Posts with the category “daily-devotionals”

 Scripture: John 17:17  "Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth." Reflection:  Jesus prayed this prayer for His disciples, and by extension, for all of us who believe in Him. To be sanctified ...  Read More

Scripture:   2 Peter 1:19-21  "We also have the prophetic message as something completely reliable, and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light shining in a dark place, until the day da...  Read More

Scripture: Genesis 3:1  "Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, 'Did God really say...?'"Reflection:  Satan's first strategy in the g...  Read More

 Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:16-17  "All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for ...  Read More

Scripture: Psalm 119:105, 160  "Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path... The sum of your word is truth, and every one of your righteous rules endures forever." Reflection:  The word "...  Read More

Scripture: Jude 1:3-4 "Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith that was once for all del...  Read More

 Scripture: Matthew 24:25  "See, I have told you beforehand."   Reflection:  Jesus didn't leave His followers in the dark. He warned them—and us—about what was coming. Deception would increase. False ...  Read More

Scripture: Ephesians 6:14, 17  "Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth... and take... the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God." Reflection:  The spiritual armor Paul describe...  Read More

 Scripture:1 Peter 5:8  "Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour." Reflection:  A lion's roar isn't random—it's a declaration of...  Read More

 Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:16-17  "All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, e...  Read More

 Scripture: Matthew 24:23-24  "Then if anyone says to you, 'Look, here is the Christ!' or 'There he is!' do not believe it. For false christs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and ...  Read More

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:57-58"But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of...  Read More

Scripture: Isaiah 53:5"But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed."Reflection:...  Read More

Scripture: Romans 10:9"If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved."Reflection:The good news culminates in this: et...  Read More

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:3"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ...  Read More

Scripture: Revelation 1:18"I am the living one. I was dead, and behold I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades."Reflection:Jesus didn't bypass death—He went straight throug...  Read More

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:24"He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed."Reflection:The crucifixion was brutal ...  Read More

Scripture: Romans 3:23"For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God."Reflection:The word "sin" in Greek is hamartia—an archery term meaning "to miss the mark." Just as an arrow flies off cou...  Read More

Scripture: Revelation 5:12-13"In a loud voice they were saying: 'Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise!' Then I heard ev...  Read More

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:24"He himself bore our sins in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed."Reflection:The crowd expected a ...  Read More

Scripture: Matthew 7:13-14"Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road tha...  Read More

Scripture: Isaiah 29:13 (quoted by Jesus)"The Lord says: 'These people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their worship of me is based on ...  Read More

Scripture: Matthew 16:24-25"Then Jesus said to his disciples, 'Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will los...  Read More

Scripture:Luke 19:37-38"When he came near the place where the road goes down the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God in loud voices for all the miracles they had...  Read More

Scripture: Psalm 118:25-26"LORD, save us! LORD, grant us success! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD. From the house of the LORD we bless you."Reflection:The crowd shouted "Hosanna!"—a pr...  Read More

   Scripture:  "Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful." — Hebrews 10:23 (ESV)  "Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who lov...  Read More

   Scripture:  "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." — Proverbs 3:5-6 (ESV)  "For ...  Read More

 Scripture: "So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ." — Romans 10:17 (ESV) Reflection:  The Israelites had God's Word—He had promised them the land. It was theirs for the ...  Read More

 Scripture: Hebrews 11:6 (ESV)"And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him." Reflection:  Th...  Read More

 Scripture:  "For we walk by faith, not by sight." — 2 Corinthians 5:7 (ESV)"Jesus said to her, 'Did I not tell you that if you believed you would see the glory of God?'" — John 11:40 (ESV) Reflection...  Read More

 Scripture:  "But Jesus looked at them and said, 'With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.'" — Matthew 19:26 (ESV) Reflection:  The ten spies saw giants and felt small. The t...  Read More

 Scripture: 1 Peter 4:11a  "If anyone speaks, they should do so as one who speaks the very words of God." Reflection:  Not everyone is called to preach from a pulpit, but every believer is called to s...  Read More

Scripture: Psalm 139:13-14  "For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that...  Read More

 Scripture: Isaiah 6:8  "Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, 'Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?' And I said, 'Here am I. Send me!'"   Reflection:  When you say yes to Jesus, God's will...  Read More

   Scripture: Matthew 28:19-20  "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I ...  Read More

  Scripture: 1 Peter 4:11  "If anyone serves, they should do so with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ."   Reflection:  You're not called to serv...  Read More

   Scripture: Luke 4:18-19  "The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight f...  Read More

   Scripture:  "All that open the womb are mine, all your male livestock, the firstborn of cow and sheep. The firstborn of a donkey you shall redeem with a lamb, or if you will not redeem it you shall...  Read More

 Scripture:  "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth." (Genesis 1:1 ESV)"The earth is the LORD's and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein." (Psalm 24:1 ESV)"Wha...  Read More

   Scripture:  "You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former." (Matthew 23:23 NIV)  "For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." (Matthew 6:21 ESV)  Reflection: ...  Read More