TWFYTMonday December 9"I replied, 'The God of heaven will help us succeed. We, his servants, will start rebuilding this wall.'"  Nehemiah 2:20 NLTWith its walls torn down, Jerusalem was def...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords
IMPROVE YOUR SELF-TALK
December 8th, 2024
Written by TWFYTSunday December 8"I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise  shall continually be in my mouth."  Psalm 34:1 NKJVWhether you know it or not, you have an ongoing conversation with y...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords
THE IMPORTANCE OF FELLOWSHIP
December 7th, 2024
Written by TWFYTSaturday December 7"All the believers devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching, and to fellowship." Acts 2:42 NLTEuclid was a great mathematician who lived about three hundred year...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords
ONLY JESUS CAN SATISFY YOUR SOUL
November 28th, 2024
Written by TWFYTThursday November 28"Whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst." John 4:14 NKJVThe woman Jesus met at well had been married five times. She had tried multiple...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords
WHEN GOD SHOWS UP
November 26th, 2024
Written by TWFYTTuesday November 26"Our God whom we serve is able to deliver us...But if not..." Daniel 3:17-18 NKJVWhen Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nedgo refused to bow before Nebuchadnezzar's ninety...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords
CLEAN, STORE UP, AND SHARE
November 25th, 2024
Written by TWFYTMonday November 25"Gather all the food of those good years that are coming, and store up." Genesis 41:35Notice what Joseph told Pharaoh: "Collect one-fifth of the produce of the land o...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords
DON'T QUIT
November 24th, 2024
Written by TWFYTSunday November 24"To everything there is a season, a time fore every purpose under heaven."  Ecclesiastes 3:1 NKJVSolomon says there is "a time to be born, and a time to die; a time t...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords
STAND ON THE PROMISE GOD GAVE YOU
November 23rd, 2024
Written by TWFYTSaturday November 23"Until the time that his word came to pass, the word of the Lord tested him."  Psalm 105:19 NKJVWhen Joseph's brother's stripped him of his coat of many colors whic...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords
WHAT IT TAKES TO DO GOD'S WILL
November 22nd, 2024
Written by TWFYTFriday November 22"Lord, what do You want me to do?"  Acts 9:6 NKJVPaul's life changed forever when he asked the question, "Lord, what do you want me to do?" Note how God answered his ...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords
WHAT IT TAKES GO DO GOD'S WILL
November 21st, 2024
Written by TWFYTThursday November 21"Our sufficiency is from God."  2 Corinthians 3:5 NKJVGideon's army of thirty-two thousand men is enormously outnumbered by the Midianites when God tells him, "You ...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords
YOU WILL BE REWARDED FOR IT
November 20th, 2024
Written by TWFYTWednesday November 20"The sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us."  Romans 8:18 NKJVIn 1857 David Livingstone gave t...  Read More
by Michael Jeffords

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