Tag: devotional

You will show me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy; at Your right hand are pleasures forevermore. Psalm 16:11 (NKJV) If we listen, God will be faithful to guide us.  How well do you listen to that still, small voice? One of the things I’m known for is finding money…

For I will restore health to you and heal you of your wounds,’ says the Lord. Jeremiah 30:17 (NKJV) Whether you are on a journey to get in better shape and improve your health or if you are battling a life-threatening illness, God wants to heal you.   Many people commit to getting healthy at the…

Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord? Or who may stand in His holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who has not lifted up his soul to an idol, nor sworn deceitfully. Psalm 24:3-4 What consumes your thoughts? How do you spend the majority of your time? Where…

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, know that full well. Psalm 139:13-14 (NIV) It’s my birthday month. I was born in 1972. (I’ll let you do the math!) Let’s just say I’ve survived…

Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus. Philippians 2:5 We can’t escape our thoughts.  I don’t know about yours, but this mind of mine can be an unwelcome place. Thoughts and ideas tend to pop in unannounced and then stay there. Other times, I can get focused on a negative…

God created everything through him, and nothing was created except through him. John 1:3 (NLT) This verse is written about beautifully in a devotional I’ve been reading this year. Part of it said this: We are unique reflections of God’s nature. With that in mind, we should celebrate the way we see the world. No…

For in him we live and move and have our being. Acts 17:28 (NIV) Recently, I listened to a ​business podcast​ titled, "Do not pander." The message of the podcast was not to cater to the whims of other businesses and to the algorithm. Those of us in the online space have to deal with…

He brought them out of darkness, the utter darkness, and broke away their chains. Psalm 107:14 (NIV) My weight loss struggles began at a very early age as a result of a mother who had her own weight and body image issues, and therefore projected those onto me. In her heart of hearts, she felt…

Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life. John 4:13-14 (NIV) It’s a hot, summer day. You just got in from a…

And even though Jesus was God’s Son, he had to learn from experience what it was like to obey when obeying meant suffering. Hebrews 5:8 (TLB) If Jesus, who was God’s perfect Son, had hard lessons to learn through obedience then we shouldn’t be surprised when we find it hard to do the right thing. …

If anyone comes to your meeting and does not teach the truth about Christ, don’t invite that person into your home or give any kind of encouragement. Anyone who encourages such people becomes a partner in their evil work. 2 John 1:10-11 (NLT) Who will you invite in? Do you regularly open your door to…

So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. Romans 10:17 (NKJV) What messages are you listening to? Who are you listening to? We live in the information age. There is noise all around us. We are bombarded with information from radio to television to social media. Information is at our…