Posts with the category “daily-devotions”

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

Written by TWFYTWednesday April 15Let us pursue the knowledge of the Lord." Hosea 6:3 NKJVThe Lord charged the church at Ephesus with having "left your first love" (see Rev 2:4) and the church of Laod...  Read More

Written by TWFYTTuesday April 14"Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?" Romans 8:35 NIVPaul asked: "Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?" And the answer is—nothing! Then he came up ...  Read More

Written by TWFYTMonday April 13"I pray that you...may have power...to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ." Ephesians 3:17-18 NIVThomas Aquinas was one of the most prolific...  Read More

Written by TWFYTSunday April 12"I pray that you...may...know this love that surpasses knowledge." Ephesians 3:17-19 NIVIn the realm of general relativity, an even horizon is the point  of no return. I...  Read More

Written by TWFYTSaturday April 11"The weapons of our warfare are...mighty in God for pulling down strongholds." 2 Corinthians 10:4 NKJVJust as Jericho was a stronghold in Canaan, we have strongholds i...  Read More

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Friday April 10“Forgetting the past and straining toward what is ahead, I keep trying to reach the goal and get the prize.” Philippians 3:13-14 NCVSomeone said: “The secret of success...  Read More

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Thursday April 9“It was not I but God who was working through me by his grace." 1 Corinthians 15:10 NLTPride promotes self-reliance. It tells us we can indeed do things on our own. In...  Read More

Written by TWFYTTuesday April 7“The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.” John 6:63 NKJV
Jesus was called “Rabbi” eleven ties in the Gospels. But He wasn’t like any other rabbi. Ra...  Read More

Written by TWFYTMonday April 6"Those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires." Romans 8:5 NIVMuscle memory isn't stored in our muscles. It's a procedural...  Read More

Written by TWFYTEaster Sunday—April 5"He is not here: for he is risen, as he said." Matthew 28:6 KJVOne day your heart will give a final pule, and your lungs empty a final breath. And barring the retu...  Read More

Written by TWFYTSaturday April 4"He said, 'It is finished!" John 19:30 NKJVIn Old Testament times, you received forgiveness from God by bringing a sacrificial lamb to the altar, where a priest would s...  Read More

Written by TWFYTGood Friday—April 3"Where sin abounded, grace abounded much more." Romans 5:20 NKJVJust minutes before His final breath, Jesus cried out, "Tetelestail!" from the cross. In English, it ...  Read More

Written by TWFYTThursday April 2"The Lord your God will make you abound in all the work of your hand." Deuteronomy 30:9 NKJVA young fashion artist called her aunt one day to let her know she was leavi...  Read More

Written by TWFYTWednesday April 1In her book 30 Days to a Stronger, More Confident You, author Deborah Smith Pegues uses the word "pray" as an acronym: "Pause. I stop all activity and focus completely...  Read More