Devotionals

ROMANS 8:29 NLT 29 For God knew his people in advance, and he chose them to become like his Son, so that his Son would be the firstborn, with many brothers and sisters. Don’t despair over your current condition — you have an amazing destiny! God’s plan is to make you like Jesus Christ. Don’t […]

REVELATION 21:7 NKJ 7 “He who overcomes shall inherit all things, and I will be his God and he shall be My son. You face problems. Sometimes you struggle and wonder why God doesn’t “just do something.” God is giving you an opportunity to impress Him! God is your audience — rooting for you. He

1 PETER 1:2 NKJ 2 . . . in sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace be multiplied. By faith we can sprinkle the Blood of Jesus on people who come to us for help. The Blood is a token of Christ’s total

PHILIPPIANS 3:13-14 WEYMOUTH 13 …one thing I do — forgetting everything which is past and stretching forward to what lies in front of me, 14 with my eyes fixed on the goal I push on to secure the prize of God’s heavenward call in Christ Jesus. Believers face many difficulties. Trials. Adversaries. Doubts. At times

PSALM 27:10 NKJ 10 When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take care of me. Normally, one’s parents are among the ones who can be counted on to help and love and support — no matter what. I recall reading that the mother of a convicted mass murderer said he

MATTHEW 5:44 NKJ 44 “But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, “Love your enemies? What kind of advice is that? How can you have enemies, if you act in love toward

1 KINGS 19:9 NIV 9 There he went into a cave and spent the night. And the word of the LORD came to him: “What are you doing here, Elijah?” Elijah was hiding in a cave, fearful, discouraged, and confused. Why? Elijah knew God and had seen God do mighty things, even in answer to

LUKE 12:27 LB 27 “Look at the lilies! They don’t toil and spin, and yet Solomon in all his glory was not robed as well as they are. Many people would have you believe that God only supplies what we need — nothing more. But they haven’t considered the flowers! If you want to know

PHILIPPIANS 3:20 LB 20 But our homeland is in heaven, where our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, is; and we are looking forward to his return from there. Heaven is a real place. In fact, Heaven is ultimate reality. There are real people there, involved in real activities. But most importantly, our wonderful Lord Jesus

ROMANS 3:24 NLT 24 Yet God, with undeserved kindness, declares that we are righteous. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins. Righteousness is right standing, or good standing with God. It does not mean human “perfection.” You are righteous because God says you are. You may