Posts with the category “daily-devotionals”

Scripture: 1 John 1:7, 9  "But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin... If we confess our sins...  Read More

 Scripture: Romans 5:9  "Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God's wrath through him!" Reflection:  Justification means standing before God "just-as-if-...  Read More

 Scripture: Ephesians 3:18-19  "And may you have the power to understand, as all God's people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. May you experience the love of Christ, tho...  Read More

Scripture: Philippians 3:10 - "That I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death." Reflection:  Paul's statement is startling: he want...  Read More

Scripture: Colossians 3:1-4 - "If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not ...  Read More

Scripture: Proverbs 3:5-6 - "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths." Reflection:  Kno...  Read More

 Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 - "But he said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.' Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that...  Read More

 Scripture: Luke 9:23-24 - "And he said to all, 'If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoeve...  Read More

Scripture: Romans 8:11 - "If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who d...  Read More

Scripture: Philippians 3:8 - "Indeed I count everything as a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord." Reflection:  There's a profound difference between knowing about Jes...  Read More

Scripture: Matthew 24:4-5, 11"Jesus answered: 'Watch out that no one deceives you. For many will come in my name, claiming, "I am the Messiah," and will deceive many... and many false prophets will ap...  Read More

Scripture: 1 John 4:1"Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world."Reflection:We live in ...  Read More

Scripture: Colossians 2:6-7"So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overfl...  Read More

Scripture: Ephesians 1:17-18"I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. I pray that th...  Read More

Scripture: John 15:4"Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me."Reflection:To abide mean...  Read More

Scripture: Philippians 3:8"What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things."Reflection:Paul didn't jus...  Read More

Scripture: John 14:6"Jesus answered, 'I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.'"Reflection:Jesus didn't offer Himself as a way among many—He declared Hims...  Read More

Scripture: Joshua 1:7"Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go."Reflection:Joshua stood at...  Read More

Scripture: John 10:27"My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me."Reflection:The Holy Spirit is constantly speaking, nudging, prompting—but are you listening? Throughout your day, Go...  Read More

Scripture: Philippians 2:8"And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death—even death on a cross!"Reflection:Jesus is our ultimate model of obedience. He becam...  Read More

Scripture: Deuteronomy 28:1-2"If you fully obey the LORD your God and carefully follow all his commands I give you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations on earth. All these ...  Read More

Scripture: 1 John 3:24"The one who keeps God's commands lives in him, and he in them. And this is how we know that he lives in us: We know it by the Spirit he gave us."Reflection:When you commit to im...  Read More

Scripture: Hebrews 3:15"Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts as you did in the rebellion."Reflection:Delayed obedience is just disobedience in slow motion. When God speaks—whether t...  Read More

Scripture: 1 Samuel 15:22"To obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams."Reflection:Obedience sits at the very top of God's expectations—not because He's demanding, but ...  Read More

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:3-4"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dea...  Read More

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 3:5-6"Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything for ourselves, but our competency comes from God. He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant—not of...  Read More

Scripture: Colossians 1:18"And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy."Reflection:To say Jesu...  Read More

Scripture: Colossians 1:16"For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created th...  Read More

Scripture: Colossians 3:3-4"For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory."Reflection:Who you are is...  Read More

Scripture: Colossians 3:3-4"For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory."Reflection:Who you are is...  Read More

Scripture: Ephesians 2:8-10"For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God's handiw...  Read More

   Scripture:  "Then the angel said to me, 'Do not be afraid, Daniel. Since the first day that you set your mind to gain understanding and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard, an...  Read More

Scripture:  "Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me." - John 15:4 Reflection:  The closer you get ...  Read More

 Scripture:  "What do you want with us, Son of God? Have you come here to torture us before the appointed time?" - Matthew 8:29 Reflection:  Even demons recognize that Jesus has ultimate authority and...  Read More

 Scripture:  "For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the he...  Read More

Scripture:  "For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him."...  Read More

Scripture:  "He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation." - Colossians 1:15 Reflection:  For centuries, people had ideas about God—but Jesus came to remove all questions. Whe...  Read More

  Scripture:  "So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with th...  Read More

  Scripture:  "He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the ...  Read More

   Scripture:  "I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him until that day." (2 Timothy 1:12 NIV)"The LORD is near to all who call on him, to al...  Read More