devotionals

I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus … Philippians 3:14 Each of us can aim for that same prize, knowing that we honor the Lord  in pursuing it. Every day, in our ordinary duties, we are movingContinue Reading

Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst.” … John 4:13-14 Jesus knew the Samaritan woman who met Him at the well had searched for satisfaction and come up short. He knew her heart was empty, without loveContinue Reading

Jesus replied, “No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God … Luke 9:62 There’s a story of a famous battle where the general ordered the destruction of his ships so that there would be no turning back for hisContinue Reading

In the beginning, God said, let there be light and there was light.   All that came into existence, everything we know comes by the Word.    The enemy, wants to erase the Word of life by erasing the Word of God. In the garden, he made them doubt God. Continue Reading

She spoke of Him to all those who looked for redemption in Jerusalem … Luke 2:38 Widowed early and possibly childless, she may have felt purposeless and destitute. But her focus was on God and serving Him. She was yearning for the Messiah, but in the meantime she was busyContinue Reading

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, . . . who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble … 2 Cor. 1:3-4 Our struggles not only give us an opportunity to experience His comfort,Continue Reading

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ … Ephesians 1:3 Father, I am overwhelmed by Your grace. My only adequate response is ceaseless praise. Thank You for choosing me, adopting me, redeemingContinue Reading

And they were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes. And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out, saying, Let us alone; for what have we to do with thee, thouContinue Reading

I will remember the years of the right hand of the Most High. I will remember the works of the Lord … Psalm 77:10-11 In dealing with disappointment, we can either focus on our loss or on God Himself. The Lord invites us to look to Him and see theContinue Reading

The Lord comforts his people and will have compassion on his afflicted ones … Isaiah 49:13 God knows exactly what you are facing today. Isaiah reminds us that God’s knowledge of us is so intimate that it is as if our names were written on the palms of His hands (Isa. 49:16). God isContinue Reading