Posts with the category “daily-devotions”

Written by TWFYTSunday December 21"Whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God." 1 Corinthians 10:31 NIVWhen it comes to your calling, observe these two things: (1) God doesn't call the qualified;...  Read More

Written by TWFYTSaturday December 20"Today I have rolled away the shame of your slavery." Joshua 5:9 NLTGod got Israel out of Egypt in one day, but it took forty years to get the shame of Egypt out of...  Read More

Written by TWFYTFriday December 19"Your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you." 1 Corinthians 6:19Set aside the question of to what extent you are capable of experiencing God's presence ...  Read More

Written by TWFYTThursday December 18"Do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased." Hebrews 13:16 NKJVHudson Taylor, founder of the China Inland Mission, prepare...  Read More

Written by TWFYTWednesday December 17"A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones." Proverbs 14:30 NIVSome folks are too insecure to applaud the success or achievements of another...  Read More

Written by TWFYTTuesday December 16"He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds." Psalms 147:3 NKJVThere are times when we all experience rejection, betrayal, and disappointment. But if we ho...  Read More

Written by TWFYTMonday December 15"Oh, that You would rend the heavens [and] come down!" Isaiah 64:1 NKJVJesus told the disciples just before He left this earth to return to heaven: "I send the promis...  Read More

Written by TWFYTSunday December 14"They did not ask counsel of the Lord."  Joshua 9:14 NKJVLive with one ear toward heaven: "Is this opportunity from you, God?" "Are you in this venture, God?" "Should...  Read More

Written by TWFYTSaturday December 13"Be careful to obey all...the Law." Joshua 23:6Entering the Promised Land, God told Joshua: "Be careful to obey all that is written in the Book of the Law of Moses....  Read More

Written by TWFYTFriday December 12"Common sense and success belong to me." Proverbs 8:14 NLTThe fear of success derails many dreams. Sometimes success brings resentment from those closest to you. Bein...  Read More

Written by TWFYTThursday December 11"Joshua built an altar to the Lord...in Mount Ebal." Joshua 8:30 KNJVThe Bible says, "Joshua built an altar to the Lord...in Mount Ebal...'an altar of whole stones ...  Read More

Written by TWFYTWednesday December 10"In my desperation I prayed, and the Lord listened; he saved me from all my troubles." Psalm 34:6 NLTIt had been twenty-five years since Fontella BAss's rhythm and...  Read More

Written by TWFYTTuesday December 9"Why did you make me this way?" Isaiah 45:10 NLTIsaiah said that God "formed me in my mother's womb to be his servant" (Isa 49:5 NL). God deliberately shaped each of ...  Read More

Written by TWFYTMonday December 8"In this world you will have trouble, but be brave! I ave defeated the world." John 16:33 NCVWhatever circumstances you find yourself in, they don't have to define you...  Read More

Written by TWFYTSunday December 7"God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good." Genesis 1:31 NKJVBefore the age of two, Helen Keller lost her vision and her hearing. In an instant...  Read More

Written by TWFYTThursday December 4"Train up a child in the way he should go." Proverbs 22:6 NKJVWhether you lead at home, in church, or in business, you'll be called upon to make hard and unpopular d...  Read More

Written by TWFYTWednesday December 3"This I know...God is for me." Psalm 56:9 NKJVIn his bestselling book, The Tipping Point, Malcom Gladwell defines the tipping point as "the moment of critical mass,...  Read More

Written by TWFYTTuesday December 2"Love makes up for all offenses." Proverbs 10:12 NLTLoving relationships are a cornerstone of life. They are the foundation of Christ's church and evidence that we ha...  Read More

Written by TWFYTMonday December1"Teach us to realize the brevity of life, so that we may grow in wisdom." Psalm 90:12 NLTWhen he became campaign manager for President George Bush and chairman of the R...  Read More

Written by TWFYTSunday November 30"The Lord, who delivered me from...the lion and...the bear...will deliver me from...this Philistine." 1 Samuel 17:37 NKJVevery experience in our past has prepared us ...  Read More

Written by TWFYTSaturday November 29"Do not forget to do good and to share." Hebrews 13:16 NKJVPetere describes the life of Jesus in these words: "Who went about doing good" (Ac 10:38 NKJV). So, becom...  Read More

Written by TWFYTFriday November 28"How forceful are right words!" Job 6:25 NKJVHere are two stories from history that illustrate how the power of your words can affect others: (1) One day an altar boy...  Read More

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