Posts with the category “daily-devotional”

When God Brings You to the End of YourselfScripture:“And he believed the Lord, and He counted it to him as righteousness.”— Genesis 15:6Reflection:Abraham had many good works he could have presented b...  Read More

The Judge Became the JustifierScripture:“He did this to demonstrate His righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus.”— Romans 3:26Reflec...  Read More

Jesus, Our Mercy SeatScripture:“God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement, through the shedding of His blood—to be received by faith.”— Romans 3:25Reflection:The story of salvation begins with ...  Read More

From Consumer to LaborerScripture:“Go your way; behold, I am sending you out as lambs in the midst of wolves.”— Luke 10:3Reflection:Every believer is called to receive from God, but no believer is cal...  Read More

Pray Before You StrategizeScripture:“Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.”— Luke 10:2Reflection:When Jesus saw that the harvest was plentiful and ...  Read More

Called to the HarvestScripture:“The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few.”— Luke 10:2Reflection:When Jesus looked at the towns and people before Him, He did not merely see crowds, problems, ...  Read More

Do Not Break the WaitScripture:“Let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.”— Galatians 6:9Reflection:Waiting is one of the hardest tests of faithfulness...  Read More

Faithfulness Has a VoiceScripture:“Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord.”— 1 Corinthians 15:58Reflection:Faithfulness may not always look i...  Read More

The Blessing Is Upon YouScripture:“Blessings are on the head of the righteous.”— Proverbs 10:6Reflection:The blessing of God is not first a thing you receive. It is an empowerment that rests upon you....  Read More

From Toiling to BlessingScripture:“The blessing of the Lord makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it.”— Proverbs 10:22Reflection:One of the greatest mindset shifts we can experience is moving from a ...  Read More

Go in This Your MightScripture:“And the Lord turned to him and said, ‘Go in this might of yours and save Israel.’”— Judges 6:14Reflection:One of the most surprising things about God's conversation wit...  Read More

Mighty Man of ValorScripture:“And the angel of the Lord appeared to him and said to him, ‘The Lord is with you, O mighty man of valor.’”— Judges 6:12Reflection:When God found Gideon, he was not standi...  Read More

Take Off the Grave ClothesScripture:“Jesus said to them, ‘Unbind him, and let him go.’”— John 11:44Reflection:Lazarus came out alive, but he was still bound.He had heard the voice of Jesus. Life had r...  Read More

Roll Away the StoneScripture:“Jesus said, ‘Take away the stone.’”— John 11:39Reflection:Sometimes what stands between where we are and what God is calling forth is a stone that must be rolled away.Whe...  Read More

Give Thanks Before It MultipliesScripture:“Jesus then took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed them to those who were seated.”— John 6:11Reflection:Thanksgiving is one of the clea...  Read More

Bring What You HaveScripture:“There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what are they for so many?”— John 6:9Reflection:Scarcity often makes us despise what God can use. When An...  Read More

Roots Before FruitsScripture:“But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away.”— Matthew 13:21Reflection:One of ...  Read More

What Seed Are You Sowing?Scripture:“The seed is the word of God.”“— Luke 8:11Reflection:Everything in God's kingdom begins as a seed. Before there is a harvest, there is a seed. Before there is growth...  Read More

Power for ServiceScripture:“And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance.”— Acts 2:4Reflection:The baptism of the Holy Spirit was...  Read More

The Pentecost Experience ContinuesScripture:“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses.”— Acts 1:8Reflection:Pentecost was never meant to be a one...  Read More

Sitting With Jesus Changes UsScripture:“But one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her.”— Luke 10:42Reflection:It is possible to be around Jesus an...  Read More

When God Says WaitScripture:“So, when he heard that Lazarus was ill, he stayed two days longer in the place where he was.”— John 11:6Reflection:Waiting can feel like silence. When Mary and Martha sent...  Read More

God Uses Spiritual FamilyScripture:“He was well spoken of by the brothers at Lystra and Iconium.”— Acts 16:2Reflection:Nobody grows alone. One of the beautiful truths in Timothy’s story is that God di...  Read More

The Faith That Outlives YouScripture:“I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, dwells in you as well.”— 2 Timot...  Read More

Judge Him FaithfulScripture:“Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised.”—...  Read More

Faith has a Reason- What is yours?Scripture:“Accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead.”— Hebrews 11:19Reflection:Faith has a logic. It is not random. It is not emotional excite...  Read More

Use What God Placed in YouScripture:“As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace.”— 1 Peter 4:10Reflection:There is something in you that God inten...  Read More

One God, Many Cultures, One FamilyScripture:“After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before ...  Read More

Just Say the WordScripture:“But only say the word, and my servant will be healed.”— Matthew 8:8Reflection:The centurion understood something that many believers still struggle to grasp. He understood ...  Read More

As You Have BelievedScripture:“And to the centurion Jesus said, ‘Go; let it be done for you as you have believed.’”— Matthew 8:13Reflection:God’s power is never lacking, but our experience of that pow...  Read More

The God Who Sees Ahead ProvidesScripture:“So Abraham called the name of that place, ‘The Lord will provide’; as it is said to this day, ‘On the mount of the Lord it shall be provided.’”— Genesis 22:14...  Read More

God Is the Source, Not the ChannelScripture:“And he blessed him and said, ‘Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth.’”— Genesis 14:19Reflection:One of the great lessons of fait...  Read More

Born Again to a Living HopeScripture:“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 ...  Read More

It Is Finished, But the Story Did Not EndScripture:“When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, ‘It is finished,’ and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.”— John 19:30Reflection:When Jesus sa...  Read More

Untied for PurposeScripture:“Go into the village in front of you, where on entering you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever yet sat. Untie it and bring it here.”— Luke 19:30Reflection:Ther...  Read More

The Final Stretch Requires the ClimbScripture:“And when he had said these things, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.”— Luke 19:28Reflection:There comes a point in every journey where the path ch...  Read More

Come With ExpectationScripture:“For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.”— Matthew 18:20Reflection:It is possible to be present in God’s house and yet carry no real expec...  Read More

Looking Unto JesusScripture:“Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand ...  Read More

Oil for HypomonēScripture:“But the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps.”— Matthew 25:4 Reflection:Many people begin their journey with excitement, clarity, and strong intention. At the start, the...  Read More

Faith and Patience Inherit the PromiseScripture:“So that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.”— Hebrews 6:12 (ESV)Reflection:In a world ...  Read More