Daily Devotions

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…

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…

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…

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…

1 Kings 3:9, “So give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between right and wrong. For who is able to govern this great people of yours.” Solomon, the third king of Israel, is known in the Bible as the wisest and wealthiest Israelite King to have walked the earth (2…

1 Samuel 17:32, “David said to Saul, “Let no one lose heart on account of this Philistine; your servant will go and fight him.” The story of David and Goliath is probably the most well known inspirational story of the Old Testament. It is found in 1 Samuel 17 and has been used to represent overcoming…

1 Samuel 3:10, “The Lord came and stood there, calling as at the other times, “Samuel! Samuel!” Then Samuel said, “Speak, for your servant is listening.” Very few people can say that they have heard the audible voice of God. Samuel was not only given the great honor of hearing God’s audible voice but he was…

1 Samuel 1:20, “So in the course of time Hannah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, saying, “Because I asked the Lord for him.” Hannah lived in a time when women’s lives were based primarily on their ability to produce children for their tribe. Male children were regarded as more…

Judges 4:4, “Now Deborah, a prophet, the wife of Lappidoth, was leading Israel at that time.” After the death of Joshua, God raised up judges to lead the people of Israel. God used these judges to be prophetic voices to lead the Israelites. They often times would lead Israel’s army into battle and make final decisions…

Joshua 24:31, “Israel served the Lord throughout the lifetime of Joshua and of the elders who outlived him and who had experienced everything the Lord had done for Israel.” God appointed Joshua as Moses’ successor before he died. Joshua’s assignment was to bring about God’s promise to Israel by conquering the enemies of God and taking…