Posts with the category “daily-devotions”

Written by TWFYTTuesday May 26"The Lord directs our steps, so why try to understand everything along the way?" Proverbs 20:24 NLTMarian wanted to become a concert singer, a challenge that was doubly d...  Read More

Written by TWFYTMonday May 25"We will reap a harvest if we do not give up." Galatians 6:9 NIVThe Holy Spirit gives us wisdom beyond our knowledge, power beyond our strength, and gifting beyond our abi...  Read More

Written by TWFYTSunday May 24"The Helper, the Holy Spirit...will teach you al things." John 14:26 NKJVJesus said: "The Helper, the Holy Spirit...will teach you all things, and bring to your remembranc...  Read More

Written by TWFYTSaturday May 23"Be strong and courageous!" Joshua 1:9 NLTWhen God told Joshua, 'Be strong and courageous," the word be really means become. It's not like a computer in which you enter ...  Read More

Written by TWFYTFriday May 22"Perfect love drives out fear." 1 John 4:18 NIVResearch showing that love mindsets are the norm while fear mindsets are learned is revolutionary for scientists. But it's n...  Read More

Written by TWFYTThursday May 21"Let us run with endurance the race that is set before us." Hebrews 12:1 NKJVIn March 1987, Eamon Coughlan was running in the qualifying heat at the World Indoor Track C...  Read More

Written by TWFYTWednesday May 20"Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine." Ephesians 3:20 NIVPrayer Pastor Heidi Scanlon said: "God has blessings for us in categories...  Read More

Written by TWFYTTuesday May 19"Be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord." 1 Corinthians 15:58 NKJVBack in the days of the great western cattle ranches in America, a little bur...  Read More

Written by TWFYTMonday May 18"Joshua...lifted his eyes...and behold, a Man stood opposite him." Joshua 5:13 NKJVIn late January 1956, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. received a threatening telephone call ...  Read More

Written by TWFYTSunday May 17"The Lord said to Joshua: 'See! I have given Jericho into your hand." Joshua 6:2 NKJVHere's what you need to know about the walls of Jericho: They were immense. They wrapp...  Read More

Written by TWFYTSaturday May 16"How sweet are Your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!' Psalm 119:103 NKJVIn ancient Jewish culture, formal education began at six years of age. Jewish b...  Read More

Written by TWFYTFriday May 15"By this you shall know that the living God is among you." Joshua 3:10 NKJVAs the Jordan River swelled to a mile in width, crossing it was no small task. Especially with m...  Read More

Written by TWFYTThursday May 14"I am your God. I will strengthen you, yes, I will help you." Isaiah 41:10 NKJVDr. George Washington Carver overcame racial prejudice and became and educator, scientist,...  Read More

Written by TWFYTWednesday May 13"One standing alone can be...defeated, but two can...conquer." Ecclesiastes 4:12 TLBSolomon wrote: "One standing alone can be...defeated, but two can stand back-to-back...  Read More

Written by TWFYTTuesday May 12"My voice You shall hear in the morning O Lord." Psalm 5:3 NKJVHow do you start your day with God? If you're not a "morning person," don't put pressure on yourself to hav...  Read More

Written by TWFYTMonday May 11"We count them blessed who endure." James 5:11 NKJVJames wrote: "My brethren, take the prophets, who spoke in the name of the Lord, as an example of suffering and patience...  Read More

Written by TWFYTMother's Day - Sunday May 10"Then He said to the disciple [John], 'Behold your mother!' And from that hour that disciples took her to his own home." John 19:27 NKJVThe Bible says: "now...  Read More

Written by TWFYTSaturday May 9"Those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit." Romans 8:5 ESVNeuroscientists tell us that every sound, every experience, every cons...  Read More

Written by TWFYTFriday May 8"He has rescued us from the kingdom of darkness." Colossians 1:13 NLTJimmy Wayne never knew his father, and his mother spent more time in prison than out. When Jimmy was tw...  Read More

Written by TWFYTThursday May 7"When I cry out to You, then my enemies will turn back; this I know, because God is for me." Psalm 56:9 NKJVIn the early days of America, a stranger asked how he might id...  Read More

Written by TWFYTWednesday May 6"You do not have because you do not ask." James 4:2 NIVFrom the beginning of the Bible to its conclusion we see absolute evidence that God answers prayer. Things that we...  Read More

Written by TWFYTTuesday May 5"In vain you rise early and stay up late...for he grants sleep to those he loves." Psalm 127:2 NIVIn western culture, we think of a day beginning when the sun comes up. Bu...  Read More

Written by TWFYTMonday May 4"Therefore be patient...until the coming of the Lord." James 5:7 NKJVPatience, from the biblical perspective, embodies these four things: (1) Confidence in God's unfailing ...  Read More

Written by TWFYTSunday May 3"Can two people walk together without agreeing on the direction?" Amos 3:3 NLTHere are three things you should be clear about before you commit to a lifetime relationship i...  Read More

Written by TWFYTSaturday May 2"My flesh and my heart fail; but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever." Psalm 73:26 NKJVSome of the world's greatest achievers went through life with ph...  Read More

Written by TWFYTFriday May 1"Truly my soul silently waits for God." Psalm 62:1 NKJVThe contemplative pathway. If you relate to God best through the contemplative pathway, you love large blocks of quie...  Read More

Written by TWFYTThursday April 30"Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your mights." Ecclesiastes 9:10 NKJVThe activist pathway. When you're on this spiritual pathway, you have a high level of e...  Read More

Written by TWFYTWednesday April 29"I was glad when they said to me, 'Let us go into the house of the Lord.'" Psalm 122:1 NKJVThe worship pathway. When you're on the worship pathway, you resonate with ...  Read More

Written by TWFYTTuesday, April 28"I thought about my ways." Psalm 119:59 NKJVThe serving pathways. On the serving pathway, you find God's presence seems most tangible when you're helping others. You i...  Read More

Written by TWFYTMonday April 27"Make me walk in the path of Your commandments." Psalm 119:35 NKJVThe relational pathway. People who follow the relational pathway find that they have a deep sense of Go...  Read More

Written by TWFYTSunday April 26"Oh, that my ways were directed to keep Your statutes!" Psalm 119:5 NKJVA spiritual pathway has to do with the way you most naturally sense God's presence and experience...  Read More

Written by TWFYTSaturday April 25"I have the right  to do anything'...but not everything is beneficial." 1 Corinthians 10:23 NIVGod can deliver you from anything in a single day, but you've got to bac...  Read More

Written by TWFYTFriday April 24"By faith the harlot Rahab did not perish." Hebrews 11:31 NKJVMuch could be said about Rahab without mentioning her profession. She was a Canaanite. She provided cover f...  Read More

Written by TWFYTThursday April 23"Our qualification comes from God. He has enabled us." 2 Corinthians 3:5-6 NLTIn his class book called Prayer, Dr. O. Hallesby wrote: "Prayer and helplessness are inse...  Read More

Written by TWFYTWednesday April 22"Jonathan...David's brother, killed him." 2 Samuel 21:21 NIVAfter David killed Goliath, four other men, including his nephew Jonathan, killed giants that rose up agai...  Read More

Written by TWFYTTuesday April 21"This is the day the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it." Pslam 118:8-24 NKJVthe greatest moment in your life is now. Not because it's pleasant or happy o...  Read More

Written by TWFYTMonday April 20"O Lord, revive Your work in the midst of the years!" Habakkuk 3:2 NKJVThe Bible likens the Christian life to a marathon. The writer of the book of Hebrews said: "Let us...  Read More

Written by TWFYTSunday April 19"For God does speak...in a dream." Job 33:14-15God is the giver of dreams. "For God does speak...In a dream, in a vision...when deep sleep falls on people" (vv. 14-15 NI...  Read More

Written by TWFYTSaturday April 18"Whatever things are...of good report...meditate on these things." Philippians 4:8 NKJVMarcial Losada is an organizational psychologist who studies the power of positi...  Read More

Written by TWFYTFriday April 17"You will...find me when you seek me with all your heart." Jeremiah 29:13 NIVFanny Crosby, the noted hymn writer, said she never attempted to write a hymn without first ...  Read More