Daily Devotions (Page 5)

TURNING OVERY OUR DEPENDENCE

We live by faith, not by sight. 2 CORINTHIANS 5:7 NIV There is a reason you are facing the challenges that are before you today. True, some of it may come from the choices you’ve made. But the purpose for what you encounter is clear—God is developing your faith (1 Peter 1:6–7). His omnipotent hand…

EXHIBITING GRACE

Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not seen. 1 JOHN 4:20 NIV There will always be someone in your life who will irritate you in the most frustrating…

GOD’S VIEWPOINT

Momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison. 2 CORINTHIANS 4:17 When hardships arise, we may be tempted to focus on our circumstances, forgetting that God has a completely different vantage point on our lives. But from His view, every event has a purpose that fits perfectly…

TIME AND BOUNDARIES

Be careful how you walk, not as unwise men but as wise, making the most of your time. EPHESIANS 5:15–16 Are you afraid of saying no to people because of what they may think? If so, find freedom in this today: Jesus often set boundaries with others, denying their demands. And because He did, you…

DON’T RELINQUISH YOUR PEACE

“Do not let your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in Me.” JOHN 14:1 There is something we all do just about every day—sometimes without even realizing it—and that is relinquish our peace. To avoid this, we should take time every day to check our hearts—ensuring that sin hasn’t blocked our fellowship with…

THE ABILITY TO CHANGE

It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. GALATIANS 2:20 NLT Are you amazed at the sickness of your heart—the way it strays from God’s Word, doubts His promises,…

PRIDE AND INDEPENDENCE

God knows that in the day you eat of [the tree of knowledge] your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil. GENESIS 3:5 NKJV Satan deceived Eve by using a subtle form of manipulation. First he said, “Eve, you’re going to be like God, knowing good and evil.”…

GOD’S CHOICE TOOL

I am well content with weaknesses, with insults, with distresses, with persecutions, with difficulties, for Christ’s sake; for when I am weak, then I am strong. 2 CORINTHIANS 12:10 Just as pressure turns coal into a beautiful diamond, adversity can be the catalyst for God’s miraculous work in our lives. Through it, He transforms our…

LET GO

Don’t you realize that you become the slave of whatever you choose to obey? ROMANS 6:16 NLT It can be painful to give up what you’ve become attached to—and even more excruciating when your desire is not sinful, but God requires you to let go of it for His reasons. But understand, the aim of…

SECLUSION IN MEDITATION

While it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed. MARK 1:35 NIV If the Lord Jesus Christ, who was perfect in His relationship with the Father, felt it necessary to seclude Himself for His times of prayer, then shouldn’t we make provisions for…

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