Devotionals Daily Blog for Inspiration and Growth

March 4, 1881 Oh, turn to me, and have mercy on me! Give Your strength to Your servant, And save the son of Your maidservant. — Psalm 86:16When Abraham and ...

Revenge builds a lonely house. Space enough for one person. The lives of its tenants are reduced to one goal: make someone miserable. They do. Themselves. No wonder God insists ...

I get you because I AM you… I’ve been you since I was 17. Always busy. Always “productive”. Living life like a race and running from activity to activity. Trying ...

Four weeks before COVID turned our entire world upside down, I turned in the manuscript for my new book, Growing Boldly: Dare to Build a Life You Love. Little did ...

She gave thanks to the Lord, and spoke of Him to all those who looked for redemption in Jerusalem. — Luke 2:38 NKJVIt is truly remarkable that when Jesus was ...

I Live God-First by WorshippingPassage to ReadThe Wedding Celebration, Matthew 22:1-14; Luke 14:15-24.Point to PonderImagine throwing a wonderful wedding feast. How would you feel if you offered invitations to your ...

After committing for the third time in prayer to drink the cup if no other way existed for it to be emptied, Jesus returned to His disciples and said,Are you ...

Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God. ...

What is home? My favorite definition is “a safe place,” a place where one is free from attack, a place where one experiences secure relationships and affirmation. It’s a place ...

I have problems just like everyone else. Whenever I do, I think about my grandmother and my mother. They were such strong women, who always taught me to place my ...

Since the beginning of time, human beings have felt this need to reach out for someone greater than ourselves. What some have simply called the “God-shaped hole in the soul” ...

Come and listen, all you who fear God, and I will tell you what He did for me. — Psalm 66:16 NLTPoor Daddy. He just couldn’t shake it. Shame weighed ...

Hope that is seen is not hope; for who hopes for what he already sees? — Romans 8:24Do you have a preconceived idea about how God is going to meet ...

Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but he who makes his ways crooked will be found out. — Proverbs 10:9Am I Being Honest with Myself… Really? The easiest person to ...

Suffering Is UniversalWe don’t deliberately look for trouble in life. It comes. Suffering is a universal fact; no one can escape its claws. The rain falls upon the just and ...

It’s hard to remember a time filled with more collective uncertainty.Life almost feels like we are in a holding pattern. We can’t make plans. We say to people, “Let’s get ...