Devotionals Daily Blog for Inspiration and Growth

Editor’s Note: Forgiveness: Overcoming the Impossible by Matthew West features fifty powerful stories that share forgiveness through divorce, betrayal, addiction, abandonment, death, and more. Each story ties into the promises ...

The Hands and Feet of Christ “As You sent Me into the world, I have sent them into the world.” — Jesus in John 17:18 As followers of Christ, we ...

When He saw the crowds… – Matthew 9:36If you want to get the attention of a roomful of teenagers, turn something wild loose. A little touch of chaos in the ...

When I was in high school my church youth group watched a movie about a boy who knew he should tell his best friend about his faith. He kept putting ...

What if the mercy prayer, “Lord, have mercy,” was not only the most prayed prayer in the Bible but in your life as well? Many Christians through the ages believed ...

When is the last time you experienced the reality of God’s presence?Our days are often so hectic that I’m afraid we don’t much find time to seek after the Lord’s ...

Bask in the luxury of being fully understood and unconditionally loved. Dare to see yourself as I see you: radiant in My righteousness, cleansed by My blood. I view you ...

Praying His Name in Vain“In the name of Jesus.”These are the words that tell us when someone is about to finish praying. Or, are they more than that? While we ...

The Bible says that there are three sources of our sin: the flesh, the world, and the devil. In other words: you, where you live, and who runs the place. ...

Today’s devotional is from Jesus Lives by Sarah Young. After many years of writing in her prayer journal, missionary Sarah Young decided to listen to God with pen in hand, ...

Life is a gift, albeit unassembled. It comes in pieces, and sometimes it falls to pieces. Part A doesn’t always fit with part B. The struggle is too great for ...

What are you thinking about and focusing on? Who or what captivates your attention? Where does your gaze fall? Is it mostly on you or on Jesus?This is an important ...

Surely God is good. – Psalm 73:1God is good! But is someone trying to convince you He isn’t? That He doesn’t have your best interest in mind? That He’s somehow ...

Come to Me when you are weak and weary. Rest snugly in My everlasting arms. I do not despise your weakness, My child. Actually, it draws Me closer to you, ...

What are the top five self-reported temptations in America? According to a Barna survey:1. Sixty percent of Americans are often or sometimes living in a state of noticeable and debilitating ...

Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong. – 1 Corinthians 16:13In less than a week, I was exhausted from the chemotherapy. Sometimes I was ...