Posts with the category “daily-devotional”

Run With the VisionScripture“And the Lord answered me: ‘Write the vision; make it plain on tablets, so he may run who reads it.’”Habakkuk 2:2 (ESV)ReflectionGod never gives vision for information. He ...  Read More

Grace for Movement | Inner MovementScripture:And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lor...  Read More

Grace for Movement | The Secret PlaceScripture:Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed. Simon and his compani...  Read More

Movement Begins on the InsideScripture“Jesus said to him, ‘Get up, take up your bed, and walk.’ And at once the man was healed, and he took up his bed and walked.”John 5:8–9 (ESV)ReflectionEvery movem...  Read More

You Have the Capacity to MoveScripture“So God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female he created them. And God blessed them and said, ‘Be fruitful and multipl...  Read More

Moving Forward When Faith Defies CultureScripture“By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out… And he went out, not knowing where he was going.”Hebrews 11:8 (ESV)ReflectionEvery movement of G...  Read More

Grace to Leave the Past BehindScripture“Remember Lot’s wife.”Luke 17:32 (ESV)ReflectionMovement always confronts memory. When God releases grace for movement, the first resistance we often face is not...  Read More

Step Out and Trust God With the Next MoveScripture“By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place that he was to receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was g...  Read More

Get Out of the BoxScripture:“My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in weakness.”2 Corinthians 12:9We often say that people put God in a box, but the truth is more subtle and mor...  Read More

Grace That Breaks the Fear of Financial AnxietyScripture:“And my God will supply every need of yours according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:19 (ESV)ReflectionOne of the great...  Read More

Enlarged Capacity for a God of AbundanceScripture:“Enlarge the place of your tent, and let the curtains of your habitations be stretched out; do not hold back; lengthen your cords and strengthen your ...  Read More

Why Sit Here Until We Die?The Courage to Move When Staying Still Is No Longer an OptionScripture:“Now there were four men who were lepers at the entrance to the gate… and they said to one another, ‘Wh...  Read More

Grace for MovementWhy Movement Begins at the Throne, Not in StrivingScripture:“Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of...  Read More

Mercy and Grace in the Year of MovementScripture:“Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.”Hebrews 4:16 (ESV)Refl...  Read More

God Is Always at WorkFrom the Census to the ShepherdsScripture:“In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered.”Luke 2:1 (ESV)“And an angel of the Lord ap...  Read More

God’s Plan Is Better Than OursTrusting the Greater Story He Is WritingScripture:“For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a...  Read More

Your Setback Is a Setup for Divine PromotionGod Is Working Behind the ScenesScripture:“And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according t...  Read More

God’s Household — You Belong HerePlanted in God’s Family. Growing Together.Scripture:"So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of f...  Read More

God’s Plan Is FamilyWhy the Enemy Fights Families and Why We Must Build Them StrongScripture:"I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of t...  Read More

Ginosko — The God Who Wants to Be KnownKnowing God Deeply, Daily, and EternallyScripture:"And this is eternal life: that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent."John...  Read More

Fixing Our Eyes on JesusGrowing Into the Full Measure of ChristScripture:"Until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God, and become mature, attaining to the whole measur...  Read More

Going All Out for the KingdomResponding to the Father’s LoveScripture:"Whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple. For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not fi...  Read More

Accepted in the BelovedResting in God’s Grace and ApprovalScripture:"To the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved."Ephesians 1:6 (NKJV)ReflectionWhen God spoke ...  Read More

The True Gospel The Power of Salvation and Eternal Security in Christ Scripture: "For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: ...  Read More

Love That Breaks the CycleScripture“Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not ...  Read More

Awake to the Move of GodScripture“The angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush. He looked, and behold, the bush was burning, yet it was not consumed. Then Moses ...  Read More

Faith Works by LoveScripture:“For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything, but only faith working through love.” Galatians 5:6 (ESV)“Great peace have those who love...  Read More

Who Am I on the Inside?Scripture:"Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God ...  Read More

Koinonia Fellowship | Walking in the Light with God and OthersScripture:God is light; in Him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie a...  Read More

Seen, Known, and GrowingWhy the Early Church Multiplied and Why We Still Need Each OtherScripture:"And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting ...  Read More

Restored and EnlargedStepping into a New Season with GodScripture:"Enlarge the place of your tent, and let the curtains of your habitations be stretched out; do not hold back; lengthen your cords and ...  Read More

Don’t Do Life AloneYou Were Created for CommunityScripture:"Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who i...  Read More

Faith Takes Action — What Will You Do With What You’ve Heard?Scripture:"Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says."— James 1:22 (NIV)Reflection:Over the past season ...  Read More

Speak Life — Faith Over Fear"For we live by faith, not by sight." — 2 Corinthians 5:7 (NIV)Reflection:It’s easy to be overwhelmed by what we see around us—violence, uncertainty, pressure, and personal...  Read More

Familiarity Can Kill Your FaithJesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own town, among his relatives and in his own home.”— Mark 6:4 (NIV)Reflection:One of the most dangerous...  Read More

Faith Is a Fight — But You’re Not Alone"Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses." — 1 Timoth...  Read More

You Are Winning — Keep Moving Forward by FaithScripture:"But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings. And you will go out and frolic like well-fed calv...  Read More

Living by Faith — See Differently, Speak DifferentlyScripture:“For we walk by faith, not by sight.” 2 Corinthians 5:7 (NKJV)“We have the same spirit of faith… I believed and therefore I spoke, we also...  Read More

The Discipline to Finish WellScripture:“Elijah said, ‘Go and look toward the sea.’… Seven times Elijah said, ‘Go back.’” — 1 Kings 18:43 (NIV)Reflection:Starting something new is exciting. Finishing w...  Read More

Diligence — Do It AgainScripture:“Elijah said, ‘Go and look toward the sea.’… Seven times Elijah said, ‘Go back.’” — 1 Kings 18:43 (NIV)Reflection:Breakthrough rarely comes to those who give up easily...  Read More