Devotionals Daily Blog for Inspiration and Growth

The Sacrifice of True Love

My Love:God has poured out His love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us. You see, at just the right time, when we were still ...

Restoration Matters to God

Jacob said to his sons… “Indeed I have heard that there is grain in Egypt; go down to that place and buy for us there, that we may live and ...

Acquiring a Heavenly Perspective

I . . . began working my way upstairs on my crutches. Down at the bottom, on the first step, I started getting mad at God. “This isn’t fair,” I ...

You Are Never Alone

You are Mine for all time; nothing can separate you from My Love.Since I have invested My very Life in you, be well assured that I will also take care ...

Jesus Is Not Your Homeboy

One of my favorite parts of each day is my son’s bedtime.There is the selfish part of me that thinks, Yes! Freedom from the tyranny of the toddler! But what ...

Listening: Open My Ears

The Power of HearingHave you ever seen a child, an infant barely able to stand on her own, dance to the sound of music? I’m sure you have: her eyes ...

What Makes Heaven Heavenly?

In one of his Far Side cartoons, Gary Larson depicts a winged man seated in heaven on a cloud. No one near. Nothing to do. Marooned on his celestial post. ...

Shalom: Inner Peace

Two-thirds of the use of the word “peace” (shalom) in the Old Testament involves the fulfillment that comes to humans when they experience God’s presence. Such peace can be experienced ...

Friendship: No Greater Love

Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends. — John 15:13What’s the most famous friendship in the history of pop culture? My ...

How Can I Ever Change?

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?Most of us are interested in change. Moreover, God wants us to change. A life that is never willing ...

Because I Am Loved

Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that He may lift you up in due time. – 1 Peter 5:6Thought for the Day: Doing something in order to be loved ...

In His Image, Under His Control

Let Me control your mind. The mind is the most restless, unruly part of mankind. Long after you have learned the discipline of holding your tongue, your thoughts defy your ...

Serving Others

Living as a servant is everyone’s calling. Service to God and other people yields the highest rewards that heaven holds. ~ Ron MarinariIt was a bitter cold day in December. ...

Blessings at God's Table

You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. — Psalm 23:5 Pause and envision the scene in ...

Prayer: Our Most True Selves

In our own lives, prayer is often confusing and ill-defined. It is distorted and neglected. It is a burden and an obligation. It is reduced to another habit of being ...

Why Do We Crave?

Do not love the world or anything in the world… For everything in the world — the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of ...

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