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God Is with Us: Struggle and Chaos

Editor's note: No one escapes struggle and chaos and yet as believers we can know without a doubt that God is with us. In God Is With You Every Day, ...

A Prayer to Remain Faithful to the End

O Jesus, I Have Promised: John Ernest Bode It has long been the conviction of Christians that once we have truly come to Christ in repentance and faith, we can ...

The Luggage of Life

To get an idea of the freedom found in Jesus Christ, imagine yourself donning the literal pieces of luggage (all overpacked). You’re carrying a suitcase of guilt in one hand ...

Better Days Ahead

Yet I am confident I will see the LORD’s goodness while I am here in the land of the living. — Psalm 27:13 The story of Job in the Bible ...

Recognizing God

Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. — 2 Peter 1:2 The Hebrew word for gratitude means to “recognize the ...

A Gratitude Prayer

Blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in Him. — Jeremiah 17:7 Heavenly Father, thank You not just for the things You’ve already done but ...

The Force Is Real

Editor’s note: I’m an unabashed fan-girl of Sarah Jakes Roberts. The woman can preach. In her recent book Power Moves, we learn that “when we do the work of embracing ...

Why Look Anywhere Else?

Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My ...

In an Elevator with a Sociopath

In what does this joy consist, the joy that makes the world’s half-hearted and hungover “hedonism” seem so intolerably dull? Is it the joy of being forgiven, declared not guilty ...

The Intersection of Love

Editor’s note: Yesterday, we shared a selection of devotions from the Grace for the Moment Bible. You can read it here. Today, we’re sharing even more of this wonderful Bible. ...

Who Does the Saving?

Editor’s note: Bestselling author and pastor Max Lucado invites you to drench yourself in grace as you spend a few moments each day in God’s Word. Excerpts from Max’s works, ...

Fixing Broken Relationships with Jacob

It’s always more rewarding to resolve a conflict than to dissolve the relationship. ~ Rick Warren, Twitter In the late fifteenth century, the Florentine sculptor Agostino d’Antonio di Duccio began ...

Learning to Be Loved: Wounds

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so ...

Why It’s Important to Bring Our Toughest Questions and Doubts to God without Fear or Shame

Editor’s note: What is a Christian to do when he or she has questions or problems that aren’t “acceptable” at church or in Christian circles? If people reject us won’t ...

Are You Living the Relaxed Life of Jesus?

Editor’s note: Yesterday, we shared a devotion from Megan Fate Marshman’s wonderful new book, Relaxed: Walking with the One Who Is Not Worried about a Thing. You can read it ...

I Don’t Have to Trust Myself

I’ve grappled with this thought for years: I need to trust God more. Yet time and time again, I find myself relying on my own ability to remember to trust ...

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