Daily Devotions

Phi. 4:6‭-‬7 Do not be anxious or worried about anything, but in everything by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, continue to make your requests known to God.  And the peace of God which transcends all understanding, stands guard over your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. There is much in this world that can…

Jam. 5:16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed and restored.  The heartfelt and persistent prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much. We exist in one world that contains two components: the physical and the spiritual.  Regarding each of these, we come into this…

Lk. 18:1 Now Jesus was telling the disciples a parable to make the point that at all times they ought to pray and not give up and lose heart… A friend of mine tells a story about his childhood spent following his grandfather around like a shadow.  Whether pop -pop was fixing a car or…

Mt. 6:8‭-‬9aSo do not be like them; for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.  “Pray, then, in this way…” Sometimes, writers can be the worst speakers.  I have been guilty of this myself when asked a simple question.  Instead of giving a simple answer, I tend to think that the person…

1 Tim. 2:1‭-‬4 First of all, then, I urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions and thanksgivings be offered on behalf of all people, for kings and all who are in high authority, so that we may live a peaceful and quiet life in all godliness and dignity.  This is good and acceptable and pleasing in the…

Lk. 22:44‭-‬46 And being in agony, [Jesus] prayed more intently; and His sweat became like drops of blood, falling down on the ground.  When He rose from prayer, He came to the disciples and found them sleeping from sorrow, and He said to them, “Why are you sleeping?  Get up and pray that you may…

Lk. 18:11‭-‬13 The Pharisee stood and began praying to himself: “God, I thank You that I am not like the rest of men—swindlers, unjust, adulterers—or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week; I pay tithes of all that I get.”  But the tax collector, standing at a distance, would not even raise…

Mt. 6:6 But when you pray, go into your most private room, close the door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees [what is done] in secret will reward you. There are certain things without which a relationship cannot thrive.  Imagine that your husband or wife is openly…

Mt. 6:5-8 Also, when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites; for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the street so that they may be seen by men. I assure you and most solemnly say to you, they have their reward in full. But when you pray,…

Heb. 12:7-11 You must submit to correction for the purpose of discipline; God is dealing with you as with sons; for what son is there whom his father does not discipline? Now if you are exempt from correction and without discipline, in which all share, then you are illegitimate children and not sons at all.…