Devotionals Daily Blog for Inspiration and Growth

Why Should I Read the Bible?

These instructions are not empty words — they are your life! — Deuteronomy 32:47When I was younger, I saw the Bible as a book of rules, a long list of ...

A Friend Made All the Difference

STEPHEN BALDWIN, ACTOR So often, when God speaks, we fail to see the angels He sends — or, perhaps, the donkeys. We don’t see the truth in the advice of ...

God Is My Shield

Lie: The World Is a Dangerous, Scary PlaceHe is a shield to those who take refuge in Him. — Proverbs 30:5I asked my friend Troy which prayer he wanted God ...

The Dream Must Live On

Editor’s Note: It’s another Sit & Listen Saturday from Devotionals Daily. Listen to today’s devotion from Rosa Parks on the blog or on your Alexa Device by asking Alexa to ...

2021: All Is Not Lost

I’m a self-professed choir nerd. Or I used to be. The melodies of a choral ensemble warming up before state competitions are the most memorable soundtracks of my high school ...

Squabbles, Spats, and Such: 8 Cues from the Life of Joseph

Just what can we learn from this tale of drama lifted right off the pages of the Old Testament? What cues can we take from Joseph about how we should ...

Shame — The Enemy’s First Weapon

Jesus tells the disciples to return to Galilee. So they do. Peter, Thomas, Nathaniel, James, and John, and two unnamed disciples. Unlike the rest, Peter has a problem. A self-inflicted ...

Fight for Rest

The lie you might believe for far too long is that rest is for the weak. Rest is for the lazy. Rest is for those who have time for it. ...

Until the Bitter End

For all who love pride and power with empty vanity and the display of arrogance, and all spirits who desire such things and seek their own glory by dominating others, ...

The Restoration of Hope

YOUR FIRST HOPE “For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and ...

Living on the Edge of Yikes

,Comfortable people don’t need Jesus, desperate people do.When I turned sixty years old, I had three ambitions. I wanted to learn how to jump a dirt bike, hot-wire a car, ...

We Don’t Need Rain

Sow for yourselves righteousness; reap steadfast love; break up your fallow ground, for it is the time to seek the Lord, that He may come and rain righteousness upon you. ...

If You Could See Me Now!

“I love it,” Casey said as he brushed away the tears spilling out of his eyes. That was exactly the reaction I was hoping for when he opened the Christmas ...

Desperate for Immanuel

Listen to my cry, for I am in desperate need; rescue me from those who pursue me, for they are too strong for me. — Psalm 142:6Years ago, when my ...

The Wait in the Darkness for the Light

My children love the chocolate-filled Advent calendars found this time of year at any drugstore. They wait with joyful anticipation to open the little doors to reveal tiny, Christmas themed ...

A Better Broken

Messy EndingsWhen songwriters are trying to figure something out, they often write a song about it. The song I wrote was called “I Can Just Be Me.” The lyrics begin ...

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