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Seek to please Me above all else.Let that goal be your focal point as you go through this day. Such a mind-set will protect you from scattering your energy to ...

Editor’s note: Today’s reading comes from the Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible, a powerful tool for helping you understand the context in which Scripture takes place. When you understand the time ...

Editor’s note: Today’s selection is from the beloved & bestselling devotional Jesus Calling. Written by author Sarah Young, Jesus Calling features devotions written as if Jesus Himself is speaking directly ...

“This woman is driving me crazy.” Luke 18:5 NLTI love the parable of the persistent widow. I don’t mean any disrespect, but I think persistent is a nice word for ...

Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing. — 1 Thessalonians 5:11“How do you fill your pitcher?” I’ll never forget hearing the ...

He opened the rock, and water gushed out; it flowed like a river in the desert. — Psalm 105:41At a certain point in the middle of summer, you’ll likely feel ...

I am fascinated by the way lions hunt. I’ve read that it’s the lionesses that actually do the “lion’s share” of the work. The males are obviously incredibly intimidating, with ...

If you were to write a list of things worth fighting for, what would that list include?We fight for our job. The fight may be to keep our job, or ...

Divine DelaysNot only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. — Romans 5:3-4For the past several years, ...

If Only We KnewWe do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have One who has been tempted in every way, just ...

Today’s Truth“Lord, how often should I forgive someone who sins against me? Seven times?” Jesus answered, “No, not seven times, but seventy times seven.” — Matthew18:21-22 NLTFriend to FriendOne day ...

There seems to be a divide between those who say that God helps those who help themselves and those who insist God helps those who can’t help themselves. I think ...

Maybe your dad was always there for you. Maybe he took you school-supply shopping, hugged you when you cried, and told that ex of yours that he or she messed ...

Now they came to Jericho. As He went out of Jericho with His disciples and a great multitude, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the road begging. And ...

“Diane,” I said, “why do you think you’ve never found your faith in God to be a source of comfort or joy?”“Would you if you always felt you were trying ...

That Difficult PersonDear Jesus, I need Your help. Someone is making my life difficult. I have tried to be kind and patient — You know I have, Lord. But there ...