Category: Devotionals

Devotionals

Grateful for What Has Been

Read: Psalm 139 Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! (v. 23) Are you grateful for how your life has gone so far?

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In Times of Need

Read: Matthew 5:1-16 Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. (v. 3) Today’s reading takes us back to the Sermon on the Mount. Jesus

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In Times of Plenty

Read: Proverbs 3:1-18 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. (v. 5) It’s easy to want more, isn’t it? More money.

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Gratitude Takes Focus

Read: Matthew 6:19-34 The eye is the lamp of the body. (v. 22) The closing verses of Matthew 6 are one of my favorite portions of Scripture. The reminders there

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Giving in Gratitude

Read: Galatians 6:1-10 So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone. (v. 10) In the United States, we’re approaching Thanksgiving, a day when we pause and

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Gratitude

Read: Psalm 100 Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name! (v. 4) Pastor, author, and speaker Max Lucado has defined

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Prayer in Heaven

Read: Revelation 4 Day and night they never cease to say, “Holy, holy, holy.” (v. 8) We don’t know the first words someone prayed when “people began to call upon

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When Words Fail

Read: Romans 8:18-30 The Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. (v. 26) Times of prayer can be full of sweet conversation with our heavenly Father.

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Singing Amid Suffering

Read: Acts 16:16-34 Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God. (v. 25) One brave man I know lives in Bhutan. Sharing the gospel is forbidden. One Sunday