Daily Devotions

Rom. 5:5 Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us. There is a common experience among humankind to which we all can relate.  We have plans and dreams of things we want to accomplish or attain.  We…

Rom. 6:17-18 But thanks be to God that, though you used to be slaves to sin, you have come to obey from your heart the pattern of teaching that has now claimed your allegiance.  You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness. If you polled the human population, I would…

Rom. 12:1-2 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.  Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.  Then you will be…

Lk. 18:27 Jesus replied, “What is impossible with man is possible with God.” God led you down a winding but level path lined with a quiet brook and beautiful foliage.  You can feel the breeze and hear the birds, and the sun is warm and bright.  Up ahead is a bend in the trail.  The…

Mt. 11:28-30 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.  Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.  For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” If you…

Jn. 3:16-17 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.  For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. Love is the full expression of…

Mt. 6:7-8And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words.  Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. These are the very words of Jesus Christ as He tells us how to pray.…

Eph. 2:8-9For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast. Grace is favor that one has not merited. In this world, we see very little of that.  There is no shortage of people pointing…

Phi. 4:12-13 I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty.  I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do all this through him who gives me…

2 Cor. 3:4-5 Such confidence we have through Christ before God.  Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God. Someone once said that the only two things in life of which we can be certain are death and taxes.  It is a humorous quote, but…