Daily Devotions

Rom. 1:21-23 For even though they knew God as the Creator, they did not honor Him as God or give thanks. On the contrary, they became worthless in their thinking, and their foolish heart was darkened. Claiming to be wise, they became fools, and exchanged the glory and majesty and excellence of the immortal God…

Rom. 16:3-4 Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus, who risked their very lives for my life. To them not only do I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles. I have helped a lot of people move, and each experience is a little different, but there certainly are…

2 Thes. 2:13-14 But we should and are obligated always to give thanks to God for you, believers beloved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning for salvation through the sanctifying work of the Spirit and by your faith in the truth. It was to this end that He called you…

1 Tim. 1:12-13 I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has granted me the needed strength and made me able for this, because He considered me faithful and trustworthy, putting me into service, even though I was formerly a blasphemer of our Lord and a persecutor of His church and a shameful and outrageous and…

1 Chr. 16:8-9 O give thanks to the Lord, call on His name; make His deeds known among the peoples. Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; speak of all His wonders. Years ago, I volunteered at an inner-city youth ministry for a season.  I still remember my first night there, which was one of the…

1 Thes. 5:16-18 Rejoice always and delight in your faith; be unceasing and persistent in prayer; in every situation [no matter what the circumstances] be thankful and continually give thanks to God; for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus. I can remember times in my childhood when I jumped up…

Jos. 23:5-9 The LORD your God will push them back before you and drive them out of your sight.  And you shall possess their land, just as the LORD your God promised you.  Therefore, be very strong to keep and to do all that is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, turning…

Jos. 13:1-2a, 6b-7 Now Joshua was old and advanced in years, and the LORD said to him, “You are old and advanced in years, and there remains yet very much land to possess.  This is the land that yet remains…I myself will drive them out from before the people of Israel.  Only allot the land…

Jos. 10:9-11 So Joshua came upon them suddenly, having marched up all night from Gilgal.  And the LORD threw them into a panic before Israel, who struck them with a great blow at Gibeon and chased them by the way of the ascent of Beth-horon and struck them as far as Azekah and Makkedah.  And…

Jos. 7:10-12 The LORD said to Joshua, “Get up! Why have you fallen on your face?  Israel has sinned; they have transgressed my covenant that I commanded them; they have taken some of the devoted things; they have stolen and lied and put them among their own belongings.  Therefore the people of Israel cannot stand…