Devotionals

JAMES 5:13 NIV 13 Is any one of you in trouble? He should pray. Is anyone happy? Let him sing songs of praise. The Greek word translated as trouble in this verse means to suffer trouble, be afflicted, or to endure hardship or evil. The best thing anyone facing trouble can do is pray. You […]

ACTS 2:28 KJV 28 Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance. Of course, God can communicate in any way He chooses, but it is very rare for Him to speak so that our ears hear a voice. However, God communicates all the

1 CORINTHIANS 15:10 NIV 10 But by the grace of God I am what I am…. ROMANS 12:2 WUEST 2 And stop assuming an outward expression that does not come from within you and is not representative of what you are in your inner being but is patterned after this age; but change your outward

HOSEA 4:6a NKJ 6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. People wonder why many Christians experience so much trouble in life, instead of victory. The reason, according to the Bible, is a lack of knowledge. The Bible tells us the devil is out to destroy us, but it also makes clear that we

EPHESIANS 6:2-3 NKJ 2 “Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with promise: 3 “that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth.” Think about this: God himself promises that if you will honor your parents you will have a long and blessed life. What a

LUKE 5:16 NKJ 16 So He Himself often withdrew into the wilderness and prayed. But why? Jesus prayed and He is our example. If prayer was necessary for Jesus — how much more so for us. JOHN 13:15 NKJ 15 “For I have given you an example. . . . LUKE 6:12 NKJ 12 .

PSALM 5:12 NIV 12 For surely, O LORD, you bless the righteous; you surround them with your favor as with a shield. God’s favor can change your life. Someone who is favored is called a favor-ite. (The New Testament teaches that being righteous (in right standing with God), is a gift we receive when we

We have authority in our domain and can choose to invite God’s involvement — or not. EZEKIEL 22:30 NKJ 30 “So I sought for a man among them who would make a wall, and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found no

PROVERBS 22:4 NKJ 4 By humility and the fear of the Lord are riches and honor and life. Humility is the opposite of pride. Humility does not think it is better than anyone else. “I am what I am by the grace of God.” 1 PETER 5:5 NKJ 5 Likewise you younger people, submit yourselves

PROVERBS 16:2 NLT 2 People may be pure in their own eyes, but the LORD examines their motives. Motives are important to God. God is interested in WHY we do things, not just in WHAT we do. Why do you do what you do? Is it to help others? To please God? Or do you