Posts with the category “daily-devotions”

Galatians 5:11 It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.Galatians 5:13-143 You, my brothers and sisters, were c...  Read More

Deuteronomy 6:4-94 Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. 5 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. 6 These commandments that I give y...  Read More

John 8:31-3631 To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. 32 Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”33 They answere...  Read More

Exodus 21:2-62 “If you buy a Hebrew servant, he is to serve you for six years. But in the seventh year, he shall go free, without paying anything. 3 If he comes alone, he is to go free alone; but if h...  Read More

Isaiah 53:4-64 Surely he took up our pain and bore our suffering, yet we considered him punished by God,    stricken by him, and afflicted.5 But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed f...  Read More

Zephaniah 3:14-1714 Sing, Daughter Zion; shout aloud, Israel.  Be glad and rejoice with all your heart                    Daughter Jerusalem!15 The Lord has taken away your punishment, he has turned b...  Read More

Joshua 1:99 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”John 6:2020 But he said to them, “It is...  Read More

Matthew 1:2323 “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”).Matthew 28:2020 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you...  Read More

Colossians 2:13-1513 When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins, 14 having canceled the charge of our legal ind...  Read More

Isaiah 53:4-64 Surely he took up our pain and bore our suffering, yet we considered him punished by God, stricken by him, and afflicted.5 But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for ...  Read More

John 12:23-2623 Jesus replied, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. 24 Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. Bu...  Read More

Romans 6:1-141 What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? 2 By no means! We are those who have died to sin; how can we live in it any longer? 3 Or don’t you know that ...  Read More

1 John 4:7-197 Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. 8 Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. 9 ...  Read More

Hebrews 11:1-61 Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.    2 This is what the ancients were commended for.3 By faith we understand that the universe was for...  Read More

Galatians 2:2020 I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for m...  Read More

There's a paradox at the heart of Christian faith that challenges everything our culture teaches us about success, fulfillment, and living our best life. It's the radical idea that to truly live, we m...  Read More

Numbers 27:15-23“Then Moses said to the Lord, “O Lord, you are the God who gives breath to all creatures. Please appoint a new man as leader for the community. Give them someone who will guide them wh...  Read More

Joshua 1:1-9“After the death of Moses the Lord’s servant, the Lord spoke to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ assistant. He said, “Moses my servant is dead. Therefore, the time has come for you to lead these ...  Read More

Psalm 46:1-111 “God is our refuge and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble. So we will not fear when earthquakes come and the mountains crumble into the sea. Let the oceans roar and foam...  Read More

2 Timothy 1:1-7“This letter is from Paul, chosen by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus. I have been sent out to tell others about the life he has promised through faith in Christ Jesus. ...  Read More

Exodus 33:7-117 “It was Moses’ practice to take the Tent of Meeting and set it up some distance from the camp. Everyone who wanted to make a request of the Lord would go to the Tent of Meeting outside...  Read More

Luke 10:25-3725 One day an expert in religious law stood up to test Jesus by asking him this question: “Teacher, what should I do to inherit eternal life?”26 Jesus replied, “What does the law of Moses...  Read More

Galatians 6:9-109 So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up. 10 Therefore, whenever we have the opportunity, we should...  Read More

Proverbs 19:1717  If you help the poor, you are lending to the Lord — and he will repay you!Psalm 41:1-31 Oh, the joys of those who are kind to the poor! The Lord rescues them when they are in trouble...  Read More

Matthew 25:31-4631 “But when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit upon his glorious throne. 32 All the nations will be gathered in his presence, and he will...  Read More

James 2:14-2614 What good is it, dear brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but don’t show it by your actions? Can that kind of faith save anyone? 15 Suppose you see a brother or sister who ...  Read More

Romans 8:5-175 Those who are dominated by the sinful nature think about sinful things, but those who are controlled by the Holy Spirit think about things that please the Spirit. 6 So letting your sinf...  Read More

John 16:7-157 But in fact, it is best for you that I go away, because if I don’t, the Advocate won’t come. If I do go away, then I will send him to you. 8 And when he comes, he will convict the world ...  Read More

Acts 7:51-5351 “You stubborn people! You are heathen at heart and deaf to the truth. Must you forever resist the Holy Spirit? That’s what your ancestors did, and so do you! 52 Name one prophet your an...  Read More

Acts 19:1-61 While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul traveled through the interior regions until he reached Ephesus, on the coast, where he found several believers. 2 “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when ...  Read More

John 14:16-1816 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate (Comforter, Encourager, Counselor), who will never leave you. 17 He is the Holy Spirit, who leads into all truth. The w...  Read More

Romans 8:5-175 Those who are dominated by the sinful nature think about sinful things, but those who are controlled by the Holy Spirit think about things that please the Spirit. 6 So letting your sinf...  Read More

Acts 2:37-4737 Peter’s words pierced their hearts, and they said to him and to the other apostles, “Brothers, what should we do?”38 Peter replied, “Each of you must repent of your sins and turn to God...  Read More

Acts 2:1-211 On the day of Pentecost all the believers were meeting together in one place. 2 Suddenly, there was a sound from heaven like the roaring of a mighty windstorm, and it filled the house whe...  Read More

Jeremiah 31:31-3431 “The day is coming,” says the Lord, “when I will make a new covenant with the people of Israel and Judah. 32 This covenant will not be like the one I made with their ancestors when...  Read More

Genesis 1:1-191 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the deep waters. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of...  Read More

 Luke 18:35-4335 As Jesus approached Jericho, a blind beggar was sitting beside the road. 36 When he heard the noise of a crowd going past, he asked what was happening. 37 They told him that Jesus the...  Read More

Psalm 145:44 Let each generation tell its children of your mighty acts; let them proclaim your power.2 Timothy 1:3-53 Timothy, I thank God for you—the God I serve with a clear conscience, just as my a...  Read More

John 5:41-4441 “Your approval means nothing to me, 42 because I know you don’t have God’s love within you. 43 For I have come to you in my Father’s name, and you have rejected me. Yet if others come i...  Read More

Psalm 107:1-21 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good!  His faithful love endures forever.2 Has the Lord redeemed you? Then speak out!  Tell others he has redeemed you from your enemies.Mark 4:35-413...  Read More