Category: Daily Devotion

14
Oct

God my Promise Keeper

Jeremiah 33:3 – “Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known.” Our God is so accessible, so available, so ready to communicate and reveal unknown things to us.  He who created all things, visible and invisible, revealed and hidden – things that […]

13
Oct

My Keeper and Gardner

Isaiah 27:3 – “I the LORD do keep it; I will water it every moment: lest any hurt it, I will keep it night and day.” Those who enjoy gardening know that it takes time and tender care to keep a plant growing and know the wonderful feeling when the flowers or fruits come. The […]

12
Oct

Our Guide and Shield

Deuteronomy 31:6 – “… for the LORD your God, He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you.” Moving into a foreign land that we do not know, learning and speaking a new language, making new friends, can bring feelings of discomfort and even anxiety.  This is more […]

11
Oct

A Heart of Praise

Psalm 30:5 – “For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for life; weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning.” When we start reading Psalm 30, we get a sense that David was very thankful because the LORD had lifted him up from the depths; because the […]

10
Oct

From Sorrow to Joy

John 16:22 – “Therefore you now have sorrow; but I will see you again and your heart will rejoice, and your joy no one will take from you.” In other versions of this verse, words like sad, sadness, grief, appear. These words evoke a strong emotion caused by loss, death, mourning. Jesus chose these words […]

09
Oct

The Spa of God

Psalm 23:2 – “He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.” On a physical level, after a hard day’s work, a day when the body is so exhausted and tired, when the feet hurt from so much walking, every muscle in the body aches, the wanting to […]

08
Oct

The Effect of Suffering for Christ

Philippians 1:19 – “I know that this shall turn to my salvation through your prayers, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ.” The apostle Paul had been imprisoned for the second time for spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ, who had so dramatically and strongly impacted this man (Paul) who used to persecute […]

07
Oct

Never Forsaken

Psalm 9:10 – “And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.” The mall was quite crowded when little Anna entered it with her parents. Although her parents tried to keep a tight hold on her, Anna kept slipping away whenever a […]

06
Oct

The Beauty of Fellowship

Matthew 18:20 – “For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.” Jesus was always around people. He did spend time alone early in the morning for prayer, but the rest of his day was usually spent with people. Whether it was his disciples, a […]

05
Oct

The Gift of New Life

1 Peter 1:3 – “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.” The birth of a baby changes the parents’ lives forever. They no longer think the way they […]