Daily Devotions

1 Thessalonians 5:17, “pray continually…” Have you ever been around other Christians, been asked to pray and felt embarrassed because you didn’t feel your prayers were as good as everyone else’s? If so, I’ve got great news for you. All the prayers of the upright are meaningful and special to God no matter how they sound…

John 7:38, “ Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him.” On the last and greatest day of the Feast of Tabernacles, the Jewish priests would go to the Pool of Siloam and draw out water, to pour over the altar in the temple, to symbolize the…

2 Corinthians 7:10, “Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.” Have you ever felt so guilty about something you did wrong that you couldn’t hide it anymore and had to confess it? Maybe you told a lie, disobeyed your parents, cheated on a test, stole something…

Revelation 21:27, “Nothing impure will ever enter it, nor will anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life.” Have you ever stayed in a hotel where you made the reservation in advance? If so, you probably remember when you came to the front…

1 Peter 4:3, “For you have spent enough time in the past doing what pagans choose to do–living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing and detestable idolatry.” “You don’t have to get drunk or smoke weed with us, just come by and hang out,” my friend said to me after I told him I didn’t do…

John 8:36, “So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.” There’s an old story about a traveling salesman from the city driving to the country to make new costumers. As he was driving down a dusty, gravel road, he saw a dog running next to his car doing flips and rolling around on…

Hebrews 11:1, “Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.”   Have you ever bought something online, maybe a gift for a friend? What did the company give you to confirm your purchase? A receipt? A tracking number? Why? They wanted to give you proof that…

John 3:3, “In reply Jesus declared, ‘I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.’” I was born January 19, 1977, and within a few years, according to my parents, I showed a strong desire for rebellion. In 2nd grade, I received my first paddling from the…

2 Corinthians 5:17, “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come.” Timing is everything. I’ll never forget the day Jesus made me a new creation. It was November 5, 1995. I had made drugs the lord of my life to the point that I…

Ephesians 6:13, “Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.” Whether you like it or not, you are in a battle. This battle has been going on since the Garden of Eden.…