Daily Devotions
November 23 | By Faith Barnabas was a Giver
Acts 4:36-37, “36 Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (which means “son of encouragement”), 37 sold a field he owned and brought the money and put it at the apostles’ feet.” Do you like being encouraged? How well are you at giving encouragement? One of the easiest and most meaningful gifts you…
Read MoreNovember 22 | By Faith Peter Walked on Water
Matthew 14:28-29, “28 Lord, if it’s you,” Peter replied, “tell me to come to you on the water.” 29 “Come,” he said. Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus.” Twelve men were in the boat that day, but only one walked on water. Besides Jesus, Peter is…
Read MoreNovember 21 | By Faith Jesus Submitted to the Father
Matthew 26:39, “Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.” The Bible teaches us that when Jesus came in the flesh He humbled Himself by becoming a…
Read MoreNovember 20 | By Faith Simeon Waited for the Messiah
Luke 2:26, “It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord’s Messiah.” Simeon was a Jew that lived in Jerusalem and was devoted to God. Today’s passage records that he was given a promise from the Holy Spirit that he wouldn’t die until he…
Read MoreNovember 19 | By Faith John the Baptist Prepared the Way for Jesus
Luke 1:17, “And he will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared.” John the Baptist was blessed with the honor of being the forerunner to…
Read MoreNovember 18 | By Faith Daniel Prayed
Daniel 6:10, “Now when Daniel learned that the decree had been published, he went home to his upstairs room where the windows opened toward Jerusalem. Three times a day he got down on his knees and prayed, giving thanks to his God, just as he had done before.” Many Christians around the world are familiar with…
Read MoreNovember 17 | By Faith Three Men Defied a King
Daniel 3:17-18, “17 If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to deliver us from it, and he will deliver us from Your Majesty’s hand. 18 But even if he does not, we want you to know, Your Majesty, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image…
Read MoreNovember 16 | By Faith Jeremiah Preached
Jeremiah 20:9, “But if I say, “I will not mention his word or speak anymore in his name,” his word is in my heart like a fire, a fire shut up in my bones. I am weary of holding it in; indeed, I cannot.” Jeremiah was the last major prophet to warn the people of Judah…
Read MoreNovember 15 | By Faith Elisha Understood Mentorship
1 Kings 19:21, “So Elisha left him and went back. He took his yoke of oxen and slaughtered them. He burned the plowing equipment to cook the meat and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he set out to follow Elijah and became his servant.” Elisha was just an ordinary farmer until the…
Read MoreNovember 14 | By Faith Elijah Called Down Fire
1 Kings 18:24, “Then you call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of the Lord. The god who answers by fire —he is God.” Elijah is known in the Bible as one of the boldest and most radical Old Testament prophets that ever lived. During the time of Elijah…
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